#The Cabinet

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severe iris
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Hell, jester follows the same philosophy. It just stands there and does nothing. It's up to the player's gut feeling to think "this might be a threat" and leave, before it's too late

manic helm
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but my point about the cabinet not being a mimic still stands

slender halo
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This is an "annoying" death that only ever happens once during someone's experience

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and if it happens again.. that's really on them

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Cabinets have a bestiary entry

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No, people not being literate enough to read it most of the time I'd say would still not justify its removal

severe iris
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Exactly. Trial and error. Cabinet clearly doesn't want to be opened. If you immediately assume it's beneficial to keep trying the doors it's on you when it turns out to be a mistake.
Literally poking a bear with a stick

slender halo
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You're also given time to escape them, anyways :v

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It's not an instant death

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I've seen people literally walk around eyeless dogs during their first encounter with one,,, Or stand in full view of a forest keeper

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I've seen Zeekerss mention in the Patreon channel before that infestations occuring on someone's first Experimentation run is funny, including getting ghost girl alongside all the hoarding bugs :v

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Lethal Company is no stranger to bullshit deaths, whether deliberate or accidental, but ultimately it's apart of the fun and worldbuilding, and led the game to its success

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This ain't no Minecraft

severe iris
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Yeah I thought forest keepers were unfair AF, until I found out how effective hiding behind trees is against them

slender halo
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Yeag

manic helm
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GAH!
@cinder hawk i guess we adding it back

the longer anger meter stays though

slender halo
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1.5 seconds is wild though, yes
I've had a coil-head and cabinet combo in Mineshaft that led to an unavoidable death :v

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I personally bumped it up to three seconds, but I guess four works too

severe iris
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But yeah I would roll with this still. Modpack creators can balance the anger timer to fit with their their tastes if it's that big a deal, and making "witnessing" the cabinet give you level one fear will make sure the player understands they're in danger

slender halo
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I saw Purple bump it up to a whopping eight in his modpack lol

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What's the fear effect thing?

manic helm
manic helm
severe iris
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Like when you see a body and your screen gets distorted and the choir like sound kicks in

slender halo
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Well, I know that

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But for the cabinet

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Are you suggesting a subtle fear effect when their legs are exposed?

manic helm
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when you see it you shit brix

severe iris
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Yeah, there's two levels of the fear effect

slender halo
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Yeah, that'd be cool

severe iris
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Forest giant does a similar thing. When it first sees you but isn't chasing it triggers level one fear, so you hear a subtler version of the chorus. Only when it starts running after you, does it trigger level two and distort the screen

slender halo
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Unrelated funny idea: If you happen to get a cabinet in a spot where you can "look up their skirt" by either having them stop while pathing down from the top to the bottom of the Manor's foyer, or Mineshaft/Manor stairs, they should growl after a lil' bit then get pissed off from you staring at their legs lol

severe iris
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I imagine a similar thing can be done with cabinet, where level one is when you see the legs only and it grows at you, and when it's fully angry you get level two

slender halo
cinder hawk
slender halo
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Though, I still think that 1.5 seconds is way too low

cinder hawk
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uhm im pretty sure i added fear to the cabinets tho

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maybe thats another thing borked :C

slender halo
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Most combos like irritated hoarding bugs, thumpers, or butlers + cabinet almost always lead them to getting aggravated

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3 seconds I feel like is enough time for you to recognize that the cabinet you're either knowing or unknowingly looking at is getting irritated, and run to safety away from their line of sight

severe iris
# slender halo 1.5 seconds is wild though, yes I've had a coil-head and cabinet combo in Minesh...

Also the thing is, I've seen many people complain about how hard it is to deal alongside a coilhead, and to that I say...

First of all, what did you expect when putting together an enemy you aren't supposed to look at, and an enemy you are?

Second of all, if you keep a cool head you can often counter play easily. For instance; run behind a door and close it, face coilhead and run towards the cabinet, look downward and run backwards to keep the coilhead a minimum distance away and avoid far away cabinet.
All part of experimenting

slender halo
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The problem is that the solution is RNG-based, and often doesn't work :v

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I've tried stuff like that

severe iris
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But I guess if we're absolutely sure, bump it up a bit. 4 seconds is kinda excessive though

slender halo
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It works when it works, but for the most part, looking at the cabinet is inevitable

slender halo
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I made cabinets invincible in my modpack anyways, so.. there's that

severe iris
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Purple in tears

slender halo
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I generally don't like going to simply "kill the entity" when discussing balance though

severe iris
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Anyway, I'm much more okay with 3

slender halo
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Well, tbf his modpack is combat-oriented, but still

severe iris
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Because he does solo runs on a hard Modpack and quits to orbit when he dies

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And I guess eventually got sick of it getting angry while he's fighting other things

slender halo
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I've been savescumming less and less recently :v I've realized the reason why I'm getting burnt out of Lethal Company is because I'm giving myself no challenge

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Taking the L has been a lot more refreshing than just chickening out

slender halo
molten flint
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Every time I played like that, I got bored.

slender halo
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It took me a while to realize why I was getting bored monksweat

cinder hawk
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update regarding the people sayin that cabinet is borked : it is not ?

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i just tested everything looks fine

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did you update both the game and the mod ?

cinder hawk
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1.12.1

  • Re-added the feature where the Cabinet would eventually get angry after trying to open it
teal pumice
sand magnet
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I can update cabinet now PikaHoldIN
-# yes, I suffered the change from 1.12.0 deeply

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celest wyvern
small mantle
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The yapinet:

crimson yew
upbeat walrus
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hi, the legs is kinda sticking out of the model, is that normal?

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