Skittersquids now have a proper use to add reward to the ocean. Their ink mechanic has been expanded and now can be collected as an item:
▪Skittersquids now can store up to 4 squirts of ink. They restore it by eating live fish.
▪Squids now periodically drop ink globs in the ocean, doing so makes them lose an ink squirt.
▪Killing them drops ink.
▪Tickle them with feathers to make them sneeze, making them sneeze and deplete all their ink. (Watch out for the blast zone)
▪They can now be lured by dropping fish on your boat.
These mechanics are designed so when you encounter skittersquids, there are more ways to interact with them besides killing them.
Ink can be collected and used as a new resource. Use it in waterbaloons to make ink balloons, which frighten enemies it hits and slows them down. Not sure what else, but if tar gets added, skitter ink could be a slightly weaker tar equivelant.