Bats

[WetBoxOfLemons]

Please, either lower spawn rate or make the hit box a bit bigger. It requires perfect timing just to protect yourself. I can kill everything else in the mine without getting hit. I nearly die to bats every single time.

[ozz]

bats are simple never once died to a bat

[Erin the Angry]

build a flaming bat or use your axe. Something that swings in a sideways arc makes it much easier.

[spielerinchen]

before stepping out of the elevator, use food boosting your health & stamina & refresh when needed
eg Cooked Croco Meat combined with Dagwood Dog give you great protection

[mywastedmind]

The Croc tooth bat works great. AS stated above, anything that swings. Also take out that first one because it signals for the rest.

[100% Recycled Awesome]

FYI, start collect bat wings. You're going to need them in the next patch.

[mskitty]

Great, we will be forced into the mine for needed items, that's not cool.

[N0v4k41n]

if you're not jumping and attacking......jump and attack :)

[Howard_Einhorn]

if your not affraid of using mods: there is a mod to deactivate this anoying creatures.

[100% Recycled Awesome]

Originally posted by mskitty:

Great, we will be forced into the mine for needed items, that's not cool.

That's kind of always been the case, although the item in question you need isn't "vital."

I'd argue that the widespread use of iron for top tier items is more of a problem in being forced into the mines. Until you have like 20 quarries, you more or less have to go into the mines to get iron.

Collars, hang gliders, saddles, guitars, and bogey boards aren't key to the game. I left out slingshots as you can get those from gacha machines.

[mskitty]

Originally posted by 100% Recycled Awesome:

Originally posted by mskitty:

Great, we will be forced into the mine for needed items, that's not cool.

That's kind of always been the case, although the item in question you need isn't "vital."

I'd argue that the widespread use of iron for top tier items is more of a problem in being forced into the mines. Until you have like 20 quarries, you more or less have to go into the mines to get iron.

Collars, hang gliders, saddles, guitars, and bogey boards aren't key to the game. I left out slingshots as you can get those from gacha machines.

I've done just fine with two quarries, I've also been finding iron spawning in the world lately, and sometimes John sells iron bars. I've only gone into the mine maybe 3 times, I hate the bats and I don't want to deal with them.

The top tier items are not vital to the game either, they just make it a little easier.

[100% Recycled Awesome]

Originally posted by mskitty:

I've done just fine with two quarries, I've also been finding iron spawning in the world lately, and sometimes John sells iron bars. I've only gone into the mine maybe 3 times, I hate the bats and I don't want to deal with them.

I dislike bats too, but when I saw what you need in the next patch, I just grinded it out. Took like 4 runs into the mines to get enough. Urgh. I spent one mine run just hunting bats and treasure rooms and ignoring everything else.

Some iron spawns in rough soil, but it's not much. The mine really is the best source of a lot of iron. But once you get enough or just don't need to build much the mine becomes irrelevant.

The top tier items are not vital to the game either, they just make it a little easier.

Depends. Power tools eliminate the need for iron hammers, axes, and pickaxes and the battle shovel is the best. But kegs...the iron requirements on those are high and you need iron for Franklyn's vehicles. Mass scale farming isn't viable without the tractor.

[Ittermat]

I swing my pickaxe at them....

[GameOverRIP]

Originally posted by WetBoxOfLemons:

Please, either lower spawn rate or make the hit box a bit bigger. It requires perfect timing just to protect yourself. I can kill everything else in the mine without getting hit. I nearly die to bats every single time.

They are extremely annoying, only because of there volume

To kill just jump and swing in there direction, you can kill multiple at once as it hits in an arc. Javelin or flaming bat works for me.

There are mods to alter them or get rid of them altogether, even to light the mine up so no need for the torch, which for me is the most annoying thing of having to constantly switch back and forth between torch and weapon/mining tool