What's going on with the Mistlands this time?
Within the last week or so, the Mistlands has gone crazy. Play balance, if that's a thing in survival games any more, is now worse than the original release. I've got a probable mine and several corpses guarded by multiple two-star red Seekers. I managed to pull one out into the open Plains finally, where it killed four Lox, destroyed a large Fuling village with shamans and berzerkers, and rampaged through the nearby Black Forest, all apparently without taking a scratch. They're invulnerable to needle and obsidian arrows from a Dragr Fang--no noticeable effect. I pulled another one to a Dvergr tower, which it depopulated almost instantly. Then it wouldn't come back out where I could have bounced a couple of arrows off it's carapace.
Next, the Gjall seem to have gotten a sudden upgrade after this incident. They are suddenly now also invulnerable to arrows. Worse, the ticks now kill on first touch through Padded Armor. On a rescue mission, I barely got out through the portal just before one destroyed my forward base.
I won't speculate on the childhood trauma which might cause developers to take a game in this direction, but it's definitely time for a break until somebody decides how this is going to work.
Next, the Gjall seem to have gotten a sudden upgrade after this incident. They are suddenly now also invulnerable to arrows. Worse, the ticks now kill on first touch through Padded Armor. On a rescue mission, I barely got out through the portal just before one destroyed my forward base.
I won't speculate on the childhood trauma which might cause developers to take a game in this direction, but it's definitely time for a break until somebody decides how this is going to work.
12:13 am, February 19, 2023
One Eyed Willy replied to What's going on with the Mistlands this time? February 18, 2023 @ 4:30:07 pm PST
You need to use frost arrows. It helps with taking down seekers immensely. I'd also suggest the ooze bombs as a good stun/damage for them. It's no easy task solo but keeping your distance is key for sure. Use Dverger bases as a nice buffer if you get swarmed. They can fend off most of the seekers you'll come across or at least distract them while you get some hits in with them.
6:13 pm, February 21, 2023
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Rhapsody replied to What's going on with the Mistlands this time? February 18, 2023 @ 4:43:22 pm PST
Also, the Gjall took out everything inside the earthworks.
Pretty sure that happens with any enemy capable of AoE, like blobs (on organic creatures like domesticated animals), lox and shamans. AoE is equally punishing no matter who is employing it or employed upon...
Black marble is immune to fire damage and other elements, and resistant to all physical damage except pickaxe. Stone is only immune to poison and spirit.
6:13 pm, February 21, 2023
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jjrobinson2 replied to What's going on with the Mistlands this time? February 21, 2023 @ 8:52:28 am PST
Didn't mention that I finished ML once already.
However, I can't seem to stop playing the game. Wearing Troll Armor and with a bronze atgeir, I ran for the mine entrance this time instead of retreating to the beach. Bermed the only entrance to the old tower so the 2-star Seeker couldn't get to my portal. Later knocked out a couple of blocks to get to my corpse with my Frostner and upgraded black metal Atgeir and Padded Armor. Now I just need four more Black Cores out of this hole.
However, I can't seem to stop playing the game. Wearing Troll Armor and with a bronze atgeir, I ran for the mine entrance this time instead of retreating to the beach. Bermed the only entrance to the old tower so the 2-star Seeker couldn't get to my portal. Later knocked out a couple of blocks to get to my corpse with my Frostner and upgraded black metal Atgeir and Padded Armor. Now I just need four more Black Cores out of this hole.
6:13 pm, February 21, 2023
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Werric replied to What's going on with the Mistlands this time? February 21, 2023 @ 8:59:41 am PST
@One Eyed Willie hit the nail on the head. Frost arrows come into their own in MistLands. If you're going to fire arrows at anything in MistLands use Frost.
6:13 pm, February 21, 2023
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Rhapsody replied to What's going on with the Mistlands this time? February 21, 2023 @ 9:39:50 am PST
Frost arrows won't make a difference against gjall in terms of DPS, but they might still slow them down... you may be able to run circles around them while firing (and minding the ticks) since frost reduces turning speed as well.
6:13 pm, February 21, 2023
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Polonius Ulf replied to What's going on with the Mistlands this time? February 21, 2023 @ 9:50:42 am PST
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6:13 pm, February 21, 2023
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jjrobinson2 replied to What's going on with the Mistlands this time? February 18, 2023 @ 3:52:39 pm PST
No mods. One core short of a Black Forge, though.
12:13 am, February 19, 2023
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jjrobinson2 replied to What's going on with the Mistlands this time? February 18, 2023 @ 3:54:36 pm PST
Also, the Gjall took out everything inside the earthworks.
12:13 am, February 19, 2023
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Rhapsody replied to What's going on with the Mistlands this time? February 18, 2023 @ 12:55:02 pm PST
No overworld enemy spawn changed have been made for some time. The latest update was almost two weeks ago and it only made infested mine respawns possible and some unrelated spawn things in other biomes.
And gjall are certainly not immune to arrows. That's either a miss, lag, mod issue or something else.
And gjall are certainly not immune to arrows. That's either a miss, lag, mod issue or something else.
12:13 am, February 19, 2023
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Honorable_D replied to What's going on with the Mistlands this time? February 18, 2023 @ 2:46:48 pm PST
Are you playing on a server or something? Did someone activate cheats/mods? That really doesn't seem right at all.
12:13 am, February 19, 2023
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Fzanco replied to What's going on with the Mistlands this time? February 18, 2023 @ 3:15:06 pm PST
Sounds like tomfoolery to me
12:13 am, February 19, 2023
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jonnin replied to What's going on with the Mistlands this time? February 18, 2023 @ 3:27:05 pm PST
There is no way a whole village didn't hit it a few times. The red ones are dangerous, but not immortal. And the odds of getting 2 at once without mods is astronomical.
But you deal with the the same way you do anything else that is annoying. Find or raise a terrain bit and shoot them. They 'fly' (it appears to be an enhanced jump, possibly with feather fall) sorta but they can't get up there if you don't make it very wide. Then a couple min with the crossbow or fire stick and the problem goes away.
But you deal with the the same way you do anything else that is annoying. Find or raise a terrain bit and shoot them. They 'fly' (it appears to be an enhanced jump, possibly with feather fall) sorta but they can't get up there if you don't make it very wide. Then a couple min with the crossbow or fire stick and the problem goes away.
12:13 am, February 19, 2023
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