Armsy

[Ogh]

so does armsy ever come out of caves to attack? im kind of tired of killing all these cannibles without a hard fight

[SLOWpoke]

yes the mutants come out...around day 14 usually.

[BRT Cobra]

its not day 14 they are random they can all come out armsy,cowman,virginia at any time.
ive had them all out on day 4.

[☢ Fox-1 ☢]

for me they came the second day !!! -_-'

[EthanT]

Won't matter, they are 0 challenge. Two to three fire arrows or 4-5 flaming plane axe swings and they're dead.

[SpoonFeeder]

Originally posted by BRT Cobra:

its not day 14 they are random they can all come out armsy,cowman,virginia at any time.
ive had them all out on day 4.

For you maybe because you're a builder chopping stuff down all the time. If you're playing more the survival/stealth style then it is about 2 weeks game time.

[BootyLicker]

for me day 8

[blacklight1]

I had Armsy and Virginia running around near my base on day 3.

[TheHellKat]

I am now on day 11 of my first time playing the game, the last 4 days has been an unending stream of mutants, on day 10 I had 4 virginias, 3 armsy and a cowman, I didn't bother counting the cannibals.

Yes they are easy to kill with fire arrows, but remember its my first play through, I am having a hard time finding enough feathers to replenish my arrow supplies since there isn't more than a few seconds breathing room between fights.

All I want to do is build some kind of shelter.... The mutant/cannibal spawns need some serious balancing work.

[EthanT]

The best way I've found to get feathers is to just pile up a few bodies. Birds are drawn to land on them. Use a spear for quick/repeated attacks. I can usually net tons of feathers quickly this way.

That or look for an area seagulls land/congregate. You can get a ton just runnng around a seagull landing strip with a spear.

[EthanT]

Also, try spending some time away from your base. The mutants are drawn to player made stuff, deforestation, and light.

Make a small base elsewhere to chill at if your main base is seeing too much activity.

[TheHellKat]

Could try that, can you craft a spear? I've not found one.

I have a house boat with a bed in it off the coast for when it gets too rough I just hide out there, I also have a raft so could head off for a while start a secondary base elsewhere.

Thanks for the tip.

[Splićo]

you can't craft spear but if you search few water ponds you will found it. you can hold two spears in inventory; regular one and upgraded one

[EthanT]

As above ^^^^^

Most of the small ponds with fish in them have a spear nearby. Sometimes they are easy to miss. They will look like a thin stick stuck in the ground/in the pond. You can upgrade it with 3 bones and 2 cloth. You can carry one regular and one upgraded. You can also throw them, but I would advise against it.

[Crimson Bort]

Maybe its coincedence, but for me they seem to start poppin up after I've encountered them in the caves.

[TheHellKat]

Started a new playthrough after becoming shark bait, decided to spend time wandering the island, get a feel for the place so I can navigate without guesswork.

Found a few ponds and a couple of spears, some of them are well hidden is all I have to say while others are glaringly obvious. Anyhew thanks for letting me know how to upgrade it was playing around trying to figure that out (I know there are wikis and stuff with the lists of craftables, but I like toying with it to see if I can figure it out for myself).

I got the 2 cloth but was having trouble with the rest, mostly as I didnt have have bones on me.