Spazmatic Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 First off a little summary about the worm. The Depths Worm is the newest cave exclusive monster that makes it appearance in both the first and second cave layers. It is a hostile creature and has a very interesting way of finding a new home( kudos to devtalk in worm.lua): The worm should wander around looking for fights until it finds a "home". A good home will look like a place with multiple other items that have the pickable component so the worm can set up a lure nearby. Once the worm has found a good home it will hang around that area and feed off of the plants and creatures that are nearby. If the player tries to interact with the worm's lure or approaches the worm while it isn't in a lure state it will strike. So pretty much it digs around an area, attacking anything it comes across untill it has found a home with pickables like grass and the like. It will then appear as a "mysterious plant" which you can pick, which pisses the worm off. Now, the worm itself is a relatively tough opponent(when reaching endgame everything get's easier), especially when encountered in a group. It drops some monster meat and a wormlight, which heals hunger and hp and decreases sanity a bit. Furthermore, you will emit light for a period of time, which saves you a light source untill the effect runs out. Alright, to the point. The only cave creature that invades the surface world so far is the batilisk, and it only appears from the sinkholes. Now this is fine, but having only bats invade is a bit too little imo. The surface could use another cave invader, and with the introduction of the Depths Worm I'd say it fits the bill perfectly. It could reside in forests or grass biomes, or dig around freely in rocky biomes. Since there doesn't grow into in rocky biomes this would cause them to move around freely AND attack any creature in sight, as it will not be able to find a home in that biome. Regardless of what biome it resides in, it could add the feeling of "if I open up a sinkhole the native creatures will invade the surface", something that I originally thought would happen not only with the bats. And it adds a twist to an existing/upcoming creature, sortha like Krampus and the Krampusnachts (damn you general DS audience y u no ready yet for it's awesomeness?!). And the surface world lacks creatures between a spider and Deerclops' level, if you know what I mean. Where the worms will reside and what frequency it appears is up for discussion. I'd say there could be a group of 2-5 worms anywhere in the world apart from your base and most visited places, so it's like the opposite of the Lureplant, and there can only exist one group of worms at a time. Oh and as a reward, these variety of worms will also have the chance to drop high tier loot, like thulecite and gems from the caves, or any random resource like flint and rocks. TL;DR of the suggestion, for people who swing like that( I could have just described the suggestion in two sentences, but alas I was in a typing mood ):- The Depths Worm will invade the surface once you open a sinkhole and enter a cave- It will reside in any biome in a group of 2-5 worms, away from your base and most visited places- Have a chance to drop high tier loot like thulecite and gems and common resources Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/28150-the-depths-worm-will-invade-the-surface-after-entering-a-cave/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luggs Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 Wait. I thought Lureplants only came once you opened the sinkhole.Yes. More invasive species would be nice. Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/28150-the-depths-worm-will-invade-the-surface-after-entering-a-cave/#findComment-329830 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARamblingSpider Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 Wait. I thought Lureplants only came once you opened the sinkhole.Yes. More invasive species would be nice.Lureplants don't actually, They just arrive if you hang out in a certain area for a good enough of time. Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/28150-the-depths-worm-will-invade-the-surface-after-entering-a-cave/#findComment-329831 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ConeyKrab Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 I agree with this. Kevin said caves should be cause changes to the world, and we only have a minor one. Remember when he mentioned something about spider nests mixing the two sets of spiders or something? I'd like that too. Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/28150-the-depths-worm-will-invade-the-surface-after-entering-a-cave/#findComment-329832 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbeetle Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 Wait. I thought Lureplants only came once you opened the sinkhole.Yes. More invasive species would be nice.I used to think that too. I was proven wrong. Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/28150-the-depths-worm-will-invade-the-surface-after-entering-a-cave/#findComment-329868 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig_Perry Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 it adds a twist to an existing/upcoming creature, sortha like Krampus and the Krampusnachts (damn you general DS audience y u no ready yet for it's awesomeness?!).agreed... it actually makes you feel worry for your characters life when winter is coming... its awesome anyhow on the main topic:yes definitely, although I can foresee an issue with worm base invaders, although that'd be fun in my opinion after day 100 hounds just suicide and worms don't set off the traps hounds are butchered by (I think) so it'd be an interesting challenge and quite a nice twist (as you put it) Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/28150-the-depths-worm-will-invade-the-surface-after-entering-a-cave/#findComment-329941 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbeetle Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 there's always gotta be that one guy Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/28150-the-depths-worm-will-invade-the-surface-after-entering-a-cave/#findComment-330052 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spazmatic Posted October 1, 2013 Author Share Posted October 1, 2013 It has been done, thank you J20hawkz! Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/28150-the-depths-worm-will-invade-the-surface-after-entering-a-cave/#findComment-334007 Share on other sites More sharing options...
