#Scarab Hunting Tips
kind ice
cobalt harbor
bip bop
kind ice
- Using venom/feather arrows and a lvl 7+ crossbow is a good way to take them on
- Shinobi squeeze can help you get close
- Scarabs despawn if they hit a wall / obstacle as they panick during run, so if you can't one-shot them, try to hit them when they have plenty of space in front
- They normally move in a direct, straight line
- Using the new Survey feature allows you to identify their spawns
- They share similar AI as weevils but aren't affected by slurries and hardly by lure arrows, tend to often move into the ravines / valleys and get stuck
- They make a distinctive scuttling sound as they move
^ Thanks to @queen briar
Wearing marksman cap is also helpful if you've yet to kill any alongside feather/venom arrows for DoT, higher the damage the less time the scarab has to move before burrowing.
EDIT: You can oneshot them with a mighty 7 xbow and marksman cap with no need for DoT from answers below
Using resource scanner can definitely help you isolate their locations after your first kill, but they're so quick that they'll have moved a decent amount between each pulse:
One guaranteed spawn point is to the east of the cap gun, just before the mushroom against the wall in the below. There's a small bundle of rocks here and Fix Creature Locations will cause a scarab to fall around the spot Pete is standing in the below pic (sorry for lighting)
Beyond the tips that BobBuzz gives, also keep in mind that scarabs despawn when they burrow, and if they collide with a wall or obstacle while moving forward after panicking this causes them to burrow
crude vale
Sigh
Time to block another annoying user.
In any case, I hope they tune these scarabs better. They're wicked fast and burrow too easily. I haven't gotten a single shell yet.
kind ice
It was rough getting my first one, I think I failed 6 times before my first kill
crude vale
Do they only spawn in the area around the shed?
kind ice
More or less, yeah. The spawn points are roughly in that map screenshot above, I'd taken it with a survey scan right after Fix Creature Location was used
One is missing from that map because I'd just gotten it for the first time
crude vale
Optimally, I'd like the ability to force them aboveground by digging where they were and have them drop 1-3 shells each.
kind ice
Genuinely do recommend marksman cap, lvl 5 - 7 xbow, some DoT via feather arrow/venom arrow, and then one shot and chasing them
It doesn't make too much sense that you can't burrow them out imo, other than just making them arbitrarily hard to get
Feels like to get a scarab you have to specifically equip yourself to hunt them. Every other time I'd just happened upon them, I couldn't catch them or wouldn't have enough time to get two shots out
crude vale
They're that tanky for such tiny bugs?
kind ice
Once I prepared enough like how BobBuzz does, it's relatively easy to get them each time. But I still have a 50/50 chance given that they despawn when burrowing, they need to have a lot of space in front of them before being poisoned otherwise they won't die
thick heron
I've been using a lvl 7 Mighty crossbow with sharpshooter and a Marksman cap and 1 shotting them.
kind ice
They're that tanky for such tiny bugs?
lvl 7 salty crossbow and splinter arrows can't one-shot them from my end, even wearing marksman cap. They still have a sliver
Damn I wonder if they have a salty resistance? I hadn't tried my mighty xbow, I normally only carry my legacy salty one
thick heron
I had venom Arrows too, but as soon as the arrow hit it immediately died.
kind ice
Do you need to be wearing the cap or can you oneshot them with a mighty xbow without it?
kind ice
I'll test if you need the cap later, I'd much rather be one-shotting them than gambling on the DoT
queen briar
Oh and yeah the wearing the cap and feather arrows 1 shot Scarabs
But I got mighty9 cross bow
So that's up to testing
tardy wyvern
So that's up to testing
Try Woah mode lol
queen briar
Use venom arrows then....
queen briar
I wear a feather bar for increased damage, feather arrows with bleed and a cross bow for damage
Does fine for me
tardy wyvern
Have you tried it and hard mode?
queen briar
No
tardy wyvern
Because it doesn't f****** work
queen briar
Well what do suggest you do then?
kind ice
Because it doesn't f****** work
Yeah you're free to suggest viable alternatives for the difficulty you're doing, we're just reporting what's working for us
toxic sierra
One guaranteed spawn point is to the east of the cap gun, just before the mushro...
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weary nova
Time to block another annoying user.
what?
weary nova
oh
kind ice
Mods removed the messages after I requested it, sorry
weary nova
k
queen briar
Note scarabs are slightly effected by lure arrows
They will move in the rough direction of lures but are overall still allusive
I recommend shoot a lure arrow to draw 1 out of cover!
kind ice
Apparently the first message of this thread was corrupted / archived? So it's been lost, lol
I tried editing the first reply with what I remembered you had said, earlier I had quoted you directly
I can re-edit it with a list or message you give me though
weary nova
oh no
reminds me of the water boatman
OS FAST
SO FAST*
what is lint used for?
oh ye
sorry
queen briar
As I was saying…
kind ice
Re-edited 👍
queen briar
Noice
I will delete my past comments
I also recommend killing nearby enemies as Scarabs can be scared by all Hostile enemies
Such as termites, green shield bug, lady birds and you…
weary nova
green shield bug!
queen briar
New info scarabs path find around Bounce webs (I have been attempting to get them to bounce for 15 minutes) and all scarabs follow a pattern or path
So knowledge of where scarabs are and how to Intercept them is important…
queen briar
Confirmed: scarabs do have a chance to drop between 1-2 twinkling shells!
queen briar
Brood mother helmets venom damage helps with killing scarabs
Also brood mother helmets Venom coating stacks with Venom arrows venom…..
tardy wyvern
Also brood mother helmets Venom coating stacks with Venom arrows venom…..
This is it homie, you found it
But I definitely goes to show they should really nerf them
Because getting a lvl9 crossbow, and a broodmother mask, way too far
vestal vault
Still having no luck chasing those little scarabs down. Even with all the support LOL
toxic sierra
Still having no luck chasing those little scarabs down. Even with all the suppor...
use venom arrows and a maxed crossbow
vestal vault
I am and the BM helm
crude vale
What if we find their spawn points and place spike strips around them? Auto-farmed.
kind ice
I know of one spawn, I tried screen capturing in that map above which was done just after Fix Creature Locations
crude vale
It'd be tricky to find the exact point, so maybe a wide radius around the center would be best.
But what structure do we use to mark the spawns?
Wait! A plant lamp! Cheap, stackable ingredients, and it's thin.
toxic sierra
Wait! A plant lamp! Cheap, stackable ingredients, and it's thin.
or a marker
crude vale
That, too. Forgot about those.
queen briar
Note: scarabs seem to make the same noise when moving as soldier ants. Seeing as there barely is any soldier ants or termites near scarab spawns it fine. (Aside from the green shield bug spawn location and the termite nest spawn location)
scarlet trellis
I need help killing the scarab
silk geyser
Only one I killed so far was with a Splatburst. If you stick them with it they should die from the blast.
silver spade
Only one I killed so far was with a Splatburst. If you stick them with it they s...
brutal
silver spade
Confirmed: scarabs do have a chance to drop between 1-2 twinkling shells!
how between
queen briar
how between
No idea but I’d say very unlikely
fiery sail
i spent a whole day looking for them... Didnt find a single one
kind ice
i spent a whole day looking for them... Didnt find a single one
Did you try the screenshot spot I show above and Fix Creature Locations?
