Craig_Perry Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 I went exploring and this happened, why is everything important behind killer bees?... any tips for killing bunches of killer beehives? I already died a few times cause of these so charging straight in is not an option my save has gone... MRW the rock lobaster killed me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aredshroom Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 Fire. I set a line of inflammability as much as possible, then try my best to lay waste to the area of killer bee hives. Either using the good old torch (lots of kiting) or middle-late game methods, fire staff or fire darts. Summer hounds are an awesome solution if you can pull them into the killer bee field and get out without dying. If you're patient enough, use Chester as a meatshield/distraction as you pull each hive's bees away, then destroy the hives one by one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig_Perry Posted November 2, 2013 Author Share Posted November 2, 2013 Fire. I set a line of inflammability as much as possible, then try my best to lay waste to the area of killer bee hives. Either using the good old torch (lots of kiting) or middle-late game methods, fire staff or fire darts. Summer hounds are an awesome solution if you can pull them into the killer bee field and get out without dying.problem being, I'm trying to conserve the regular hives (for mines and such) as I've yet to find any other concentration of them I found a couple on their own but that's it really Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aredshroom Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 problem being, I'm trying to conserve the regular hives (for mines and such) as I've yet to find any other concentration of them I found a couple on their own but that's it reallyThen you'll have to do it the patient way. :/ I cleared my fields out with pig armies (+meatshield Chester) targeting the killer bee hives, though they'll get decimated pretty easily depending on how many are clustered. The most dangerous thing is to destroy the hives, then take out individual killer bees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig_Perry Posted November 2, 2013 Author Share Posted November 2, 2013 Then you'll have to do it the patient way. :/ I cleared my fields out with pig armies (+meatshield Chester) targeting the killer bee hives, though they'll get decimated pretty easily depending on how many are clustered. The most dangerous thing is to destroy the hives, then take out individual killer bees.nevermind.... sigh... just lost that world... 228 days all lost to a silly mistake... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeoSS69 Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 nevermind.... sigh... just lost that world... 228 days all lost to a silly mistake...Tell us what happened. So we can laugh at you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig_Perry Posted November 2, 2013 Author Share Posted November 2, 2013 Tell us what happened. So we can laugh at you.mis-clicked onto the rock lobster instead of the spider and it killed me... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeoSS69 Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 mis-clicked onto the rock lobster instead of the spider and it killed me...HAHAHAh look at his noob not using meat effigies. What a loser! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig_Perry Posted November 2, 2013 Author Share Posted November 2, 2013 HAHAHAh look at his noob not using meat effigies. What a loser!I had 2 but the bees I was talking about removed those Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeoSS69 Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 I had 2 but the bees I was talking about removed thoseWell, fudge. Next time with the bees use lureplants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig_Perry Posted November 2, 2013 Author Share Posted November 2, 2013 Well, fudge. Next time with the bees use lureplants. next time I shall never use bees for anything so I don't regret burning their homes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeoSS69 Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 next time I shall never use bees for anything so I don't regret burning their homesAre you sure it's a good idea? Think about it. What happens when you burn a hive? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig_Perry Posted November 2, 2013 Author Share Posted November 2, 2013 Are you sure it's a good idea? Think about it. What happens when you burn a hive?the bees burn too or just scatter and starve if I use a fuse anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeoSS69 Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 the bees burn too or just scatter and starve if I use a fuse anywayThey starve now? I'm saying because a100 killer bees all in one place is no funnny business. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aredshroom Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 Well, fudge. Next time with the bees use lureplants. I need to learn to see lureplants as an advantage. In my mind they're bordering on landscape objects to ignore and annoying when they eat resources (because I hoard). :'D the bees burn too or just scatter and starve if I use a fuse anywayBees starve?! D: [On a serious note, they might drown your world in flowers. Or what Teo said.]Edit: [[Or you could run, make many nets, make "angry bee mines", then dump them in the swamps.]] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig_Perry Posted November 2, 2013 Author Share Posted November 2, 2013 They starve now? I'm saying because a100 killer bees all in one place is no funnny business.oh... I thought they dissapeared after the pollination thing happened... welp... well at least I know that for reference in the future Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeoSS69 Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 oh... I thought they dissapeared after the pollination thing happened... welp... well at least I know that for reference in the futureYep, either lureplants or Deerclops to get rid of them. I need to learn to see lureplants as an advantage. In my mind they're bordering on landscape objects to ignore and annoying when they eat resources (because I hoard). :'DAs long as you've got some wooden floring to contain the eyes you'll be fine. You can make farms out of them for eggs or Pig presents Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig_Perry Posted November 2, 2013 Author Share Posted November 2, 2013 I now realise why Bryce's title is "Bee Strangler"... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norman1346 Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 Personally I do not bother killing them at all. A beekeeper hat plus a log suit means that bees only deal 4% of their full damage. P.S. It is not always killer bees. I had a chess biome generate behind a cluster of spider dens instead. Have that happen once and you will feel better about the bees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig_Perry Posted November 2, 2013 Author Share Posted November 2, 2013 Personally I do not bother killing them at all. A beekeeper hat plus a log suit means that bees only deal 4% of their full damage. P.S. It is not always killer bees. I had a chess biome generate behind a cluster of spider dens instead. Have that happen once and you will feel better about the bees.I personally find spiders easier to fight, fewer in number Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d2r Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 I will say about the bees that the huge army can be useful for destroying massed spiders. In one world, I was unfortunate enough to have the spider queen gathering set piece (the one where nine level 3 spider dens spawn in a clump - meaning that by the time you run into them, expect three or more queens) spawn right next to a killer bee blockade keeping me away from the Wooden Thing. Torch the hives, draw the bees to you, and lead them into the spider queen force. The bees can handily lay waste to even multiple spider queens. Absent a large spider force nearby to decimate the bees, raze just enough of the nests to clear a path you can walk through unmolested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norman1346 Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 I personally find spiders easier to fight, fewer in number I find spiders easier to kill too. The point is that you don't have to fight the bees at all. You can just run passed them only taking 1 or 2 percent damage to the beekeeper helmet and zero health damage. If you have to get passed the spider dens that sometime block the chess biome you most likely will have to fight them, as the slow movement on webbing will let them surround you if you try to run passed. You would most likely take damage on your weapon and armor, making the spider barrier the more costly of the two to get passed. At least for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoneyHam Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 Beekeeper hat.logsuit.tentacle spike. GO HAM ON DEM BEEEEEZ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Letter W Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 Wait until Winter and lure a Deerclops in there. Worked for me, he cleared out a good chunk of them before he got bored and left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeoSS69 Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 Fun Fact : 200 killer bees will kill a Deerclops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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