#Scarab Hunting Tips
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I might give it a try just for the heck of it.
what super gas arrows?
no lvl 7 spear
well i have the twinkling shells for more but
thats still loss of quartzite which i dont have
i have more twinkling shells than quartzite
but if it work?
I just noticed the super gas arrows do require splinter arrows to make. It is looking more positive.
but yeah i reccomend saving before every hunt
uhuh
okay someone needs to explain why making splinter arrows is better than the crow ones
and why are splinter arrows better?
damage overtime is basically the same as splinter arrow damage
easier to craft in bulk
well the splinter arrows do more initial damage where the feathers have a dot. With the build I mentioned earlier the splinter arrows one shot where the feathers do not, but do have that dot.
It's still a pretty limited resource since you may only get as little as 6 arrows per shield bug, unfortunately
6 arrows per stink bug is good
9
As little as, you can only get 2 gas sacks per. It isn't always 3
Yeah that is true, but if get gets you enough shells to make that initial level 9 weapon.
ahh okay
Splinter arrows do more damage upfront, but feather arrows do the same amount of total damage after the DoT:
no you need super stink sacks
ahem i have 3 stacks of super stink sacs
yea
i got more super stinc sacs than regular gas sacs
wait salty crossbow?
Come to find out your resource stack size is like 12 😏
cant be obtained anymore
25
can someone answe this?
Can you even make a salty crossbow legitly? I use a level 9 mighty one.
bruh i am pretty sure 12 isnt even possible
It was a joke
i enhanced the joke
Salty crossbow:
you added salt and pepper to the joke
pre hot and hazy shenanigans
During the PTS for Hot and Hazy, you were allowed to upgrade ranged weapons like bows and crossbows with candy. They removed it when HnH released and replaced it with arrows instead
I have both a salty crossbow and a spicy insect bow
Yeah this thread is basically one flex-orama for you though, let me have my 5 minutes of looking cool 😏
ok
you shld delete those crossbows like a honorable man
i am honestly trying to figure out the way to kill scarabs on whoa tho
it must be done
nut you can perfect block other creatures
CONSISTENCY
and then attac the scarabs?
well we will have to see how long dazzling reposte lasts
i think it lasts until you hit
well if thats the case
it only effects melee
just use 1 brood mother club charge hit
even then isnt how dazzling repost works is that enemies get a debuff instead of you?
idk i am not a sweat that uses koi armor
Yet
also that makes you lose out on feather cap
well someones gotta try it
ya but maybe it has a better damage boost?
huh who knows
eyy i was right
you cant perfect block scarabs
Tbh if it did work, it's not something you could effectively plan and do for every scarab. It would be pure luck to not only find a scarab in melee distance but then parry some other enemy and be able to hit the scarab in the window of time needed
Useless against ants and mites, but absolutely perfect for anything like a broodmother or a roly
Would eye patch be more than marksman cap though? Or are we not talking ranged?
ok someone need to make a thread where all the ideas that have to be tested are listed
no one shot scarab kill ideas
also used so we dont have massive convos about if it works
@queen briarwhat is your preferred method of hunting them?
USE THIS IF THE IDEA ACTUALLY WORKS
feather hat , lvl 9 crossbow
current scarab spawn map
So is that thread going to include ways which require a level 9 weapon or no?
This thread is for if the method of scarab killing works
got it
There's one in Green Stinky's arena
#936963128502128720 its about talking about theories and ways to kill scarabs.
#Scarab Hunting discussion
I just found the way to reliably kill a scarab on whoa mode with a level 7 crossbow! I have tested this 6 time now. So with a level 7 crossbow, marksman's cap, sharpshooter 3, and super gas arrows. Is all you need for a 100% chance for a hit shot kill. The catch is, it has to be a hit. If you miss the scarab will run out of the gas before it dies. @queen briar@hexed vapor
as i said gas arrow good
but atleast i know it works on whoa
Yeah and you die fast if you are not careful 🙂
talk more in #936963128502128720
So which one is for confirmed killing methods ?
well Crow cross bow, Crow cap works
lvl 8 termite axe charge hit works
lvl 7 brood mother club charge hit works
Venom arrows with brood mother helm works and crow crossbow works
these works
Is this thread for posting methods that work or is the #936963128502128720 the thread?
hunting discussions is whether you want to talk about methods that work and theorising
The stuff i said works so its put here
got it
or even just want to talk about scarabs in general
I am kind of leaning towards changing my preferred method of killing scarabs on whoa now. Since this new way does not require liquid rage, and you get a splinter arrow back. Plus one sack makes 3 arrows.
nice
Wow it even works with a level 7 insect bow. Now I feel bad for any earlier complaints I had.
