Nurse Spawning Mechanics

[DaZoul]

So there were a few words dropped on this in another thread, but does anyone know the actual, full mechanic about how and when Spider Queens spawn nurses? Cause from testing I have deducted that I have no idea. I had a few thoughts about making a nurse farm, but to see if that's even possible, nevertheless worth it, I would need the mechanics

[Well-met]

From the prefab it seems to be the same chance as the warrior, except it doesn't have a roll of its own. I think it's a random roll during a warrior roll.

[Viktor234]

local function MakeBaby(inst)
    local angle = (inst.Transform:GetRotation() + 180) * DEGREES
    
    local prefab = "spider"
    if inst.components.combat:HasTarget() and math.random() < 0.45 then
        prefab = math.random() > 0.5 and "spider_warrior" or "spider_healer"
    end

    local spider = inst.components.lootdropper:SpawnLootPrefab(prefab)
    if spider ~= nil then
        local rad = spider:GetPhysicsRadius(0) + inst:GetPhysicsRadius(0) + .25
        local x, y, z = inst.Transform:GetWorldPosition()
        spider.Transform:SetPosition(x + rad * math.cos(angle), 0, z - rad * math.sin(angle))
        spider.sg:GoToState("taunt")
        inst.components.leader:AddFollower(spider)
        if inst.components.combat.target ~= nil then
            spider.components.combat:SetTarget(inst.components.combat.target)
        end
    end
end

No Combat Target:

• 100% Regular Spider

Combat Target:

• 55% Regular Spider
• 22.5% Spider Warrior
• 22.5% Nurse Spider

[DaZoul]

So she merely has to be in combat, and does not need to have low health?

Tried fighting one with a ham bat. Fight itself really hasn't gotten more difficult. Same process, when she spawns a spider, you lure it a bit away. When she spawns a warrior or nurse, you lure that one a bit further away. So dealing with a nurse is effectively the same as dealing with a Warrior, but if she's alone it's simpler as you can stunlock the nurses. The hardest part of the fight is still the beginning, if she has a full house of 8 spiders at the start. With a ham bat, clearing those is easy, you just gotta hope and get lucky with her not spawning any special ones on you while you're dealing with em

[Mysterious box]

Huh interesting guess I was wrong thanks for clearing that up I heard it was when she was low on hp and assumed it was true since when i wailed on her she seemed ot spawn them.

[Mysterious box]

By the way anyone know how much hp nurse spiders have?

[Wumpus the 19th]

1 hour ago, Viktor234 said:

local function MakeBaby(inst)
    local angle = (inst.Transform:GetRotation() + 180) * DEGREES
    
    local prefab = "spider"
    if inst.components.combat:HasTarget() and math.random() < 0.45 then
        prefab = math.random() > 0.5 and "spider_warrior" or "spider_healer"
    end

    local spider = inst.components.lootdropper:SpawnLootPrefab(prefab)
    if spider ~= nil then
        local rad = spider:GetPhysicsRadius(0) + inst:GetPhysicsRadius(0) + .25
        local x, y, z = inst.Transform:GetWorldPosition()
        spider.Transform:SetPosition(x + rad * math.cos(angle), 0, z - rad * math.sin(angle))
        spider.sg:GoToState("taunt")
        inst.components.leader:AddFollower(spider)
        if inst.components.combat.target ~= nil then
            spider.components.combat:SetTarget(inst.components.combat.target)
        end
    end
end

 

I only really know Griftlands code, but I can read enough of this to know

this function is just named "MakeBaby". That is funny to me.