Zourin Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 You've probably run by/into this one already. Dozens of reeds completely infested with tentacles. Has anyone succesfully managed to clear out the tentacles without destroying the reeds? Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/27993-swamp-reed-tentacle-trap/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
fupa Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 Spider hat with 10 spiders can be effective. Or grab some pigs with a one man band and throw them in the fray. Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/27993-swamp-reed-tentacle-trap/#findComment-326126 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThisIsPatrick Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 wow, i died to that trap like 20 minutes ago xD Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/27993-swamp-reed-tentacle-trap/#findComment-326127 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zourin Posted September 20, 2013 Author Share Posted September 20, 2013 Spider hat with 10 spiders can be effective. Or grab some pigs with a one man band and throw them in the fray. Four pigs are barely a match for one tentacle, much less twenty. Spiders less so. Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/27993-swamp-reed-tentacle-trap/#findComment-326131 Share on other sites More sharing options...
gummie Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 Uhhh, Lure Plants? Safest thing I have ever done. Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/27993-swamp-reed-tentacle-trap/#findComment-326132 Share on other sites More sharing options...
the truthseeker Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 Seems you have to take out the tentacles one at a time if you can isolate one if you don't have the above posted resources. Just not worth it (but the sanity loss from the One Man Band would be less than the melee kiting loss if you didn't have ranged weapons for the tentacles.) Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/27993-swamp-reed-tentacle-trap/#findComment-326135 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spazmatic Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 Lureplants, the tentacles won't even be able to attack eyeplants. Or lead Deerclops to it during winter for some tentacle smashing fun... Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/27993-swamp-reed-tentacle-trap/#findComment-326137 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeoSS69 Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 Also the swamp is full of spider nests that will turn into spider queens during the first winter. Kite all the queens in there. Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/27993-swamp-reed-tentacle-trap/#findComment-326152 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zourin Posted September 20, 2013 Author Share Posted September 20, 2013 Deerclops might have some merit.. I have no idea who would actually come out on top in that fight. Tentacles would have a numbers advantage against its large radius, but 'clops has a 360 degree swing advantage. Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/27993-swamp-reed-tentacle-trap/#findComment-326154 Share on other sites More sharing options...
lunchb0x Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 I've cleared it by building pig houses along the perimeter. They get slaughtered in the beginning but as the number of pig houses increases and the damage starts to build up on the tentacles they can clear it out in a couple seasons. Sadly I was attacked by hounds near the reeds and a fire hound burned 90% of them...I have a new world now with 10 pig houses set up as well as a lightning rod and I won't be fighting hounds in the summer anywhere near it this time. I found this to be a great meat/spike farm. Every 4-5 days I would head to the swamp, watch the fight and collect all the meat and pig skin and a couple spikes. Use the pig skin to build more pig houses and hammer down any pig houses I see while exploring for more materials to make the process quicker. You will want plenty of dry racks to utilize all this meat without spoiling. Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/27993-swamp-reed-tentacle-trap/#findComment-326159 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowDimentio Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 I was playing Wolfgang on one of my best worlds yet and went to go slaughter one of these with a full belly and a dark sword. Killed about six before my armor snapped while I was between about three. Died almost instantly. Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/27993-swamp-reed-tentacle-trap/#findComment-326166 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 Lureplants / spiderqueens / overspawning ice hound bug. Finished! Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/27993-swamp-reed-tentacle-trap/#findComment-326233 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Estel Posted September 21, 2013 Share Posted September 21, 2013 Or do it scientifically - gunpowder charges, while your "allies" (pigs, beefs, spiders, whatever) keep tentacles busy. Remember, tentacles doesn't have AOE attacks, despite it looking liek one - if they're hitting one pig, you can safely stand even at point blank (just watch timing).This if you don't take about reeds, of course. Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/27993-swamp-reed-tentacle-trap/#findComment-326706 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeoSS69 Posted September 21, 2013 Share Posted September 21, 2013 This if you don't take about reeds, of course. Since the point of the question is how to save the reeds, your strategy is pointless. Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/27993-swamp-reed-tentacle-trap/#findComment-326956 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig_Perry Posted September 21, 2013 Share Posted September 21, 2013 how to save the reeds and kill the tentacles? its a slow effort requiring lots of hounds, merms , pigs or a few deerclops Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/27993-swamp-reed-tentacle-trap/#findComment-326957 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cynical Cynicist Posted September 21, 2013 Share Posted September 21, 2013 Yeah, Deerclops should probably do the trick. Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/27993-swamp-reed-tentacle-trap/#findComment-326997 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeoSS69 Posted September 21, 2013 Share Posted September 21, 2013 Or marble suit, dark sword and a full belly. Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/27993-swamp-reed-tentacle-trap/#findComment-327009 Share on other sites More sharing options...
