Sentinels defending Biological Horrors?!

[Gargoyle Girl]

I was just farming up some egg from the monsters at an abandoned base, shooting a few of them for practice, when a Sentinel fllew up to me in alert status and began scanning me.

Do the Sentinels really try to protect those things, or was it just some odd glitch? Because that would be MESSED UP~!

[Gargoyle Girl]

Originally posted by bigbenisdaman:

So how do you clear your wanted level? They keep following me and i have to shoot them down and keep running!

The easiest way for me is to put down a base computer, claim the area, then build walls around the nests. The monsters can't attack you inside the walls, so you can take your time harvesting the eggs.

Just don't lean on any of the walls, and watch for monsters clipping through them; those can hit you I think. The ones that come up inside have usually just flailed around some, then run outside without being able to attack. If they seeem stuck, just laser them and new ones will spawn outside.

[Gargoyle Girl]

Originally posted by Prometheus:

*This house has some really aggressive people! I don't get it, I wasn't attacking them, I am just taking these babies. This doesn't make sense! WTF!!*

I know right?! It's not like they don't have more! Seriously, some people~!

[Prometheus]

Originally posted by Gargoyle Girl:

Originally posted by Prometheus:

*This house has some really aggressive people! I don't get it, I wasn't attacking them, I am just taking these babies. This doesn't make sense! WTF!!*

I know right?! It's not like they don't have more! Seriously, some people~!

Yeah, just get down with that procreation you damn bugs! I know you like it!!

[Gargoyle Girl]

Originally posted by Prometheus:

Originally posted by Gargoyle Girl:

I know right?! It's not like they don't have more! Seriously, some people~!

Yeah, just get down with that procreation you damn bugs! I know you like it!!

Lol, dude, you don't think they're under the ground getting all freaky right now?! Why do you think every time you kill on another one comes out? They're crankin it hardcore under there!

[EMCM Magellan]

Originally posted by Gargoyle Girl:

Originally posted by Asmosis:

Thats because they arent predators. They're defending themselves from you, the predator.

I wasn't attacking them, actually. Just taking some eggs. You actually can't fight them normally unless your overpowered. Their headbutts can kill you, including your sheilds in three hits, and killing one just makes another spawn. They have decent flanking skills on the ground as well, so when you focus on one, there's usually two moving in from the sides or behind. So they're pretty brutal.

PSST... the eggs are their babies... of course they are going to attack you. YOU are the predator
The lesson here is simple, or should be, when a sentinel rolls up on you, unless you plan on killing that sentinel then stop what you are doing with your weapon... Yes ma'am, its really that simple.

[bigbenisdaman]

Originally posted by EMCM Magellan:

Originally posted by Gargoyle Girl:

I wasn't attacking them, actually. Just taking some eggs. You actually can't fight them normally unless your overpowered. Their headbutts can kill you, including your sheilds in three hits, and killing one just makes another spawn. They have decent flanking skills on the ground as well, so when you focus on one, there's usually two moving in from the sides or behind. So they're pretty brutal.

PSST... the eggs are their babies... of course they are going to attack you. YOU are the predator
The lesson here is simple, or should be, when a sentinel rolls up on you, unless you plan on killing that sentinel then stop what you are doing with your weapon... Yes ma'am, its really that simple.

Kill that sentinal and they just keep sending them after you....it's lame. Run away in your jet and they send jets after you...

[EMCM Magellan]

Originally posted by bigbenisdaman:

Originally posted by EMCM Magellan:

PSST... the eggs are their babies... of course they are going to attack you. YOU are the predator
The lesson here is simple, or should be, when a sentinel rolls up on you, unless you plan on killing that sentinel then stop what you are doing with your weapon... Yes ma'am, its really that simple.

Kill that sentinal and they just keep sending them after you....it's lame. Run away in your jet and they send jets after you...

Which is why I tend to avoid firefights with the sentinels when and where possible.

[Captain Worthy]

Sentinel spaceships only spawn if you enter space while sentinels are still searching for you.

Sentinels do not react to you killing things, they react to you using mining lasers and multitool weapons within their spotting range.