To the right of the capgun close to the wall?
fiery sail
How do i get in there?
queen briar
By getting on top of the ledge from the bike and then jumping down onto the fertiliser
kind ice
You can drop from the porch onto the fertilizer bag, or build 3 sets of mushroom triangle walls from the ground
fiery sail
oof
queen briar
I built a zip line
queen briar
Go and make the Kill
kind ice
finally
Now just imagine you need to kill 5 just to upgrade one weapon to 8, and 10 to upgrade to 9 😏 Per weapon
I suspect it's going to be patched
fiery sail
yeah im not goin there xD
kind ice
So I'm personally not going to farm much atm, I imagine they'll either drop more scales per or be nerfed in some way
queen briar
5 scarab spawns
fiery sail
Now i dont have any scarabs on survey and i just scared them away
I thought they would pop up somewhere else but they just disappear if they bury
queen briar
They despawn if buried
crude vale
Can confirm. Level 7 crossbow with marksman's cap one-shots scarabs. I found two right next to each other to test it :D unless I got a crit both times.
half wigeon
I've gotten 1 so far on Whoa mode. 1 shotted them.
(lvl 7 might cross bow, feather arrows, marksman's cap)
2nd one I shot was not a 1 shot, so it got away.
I have to assume crit activated that first time.
queen briar
I've gotten 1 so far on Whoa mode. 1 shotted them.
(lvl 7 might cross bow, feat...
Normally it should always one shot, but in your case it’s Whoa mode so I recommend mask of the mother demon and venom arrows
cobalt harbor
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muted relic
I spent like 10 minutes trying to find one on radar and when I did it just instantly burried
queen briar
I spent like 10 minutes trying to find one on radar and when I did it just insta...
Keep distance and also kill nearby enemies as hostile bugs can scare away scarabs. I recommend the Shinobi sneeze if you are failing that hard
fiery sail
I spent like 10 minutes trying to find one on radar and when I did it just insta...
happens to me every time, i dont even see myself with a 8+ weapon
muted relic
happens to me every time, i dont even see myself with a 8+ weapon
Before the patch they used to run for a lot longer before burrowing
wispy dawn
I've just finished a quick guide on the Scarab, maybe it can help people that are having trouble with these little bastards. https://youtu.be/ZszeNXToETc
wispy dawn
I will watch it
Nice, I know you are the Apex Scarab hunter! 😋
I've just saw your repair tool lvl 9... hahaha...
queen briar
I've just saw your repair tool lvl 9... hahaha...
Very good and well done
I couldn’t have worded anything better myself
Also note: all scarabs follow a pattern or path and it’s consistent across all scarabs. You have to learn when to ambush these creatures when they cross it
wispy dawn
thanks for the kind words ❤️
queen briar
For example the scarabs always like to enter the trenches through the wide entrance
wispy dawn
Also note: all scarabs follow a pattern or path and it’s consistent across all s...
oh, i didn't know that, maybe when the live version is released we could work together in an "advanced guide".
queen briar
Ehh sure
queen briar
Scarabs path find around things you place
Such as Bounce webs
I tried to get 1 to bounce for ages!
wispy dawn
hahaha... I would like to see that
queen briar
They are also barely effected by Lure arrows
Merely changing directions to look at it
queen briar
Honestly it’s up to mechanical knowledge and a little bit of good ol luck
Knowing spawn locations barely helps as scarabs immediate move across the upper yard
wispy dawn
Knowing spawn locations barely helps as scarabs immediate move across the upper ...
yeah, I really like the hunting aspect of the scarab. at first I was a bit pissed because I couldn't find them. now I am quite addicted to hunt them.
queen briar
Yeah me too
It’s just that Hostile bugs can scare away a scarab
Making the hunt more unpredictable
wispy dawn
Yeah me too
no need to say that, you upgraded a repair tool to max level. 😂
queen briar
I also haven’t tested the strategies on harder difficulties such as whoa mode
So I have no idea whether it works or not
tawny moon
Don't play on whoa mode. I'm a vet on whoa, and we get fucked because mild and medium players complain that the game is too easy.
queen briar
Don't play on whoa mode. I'm a vet on whoa, and we get fucked because mild and m...
Some people are masochists…
wispy dawn
I also haven’t tested the strategies on harder difficulties such as whoa mode
possibly upgrading the crossbow to level 9 would do the trick? (just hard to get there)
queen briar
Scarabs seem to have a 1 shot immunity
They always live on 10% health regardless of damage
tawny moon
So if the game is easy on mild or medium, they buff the enemies across the board. Not differentiating between the modes. We get the shit end of the stick with the harder enemies and less durability and damage
queen briar
It’s just the Feather helmet that crosses the line over the 10% mark. Possibly added damage…
tawny moon
Dust mites and black ants are the worst.
Infected wolf spider would kill us in 2 hits.
Ladybug larvae we run from
queen briar
No joke those goons are tough stuff
wispy dawn
Don't play on whoa mode. I'm a vet on whoa, and we get fucked because mild and m...
a couple of weeks ago I read a post on reddit saying the game was too hard "The Survival Dark Souls"
a bunch of upvotes
queen briar
Well it’s sort of it
wispy dawn
people don't know what they want 🤓
queen briar
It’s just more punishing not any harder
wispy dawn
Ladybug larvae we run from
😂
queen briar
Also another strategy I found for whoa mode hunting was Brood mother mask and venom arrows
Venom damage stacks so it kills the scarab effectively…
wispy dawn
full venom, i like the strategy
queen briar
Someone on whoa mode said that was the only strategy that worked…
Also Shinobi sneeze is great for getting in close
If you have a pollen farm and full health that is…
wispy dawn
I hope that in the future they add other insects like the scarab, that makes us change our combat strategy.
queen briar
Yeah
Also scarabs make people try different tools and gear deemed off meta by people
wispy dawn
exactly
kind ice
I hope that in the future they add other insects like the scarab, that makes us ...
I like the idea but it feels like an arbitrarily hard chokehold on upgrading at the moment because it forces you to effectively kill 15 very elusive creatures just to upgrade a single weapon, which you'd likely want/need to do 5+ times over
queen briar
I like the idea but it feels like an arbitrarily hard chokehold on upgrading at ...