zazori Posted September 21, 2013 Share Posted September 21, 2013 Or simply lureplants and patience Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/27993-swamp-reed-tentacle-trap/#findComment-327014 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anelyn Posted September 21, 2013 Share Posted September 21, 2013 Cleared most of them before they did the new attack mechanics / keybindings and wasn't really hard just took patience (melee with wendy, w/o abigail since she tends to pull more than 1 tentacle at a time and also messes up their attack times). Was literally going to reeds trap once every couple days (between dog attacks, especially in summer) and kill couple tentacles Then when I cleared like 90% of the trap - only 1 patch of 3-4 tentacles was left, winter ended, and I miscalculated dogs arrival. Dusk, summer start, fire dogs inc, no abigail, so I said yay perfect time to get rid of last tentacles and most of the dogs. Obviously 1 fire dog explosion was enough to set on fire whole batch of reeds. Oh well, won't happen again in next world! PS: even without the trap, I still have ~40 reeds in my huge swamp - which is also almost cleared of enemy entities - except one portion to south with several spider 3 dens, tentacles and merms (only 4 reeds in that area, and I just put on a spider queen hat if I have to pick those up as well) Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/27993-swamp-reed-tentacle-trap/#findComment-327191 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iris Posted September 21, 2013 Share Posted September 21, 2013 Funny, I was going to make a topic about this also. I was thinking of placing spider nests all around, but that would take weeks and its pretty high risk to have so many dens in one small area. After reading this thread Im gonna go with lureplants (gasp - they have a use?) and see how that goes. They would be easier to get rid of after all the tentacles are exterminated. Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/27993-swamp-reed-tentacle-trap/#findComment-327228 Share on other sites More sharing options...
the truthseeker Posted September 21, 2013 Share Posted September 21, 2013 Deerclops might have some merit.. I have no idea who would actually come out on top in that fight. Tentacles would have a numbers advantage against its large radius, but 'clops has a 360 degree swing advantage. Somebody please make a video doing this! I would love to see the results! I never get Deerclops close to a swamp (let alone a swamp with this set-piece) when he spawns. He's always on the entirely opposite side of the map where a swamp is *grumbles* Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/27993-swamp-reed-tentacle-trap/#findComment-327256 Share on other sites More sharing options...
zazori Posted September 21, 2013 Share Posted September 21, 2013 I think it's easier to lure treeguards if you're planning to let someone else do the fight for you.I mean,they spawn anytime and you will be able to get some killed before cleaning out the entire area.lureplants (gasp - they have a use?)Beside slowly cleaning spider dens/tallforts/beefalo herds/almost everything,in fact?You can use them to make a fancy leafy meat farm. Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/27993-swamp-reed-tentacle-trap/#findComment-327266 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iris Posted September 21, 2013 Share Posted September 21, 2013 Beside slowly cleaning spider dens/tallforts/beefalo herds/almost everything,in fact?You can use them to make a fancy leafy meat farm.I'm not a fan of lureplants. Also, why would you want to clear out a beefalo herd? Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/27993-swamp-reed-tentacle-trap/#findComment-327279 Share on other sites More sharing options...
zazori Posted September 21, 2013 Share Posted September 21, 2013 I'm not a fan of lureplants. Also, why would you want to clear out a beefalo herd?I had too many beefaloes.Imagine how many. Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/27993-swamp-reed-tentacle-trap/#findComment-327282 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iris Posted September 21, 2013 Share Posted September 21, 2013 I had too many beefaloes.Imagine how many.Haha, I can see that happening. Over a hundred? At least you wont have to worry about getting horns anymore. Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/27993-swamp-reed-tentacle-trap/#findComment-327313 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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