Feel like this should be the de facto recommendation, probably the most accessible and consistent?
Did you have marksman cap on or any buffs?
I knew super gas arrows were the right choice
That has all the info on buffs
Yo this scarab hunting discussion thread doesn’t work lol
Yeah this is nuts. Though I should have mentioned with a insect bow. The scarab will run but the dot will kill it.
But we’ll I prefer Accuracy than fire rate
Just play to your strengths
Especially with how Splinter arrows arc
Yeah idk if the super gas arrow arc or not since you require splinter arrows to make them.
I'm back.
Oh? Super gas arrows?
Ok I'll try it
Further testing on whoa mode has shown with a level 9 crossbow. The marksman's cap is not even needed if you have sharpshooter 3 active. The scarab does run after being hit but dies to the dot.
I will post this in #936963128502128720 as well. I just noticed the sharpshooter mutation was changed, it no longer adds damage. So killing scarabs on whoa requires either a level 7 crossbow with the marksman cap, and super gas arrows. Or if you have a level 9 crossbow you only really need super gas arrows. Alternatively if you have a level 9 crossbow you can use liquid rage with the marksman's cap, and splinter arrows. You can use feather arrows if you want and the scarab will run but die to the dot damage.
I use a insect bow. So how can I kill one?
Well if it is a level 7 insect bow and if you are using super gas arrows. You need to have a direct hit, and the scarab will run but die to the dot on whoa mode.
Nice. Because yes I play on Whoa.
make sure you have the marksman's cap on.
Okey. Thank you.
After further testing I found it's not a 100% chance to kill a scarab on whoa. When just using a level 7 insect bow, marksman's cap and super gas arrows. There is a chance the scarab will burrow before being killed by the dot. I would recommend the crossbow to have that 100% chance or you could use liquid rage if you wanted to stick with the insect bow. Though after you are able to upgrade your bow this is a none issue. @tawny moon
lvl 8 crossbow (mighty) with marksman's cap, bow mutation and super gas arrows is 100% kill on hit so far for me
Yeah, I unfortunately found this out the hard way and had to use feathers. It got it, but I wasted an arrow.
sry to hear yeah I was trying to get that info to you before something like that happened.
Wait, do I need the burgl chip in the termite cave to get the jeweled globs?
yes
Oh, well I'm fucked.
The termites are too hard on whoa.
Well I won't be able to even make the jewels until they nerf the termites. Ugh. All for nothing.
@tawny moonIt is possible to run past them all and pick up the chip without fighting.
It is?
yep there are videos on which path the take
Links? Because the general consensus is that they aren't that tough. But to us they are indeed terrible.
I actually found a way in myself. I died though but I did pick it up. Just didn't save.
I lured each termite that I found out to the tarp and cheese utilized the tarp boundary (termites inside the nest don't go onto the tarp) with crossbow/arrows to clear the way to the main hall of the nest.
you dont need sharphooter
nice
I know, but the chance to root is an addition that pairs well with gas.
So ridiculous, who's got all day hunt for this things
sadly they don't work for scarabs.
Also lure arrows barely work
Just watched a scarab walking into a spike trap for about a minute with no damage at all, so I'm pretty certain they have no effect on them (similar to bees who can literally sleep on top of spike traps)
Seems like the same for gas arrows, if you do not directly hits them. Then gas seems not to hurt them at all.
Seems they've picked up our cheesing habits for killing bugs and made them a challenge.
The way I’m killing scarabs is to shoot them with an incest bow/splinter arrow then instantly pop a shinobi sneeze and shoot them again.
Ah yes the incest bow
Ugh. How do I kill the termite mound scarab? It gets spooked 100% of the time by those damn termites and scurries off.
Maybe just make a save when you see the scarab. That way if it runs away you can reload the save and try again.
Tried that. It consistently runs away due to termites spooking it.
I reccomend waiting until the scarab runs out of the termite nest
Then hit it with a good shot as it runs in a straight line towards the bike
Don't push upwards into the nest unless you are competent enough to shoot a scarab while moving
A patient hunter is a rewarded hunter!
I like your method. I tested this on whoa and it works even with feather arrows. Works with both a level 7 & 9 crossbow and even a level 7 insect bow. Also no marksman's cap.
