Ladybug, where are you??

[LivinNdie]

I've had very hard time finding the ladybug, usual they spawn near the lake. But never I can barely find any. Since I've had such a hard time finding ladybugs, it also means my resources for ladybug heads are zero. Not only is it hard to find a ladybug, then the drop chance for a ladybug head is extremely low. Is the spawn rate for ladybugs extremely low or are there just very few of them?

[GameOverRIP]

I could say the same for other bugs too once you've killed them. Stink Bugs and Lava don't seem to respawn.

[Kai]

It's because there's a larva spawn underground to the east of the map near a lab that keeps spawning infinitely in a huge cluster, the larvas does not leave the cave so it basically keeps lagging.

[2ugly]

By the box of.....the hard candy close to the device. They spawn then vanish.... so when you see this one get it quick. Not having the recipe needing the head I didn't try killing one. Saw one at the start by that box of candy, but then having the recipe and looking for it... couldn't find it. Found and killed another but it didn't produce the head. My base is by the device, and I finally saw the LB by it again... and it produced the needed head.

Being a SP and hosted Coop game the NPCs should be more persistent rather than RNG spawning mechanics. Makes hunting an actual thing. Just not sure how it's done in this game. There will be an obvious spawn mechanic, but once spawned do they remain or vanish when out of range? Once out of the draw distance is there a background simulation that continues for them?.... I"m pretty sure there is... not sure how much or how it works though.

[Pizza Cake]

I had three just climb out of the same spot from the rock near the lake.
I stood in that spot and the fourth ladybug carried me majestically to battle with an orb spider.

[1ozbeef]

My new savegame I started earlier has a TON of ladybugs, shame I cant fight them yet lol

[Commander Tom]

Originally posted by SKAPPELTON | TTV:

I've had very hard time finding the ladybug

Just like all insects pathing is currently bugged, it's worse for ladybugs because they're always searching for aphids, check my guide as I put together ladybug sightings for late-game.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2184698679

yep, that prolly explains it

[LivinNdie]

I also had an issue with with the ant workers, and I had to travel the whole map and kill every single ant worker for them to respawn 2 days in-game time after in the anthill cave. I think I have to do the same with the ladybugs, and go back to pondlake and see if they respawn.