Deep drill attacks

[Schrödinger's Dinger]

So far i have been loving this game, However deep drill insect raids are plain insane, The moment i see the pop up for the deep drill insect attacks is to late to get my guy to run, Everytime it happens i pause and tell them to run, and the second i unpause they have 9 insects ready to rumble around them.

Insects can be bad but i can handle them, But the fact i dont get anytime from the Raid icon showing up, To my guy being covered in bugs just does not sit right with me, Do i need to have a armed set of 5 guys everytime i want to use a drill?

Please dont take this as whining, Im just not sure if im missing a way to avoid these attacks, Or a way to get some time before bug groovy time.

[Violeta]

I've never had that event happen when using a deep drill? Does it only happen for mountain areas?

[Schrödinger's Dinger]

Cant say i know, But i am on a large hills area if i remember correctly, Temperate rainforest i think aswell.

[Astasia]

I've always had plenty of time to not only move my miner away but to draft a few other colonists and position them in defensive positions before they even spawn. I don't know why you are seeing something different. I mean you should have several seconds of rumbling before anything pops out.

Originally posted by The Devil's in the details:

I've never had that event happen when using a deep drill? Does it only happen for mountain areas?

No they can spawn anywhere on any map, even temporary maps. The mtb is set as 20 days in the storyteller file, but it seems to be a bit more often than that in my experience, might be adjusted based on difficulty.

[Violeta]

Thats strange cuz I have 6 deeper drills in my colony, sometimes 4-5 of them going at once and It hasn't happened to me.

[mirralallmighty]

They also attack me at times when I use deep drills. But the attack does not go as fast as what you are describing. I am wondering, if you play your game on the very fast speed setting, cause then that is probably your problem. I play on the medium, and I always have time. Not much, but there is time to run.

[JoeDaTomato]

Originally posted by The Devil's in the details:

Thats strange cuz I have 6 deeper drills in my colony, sometimes 4-5 of them going at once and It hasn't happened to me.

Originally posted by Astasia:

might be adjusted based on difficulty.

[crgzero]

Maybe you're running mods or something but I've always gotten plenty of warning and plenty of time to haul ass. Never lost a pawn yet to deep drilling attacks.

The moment I hear the squishing or get the warning I pause, click doors to stay open, run my pawn out who meets up with the rest of the group and slaughter the bugs easily.

[Ucpteddy]

Would love to have a mod that removes deep drill attacks. Considering im playing chillax - peacefull, and even have a mod that removes raids, these insects pop up every single time they use the deepdrill.. so i deconstructed it and aint using it anymore. (at least not on peacefull mode)

[crgzero]

Originally posted by Ucpteddy:

Would love to have a mod that removes deep drill attacks. Considering im playing chillax - peacefull, and even have a mod that removes raids, these insects pop up every single time they use the deepdrill.. so i deconstructed it and aint using it anymore. (at least not on peacefull mode)

You don't need a mod for that, just use the scenario editor to remove them. If someone doesn't tell you shortly how to do it (I don't remember how) there are tutorials on the official ludeon forums that will tell you how. Google is your friend.

[believor in Prawn]

Originally posted by Elachaqui the Dog Master:

So far i have been loving this game, However deep drill insect raids are plain insane, The moment i see the pop up for the deep drill insect attacks is to late to get my guy to run, Everytime it happens i pause and tell them to run, and the second i unpause they have 9 insects ready to rumble around them.

Insects can be bad but i can handle them, But the fact i dont get anytime from the Raid icon showing up, To my guy being covered in bugs just does not sit right with me, Do i need to have a armed set of 5 guys everytime i want to use a drill?

Please dont take this as whining, Im just not sure if im missing a way to avoid these attacks, Or a way to get some time before bug groovy time.

place aturret around it guess?

[crgzero]

Originally posted by Trazer got guns:

Originally posted by Elachaqui the Dog Master:

So far i have been loving this game, However deep drill insect raids are plain insane, The moment i see the pop up for the deep drill insect attacks is to late to get my guy to run, Everytime it happens i pause and tell them to run, and the second i unpause they have 9 insects ready to rumble around them.

Insects can be bad but i can handle them, But the fact i dont get anytime from the Raid icon showing up, To my guy being covered in bugs just does not sit right with me, Do i need to have a armed set of 5 guys everytime i want to use a drill?

Please dont take this as whining, Im just not sure if im missing a way to avoid these attacks, Or a way to get some time before bug groovy time.

place aturret around it guess?

Depending on how far along a person is the attack can be just a few bugs to,,,,, many,,, frame rate shattering amounts.

[maestro]

I put at least one turret in range of the drill. Even if it gets destroyed, it buys some time for the miner to escape. Also helps protect miners from predators and you can relocate them when you drill somewhere else.

[Los.Injurus.Bob.Blunderton]

bugs attack every few days on the easiest setting per drill, and seldom on 2nd easiest, rarely on harder difficulties as you have other dangers (Raids) to worry about.
I have 6~8 drills and get a few attacks most days.
Turrets & nearby pet boomalopes are handy!!!

[M.K.]

Deep drill infestations are a pain, yes, but you should get the standard warning time.
Enough for your guy to run 15-20 paces away, with no obstacles in the way.
You should see the disturbed ground where they bugs will appear, same as with a normal infestation.
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If you are not getting this warning, check your mods. Something has messed with the timing.
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By the time i have Deep Drills, I also have my pawns running around in Marine Armor and Helmet, at all times. Mostly to handle the droppod invasions, but they help with surviving infestations too. If your driller also has a shield belt, he is virtually immune to the crawlies.