Raids: Spawn Time of Day
Just some experience of mine, and I know it's completely RNG (at least I think it is), but it seems a bit weird to me that from all the raids on all my characters (not too many, currently four) at least 90%, if not even more, are around dusk or even right at nightfall.
Just had this with a toon that I play together with my wife. We're working on a hut in the Black Forest as our staging point for our first raid in the Swamps. One evening, pretty much at nightfall, we had our first "Foul stench" event, and right the next evening, also right around nightfall, our first "The ground shakes".
I'd like to know from some of you if you have the same experience, or if raid times are indeed completely random for you. It just seems so uncanny that the vast majority of them are close to nightfall.
Just had this with a toon that I play together with my wife. We're working on a hut in the Black Forest as our staging point for our first raid in the Swamps. One evening, pretty much at nightfall, we had our first "Foul stench" event, and right the next evening, also right around nightfall, our first "The ground shakes".
I'd like to know from some of you if you have the same experience, or if raid times are indeed completely random for you. It just seems so uncanny that the vast majority of them are close to nightfall.
8:13 pm, June 8, 2022
Ammikaameri replied to Raids: Spawn Time of Day June 9, 2022 @ 8:13:09 am PDT
It is usually skewed towards night because that is usually when you are in your base the most. The raid cooldown is 46 minutes with a 20% chance. This is known information so there is no need to speculate if it is random.
This should not be possible unless using mods, as the day/night cycle length is 30 minutes. Which would mean the next possible raid would be the second morning after the nightfall raid.
One evening, pretty much at nightfall, we had our first "Foul stench" event, and right the next evening, also right around nightfall, our first "The ground shakes".
This should not be possible unless using mods, as the day/night cycle length is 30 minutes. Which would mean the next possible raid would be the second morning after the nightfall raid.
5:13 pm, June 9, 2022
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electricdawn replied to Raids: Spawn Time of Day June 9, 2022 @ 9:26:24 am PDT
Nope, no mods, just plain vanilla game. As you can tell by my profile, I've been at it for around 800 hours, I've beaten Yagluth, and I'm on my fourth character.
I have the feeling it is now more common, and I can pretty much confirm that it was the next in-game evening when the raid happened, and that it is not the first time that has happened to me as well.
In this case I was working for several in-game days on our hunting cabin, with my wife doing the foraging and gathering, so I can absolutely guarantee I was at the cabin for several entire in-game days.
I have the feeling it is now more common, and I can pretty much confirm that it was the next in-game evening when the raid happened, and that it is not the first time that has happened to me as well.
In this case I was working for several in-game days on our hunting cabin, with my wife doing the foraging and gathering, so I can absolutely guarantee I was at the cabin for several entire in-game days.
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electricdawn replied to Raids: Spawn Time of Day June 8, 2022 @ 11:49:41 pm PDT
@GunsForBucks: Totally! Whenever I encounter Trolls my food is running low. I have the same experience. ;)
@Grailoch: Thank you! I've been through some swamps before, but for my wife it's a first. We will proceed cautiously, scouting out the edges first for turnips. Hope we can find them, they are so rare. I also hope that this swamp has a crypt, it's not too wide, but fairly long, running along the western coast of a biggish Black Forest island.
@Grailoch: Thank you! I've been through some swamps before, but for my wife it's a first. We will proceed cautiously, scouting out the edges first for turnips. Hope we can find them, they are so rare. I also hope that this swamp has a crypt, it's not too wide, but fairly long, running along the western coast of a biggish Black Forest island.
8:13 am, June 9, 2022
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GunsForBucks replied to Raids: Spawn Time of Day June 8, 2022 @ 2:34:17 pm PDT
The end of the day is also when your food is probably running out... I swear you get raids more often when your stamina food is running out or low.
But yeah RNG... always seem to run into that troll when my food is running low ha ha ha
But yeah RNG... always seem to run into that troll when my food is running low ha ha ha
11:13 pm, June 8, 2022
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Grailoch replied to Raids: Spawn Time of Day June 8, 2022 @ 11:58:24 am PDT
For me they appear completely random. Maybe you are away adventuring in the daytime, only to return to base in the evenings more often than just hanging out at base all day?
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Pobblebonk replied to Raids: Spawn Time of Day June 8, 2022 @ 11:59:19 am PDT
Maybe raids appear more often in the evening because then players usually come back to their base to sleep. As far as I know raids need a bed or other base structures nearby.
In general I didn't really pay attention to when raids start, but I definitely had them at every time of day (more often during the day, probably because I sleep the night away while in my base).
In general I didn't really pay attention to when raids start, but I definitely had them at every time of day (more often during the day, probably because I sleep the night away while in my base).
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electricdawn replied to Raids: Spawn Time of Day June 8, 2022 @ 12:02:31 pm PDT
That is the kicker: I was working on the hut all day and my wife was bringing me wood, copper and tin so I could finish it.
I do realize that the roaming around during daytime, be at your base at night does indeed skew this a lot and that's probably what is responsible for the majority of my events, but in this case?
I worked on this hut for several days and the events come right at nightfall and two times in a row.
Guess it's RNG, but it just feels weird, I guess. ;)
Edit: I tend to build more nice looking houses (no castles or huge mansions, just nice houses) which takes me several days.
I do realize that the roaming around during daytime, be at your base at night does indeed skew this a lot and that's probably what is responsible for the majority of my events, but in this case?
I worked on this hut for several days and the events come right at nightfall and two times in a row.
Guess it's RNG, but it just feels weird, I guess. ;)
Edit: I tend to build more nice looking houses (no castles or huge mansions, just nice houses) which takes me several days.
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Grailoch replied to Raids: Spawn Time of Day June 8, 2022 @ 12:08:47 pm PDT
Regardless, hope you swamp adventure goes well. I started my delve into it today too. Pretty decent, can handle everything easily except abomination. I will be able to handle it, but will just have to dodge the big middle attack, bronze buckler is not parrying it. Ran away from first encounter like a scare-d-cat after getting smashed once.
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