Still on the fence with upgrading my crossbow to level 9. I hear I'll still need the marksman's cap to OHKO a scarab on Medium.
Only if you use T1 arrows
Crow feather works on one shot, or will it be DoT that kills it?
@crude vale Crow feather arrows on medium with marksman's cap and a level 7 crossbow or higher will one shot scarabs.
Splatbursts are effective but expensive
Make sure to save before you throw them though
Don't want to waste any
What's the damage comparison between the feather arrows and the splinter arrows
Feather has DoT and is lighter, Splinter does more raw damage instantly, but has a noticable arc.
Same total damage
@crude vale
https://youtu.be/VtrMg4vcH8E
Woah mode players can one poison arrow kill a scarab?
Nope
Well maybe
What I do know is that the scarab despawn too quickly for poison to be effective
It's effective on medium and mild mode
But people use Super gas arrows on whoa
Not reliably.
Only if crit activates.
But if crit activates, any arrow type will 1 shot it.
Only reliable ways (so far) is Marksman's cap with:
- lvl 7 or 8 crossbow and super gas arrows,
- lvl 9 crossbow with splinter arrows and liquid rage
Ahh ok thx
btw dont forgett it, save befor u kill the scarab and reload til u get 4x parts,
or 5x
save/reload does not work for me as the creature location changes upon reload
I have experienced the same. Scarab is not in the same location on reload.
Learned that the hard way
Those loading screens are long
ig creature location resets when reloading
I still recommend saving even tho the creature may reset. If you lose a hunt to some utter nonsense such as ladybird larvae it’s good to have a second chance
Or you can just take it like a man and accept the loss
I always accept the loss... And then cry for like an hour
If you see a scarab and aren’t prepared you could just reset bug spawns to prevent the scarab from despawning. This works way better in single player because when you pause, it pauses the world.
Found out tonight there's a backpack with 5 Twinkling shells in it. https://youtu.be/vOsWSjaVDMk
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use the resource scanner, go to the point where the scarab "was" use reset bug spawn and it spawn back where he was scanned
This can only be used once per save, so I don't consider this a viable tactic
Would you say it's been there since the start of the pts or only in the official update?
hmm it seems the new update changed scarab AI a bit...
they seem to get stuck a bit more often and is it me or they stop a bit then look around before moving?
also do they move slower?
No idea
yes scarabs now occasionally stop
I don't know why
so probably a perfect time to shoot em
seems randomised when scarabs stop
but it could be if they collide with something
I went to that spot early PTS and nothing was there
I have to conclude it was added after they saw the many comments about how difficult it is to hunt them.
Kind of a cheap copout for players who are bad at hunting scarabs. Now they get a free scanner handout instead of experiencing the thrill of the hunt. Still, it's likely if they're bad at hunting them, those 5 shells will be all they'll ever get. I dunno, coming from Runescape, handouts are kinda iffy with me. I think it's better to experience it in a way that will encourage getting better.
everyone had at the beginning massiv problems to find/hunt them. due the time u learn it, i farm the very easy and quick now. even i knew the free 5 shells from yesterday
but still its a nice thing to give them for free for the first lvl 8 upgrade
btw as i said, about the fix bug location, go to the point where the scarab marked on the scanner, use it and it respawn at the point, i did it now and he appears in front of me
What if the shell amount was lowered to 1? Free scanner target, but encourages hunting them for their level 8.
why would u make it harder? if it would be a "boss" or a "elite" monster to grind/farm it, i would understand it but its just a !$#+ scarab that is mostly buggy, flying around with a godlike speed and is never on their "located" spot. sometimes u random meet it and the next second its gone, burried away
Because things shouldn't be handed out that easily.
that game is way harder than before, new players already struggle that hard in the early lol
They learn. We were all new once. And the upper yard is for when they do.
whatever its just 5 scale lol
By looking at this image, I estimate that the emoji for the scarab will be wayyyy cuter than all of them
I got another scarab hunting tip
If you ever lose track of a scarab... Use photo mode to scout around you to fins where the scarab went
helps quite a lot when the scarab is in a tight space that's filled with enemies
Use this and lie in wait on where the scarab will go onto next.