Yeah this isn’t that player friendly and stuff
kind ice
If they dropped multiple scales or there were alternative crafting methods for jewels then I'm fine with this, but right now it just feels arbitrarily difficult and grindy
queen briar
Just reduce the cost of crafting jewels
1 shell and 6 quartzite globs for 3 quartzite jewels
wispy dawn
I like the idea but it feels like an arbitrarily hard chokehold on upgrading at ...
oh yeah, I am just talking about the insect, regardless of what it drops.
kind ice
Even though BobBuzz proves it's possible to do so, I'm not super keen on investing this much amount of time and effort on doing this especially considering this is a virtually brand new mechanic. It's not as simple as "do combat with this monster, good luck" any more
queen briar
Scarabs have the same moving noise as black soldier ants
kind ice
Scarabs have the same moving noise as black soldier ants
Which I think is a problem too, lol, because I can hear the black ants scuttering from below the porch in certain spots.
If they had a distinctive buzzing or high pitched humming or something that helped me isolate exactly where they were, that goes a long way
queen briar
Yes but a majority of the time you don’t hear black ant soldiers in the upper yard
They should glimmer like Buried treasure
That would help alot
kind ice
I do hear them pretty often from below the porch
wispy dawn
I think they will adjust the weapon system progression by one way or another, as you just suggested increasing drop rates.
kind ice
If I have to kill 4-5 scarabs to upgrade one weapon, I'll do it
But as many as 15 per weapon is just asking a bit too much atm
Unless I can craft some kind of bait or trap as a way to avoid the time/energy of hunting them
queen briar
I want something similar to Decoy bait used for The koi fish
But it’s poisoned instead
wispy dawn
we are at PTS and that's one of the reasons it exists and the weapon system is a new thing, we will get there.
queen briar
Very well
kind ice
Definitely, just a bit annoying to be locked behind it in such an early state of the PTS if there are plans for implementing the above
quaint pecan
Ladybird larva are easy
wispy dawn
that happens with most of the early access games, we are the lab rats 🙂
maybe I am just focusing on the positive side of things, but the scarab, imo, opened a "new door" of the game and I hope they explore that in the future. Creatures with different mechanics that makes you play out of the "hit and block".
wispy dawn
I'm going back to scarab hunting
gl on the hunt!
quaint pecan
I found 3 and got 4
kind ice
Yeah. I like the idea of elusive bugs and alternatives to straight combat, I think a lot of people are being way too cynical about the update or way too impatient in judging it as if day 1 held the entirety of content
queen briar
Hunt over I killed it
quaint pecan
@queen briar Thanks for the tips on scarab hunting, way easier
wispy dawn
Yeah. I like the idea of elusive bugs and alternatives to straight combat, I thi...
100% agree, couldn't say it better.
queen briar
Also this is the Scarab hunting tips
I rather just chat in the Super backyard secrets
kind ice
Yeah went a little off topic, currently collecting resources to see if I can't create a bounce trap that throws a scarab into a walled-in spike trap pit
Will report findings 😏
kind ice
Scarabs avoid bounce webs!
Yes but they spawn in the air and drop to the ground, so I plan on putting a bounceweb at this exact spot and angling it towards a spike pit
I'll show
queen briar
Nice
Not sure if it will die cuz immunity to 1 shot
But I wish you best of lucks in your adventures!
crude vale
Did some testing on Medium. Crow Crossbow level 7, Splinter Arrows, and Marksman's Cap are a one-shot. Oddly specific, but that was how I tested it. I took off Coup de Grass just to be sure.
wispy dawn
Venom arrow and Feather Arrow also works 👍
kind ice
Did some testing on Medium. Crow Crossbow level 7, Splinter Arrows, and Marksman...
Yeah I have a salty 7 xbow, I suspect the difference between salty/mighty was what made me think it couldn't be done with a oneshot
crude vale
Interesting...the scanner doesn't actively scan for things. Only the last known locations.
Lame. It makes tracking scarabs more annoying.
kind ice
Yeah, per pulse
crude vale
And I assume there's no way to do it remotely.
kind ice
You basically have to run the direction of the pulse and use two pulses to judge which way they're heading
kind ice
And I assume there's no way to do it remotely.
Maybe in multiplayer?
crude vale
It's a thought.
Annoying to do, but still a thought. Singleplayer should have the option to do it remotely, just for fairness sakes.
crude vale
Once more, I get two scarabs, but this time, they spooked each other. Sigh...I'm never getting to level 9 if this keeps up.
Little things run so damn fast. I can't keep up.
quaint pecan
Are some scarabs underground?
queen briar
they tunnel underground and despawn
kind ice
Turns out their respawn points aren't exact, they're pseudo-random
queen briar
Turns out their respawn points aren't exact, they're pseudo-random
Good to know
But they move into certain paths or patterns from my experiences
kind ice
Oh man, I have a huge revelation. Give me a minute
queen briar
Oh man, I have a huge revelation. Give me a minute
Which is?
kind ice
Uploading screen capture, one sec
You're right that they follow a certain path and they path around obstacles, and since they don't have a specific spawn point I figured I'd see what happens when you wall them in. Look at this:
https://gfycat.com/milkydistortedbadger
It gets so confused that it's walled in, it basically stays immobile and just spins around. I watched it for maybe 3 minutes, it will never try to burrow out so long as it's not aggro'd
queen briar
Huh
kind ice
It basically just spins in place though
kind ice
Yeah exactly
queen briar
I feel like just wait till all scarabs respawn hit the Reset enemy location and quickly check the Resource surveyor
kind ice
The pseudo-random spawn circle isn't too big, it's maybe 20ft (relative to char) in diameter, maybe 4ish wall lengths
queen briar
Sounds good
kind ice
I feel like just wait till all scarabs respawn hit the Reset enemy location and ...
That's what the screenshot of the map at the top of this thread is, btw
It's missing one because I'd already killed it, feel free to update with all 5
queen briar
I didn't notice cuz the colouration
But yeah I am gonna wait until all scarabs respawn and then hit it
Man I was gonna have a break from grounded
But there's work to be done
quaint pecan
Yes
kind ice
All spawns, about a second after Fix Bug Location:
queen briar
Nice
Looks about right
I like it how people begin marking Buried treasure spots and we are out here marking scarab spawn locations
dark scarab
I like it how people begin marking Buried treasure spots and we are out here mar...
That’s coz the little things are a sod to kill
queen briar
All spawns, about a second after Fix Bug Location:
This somewhat shifted my perseption on Scarab spawn locations
kind ice
My plan is to go back and stock up on mushroom bricks, then I'll begin trying to isolate them with some screenshots or captures like I did above to show them walled in and check
queen briar
Sounds good
kind ice
First one I'd planned on doing was the one to the left of the glove, which looks like it's in the valley (and should be easiest to wall in)
queen briar
I am going to do the map reset thing aswell to double check scarab spawns
queen briar
First one I'd planned on doing was the one to the left of the glove, which looks...