J20hawkz Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 Done. I thought you guys could edit your own titles? Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/28150-the-depths-worm-will-invade-the-surface-after-entering-a-cave/#findComment-334652 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbeetle Posted October 3, 2013 Share Posted October 3, 2013 Done. I thought you guys could edit your own titles?Not since the forum update Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/28150-the-depths-worm-will-invade-the-surface-after-entering-a-cave/#findComment-335214 Share on other sites More sharing options...
aredshroom Posted October 3, 2013 Share Posted October 3, 2013 sortha like Krampus and the Krampusnachts (damn you general DS audience y u no ready yet for it's awesomeness?!). agreed... it actually makes you feel worry for your characters life when winter is coming... its awesome anyhow on the main topic:yes definitely, although I can foresee an issue with worm base invaders, although that'd be fun in my opinion after day 100 hounds just suicide and worms don't set off the traps hounds are butchered by (I think) so it'd be an interesting challenge and quite a nice twist (as you put it) I'm all for both the Krampusnacht being in vanilla and the worm invaders. They would provide more challenge to the surface world and shouldn't set off traps. Bats don't. Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/28150-the-depths-worm-will-invade-the-surface-after-entering-a-cave/#findComment-335242 Share on other sites More sharing options...
alecone Posted October 3, 2013 Share Posted October 3, 2013 attacking anything it comes across, this is really don't starve style~ Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/28150-the-depths-worm-will-invade-the-surface-after-entering-a-cave/#findComment-335248 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spazmatic Posted October 27, 2013 Author Share Posted October 27, 2013 Wonder if more people want this.. Also made a tweak of the suggestion: These surface invading worms have a chance to drop high tier and common resources, so they not only invade the surface but also bring some ruins stuff, potentially making thulecite renewable be it at the cost of killing tough Depth Worms for it. The ruins' Depth Worms should have a chance to drop thulecite (shards) aswell imo... Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/28150-the-depths-worm-will-invade-the-surface-after-entering-a-cave/#findComment-354129 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cynical Cynicist Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 ARE YOU TRYING TO TELL ME, THAT WE CAN EXPERIENCE THE JOY THAT IS DEPTH WORMS...FROM THE COMFORT OF OUR SURFACE BASE? Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/28150-the-depths-worm-will-invade-the-surface-after-entering-a-cave/#findComment-359322 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeoSS69 Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 ARE YOU TRYING TO TELL ME, THAT WE CAN EXPERIENCE THE JOY THAT IS DEPTH WORMS...FROM THE COMFORT OF OUR SURFACE BASE?At least his idea doesn't involve mandatory waves. It's like an actually hard Lureplant. Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/28150-the-depths-worm-will-invade-the-surface-after-entering-a-cave/#findComment-359327 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cynical Cynicist Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 At least his idea doesn't involve mandatory waves. It's like an actually hard Lureplant. By non-mandatory, do you mean that they only come in regular waves after opening a sinkhole? Or is there some other way their population is controlled. Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/28150-the-depths-worm-will-invade-the-surface-after-entering-a-cave/#findComment-359359 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeoSS69 Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 By non-mandatory, do you mean that they only come in regular waves after opening a sinkhole? Or is there some other way their population is controlled.Think of the lureplant's behavior. One in a while to make your day horrible. Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/28150-the-depths-worm-will-invade-the-surface-after-entering-a-cave/#findComment-359366 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cynical Cynicist Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 Think of the lureplant's behavior. One in a while to make your day horrible. So when I'm holding space to harvest my grass, there will be a random lure there that I'll accidentally pick, unleashing this beast. I'm looking forward to that. Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/28150-the-depths-worm-will-invade-the-surface-after-entering-a-cave/#findComment-359372 Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoneyHam Posted November 3, 2013 Share Posted November 3, 2013 I think so. But it should be rare, and after they get a nerf, because from what I hear, these things SUCK Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/28150-the-depths-worm-will-invade-the-surface-after-entering-a-cave/#findComment-360059 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeoSS69 Posted November 3, 2013 Share Posted November 3, 2013 I think so. But it should be rare, and after they get a nerf, because from what I hear, these things Please refrain from giving feedback about things you haven't tried yourself. Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/28150-the-depths-worm-will-invade-the-surface-after-entering-a-cave/#findComment-360260 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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