Deerclops in a new World. Finding out if I have it.

[Tiev]

Hi guys. I started a new world a while ago and i'm now up to day 238. Thing is, I haven't had a deerclops spawn yet and I'm a little worried I might have set up a world without it. I usually don't mess with these settings preferring a more vanilla experience but since I haven't seen one in so long, I'm concerned. Is there a way to look at my world files to figure out if I have set deerclops to 0? And if not, is there any way to find out if I do have deerclops in my world? 

 

Thanks in advance

[Mobbstar]

Well, you could do minor modding/hacking to find out. It is entirely possible you just have good luck though.

[Tiev]

Well, you could do minor modding/hacking to find out. It is entirely possible you just have good luck though.

 

Thanks for the response. How would one go about doing this minor modding/hacking?  

 

 

I would actually consider that bad luck since I want dem eyes! hehe

[Mobbstar]

The easiest approach is probably to add a message to the "basehassler.lua" file in "data/scripts/components" (in RoG, you need to go to "DLC_000001" folder).

 

You'd look for the function that is called "StartAttacks" ("SetUpAttacks" in RoG) and place the following line in it:

print("YOURMESSAGEHERE")

 

Then the log.txt should say YOURMESSAGEHERE. You can open the log ingame using ctrl+L, or this way.

[Tiev]

Got it! Doesn't StartAttacks mean periodic attacks like hounds, worms or the deerclops? In which case won't it pop every time a hound attacks me? 

 

In that situation I'll know that deerclops has spawned if it pops for me but not hounds attack me, right? 

[Tiev]

Nevermind the previous question.

 

I found this at "data/scripts/components/basehassler.lua": 

local BaseHassler = Class(function(self, inst)

    self.inst = inst

self.warning = false

self.timetoattack = nil

self.warnduration = 60

self.timetonextwarningsound = 0

self.announcewarningsoundinterval = 4

self.hasslerprefab = "deerclops"

self.warningsound = "dontstarve/creatures/deerclops/distant"

 

self.attacksperwinter = 1

self.attackduringsummer = false

self.attackdelay = nil

self.attackrandom = nil

 

self.inst:ListenForEvent("snowcoverchange", function(inst)

local snow_cover = GetSeasonManager() and GetSeasonManager():GetSnowPercent() or 0

 

   if snow_cover >= 0.2 then 

       if not self.timetoattack then

           self:StartAttacks()

       end

   elseif snow_cover <= 0 and self.attackduringsummer and not self.timetoattack then

            self:StartAttacks()

        else

            self:CeaseAttacks()

   end

end, GetWorld() )

end)

 

I assume this means standard values (eg: one attack per winter). However, can I be sure that this applies to my current game or it's just a template for default values?