Sounds good
kind ice
If you beat me to it let me know so I can try for another
queen briar
If you beat me to it let me know so I can try for another
I'm just double checking if the scarab spawns are right once my scarabs respawn
kind ice
I think the one most north is actually at the entrance of the termite mound, on the log? I haven't confirmed though
queen briar
I think the one most north is actually at the entrance of the termite mound, on ...
I always see that guy running into the nest
kind ice
Yeah me too
queen briar
We are elite scarab hunters!
Also all of this is subject to change by the devs
So what is fact now can be fiction in the future
kind ice
All the more reason to make the most of it now, lol
queen briar
Yeah
kind ice
Before they catch on 😏
kind ice
Can confirm this trick works with another who spawns inside the valley, basically always near the entrance of the spiderweb-covered cave
So you don't have to do a tight wall, you basically only need to interrupt their pathing enough so there's no linear walkway to continue their normal pathing -- in the valley this is especially easy though I don't know how others will respond to me having blocked this section off
quaint pecan
Would we be able to have you make 5 videos on where they spawn (you have made 2), so we can accurately use this method of killing them
kind ice
Would we be able to have you make 5 videos on where they spawn (you have made 2)...
That's the plan 👍
Another which spawns inside the valley, directly beneath the bottom-broken pipe:
https://gfycat.com/blandtanbluejay
Half walls or interruptions on either side, same jittery AI
dark scarab
finally !!!!!!
kind ice
Inside the main tunnel of the termite mound (with the log from the ground leading up then a tunnel that opens back out to the mound) is another spawn. This one's trickier because you have no land rights inside the majority of the tunnel, but I noticed the scarab was just walking between walls I'd built on either side for the most part:
https://gfycat.com/frailmammothhornedviper
I was not able to find the very last one. I don't know if that's because I had killed it previously or not, but it looked like it might be spawning either inside the valley next to the mint box or just above this location. I tried for a few minutes but couldn't find it even after spawning, maybe because I'd been doing so much running around this location that it had seen me at some earlier point then burrowed and despawned
In any case that's 4/5 spawn locations with an exploit to have them pretty immobile
fiery sail
How long they take to respawn?
kind ice
Maybe 1 day? I think @queen briar would know much better than me
The only issue with this will be that, over a certain render distance, bugs ignore user-created structures. If you're not nearby when they spawn there's no guarantee they'd be trapped inside, which I'm starting to see as I run from locations. A workaround is to save then reload instantly then Fix Bug Locations to force them to respawn inside the fence, but even then they can be pretty hard to hit due to erratic movement instead of their normal pathing
I'll still take this though, just as a guarantee of where they'll be 😏
queen briar
I’m back
5 days respawn per each
I am on break right now I will resume testing if maps line up soon
kind ice
Nice, I posted my findings but never was able to find the bottom-right spawn in that map
queen briar
I read your new things you added
kind ice
I did get a pretty easy bundle of 4 otherwise though
kind ice
Getting there but I'm not swimming in Scrooge McDuck levels just yet
queen briar
Getting there but I'm not swimming in Scrooge McDuck levels just yet
Nice
Next is to figure out the paths I mentioned about
Like put giant yellow lines where they move from
queen briar
quaint pecan
Belte
queen briar
@kind ice why is my map different?
quaint pecan
He's got a different scab on I'd say
queen briar
Maybe there’s 6 scarabs?
kind ice
I was able to verify 4/5 spots on mine by refreshing and watching each drop and physically spawn
queen briar
There’s the red cubes aswell showing the fact there is 5 scarabs
kind ice
I'm not sure if there are discrepancies but I'd check that any different node does indeed show a physical spawn
Yeah, positioning looks close but one does look much different on yours compared to mine
Had you ever seen 6 in a scan? I've only seen 5 max
queen briar
I have never seen 6
Maybe there’s multiple spawns that takes turns spawning in that location…
Almost everything’s the same except the one slightly above the glove
Ight I can confirm
There is multiple spawning points
The one in the stink bug arena spawned
Now the one at the termite nest didn’t spawn
What the heck?
The red cubes are showing a scarab all except the one at the wood pile
I’m just gonna kill all my scarabs and move on honestly
I killed 1 of the Scarabs and the one in the shield bug arena immediately spawned
Maybe there can only be 5 scarabs at all time?
I am glad I double checked
dark scarab
Can we pin that map so everyone can find it ??
half wigeon
Knowing their spawn locations, finding them, and killing them are different matters
cursive mountain
I’d recommend saving your game the second you see one so if they burrow you get another chance
queen briar
I’d recommend saving your game the second you see one so if they burrow you get ...
Highly recommended as enemies tend to scare away scarabs. Also scarabs may change their patching if you do this and become slightly less predictable each times. But they still follow the same paths
junior sail
What’s the best way to actually kill them once you find them?
kind ice
I use marksman cap and lvl 7 crossbow, can oneshot them
We know Shinobi Squeeze can get you close enough to do melee but they're so quick that I feel ranged is basically the best option, at least personally
junior sail
Thx
quaint pecan
I use marksman cap and lvl 7 crossbow, can oneshot them
Need feather or splinter arrows
surreal depot
On Whoa difficulty, it seems like you have to crit for 1 shot them, even with feather arrows. I'll try different element arrows. Salt is not good.
queen briar
On Whoa difficulty, it seems like you have to crit for 1 shot them, even with fe...
Try out the mask of the mother demon and venom arrows
I heard they are viable on whoa mode
surreal depot
I think it'd drop its debuffs when it goes in the ground, but yeah I'll try
queen briar
The venom damage of the arrows should stack with the venom of the mother helm thus insuring a kill
surreal depot
well I killed one with venom arrow just now, but I hit it twice so prob don't count that way lol
na didn't kill it, just burrowed and lost debuff, so shot it again when it came back
queen briar
Scarabs remerge with full health
surreal depot
if that's so, I musta crit killed em then
queen briar
Probably then
surreal depot
splinter arrow doesn't 1 shot em
surreal depot
it might, but it just goes in the ground and loses both debuffs
surreal depot
tested again, it failed
queen briar
OK so this doesn't work
kind ice
You'd think they would have play tested it and confirmed it would be possible/viable to kill scarabs on Whoa through some means
queen briar
Maybe feather cap and venom arrows
The feather cap to deal damage and the slight venom to kill
surreal depot
still possible to kill, but gotta get lucky to hit 2nd shot
kind ice
How much damage are you doing per hit, how many ticks of venom do you see?
They tend to need a good 30ish ft in front of them (relative to char height) to have venom tick twice, it takes a few seconds per tick iirc
surreal depot
I don't see any really, the thing runs, burys itself and comes back later
spicy just 1hit, but coulda been crit, gonna re-test
kind ice
Have you tried walling one in at it's spawn like in the screen recordings above?
surreal depot
na, I don't like building much myself
kind ice
Maybe certain DoT damage like gas wouldn't cause it to aggro and it would remain above surface if you don't shoot it directly while trapped, etc
queen briar
Gas works
surreal depot
yep got lucky, spicy was a crit
queen briar
They just move fast enough to get out of the gas
kind ice
They just move fast enough to get out of the gas
Yeah I'm curious if, when trapped like I'd tried earlier, it would even register that it's being attacked and the DoT could kill it entirely
queen briar
Yeah I'm curious if, when trapped like I'd tried earlier, it would even register...