(I highly recommend using photo mode when you encounter enemies while the scarab is right in front of you. Gives you time to plan for a strategical play)
I was going to say ||use console commands|| but that would get me kicked/banned
Nah. At least not way down here in a thread in #|super-ominent-secrets . We just prefer you take discussions on how exactly one might open a console elsewhere though.
i think that would be very difficult to pull off
How challenging is this. Seems like the throwing arc could be hard to judge.
the explosion radius is relatively large
Practice by throwing rocks
But remember that bombs are Inconsistent and can even kill you
Did you toss it as it was running towards or away from you?
it was running away from me
Cool, thanks!
Unarchived, you're welcome
Yo!!!
Scarab map
Note: the target is where scarabs like to hang out/pass through. The dandelion and meat symbol is my scarab hunting lodge
On medium is level 7 Xbow and feather arrows enough to one shot
It might be i skipped straight to lv 8 thanks to the backpack of shells. Stacking liquid rage should ensure the kill.
If you are on whoa Super gas arrows, Liquid rage, marksman cap and a lvl 9 cross bow should work
overkill even for Woah mode dont ya think?
Well what ever for a guarantee kill
I use splinter arrows
Ok
With these threads its best to not reply to any old posts.
Sorry
Well feel free to ask me for any Scarab Hunting tips
Hey, Bob so I'm playing on woah mode, is there anyway at all to one shot scarabs?
I'm using splinter arrows, a level 8 crossbow, feather hat and liquid rage and they still don't die instantly
Add a super gas arrow to your list and it should almost be a guarantee kill
If only the gas followed where the arrow stuck. Would make it a lot easier.
So, Medium Mode, level 7 Crow Crossbow, and Crow Feather Arrows with Marksman's Cap. Will it one-shot?
(Honestly, minimum requirements to one-shot on each difficulty should be a pinned comment.)
Split arrows work too
While splinter works i prefer feather for the straighter farther range
So it will one-shot, or does the bleed damage kill it?
On medium and all that i think the bleed will do the kill but its one arrow shot so tachnically can be considered a one shot.
I took the shortcut and used the free shells to skip to lv 8
I have 20, myself. Need to use them up. Need...320 quartzite shards.
Yes I'm pretty sure it will 1 shot on Meduim
As long as you have that crow feather hat on
But somehow throwing a bratbursts / splat burst at a scarab is very effective
I gotta check Burr bombs effectiveness next update
If they were like mines and not bombs you had to set off, they might have some use.
I mean they still have decent use being bombs one triggers
And I'm guessing tripwire bombs don't have a use for that either, huh? Delayed explosion.
It all relies on preparation and proper planning.
There are some places scarabs do go that are dead ends in the trenches
An example would be the little spider nest. A tripwire trap there maybe could kill a scarab
Ugh...the collision in this game can be bad at times. Clear shot at a scarab and grass blocks it.
And then there are the times where it clearly shouldn't notice you...but it does.
Then the point-blank shots that miss...wow, how does anyone do this and not go insane?
Wsg lads
Fug, how rare is the 5 shell roll? I've reloaded about 20 times and the most I've gotten is 4!
I've only gooten the 5 shell drop twice in all of my scarab kills
But yes patience is a virtue and if you hear the scarabs walking sound I reccomend run in the opposite direction. If you can hear it, the scarab can almost see you
The turn and run has saved so many losses
Yep turn and run was a life saver whenever I try to hit scarabs with melee
Main problem I'm having is the environment. I can shoot point-blank and the arrows hit the environment, even with a clear shot.
What pov
I got 9 shells that trip...better than nothing, I suppose.
Third-person. I refuse to play in First-person.
Remember third has the off center aim so you need the target left of the crosshair
Weird.
Not too much over but it is off
SCarabs have a hp buff
to 1 shot i used a Splinter arrow with lvl 9 cross bow and marksman cap
Does it have to be level 9?
Damn, how do we even kill them before that?
We need 15 shells (10 with the freebie) just to get a crossbow to 9.
Forced to use Super Gas Arrows?
In 0.12 on medium feather arrow and feather cap and lv 8 xbow has been enough for a one shot.
Why i mentioned 0.12
perhaps the stylish feather hat does damage
I wonder why the marksman's cap was changed? It was essential to scarab hunting.
Still can stack liquid rage and ox burger
What's the ox burger do for you?
So we have to upgrade the hat to OHKO scarabs at level 7 again?
bip bop?
also yes the Stylish feather hat does allow you to 1 shot scarabs
+twinkling shell drop rate 2-5 has a higher chance of dropping more shells
I feel like scarabs are...less skittish now. One despawned on me 3 times before resurfacing again in its respawn point each time. I don't think scarabs are going to despawn for the day if you fail a hunt.
