Layek pro tip

[Fx3.髭男]

It spawns every 15 minutes, so open up your steam overlay and click the timer. You can pin it so that it stays on top after you close the overlay. You can also set it to repeat and countdown every 15 minutes. Tada, you now have a countdown for when that annoying asthmatic bagpipe is coming.

[Rae Nidae]

Does it spawn anywhere the moment you start encountering it? I was under the impression that it only "spawns" in the Cascade Laboratories, but follows you around the entire facility if you just stare at it to make it go away instead of killing it with x-ray weapons.

If it just spawns constantly around you every 15 minutes no matter what, that seems fairly annoying to deal with

[MechWarden]

I heard it was every 30 mins, but yes on both accounts; it can be annoying (once the shock is gone) and tries to spawn near you out of sight and move towards you.

[Burning like KELT-9b]

Originally posted by Rae Nidae:

Does it spawn anywhere the moment you start encountering it? I was under the impression that it only "spawns" in the Cascade Laboratories, but follows you around the entire facility if you just stare at it to make it go away instead of killing it with x-ray weapons.

If it just spawns constantly around you every 15 minutes no matter what, that seems fairly annoying to deal with

i believe it spawns pretty much anywhere after your first encounter. i even set up so much xray turrets in every part of my base because the fact that i always feel unsafe doing things too long without paying attention to leyak's audio cues is pretty irritating. its to the point that i would look at leyak essences to study which direction leyak spawn inside my base so i can plug it with additional turrets.

[Fx3.髭男]

Originally posted by Rae Nidae:

Does it spawn anywhere the moment you start encountering it? I was under the impression that it only "spawns" in the Cascade Laboratories, but follows you around the entire facility if you just stare at it to make it go away instead of killing it with x-ray weapons.

If it just spawns constantly around you every 15 minutes no matter what, that seems fairly annoying to deal with

Yes it spawns anywhere.

Originally posted by MechWarden:

I heard it was every 30 mins, but yes on both accounts; it can be annoying (once the shock is gone) and tries to spawn near you out of sight and move towards you.

I tested it just sitting in my base waiting for tarasque to respawn. If there are other potential spawns in the area, like zombies, that may throw it off. It may spawn based on an rng system. But I would assume, since in my base that it was the only possible spawn, that a minimum 15 minute warning would still be good to let you know that it could be coming soon.

[Ximo]

Originally posted by Nut In Cider:

Originally posted by Rae Nidae:

Does it spawn anywhere the moment you start encountering it? I was under the impression that it only "spawns" in the Cascade Laboratories, but follows you around the entire facility if you just stare at it to make it go away instead of killing it with x-ray weapons.

If it just spawns constantly around you every 15 minutes no matter what, that seems fairly annoying to deal with

i believe it spawns pretty much anywhere after your first encounter. i even set up so much xray turrets in every part of my base because the fact that i always feel unsafe doing things too long without paying attention to leyak's audio cues is pretty irritating. its to the point that i would look at leyak essences to study which direction leyak spawn inside my base so i can plug it with additional turrets.

LOL, sure your base is the most cancerous thing in the game.

[Fx3.髭男]

Actually, I'm operating on a new theory. I think the Layek is on a 15 minute timer, but doesn't spawn in certain locations. I believe if you're in one of those locations, the timer just resets and it will try again in 15 minutes. I believe the circle tram/elevator is one such location which makes sense, because it would probably be a little buggy going up/down floors and a layek trying to follow you.

So far, I waited in base for an hour and it spawned in the same spot right outside my base every 15 minutes on the dot.
Recently I had it spawn in my base, I hit the timer and when the timer was reaching 0 I was on that elevator, going into shroom world. It didn't spawn, but I let the timer keep running. When it was approaching again 0 I was back in my base and it spawned, right on the dot again at 0.

Important to note though that I'm not keeping hard data on this, more so taking notes off my experience.

[MechWarden]

Remember, there is still a bug where Layek stops showing up after awhile until the world is reloaded.

[Fx3.髭男]

Originally posted by MechWarden:

Remember, there is still a bug where Layek stops showing up after awhile until the world is reloaded.

Yes, I was previously trying to figure out how to replicate that bug because honestly who wants to deal with this bagpipe tosser all the time but I couldn't figure it out.

Also I think portal worlds ♥♥♥♥ with the timer. Or maybe the personal teleporter. Or my theory is wrong don't know yet.

[Ariel_PartyUpInHere]

Did anyone try clicking on the x-ray tower where you first find the Layek?

[MechWarden]

Originally posted by Ariel_PartyUpInHere:

Did anyone try clicking on the x-ray tower where you first find the Layek?

I would hope so.

When I saw it, the thing had an attractive yellow outline which kind of begs players to click on it.

[Fx3.髭男]

Originally posted by Ariel_PartyUpInHere:

Did anyone try clicking on the x-ray tower where you first find the Layek?

yes that's how you get the xray turret recipe.

[Jinx The Loot-Goblin]

Anybody found where to get the personal tele yet?

[Fx3.髭男]

Originally posted by Jinx The Loot-Goblin:

Anybody found where to get the personal tele yet?

Raw Exort Heart and Memory Brick

[MechWarden]

Originally posted by Fx3.髭男:

Originally posted by Jinx The Loot-Goblin:

Anybody found where to get the personal tele yet?

Raw Exort Heart and Memory Brick

AKA, progress through the Labs more,
and fight a more dangerous bot.

[Crochwhisle purple]

Originally posted by Rae Nidae:

Does it spawn anywhere the moment you start encountering it? I was under the impression that it only "spawns" in the Cascade Laboratories, but follows you around the entire facility if you just stare at it to make it go away instead of killing it with x-ray weapons.

If it just spawns constantly around you every 15 minutes no matter what, that seems fairly annoying to deal with

it has multiple spawns all around it seems. If you block the door to the starting lift and to where you came into the starting zone from it`ll only come through the front door, while getting stuck and buggering off when it hits a blocked door