You have to test that out
I can't seem to get a spot where the gas would hit it without the arrow actually hitting the scarab and killing it
Well mask of the mother demon and venom arrows work like a charm for me
surreal depot
yeah so I just tested them all, nothing 1 shots it on Whoa
so don't matter what u hit it with lol
queen briar
yeah so I just tested them all, nothing 1 shots it on Whoa
What levels your bow?
queen briar
Ok
kind ice
so don't matter what u hit it with lol
Unless it's melee I'd imagine, but that first hit nerf isn't going to be helpful
surreal depot
used, spicy, mint, salty, venom, splinter, feather, etc.
queen briar
It's just the calculation for adding the damage from the feather cap makes it able to pierce this 10% damage threshold
surreal depot
crit is only way to 1 shot them
but u can get lucky and 2 shot em
or skilled shot 😛
queen briar
Someone on whoa mode did manage to kill scarabs with the Mask of the mother demon and venom arrow combo tho
No idea whether he was lucky or anything like that...
surreal depot
musta ran awhile above ground before dropping
kind ice
Scarabs are immune to being 1 shot
Aren't I one-shotting it at the 20 second mark in this gif, though?
https://gfycat.com/milkydistortedbadger
queen briar
Feather cap
surreal depot
ur medium diff
queen briar
Something to do with the calculations of the Hat pierces the 10% health threshold
kind ice
...Does "immune" in this context just mean that you can't reach enough damage from level 7 weapons unless buffing, then?
queen briar
It's added damage I think so when it does hit it just adds an extra 2. 5damage
kind ice
Not that it physically takes two instances of damage?
queen briar
It always reaches the specific 10% max health point no matter what
kind ice
I'm not sure I understand how the cap would change this
queen briar
Except for the second hit
queen briar
I'm not sure I understand how the cap would change this
Me neither but it works
It's probably the way the extra damage of the feather hat is calculated onto the scarab
The first hit reaches the 10% damage threshold and stops and the added damage from the feather hat finishes it off
kind ice
Kind of sounds like guesswork to me 😏 But I'll not argue it if others are seeing the same behavior
queen briar
So when It's on a harder difficulty the 10% bar is raised and the crow cap can't hit the Kill line anymore
queen briar
Kind of sounds like guesswork to me 😏 But I'll not argue it if others are seein...
It's all theory work
No rights or wrongs
Just if it works!
surreal depot
critting with normal arrow 1 shots em....
kind ice
critting with normal arrow 1 shots em....
You have a mighty xbow and you've shot all different candy arrows at it, right? Any splinter arrows with cap?
surreal depot
yeah all with cap, venom with brood cap
kind ice
The damage between arrows is kind of negligible:
surreal depot
all relies on a crit
quaint pecan
Feather shit
kind ice
But technically T3 does produce the most kick outright, without relying on two ticks of DoT
quaint pecan
Even thistle arrows are better then feather
kind ice
Maybe on Whoa it'd be easier to use Bow for the sake of reload and getting two shots off
queen briar
Accuracy brings power tho
kind ice
Even thistle arrows are better then feather
I use T1 because of the cost, but feather arrows technically do more damage 😏 I don't think it's really worth it overall
quaint pecan
I have like 6 stacks of feathers, but even the arrows aren't worth it at that point cause their so flipping expensive
kind ice
We need to produce the highest amount of reliable DPS on Whoa, so it's probably better not to use T1 arrows
quaint pecan
Uses sprig like a Chad
queen briar
Bow probably works as the first initial hit always does the same damage
Cuz of the 1 shot immunity
surreal depot
na it doesn't
queen briar
OK then
surreal depot
it differs from arrow to arrow
queen briar
Huh
Because from my testing Scarabs can't be one shotted
Only set to 10% in the first hits
surreal depot
they can't yes, but weak arrows take em to like 50%-40%, others almost dead yeah
so it varies a little, but I never took screenshots or videos
queen briar
Hmmm
kind ice
XBow is base 4.5, Bow is 2.5? Presumably a lvl7 xbow is something like ~6 and lvl7 bow ~3.375 maybe for a total of 6.75 over two shots?
queen briar
Well atleast we are trying our best to help
We got to figure out how to take down whoa mode scarabs
How much health does scarabs even have on whoa mode?
quaint pecan
Imma do testing once I get on
surreal depot
no idea
quaint pecan
Even though I can't do it more thoroughly then you guys
kind ice
Yeah it almost seems like, if xbow only takes them to 40%, you'd need 3 bow shots to kill one and I'm not sure you'd get that.
I've rarely gotten/needed 2 xbow shots off while chasing them before switching weapons and arrows
quaint pecan
Is it possible to do woah mode creative
queen briar
Just never 1 shots even with additional buffs
kind ice
Is it possible to do woah mode creative
No but it's possible to make a new Whoa server with custom rules that avoid certain things and make it a lot more like creative
I don't remember it being possible to change Creative difficulty, I might be wrong
surreal depot
maybe with this new custom game settings u can idk never tried
I remember I could bring up inventory making it pause in single player mode, guess they turned that off
quaint pecan
No but it's possible to make a new Whoa server with custom rules that avoid cert...
Wait with custom can't you change the gamemode
surreal depot
guess I could have tried the atk smoothie, might have been enough to 1 shot em
splinter arrow takes 90% dmg off, so almost 1 shot
tip if u don't want to wait the 5sec for the scan, just close and open it, it'll scan immediately
Takes 5 scarbs to go to lvl 8, how many to lvl 9?
kind ice
Takes 5 scarbs to go to lvl 8, how many to lvl 9?
10 ☹️
Technically they can drop more than one scale per kill
kind ice
Part of the reason I'm not doing much farming of them atm
It might get patched to be much higher drops, etc.
surreal depot
yeah true
I don't like the design personally, if they gonna do it, put em all over the map
half wigeon
We got to figure out how to take down whoa mode scarabs
It's a maximize crit chance matter imo.
I use lvl 7 mighty crossbow with feather arrows.
I have encountered 5 in my game so far (I'm not actively searching for them).
1 that I could hear but not see (it was night time), 2 that I shot but they didn't die, and 2 that I 1-shot
queen briar
1 fully charged hit from a Coaltana instantly killed a scarab
I need to test out if this works on all weapons
Tested this out in a termite axe and it worked
I have disabled my coup de grass perk
And so charged weapon hits do devastate Scarabs
queen briar
Just never 1 shots even with additional buffs
I think I am wrong on my 1 shot immunity thing
All gear used was lvl 9 BTW
I am testing if a base lvl termite axe works aswell
Base axe isnt strong enough to 1 shot
Leaving behind not enough health.....