Anyone else having difficult time getting jewels in woah mode I got a marksmanship cap with level 8 crossbow and sharpshooter level 3 and still having hard time getting Jewls
You got to do another convoluted process in whoa mode
Try your build but with liquid rage and super gas arrows
I'm not getting the burrow animation half the time, they just disappear into thin air 😏
i think my world is glitch OR i am very unlucky
because i cant find any sacarb beetles
In theory, could a level 9 Insect Bow with a Marksman's Cap kill a scarab in one hit? I've been debating on upgrading mine from 7 to 9.
I'd say no as they will probably add some kind of tier 3 bow. Plus cross bow = accuracy
Well, it's more of I'm a better shot with a bow than a crossbow. And that reload time is hell.
Fair enough then. If you have the shells go ahead
This calls for stience! After I hunt more of those little buggers. Need quite a few more shells.
Alright
(Or I could just use creative mode)
Actually test if you can even 1 shot Scarabs with that on a creative world
Before you scam yourself
The results: A level 9 Insect Bow with a Marksman's Cap came close to one-shotting the scarab, but it didn't one-shot it. Even with Liquid Rage, the Scarab still hung on with a thread of health. Looks like the Crow Crossbow is the clear winner when it comes to scarab hunting.
I doubt scarab health was buffed. Like you mentioned, one simply needs to upgrade the Marksman's Cap to level 6 to one-shot them with a level 7 crossbow.
Level 9 still one-shots them regardless btw. I was using Splinter Arrows, but I'm pretty sure Feather Arrows work just as well.
Alright cool
I would use Feather Arrows, but I've gotten so used to the Splinter Arrow arc.
Scarabs don't respond to Spike Strips, right?
There's one that always runs out of the termite mound and I can never kill it.
Shinobi Sneeze...I feel like that would be more useful for scarabs if it lasted longer and didn't lower your freaking damage.
yes
Are scarabs rare or something?
There are 9 scarabs in the upper yard. So call them rare if you want
From the looks of things, you could probably use an insect bow with spider armor and a mask of the mother demon and the scarab will die from poison. That's just a theory. A GAME-gets shot with poison arrows
@queen briar got any tips for melee? I’ve never even gotten close
And my bow won’t one shot because I need shells to upgrade it 🙁
Did you get the free shells
Look up free twinkling shells on youtube as it is hard to explain where it is.
Ok thx
Oh I got those when the update came out lol
Did they get reset like everything else in the world?
Im not sure if they reset i was wondering if you got it when it first came out.
Resources in labs and the pond treasure key got reset so it should
The backpack was reset 😉
I hate how the crossbow aiming is off in third-person. Missed so many shots before I got frustrated and switched to first-person. Also, scarabs can still despawn. It just feels mildly more difficult for them to do so. Or maybe I've been getting better.
It's really annoying how burrowing larvae of all things can spook them.
Okay, so...scarabs are no longer one-shotted with standard arrows from a level 9 crossbow.
Guess I'm not hunting scarabs this trip.
wth crow arrows don't kill it, either. I think we need the marksman's cap or splinter arrows for this. Crow arrows didn't even bleed it.
It did it again! Bled to death, but it burrowed as it was dying, so I lost the loot.
Yup. The bleed damage ticked their health to 0 and they despawned. They technically died, so the respawn timer activated.
Marksman's Cap and my level 9 crossbow with standard arrows did the trick, though.
Do I question how this scarab got here, or do I take the freebie?
A termite probably was scared off or fell down from the ledge above
guessing on Whoa gonna need super gas arrow + smoother of strength and the maskcap level 7 for a crossbow 7 to 1 hit scarab
Most that's changed is scarabs got a slight health boost in the PTS. For some reason.
Note scarabs seem to burrow when they are far enough away from you now. however they still do burrow away so keep that in mind!
To spite woah players
How does it spite us?
Prepping up to kill scarabs on every new playthrough is never not going to be a pain in the ass
trolled
scarab respawn points have yet to be changed or moved
Pog
The 0 scarab kill gold card!
BobBuzzes 1 shot whoa mode! lvl 9 crossbow, 1 splinter arrow, liquid rage and sleek feather hat
the splinter arrow does just enough damage to 1 shot the scarab. Using feather arrows make the bleed damage kill them aswell but not instant
Cheat engine
I'm on Xbox lol
Yep one shoot kill, I don't have to use poison no more
cheat engine