So, a troll just utterly devastated a Stone tower i had renovated.
I am pretty sure they weren't able to do that before (i hadn't played in a while before the last update) because I tended to use these tower as forward operating bases and protection from enemies like these. Additionally it was just fun to outsmart enemies via "civilization" so to speak and to fend of an attack from the ramparts.
And quite honestly, that a troll can just lay utter waste to these towers now literally within half a minute, kinda defeats not just using these towers but using stone as building material beyond the visuals.
For smaller enemies wood does just fine and for larger enemies wasting resources on stone buildings when they are this useless, well, it makes no sense.
EDIT: And it was also one of my main components how to defeat bosses. If the Troll is that strong then i am wondering what happened to the bosses. Basically i am mourning the potential death of my playstyle. :-/
And quite honestly, that a troll can just lay utter waste to these towers now literally within half a minute, kinda defeats not just using these towers but using stone as building material beyond the visuals.
For smaller enemies wood does just fine and for larger enemies wasting resources on stone buildings when they are this useless, well, it makes no sense.
EDIT: And it was also one of my main components how to defeat bosses. If the Troll is that strong then i am wondering what happened to the bosses. Basically i am mourning the potential death of my playstyle. :-/
8:13 pm, April 14, 2022
Maffou22 replied to So, a troll just utterly devastated a Stone tower i had renovated. April 14, 2022 @ 7:35:24 pm PDT
I would suggest kiting the trolls and using the large boulders to help slow it down but should be easy to kill it with bow
5:13 am, April 15, 2022
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PakaNoHida replied to So, a troll just utterly devastated a Stone tower i had renovated. April 14, 2022 @ 7:42:57 pm PDT
Moats save bases and are cheaper than raising terrain.
Then you can kill them at your leisure.
Then you can kill them at your leisure.
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Gnome d'War replied to So, a troll just utterly devastated a Stone tower i had renovated. April 14, 2022 @ 6:09:31 pm PDT
It would be nice if they fixed that troll AoE attacks will hit everything on the other side of a wall. That alone will pulverize everything inside the tower while letting it remain more or less intact.
2:13 am, April 15, 2022
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Zombo replied to So, a troll just utterly devastated a Stone tower i had renovated. April 14, 2022 @ 6:45:27 pm PDT
I use wooden spikes to keep everything away and off my walls, and everything else. I use my walls as a place to shoot arrows from. Wood spikes will stagger trolls that hit them. Just make sure you repair the spikes often and during the battle. They are only good for a couple hits before being destroyed, and gone.
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AugustusKron replied to So, a troll just utterly devastated a Stone tower i had renovated. April 14, 2022 @ 1:26:43 pm PDT
sounds like you got hit by a trollnado, it is that time of year
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Karma replied to So, a troll just utterly devastated a Stone tower i had renovated. April 14, 2022 @ 1:43:59 pm PDT
sounds like you got hit by a trollnado, it is that time of year
LOL
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Sanki replied to So, a troll just utterly devastated a Stone tower i had renovated. April 14, 2022 @ 3:37:16 pm PDT
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PakaNoHida replied to So, a troll just utterly devastated a Stone tower i had renovated. April 14, 2022 @ 10:41:57 am PDT
It does take more than 1 strike by a troll to smash through stone walls hence why stone is superior to wood.
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slofish_00 replied to So, a troll just utterly devastated a Stone tower i had renovated. April 14, 2022 @ 10:53:29 am PDT
found that awhile ago; if there's a troll event you must lead them away from
your structures (or dig a deep ditch around your base)
they can't destroy a stone tower immediately BUT their
area effect will vaporize containers and anything in range
your structures (or dig a deep ditch around your base)
they can't destroy a stone tower immediately BUT their
area effect will vaporize containers and anything in range
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caroraim replied to So, a troll just utterly devastated a Stone tower i had renovated. April 14, 2022 @ 10:58:33 am PDT
Moats protect walls, walls protect whats behind them. Towers or other buildings have to be protected as well as the walls. Also, you should leave a little room between the iside of the moat and the wall. Stone is tougher, but clearly not invulnerable. And no, bosses will obliterate walls. I too as a solo player like to come up with creative approaches to minimize bosses, or "cheese" them as some would say, but beyond the swamps it gets hard to do. You could raise a terrain tower of sorts...nothing in the game can destroy that. I've wondered about it for the Yagluth fight, but I'm not sure how exactly to use them. Whatever the play style, flexibility and adaptability is key, imo.
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Dr.Doom replied to So, a troll just utterly devastated a Stone tower i had renovated. April 14, 2022 @ 11:16:31 am PDT
If mobs cannot get in touch with you, they start demolishing your structures. So, go climb a rock... ah, no, I mean, go and attack the mobs.
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retsam1 replied to So, a troll just utterly devastated a Stone tower i had renovated. April 14, 2022 @ 11:23:20 am PDT
I am pretty sure they weren't able to do that before (i hadn't played in a while before the last update) because I tended to use these tower as forward operating bases and protection from enemies like these. Additionally it was just fun to outsmart enemies via "civilization" so to speak and to fend of an attack from the ramparts.
And quite honestly, that a troll can just lay utter waste to these towers now literally within half a minute, kinda defeats not just using these towers but using stone as building material beyond the visuals.
For smaller enemies wood does just fine and for larger enemies wasting resources on stone buildings when they are this useless, well, it makes no sense.
EDIT: And it was also one of my main components how to defeat bosses. If the Troll is that strong then i am wondering what happened to the bosses. Basically i am mourning the potential death of my playstyle. :-/
1-2 starred trolls swinging a log are pretty hard on structures including stone.
However, as others have said and as folks have posted for a long time on the forums, you have to protect your structures with either high earthen walls moats or other such things.
Trolls main weakness is like with most mobs in the game, they're simply vertically challenged.
Also, I know you said you renovated a stone tower and I assume you mean that you repaired all the stones with the stone cutter station and built more stones? If not and you just simply renovated with pieces of wood, that structure easily would be destroyed because ruined towers' stone pieces vary from healthy to almost 1 shot from destruction really. But again you have to protect your structures with defenses.
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felixader replied to So, a troll just utterly devastated a Stone tower i had renovated. April 14, 2022 @ 11:26:22 am PDT
Thanks for the tips, these are pretty good thoughts.
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Zep Tepi replied to So, a troll just utterly devastated a Stone tower i had renovated. April 14, 2022 @ 11:57:32 am PDT
There was an update quite awhile back that made mobs more likely to target structures, especially workbenches, if they couldn't reach you. I don't think they made the trolls stronger. They're not doing more damage, just being more persistent about it.
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Bobucles replied to So, a troll just utterly devastated a Stone tower i had renovated. April 14, 2022 @ 12:44:27 pm PDT
Trolls deal a TON of damage to stone. It's not because stone is particularly weak, but rather because stone pieces are tiny and troll attacks deal huge AoE. So they'll whack a dozen rocks at once and it'll hurt.
Wood stake fences are great for overall defense. They good endurance and are fairly cheap border protection. If enemies can't smell the player nearby they tend not to aggro, so a wide perimeter is very effective.
Wood stake fences are great for overall defense. They good endurance and are fairly cheap border protection. If enemies can't smell the player nearby they tend not to aggro, so a wide perimeter is very effective.
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