Lvl 5 axe isn't strong enough to 1 shot on Meduim
Confirm lvl 7 termite axe is not strong enough to kill. Try out lvl 8 for better results!
heres 1 hit with a lvl 7 termite axe without charge
and the scarabs hp
so actually try weapons that deal high damage like the Brood mother club. Remember to charge hit!
Also gets 1 tapped by lvl 9 charged salty antlion greatsword hit
weary nova
Confirm lvl 7 termite axe is not strong enough to kill. Try out lvl 8 for better...
Big nerf probably
I do not like the nerf
crude vale
I came back to this thread to see a scarab butt in my face >.>
hexed vapor
Does anyone know what they are weak to?
kind ice
We think resistant to salt
iirc last night there was a mention of spicy being effective, but it was pretty late at the time it was being discussed and I'm pretty sure it was only referencing candy arrows
kind ice
@late plank look at this:
https://gfycat.com/milkydistortedbadger
😏
I've mapped out all 5 spawns, most are in the valley. Turns out that their pathing is very deterministic, so if you wall them in they basically just spin in place
- In the side tunnel of the termite mound (can wall in each end)
- To the right of the cap gun shown above
- Beneath the broken pipe (broken on bottom) in the valley
- Next to the mint container in the valley
- In front of the cave filled with spider webs in the valley
queen briar
Then why do I have 6 spawns?
Ehh forget about it. If it works for you then it’s fine
kind ice
I never figured that out. The above are the ones that have been spawning for me, maybe it has to do with how many you've killed? Maybe they cycle at a certain point
queen briar
I killed only 5
kind ice
I killed only 5
Total
queen briar
I killed 1
kind ice
I've killed maybe 12 in entirety so far
queen briar
Then the one in the Shield bug arena spawned
I think there is like a scarab pending spawn
Seeing until 4/5 scarabs total is reached
Then it spawns in somewhere
But I figured out that a charged hit from anything that does more damage than a tier 9 axe instantly kills a scarab regardless of any buffs
It works on whoa mode aswell!
So with Shinobi sneezes you can do this until you get a lvl 9 crossbow and effectively hunt scarabs
strong glade
Wow these assholes are hard to kill
I attacked one and he ran off
Couldn’t find him
toxic sierra
Couldn’t find him
they despawn when they run
queen briar
Scarabs despawn if they are out of render distance
So if you ever startle a scarab. Make sure to run in the opposite direction until the scarab derenders. After this the scarab will not burry itself and basically have memory loss and you can easily kill the scarab again
be sure they dont despawn in the first place!
hexed vapor
Glad this exists now
proven flume
They faster then usan bolt
fiery sail
I think they only bury if you run towards it when scared
I have scared a few and just stayed still, they stopped running
unborn dove
Would it be better to use insect bow or crossbow to kill little green mans?
queen briar
I prefer the Accuracy and damage for the crow cross bow
but landing 2 hits in rapid succession is extremely important as well. Especially on whoa mode
tawny moon
@queen briar you said something about Shinobi sneeze? What are you using it for exactly?
quaint pecan
@queen briar you said then when a scarab burrows it's ai disappears for a sec, so that it's health and memory resets?
queen briar
<@683900205888045067> you said something about Shinobi sneeze? What are you usin...
Using it to get close
queen briar
<@683900205888045067> you said then when a scarab burrows it's ai disappears for...
Yes
tawny moon
Using it to get close
To scarabs? Really?
quaint pecan
Would it's body then be under the grounded where it burrowed?
queen briar
Yes
queen briar
Would it's body then be under the grounded where it burrowed?
It despawn
tawny moon
That's extremely helpful.
queen briar
If you de render it by moving out of frame before it burrows
It forgets that you were even there and casually moves along
quaint pecan
Ok
queen briar
And doesn't regain hp
quaint pecan
What I was going to say is that if it's body is still under the ground you could gas it
But now that I think about it you couldn't even harvest the body
queen briar
To get close
tawny moon
Thanks 👍🏾.
cobalt harbor
So I use a Shinobi sneeze next to a scarab and kill it?
yes
fading kraken
I just joined a few minutes ago. Just wanted to share my experience in this channel on killing scarabs in whoa mode.
One reliable way I have found to have a 100% chance to one shot scarabs in whoa mode. Is with level 9 crossbow, splinter arrows, marksman's cap, sharpshooter 3 and liquid rage. Though getting a a level 9 crossbow is a challenge.
queen briar
I just joined a few minutes ago. Just wanted to share my experience in this chan...
Excellent!
tropic jolt
Question with scarabs can they be lured with lure arrows and lure trap?
crude vale
I think that was tested. They sort of went for the lures, but then went back on their paths.
crude vale
They're basically useless ever since lure traps got a timer.
tropic jolt
I feel like they need a slight buff instead of timer give them health when an insect goes to it then the health starts decreasing
crude vale
Seems like a new infected wolf spider was added to the upper yard, and it's behind the fertilizer bag. Be warned when hunting the scarabs that can spawn there.
mystic wigeon
hexed vapor
No for 1 shorting them?
queen briar
Lvl 7 and feather hat
hexed vapor
Is lvl 7 with feather arrow enough?
crude vale
So level 9 can one-shot without Marksman's Cap on Medium?
hexed vapor
And hat
queen briar
So level 9 can one-shot without Marksman's Cap on Medium?
Nope
crude vale
What about with splinter arrows?
queen briar
Nope
crude vale
That's illegal?
hexed vapor
What about with splinter arrows?
They do exact same damage as feather arrows
Idk why
crude vale
I refuse to believe that.
queen briar
Well yes
hexed vapor
Ya
queen briar
The feather arrows Dot make it the same
hexed vapor
That's such
crude vale
But raw damage knocks scarabs out in one hit.
hexed vapor
Not okay
queen briar
It does slightly less damage but the Damage over time makes it do the same damage
queen briar
But raw damage knocks scarabs out in one hit.
Yes
hexed vapor
But raw damage knocks scarabs out in one hit.
Whats raw damage?
queen briar
I never able to 1 shot a scarab without the feather hat
crude vale
And I can use splinter arrows to knock out Tiny Pete.
hexed vapor
And I can use splinter arrows to knock out Tiny Pete.
Oh they have stun?
crude vale
No, but if I aim at Tiny Pete's back when he's not looking, he ends up on the floor.
queen briar
Execution
crude vale
I keep burying him, but he keeps respawning.
queen briar
Tiny Pete needs some tiny rest
But anyways talk about your scarab Hunting needs here
queen briar
Lvl 7 Cross bow feather hat
hexed vapor
Sweet I have dat
queen briar
Then begin the hunt!
hexed vapor
With feather arrows right?
crude vale
Those with a splinter arrow in medium are a one-shot. Crow feather arrows are more of a delayed death, but they still work.
queen briar
Use with any arrows
Splinter arrows are heavy and arc more
So I prefer accuracy
So I use feather arrows
Super gas arrows and venom arrows are great alternatives aswell
hexed vapor
Those with a splinter arrow in medium are a one-shot. Crow feather arrows are mo...
