Has anyone gotten the Cursed Crystal Skull to drop since the DLC?

[suejak]

https://battlebrothers.fandom.com/wiki/Cursed_Crystal_Skull

Seems like everybody's reporting no drop. I also saw it on a stream (no drop), and I personally have had this fight with no drop.

Has anybody had this item drop in 2019?

[Abel]

What you report is curious since this part in the code hasn't changed with the DLC and I got it in my first B&E campaign.

[suejak]

Do you know what the % chance of a drop is? Seems like many people get the fight without the drop.

[Tephros83]

Originally posted by suejak:

https://battlebrothers.fandom.com/wiki/Cursed_Crystal_Skull

Seems like everybody's reporting no drop. I also saw it on a stream (no drop), and I personally have had this fight with no drop.

Has anybody had this item drop in 2019?

I have it in my current campaign which was started with the new DLC in beta. I think it's the event that's uncommonish, if you make all the right choices you should automatically get it. I mean, based upon the three times I have acquired it.

I like it though. It's better than one might expect in terms of getting enemies to flee. I put it on somebody with excellent morale, typically a tank, and it's the hits/surrounds from the other guys that cause the fleeing.

[Drakonych]

Huh, never encountered it even before the DLCs.

[Darc]

The one in the cargo mission? I just got one after a battle against 14 ancient legionairres. I reloaded since I was unequipped for the mission and lost too many bros.

[Tephros83]

Originally posted by Darc:

The one in the cargo mission? I just got one after a battle against 14 ancient legionairres. I reloaded since I was unequipped for the mission and lost too many bros.

Ha yeah, I was unequipped too. Had my nimble archers tanking necrosavants... but everybody survived, barely.

[Abel]

Originally posted by suejak:

Do you know what the % chance of a drop is? Seems like many people get the fight without the drop.

It should always be given as loot if you attack the Undead.

Edit: it's not, see my next post below.

[bobbins71]

I have it too. Gave it to a tank who had a direwolf pelt for -15 resolve check.

A question. If I give it to somone who is Determined does the skull or determined take priority?

[Tephros83]

Originally posted by bobbins71:

I have it too. Gave it to a tank who had a direwolf pelt for -15 resolve check.

A question. If I give it to somone who is Determined does the skull or determined take priority?

Probably the skull as a guess but have not tested. The skull would have no disadvantage on an insecure merc, since he can't be confident anyway.

[suejak]

Well, I have watched streams in which someone did the fight with no reward, experienced it myself with no reward, and spoken to people who did the fight with no reward, so either there are a few similar events or there's a roll involved.

[jpinard]

I've got it as a drop a few weeks ago.

[Tephros83]

Originally posted by suejak:

Well, I have watched streams in which someone did the fight with no reward, experienced it myself with no reward, and spoken to people who did the fight with no reward, so either there are a few similar events or there's a roll involved.

Screenshot of dialogue and loot from fight? Could be a bug. Some people have confused the caravan necrosavant event with this one, but you probably wouldn't.

[MagnusGrey]

Ive done it without the reward once and with twice since DLC.

[Abel]

Sorry, I didn't read the code in full and there are additional conditions (deliver_item_contract.nut > cargo).
A flag for the crystal skull is checked and must be set to get the item. It has 50% of 5% chance to be set and only if your business reputation (Renown) is over 700.
So you could indeed fight the battle and not get the skull. You cannot get the skull twice.

[suejak]

Awesome, thank you! Great info.