Hunting / killing tentacle in DST ?

[zarnivop]

I read in the wiki that 4 logs placed on top of the tentacle and lit on fire will weaken it. Tried it even with 20 logs - there is no effect.

Except the tedious hit-and-run with a spear that is TOO damn long, any other ways to finish a tentacle safely, with very basic gear? No gems, no anything that is not plentiful, anything but the basic non-exotic stuff.

[Seederat]

Direct quote from the wiki:

"...the player can use exactly 4 Logs instead, which will drain Tentacle's heath low enough to be killed with a single hit using Spear. This method of hunting is easiest with Willow due to her fire affinity. This does not, however, work in DST, where the tentacle takes no damage from the fire."

Perhaps you could use spiders or hounds to deal with them if you don't like the manual method.

[Wariat117]

Bring the boss there, like deerclops or bearger or treeguard, they will kill tentacles

[GuaiShou]

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[zarnivop]

Originally posted by Quoderat:

Direct quote from the wiki:

"...the player can use exactly 4 Logs instead, which will drain Tentacle's heath low enough to be killed with a single hit using Spear. This method of hunting is easiest with Willow due to her fire affinity. This does not, however, work in DST, where the tentacle takes no damage from the fire."

Perhaps you could use spiders or hounds to deal with them if you don't like the manual method.

Yep, I added the part you put in bold :P

So (sigh) back to hard work.

[zarnivop]

Originally posted by Wariat117:

Bring the boss there, like deerclops or bearger or treeguard, they will kill tentacles

Good idea in general, but I have to wait for this monsters to spawn (or maybe I didn't find them. It's day 10 and most of the world is still unexplored).

[Strelok]

Just use the basic hit and run with a better weapon (tentacle spike/hambat/dank sword), it's by far the most efficient way to kill a single tentacle anyway

[zarnivop]

Originally posted by Strelok:

Just use the basic hit and run with a better weapon (tentacle spike/hambat/dank sword), it's by far the most efficient way to kill a single tentacle anyway

Hambat - no pigs found yet.
Tentacle spike - you put us right into chicken'n'egg conundrum...
No treeguards.... excluded since I play Woodie.

[Szling J. Ozec]

I always consider sanitzing swamps a long term project, I don't even bother early game and then I just use "filler days" (usually days near the end of a season where I don't have enough time to start a proper project but its not time to move to the next one yet) here and there and take out 1-2 Tentacles/merm houses/spider nests at a time. TBH I have never completly sanitized a swamp but even so its not hard to get enough reeds for my uses.

[Margonian]

Killing tentacles really isnt a one man job, planting spider nests is the simplest method to eventually kill them, Merms are a nuisence but can be tricked too,

Best is really to just avoid them if you cant beat them

[Moriibund]

Explore more of the map... enlist the aid of pigmen... use the 'swipe n' cancel' to get the pig men to attack the tentacle... wait for one side to be victorious... profit.

[zarnivop]

Originally posted by Janellope:

Explore more of the map... enlist the aid of pigmen... use the 'swipe n' cancel' to get the pig men to attack the tentacle... wait for one side to be victorious... profit.

This, actually, is a very good advice.

[Tom Jones]

If you don't play as a wickerbottom, I would not recommend killing tentacles. Loot is poor and it take too much time. But if you insist:

This is the best advice :)

Originally posted by Strelok:

Just use the basic hit and run with a better weapon (tentacle spike/hambat/dank sword), it's by far the most efficient way to kill a single tentacle anyway

I would add that- if you are not expirence player get science machine, log suit, spear. Kill 3-4 tentacles and there you have it your first tentacle spike to kill more tentacles.
If you die 'repeat', over and over again.