So what's the use of a splinter arrow?
crude vale
I'm not sure, but I think splinter arrows might cause more stun, due to weight.
hexed vapor
R u sure?
hexed vapor
They dont
crude vale
For short-range types like me, they're perfect. I don't back up when sniping.
I get close to the scarab and down it in one hit every time.
hexed vapor
Ig
queen briar
No need for arguments in here
hexed vapor
Ya
queen briar
Just cluttering up space for more scarab hunting tips
hexed vapor
Does liquid rage give mor bow damge?
crude vale
It does. That's the basis for one-shotting them in Whoa, along with other boosts.
hexed vapor
Wait does sharpshoter immobilise them?
hexed vapor
Which is?
queen briar
Something like Spicy safety to prevent being harassed by ladybird larva
hexed vapor
Well I hav meat shield for that
queen briar
Both works
hexed vapor
And I am pretty good at perfect blocking it's attacks
queen briar
Good to have just in case
hexed vapor
Ye
hexed vapor
I would just run away in a situation like that
queen briar
Remember speed is key
Sometimes best avoiding
But sometimes you get hit when running so Spicy safety is great
hexed vapor
So maybe bringing aphid slippers and natural explorer 3 is a good idea?
hexed vapor
Oh then spicy safety it is
queen briar
I won't tell you how to play the game
I will just give you reccomendations on what works
queen briar
You should start hunting then
mystic wigeon
If I don't eat, I'm gonna fall over!
junior quartz
EAT
mystic wigeon
wow they've added a lot of sprigs here
mystic wigeon
Why
junior quartz
Acorn bits as a main food? BANDAGES!?
mystic wigeon
Why would I use healbasa when not in a major fight?
junior quartz
Because big splash more heal
mystic wigeon
ew
junior quartz
Jello blood bomb
mystic wigeon
Never done that
junior quartz
I feel like u made this thread
queen briar
I actually didn’t surprisingly
cobalt harbor
maybe I am just focusing on the positive side of things, but the scarab, imo, op...
how much scarabs you killed?
wispy dawn
how much scarabs you killed?
not much, 30 or so... creating content for the update takes away all my play time 😂
cobalt harbor
not much, 30 or so... creating content for the update takes away all my play tim...
well mr @queen briar have 180 kills
queen briar
Ehh what…
wispy dawn
he is a evil hunter
queen briar
I have 5 stacks of twinkling shells and I’m trying to get a whole chest full
wispy dawn
scarabs population is diminishing because of his practice
before the update is released there will be no more scarabs for anyone
queen briar
Honestly hunting scarabs is starting to get very easy because of the effort I am spending right now
wispy dawn
I can feel it already
cobalt harbor
i murder a bit of roly polys
wispy dawn
did you guys get a new update today?
cobalt harbor
just a bit
cobalt harbor
did you guys get a new update today?
yes
wispy dawn
no patch notes?
cobalt harbor
no patch notes?
no patchs notes
wispy dawn
weird
cobalt harbor
i murder a bit of roly polys
so umm i made this do u like it
wispy dawn
i did see it, maybe in another channel of the server, crazy s***! Hahaha...
cobalt harbor
i did see it, maybe in another channel of the server, crazy s***! Hahaha...
its stupid right?
queen briar
i have also counted 9 scarab spawns
wispy dawn
I think is funny, I like it
queen briar
i am updating the scarab map soon
cobalt harbor
I think is funny, I like it
i can do alot of bugs fights
like black ox vs roly poly
wispy dawn
Here's the patch notes: https://forums.obsidian.net/topic/126850-public-test-patch-notes-for-update-0120/
wispy dawn
i can do alot of bugs fights
it is really cool! so many things you can do with that, right?
queen briar
POST THESE IN SUPER BACKYARD SECRETS
cobalt harbor
POST THESE IN SUPER BACKYARD SECRETS
fair point
queen briar
clogging up the chat of scarab hunting info
wispy dawn
😂
queen briar
wispy dawn
you are crazy, but yeah, better do it in another channel
queen briar
new updated scarab spawns
wispy dawn
new updated scarab spawns
if after the update is released you feel like doing a "The Scarab Hunter" video, I would be happy to host you on my channel. 👍
queen briar
Would be cool…
cobalt harbor
if after the update is released you feel like doing a "The Scarab Hunter" video,...
epic
queen briar
Honestly it would be pretty boring tho
Imagine just me running around and killing scarabs…
wispy dawn
Would be cool…
nah... have you seen the scavenger king video?
wispy dawn
do you think its boring?
wispy dawn
we are just opening boxes
queen briar
Would be cool I guess
wispy dawn
we can also put a third person in the video to make it funny if you feel it is needed.
queen briar
Also I kind of am not a youtuber
wispy dawn
let all the "educational update content" be flushed and I will come back to you.
queen briar
Ok I guess
half wigeon
just pinged the map for scarabs.
Seems there are more now
queen briar
hmm
so there can be more than 5....
i cant test out the maximum at once because i keep killing all of them
but its good to know that there are more than 5
half wigeon
it might have been increased in the latest patch
cobalt harbor
ok
crude vale
I maxed at 9 last time. Only got 2 shells each. Unbelievable. They increased the number, but I always got the minimum.
I can get a pic of general spawn points if I hit 9 again.
queen briar
Highest I ever got was 4 shells
Only twice...
And I've hunted a lot of scarabs!
So 9 is the max scarab spawns...
Would explain my new map having 9 spawn locals
fading kraken
It does seem it's not completely random. There appears to be a lower rate on getting more than 2 shells. After killing around 25 scarabs most of the time I only loot 2 or 3 shells. I have only seen 4 shells once and never 5.
clever sapphire
Better than only 1
fading kraken
First ever +5 for me. Guess all I needed to do was to mention I have never seen one before.
queen briar
What luck…
hexed vapor
Wait, the red points on the surveyors show spawns points right?
queen briar
shows the last position of the scarabs
kind ice
Wait, the red points on the surveyors show spawns points right?
Current location only
kind ice
If you scan a few times, you'll notice they're moving around
hexed vapor
How did you find that out?
kind ice
Start > Debug > Fix Creature Locations
queen briar
also there can be up to 9 scarabs at once i think
i havent tested that out yet
cuz i keep killing them all
kind ice
How did you find that out?
If you Fix Creature Locations a second or two before scanning, then we see where they're spawning at
hexed vapor
But can't you just build fences around them and then fix creature locations, this way they get trapped
queen briar
you just have to render them in
kind ice
But can't you just build fences around them and then fix creature locations, thi...
