Bug on top of mountain

[darcek]

this rock bug killed me like 10 times..
Each time I need to go back to the mountain..climb and then i die again..this is getting old fast..
With no save game option,no fast travel,and pots you consume that take 5 min..
Each time I die I need to make like a 30 min trip just to get back to that mountain..
I made some traps..preapered potions..went up and got my face kicked in..
Im useing a 2 hand sword I found in the vilage elder hut..(seem best weapon I found so far)
Any idea bout this? maybe I need to use blunt weapons cause its made of rock?

I always get it to like 20% health before it kills me.. really fustrating..

[Clef]

which mountain are you referring to?

[darcek]

Originally posted by clefairy135:

which mountain are you referring to?

Guess theres many mountains with rock bugs on them lol..
Mine is at Chersonese.. its called Conflux.. your suppose to go there to learn magic..

[Clef]

Oh, lol sorry I should've known. I used traps with iron spikes and it took down a lot of its health. I used like 12 of them lol

[darcek]

wow
thats alot of traps..I curuntly only have wooden ones..guess I need to upgrade..

[Clef]

Why don’t you buy the recipe in Cierzo. I think the blacksmith has it for 25 coins. Or you could just make it without the recipe lol. All you need is iron.

[Clef]

You’re better off with the iron ones

[darcek]

Yea but Iron is not easy to come by..like wood is..

[Clef]

You can de-craft things you don't need to get iron. Also, you can hold off on killing that monster until you are better equipped. You don't have to kill him right now lol he will stay up there.

[Evangelion]

You have the Prayer Claymore, right? Do you have the skill for 2h swords?

Your best bet if you don't want to use iron for traps is to prepare better before engaging the Mantis.
When you reach the top of the mountain (but without aggroing it), apply some buffs:
1. Buff your impact resistance - eat the Gravel Beetle or drink Mineral Tea.
2. Use Ice Rag (the mantis is weak to frost) - can be made from Linen Cloth + Seaweed.
3. Buff your stamina regen - drink water + eat gabbery. You can also sleep for an hour if you have a tent that's not a bedroll, it'll also give you stamina buff.
4. Buff your health regen - eat a cooked meat (for a health regen buff that'll last a while) and use a bandage on yourself (it doesn't last long, but if you attack the Mantis right after using it, if you get hit early on it'll heal you up a bit)

You can put the traps first before doing all this so that some of the buffs don't fade out.

Don't forget to block and dodge the heavy attacks, since you're using a 2h sword it's probably better to dodge.

[Clef]

Rags are helpful!

[Aegix Drakan]

Originally posted by darcek:

Originally posted by clefairy135:

which mountain are you referring to?

Guess theres many mountains with rock bugs on them lol..
Mine is at Chersonese.. its called Conflux.. your suppose to go there to learn magic..

You don't need to climb to the top of the mountain to get your Mana.

The Ley Line is *inside* the mountain.

There's 3 dungeon entrances along the mountainside, with each one providing a different sort of challenge.

[darcek]

Sounds like I need to restart from scratch..
Thanks for all the info..
Still wish we had a save game option,game is just way too unforgiving this way..

[Clef]

Feel free to message me if you need help :) I play alone on the weekends.

[See One Tall]

Lol, need help with it? Looks like you're at the start of the game. It's hard to kill a Mantis early on with ♥♥♥♥♥♥ weapons, low stats and no skills.

[nanadean]

Originally posted by darcek:

Still wish we had a save game option,game is just way too unforgiving this way..

There should be a "SaveGames" folder in your "Outward" game folder with your recent saves. If you don't want to keep repeating a fight, you can save the game before (by exiting to main menu or just quitting the game) and copy out the most recent save. Or just remember the date and time of that save, and later delete any saves that come after it (the game always loads the most recent one), but I would still recommend to copy it out first.