Find the ape god

[coRex]

Hey guys, i wanted to try out a build with the Fist of the Ape God.

Is there a decent way of finding the Ape God (i know in which area he spawns), but still...

[Pixel Peeper]

There are a few ways but they're not super reliable.

You can sometimes see albino apes in the jungle. Some have unusual behavior: they move around from screen to screen. These are on a pilgrimage, and going to Oboroqoru's lair.

If you're friendly with apes and find a legendary ape, you can ask them to share secrets. The location of the lair is a possible secret from them.

And of course, you might just get lucky and learn the location through random secrets or just by traveling on the world map.

Getting the Fist of the Ape God, however, is another issue. Oboroqoru's rep gains/losses are much higher than normal. If he's loved by some faction that you want to be friendly with, killing him is not really an option. In that scenario, you would greatly benefit by doing the water ritual with him, which will allow you to recruit him. But then you'll have to find a way to make him die, which can be difficult because he's really tough. You also need to make sure that whatever kills him will not also destroy the Fist while it's on the ground.

But it's a great weapon, just annoying to carry around because of the insane weight.

[glass zebra]

Originally posted by Pixel Peeper:

Getting the Fist of the Ape God, however, is another issue. Oboroqoru's rep gains/losses are much higher than normal. If he's loved by some faction that you want to be friendly with, killing him is not really an option. In that scenario, you would greatly benefit by doing the water ritual with him, which will allow you to recruit him. But then you'll have to find a way to make him die, which can be difficult because he's really tough. You also need to make sure that whatever kills him will not also destroy the Fist while it's on the ground.

You can also clone him and kill the clone instead. Imo the weapon is worth the cost.

[Pixel Peeper]

Originally posted by glass zebra:

You can also clone him and kill the clone instead. Imo the weapon is worth the cost.

Indeed, this is also a functional way to do it, assuming you have the cloning draught to spare and are actually capable of killing it (again, he's really tough).

This works because clones don't share the original legendary creature's reputation modifiers.

[coRex]

Those pilgrimage apes is a good info. I will try to look for them.
As for killing or recruiting him, i will decide wenn i see the loved/hated relations.

[Shrike]

Just run in the worldmap area east of Kyakukya, and try any lairs that pop up. Many runs I try to clear some goatfolk villages for XP and etc, and this is a good thing to do at the same time. The lair can spawn north enough to be in a river tile instead of jungle.

[Luke]

Originally posted by Pixel Peeper:

There are a few ways but they're not super reliable.

You can sometimes see albino apes in the jungle. Some have unusual behavior: they move around from screen to screen. These are on a pilgrimage, and going to Oboroqoru's lair.

I have never seen this method fail. I've only done it maybe five times, so I guess that is a small sample set. But, as far as I know, any apes you find in the jungle near Kyakukya who are moving between screens will _Always_ lead you to Oboroqoru,

[Pixel Peeper]

Originally posted by Luke:

I have never seen this method fail. I've only done it maybe five times, so I guess that is a small sample set. But, as far as I know, any apes you find in the jungle near Kyakukya who are moving between screens will _Always_ lead you to Oboroqoru,

They do. The unreliability comes from the fact that not every screen in that jungle has albino apes, albino apes present on a screen are not necessarily on a pilgrimage to Oboroqoru's lair, and even if they are, they can be killed (or run after all sorts of enemies) on the way, especially if a screen has a legendary in it.

But if you do spot the moving apes, yeah, there's a really good chance you're going to find his lair. You just gotta follow them close and protect them.