Yep, I show screen recordings of doing this above.
queen briar
so yes but you got to constantly be near it
hexed vapor
Wow that's broken
queen briar
i dont thinks its that viable anymore with the new scarab spawns
kind ice
i dont thinks its that viable anymore with the new scarab spawns
5 of the original 6 I captured still work 😏
kind ice
Also apparently, and I don't know if this is true because I didn't watch the latest stream, but the devs said the way to kill scarabs was to trap them.
kind ice
@hexed vapor when you wall them in, they basically just spin around in place:
#933955804732743730 message
hexed vapor
Ya well I wanna be hunting them the right way
half wigeon
Also apparently, and I don't know if this is true because I didn't watch the lat...
Well the only 'trap' we have is the tripwire but it's delay makes it unuseable
queen briar
i hope they dont mean that spike strips do 2X damage or something like that
kind ice
Well the only 'trap' we have is the tripwire but it's delay makes it unuseable
You could always vote on my suggestion to remove the fuse delay from them 😏
#suggestions-old message
half wigeon
You could always vote on my suggestion to remove the fuse delay from them 😏
ht...
I did
toxic sierra
You could always vote on my suggestion to remove the fuse delay from them 😏
ht...
ur on 36 upvotes
queen briar
scarabs now sparkle
making them quite easy to see in darkness
use this too your advantage when hunting scarabs
they also sparkle every 5 seconds!
queen briar
Also they changed the movement noise of the scarab!
its similar to the soldier ants walking sound but softer and faster with some faint leaf rustling with it
Note: Like Buried treasures at night Scarabs don't glimmer at night
Fun fact! Scarab corpses also sparkle in the day!
unborn dove
Does anyone know if the Scarab will dig if they run into a spike strip?
queen briar
finally got one
yo can you please put your scarab kill pics in #934662771327533066
i like scarab kill pics
hexed vapor
sry i didnt know that was a thing
half wigeon
The feeling when you see the scarab, down your liquid rage and shoot...and the scarab has 1 HP left and runs away...
I'm switching to poison. Let's see if that makes a difference
half wigeon
Yep
hexed vapor
then you shld use the spider slider meal too
it willl increase the chance of crits
and i suppose you are already using a lvl 2 coup de gras
queen briar
still chance based
half wigeon
it willl increase the chance of crits
I do. Problem is it often runs out or spoils before I meetup with a scarab
queen briar
lvl 7 brood mother club with Shinobi sneeze
brood mother charge hit should kill on whoa
shinobi sneeze to get close
hexed vapor
wait but shinobi sneeze reduces your damage
queen briar
tho the duration on shinobi sneeze is way too short
queen briar
wait but shinobi sneeze reduces your damage
attack speed
hexed vapor
so does it work still?
hexed vapor
shld, or hav you tried it out?
queen briar
if it did we wouldnt be having this convo
hexed vapor
yeee
queen briar
so i would try melee getting the first 15 twinkling shells
then get the lvl 9 crossbow
and test for effects
queen briar
does a lvl 9 crossbow and feather hat 1 shot a scarab on whoa
hexed vapor
i think someone mentiond they did
queen briar
but what i do know is that scarabs despawn too quickly with poison to be viable
hexed vapor
maybe
queen briar
except if you know how to derender scarabs
hexed vapor
but what if we get super venom arrows?
hexed vapor
maybe
half wigeon
does a lvl 9 crossbow and feather hat 1 shot a scarab on whoa
I have lvl 8 bow
trying to get it to 9
queen briar
I have lvl 8 bow
not lvl 9
half wigeon
Only if crit
hexed vapor
hmm
queen briar
crits double damage so of course it does
hexed vapor
did you try trowing the bee spear?
queen briar
did you try trowing the bee spear?
why...
hexed vapor
it could maybe work?
queen briar
its not like a charge hit from a spear could even 1 shot it
hexed vapor
spear do almost triple damage when thrown
hexed vapor
so says medicre milton
hexed vapor
bruh
queen briar
too inconsistent for worth
hexed vapor
but if it one shots, on lvl 7 with liquid rage, i think its worth it
hexed vapor
plus theres also a higher crit chance with the spear
queen briar
figuring out how to kill whoa mode scarabs consistently is very difficult
queen briar
so from what i heard liquid rage increases bow damage
queen briar
but maybe the spear build could work?
maybe
hexed vapor
so from what i heard liquid rage increases bow damage
i am pretty sure it increases melee damage too
queen briar
i can try seeing as i have 9 stacks of twinkling shells
maybe a mix of both brood mother helm, liquid rage and venom arrows may work
hexed vapor
maybe?
queen briar
yep thats the point of liquid rage
hexed vapor
but then we dont have the crow hat
queen briar
yeah
but i find that the double venom damage may just be enough
just have to wait a few seconds
hexed vapor
who knows
queen briar
also be sure to derender the scarabs
when they are derendered they forget their ai and cant burrow
hexed vapor
and equipping sharpshooter
queen briar
sharpshooter is a chance
hexed vapor
ik
queen briar
i need consistency
queen briar
i guess so
but all this is just theory work
we need someone who can actually test this stuff out and figure out the way to kill scarabs consistently on whoa
hexed vapor
yaa
fading kraken
I have and there is a 100% reliable way to one shot a scarab on whoa.
queen briar
yes
hexed vapor
whoa
fading kraken
So what you need is a level 9 crossbow with splinter arrows, marksman cap, sharpshooter 3, liquid rage. You can use feather arrows to kill it with the dot damage, but the scarab will run and there is a chance it will borrow before it dies.
fading kraken
Yep
hexed vapor
for which you ned to kill scarabs one shot
fading kraken
I had to get lucky by either following scarabs and shooting them close to walls so they would have no where to run. I know some people have built walls around spawn locations to trap them as well.
hexed vapor
WE NEED CONSISTENCY
fading kraken
I do hope they adjust the def/hp of them in the future.
hexed vapor
but it takes forever to charge hit
queen briar
im good at timing
hexed vapor
well i definately am not
queen briar
well damn
hexed vapor
it sucks to suck ig
hexed vapor
but i can SNEAK
queen briar
its also because scarabs turn like ai
hexed vapor
(i mean i am on medium so whatever)
fading kraken
what about that shinobi sneeze stuff. Would that help with getting close?
queen briar
what about that shinobi sneeze stuff. Would that help with getting close?
yes
lasts too damn short
and reduces melee damage
fading kraken
oh
hexed vapor
but shinobi sneeze decrease attack damge
queen briar
so time it up so when you get out of shinobi sneeze you do a full charge hit
hexed vapor
yeee
queen briar
thats perfect i think
queen briar
so i need to know charge times of brood mother club and shinobi sneeze duration
seems doable
fading kraken
anyone try those new super gas arrows on them?