[Gargoyle Girl]

Originally posted by EMCM Magellan:

The lesson here is simple, or should be, when a sentinel rolls up on you, unless you plan on killing that sentinel then stop what you are doing with your weapon... Yes ma'am, its really that simple.

Uhm... actually there's a thing I'vee learned that *you* might not be aware of. Ussing your tool in front of a Sentinel then playing dumb makes them wander off for a while.

Next time you see a Sentinel, drill something with your tool then as soon as they come over to check on you, stop and just stand there. They'll scan you for a second, then stop and wander off. It's actually a pretty funny way to get rid of one that's hanging around you.

I've done this multilee times and so far it's always worked. Drill something, then stand there whistling to yourself. The drone comes over and scans you, and you just look at it. It stops and wanders off. Then you're free to go back to mining again. For whatever reason, once they deem you harmless, they don't agro on you for a second time right away.

[Gargoyle Girl]

Originally posted by bigbenisdaman:

Kill that sentinal and they just keep sending them after you....it's lame. Run away in your jet and they send jets after you...

Check my reply to EMCM above, then give it a try. It's kinda stupid and kinda funny, but so far it's been working for me.

You drill something then when the sentinel comes over, just stand there and go 'What? I ain't doin nuffin!' ...they lose interest and wander off, and take a good while (if ever; so far once this has happened, none of the ones who scanned me ever came back!) to notice you again, no matter what you're doing.

[EMCM Magellan]

Originally posted by Gargoyle Girl:

Originally posted by EMCM Magellan:

The lesson here is simple, or should be, when a sentinel rolls up on you, unless you plan on killing that sentinel then stop what you are doing with your weapon... Yes ma'am, its really that simple.

Uhm... actually there's a thing I'vee learned that *you* might not be aware of. Ussing your tool in front of a Sentinel then playing dumb makes them wander off for a while.

Next time you see a Sentinel, drill something with your tool then as soon as they come over to check on you, stop and just stand there. They'll scan you for a second, then stop and wander off. It's actually a pretty funny way to get rid of one that's hanging around you.

I've done this multilee times and so far it's always worked. Drill something, then stand there whistling to yourself. The drone comes over and scans you, and you just look at it. It stops and wanders off. Then you're free to go back to mining again. For whatever reason, once they deem you harmless, they don't agro on you for a second time right away.

Why you think the Master Chief has lived this long without dying?... :)

[Delta-9]

What do you use to open the eggs? The beam, or some blaster? I have yet to alert a sent, as of a few min. ago, using the mining beam. They keep on keeping on, while I use it. If you are using anything else. It will alert Sent's.

[Irot Noot]

If you go inside nearly any building the sentinals will lose you.

[Prometheus]

Originally posted by Gargoyle Girl:

Originally posted by bigbenisdaman:

Kill that sentinal and they just keep sending them after you....it's lame. Run away in your jet and they send jets after you...

Check my reply to EMCM above, then give it a try. It's kinda stupid and kinda funny, but so far it's been working for me.

You drill something then when the sentinel comes over, just stand there and go 'What? I ain't doin nuffin!' ...they lose interest and wander off, and take a good while (if ever; so far once this has happened, none of the ones who scanned me ever came back!) to notice you again, no matter what you're doing.

That's kind of weird. I am the type that depletes the entire resource spot in one go if I need something, say copper. Sentinels for sure come and check it out and I can't get them to go away, even if I stop doing anything and they didn't pop an alert on me.

So my method of choice is to go a bit away, and then mine a rock or a plant... even though they are not in detection range and sure enough, they find their way over to me. Which means I can drag them 2-3 times, which will then be FAR away from the resource spot, and I can go back and finish in peace.

In other words, harvesting and other activity seems to build up a HOTSPOT that they investigate eventually, if you make it large enough, even if there are no sentinels in detection range. And they stay there for a while, because the spot is HOT, unless you trick them to come after you.

[EMCM Magellan]

Originally posted by Irot Noot:

If you go inside nearly any building the sentinals will lose you.

Dig a hole under the eggs, small enough for the egg to drop thru, but not being enough for the horror to get to you.