Peek: Thedeim's Notes: Spawners

Rats tier: max enclave: complete number: 2 specialization: resources spawns: rats, swarms, packrats, dire rats, ratlings Overall solid. Migh

Rats

tier: max

enclave: complete

number: 2

specialization: resources

spawns: rats, swarms, packrats, dire rats, ratlings

Overall solid. Might need to add another in the tunnels under the tree once it's done. Gotta keep that loot flowing. Commonly given the go juice to give lightning affinity.

Spiders

tier: max

enclave: complete

number: 1 (lair)

specialization: melee

spawns: lesser spiders (normal), swarms, greater spiders (big), widows, aranea.

Another great spawner, perfect spawns for showing newbies the ropes. Only one I've made into a lair, maybe lair up a couple others instead of adding more? Need to make another questing board in the forest for the aranea.

Ants

tier: max

enclave: complete

number: 1 (technically?)

specialization: resources

spawns: ants (variety), cinder ants, crucible ants, tunnelbores, magmyrm

Weird spawner, doesn't work like the others. Great for the labrynth, and Queen has her special alchemical ants, too.

Snakes

Tier: 4

enclave: n/a

number: 1(lair)

specialization: magic (poison is magic?)

spawns: sneks, vipers, spitting cobras, twinsnakes.

Probably the next in line for an enclave, or the birb spawner. Maybe I'll try to do two at once. Probably not, but either should be good to set up shop once the tree is finished. So far, the only spawner to regularly get the metal transmutation elixir applied.

Birds

Tier: 5

enclave: n/a

number: 1(lair)

specialization: resources

spawns: blackbirds, crows, ravens, dire ravens, raven harpies

I really haven't upgraded them past tier three? Definitely need to get on that. Great for scouting and great for gathering goodies. Upgraded ones will probably be vital to keeping the branches of the trees full of tempting goodies for delvers. Dire ravens are even better at getting goodies, and the raven harpies are pure nightmare fuel

Bats

Tier: 3

enclave: n/a

number: 1

specialization: resources

spawns: bats, fruitbats, waterbats

These guys need some love, too, especially once I get the tree up. If they keep helping with plants, they're going to be invaluable in keeping the tree healthy and encouraging more interesting plant growth. They might even be able to provide buffs to my plant denizens, which would be cool.

Bees

Tier: 4

enclave: n/a

number: 1 (technically)(also lair)

specialization: melee

spawns: bees, bumblebees, rumblebees, armory bees

The new bee types like to make hives to spawn their own kind, but as far as I can tell, they still function like a single spawner, kinda like the anthill and the different exits it has. Glad to see even the melee bees make their own honey. It'd be weird to not have them make at least a bit.

Zombies

Tier: 3

enclave: n/a, possibly actually not applicable?

number: 1(lair)

specialization: resources

spawns: zombies, fungal zombies, puffball zombies

Definitely need to give the zombies some love, even if they're officially 'fleshy undead'. The Shield's people are probably more than ready for tougher varieties by now. Puffballs are kinda cute, in a weird way. Probably less cute when they pop.

Skeletons

Tier: 3

enclave: n/a

number: 1(lair)

specialization: resources

spawns: skeleton, verdant skeleton, pitcherplant skeleton

Just like the fleshy version, my bony undead need some love. I'll probably move the verdants and fungal into spring when I upgrade these, leaving the crypts as the place for fighting undead. Pitcherplants are pretty cool and can summon insects. The nectar in the pitchers looks like a great alchemy ingredient.

Hands

Tier: 3

enclave: n/a

number: 1

specialization: magic

spawns: hands, arcane hands, magus hands

I really have ignored my poor undead. More powerful magic hands should be a lot of fun for things in the forest, and possibly in the labyrinth, too. Magus hands don't play around.

Slimes

Tier: 3

enclave: n/a

number: 1

specialization: resources

spawns: slimes, oozes, catalyst slimes

Man, the catalysts are easy to forget. They just go around, enriching the mining nodes. I should upgrade a couple times to get more of them, and hope they can handle the heat in the labyrinth. The next spawn will probably help with the quarry and iron vein, too, so definitely would not be a waste, especially with the hold getting ready to break ground.

Wolves

Tier: 3

enclave: n/a

number: 1(lair)

specialization: magic

spawns: lesser wolves, wolves, tundra wolves

I need to give Leo's spawner more love, too. The wolves are going to be a major part of the encounters in the winter section, that's for sure.

Dragons

Tier: 2

enclave: n/a

number: 1 (thankfully)

specialization: none (yet)

spawns: wyrms, basilisks

Such an expensive spawner, but so cool and definitely worth it. I think magic specialization would make them incredibly dangerous, but that's kinda the point: for people to test themselves against danger. I probably should specialize them before I upgrade to the next tier, though.

Earth Elementals

Tier: 3

enclave: n/a

number: 1

specialization: melee

spawns: stalactsprites, rockslides, soil elementals

Great all around spawner, looking forward to seeing the newer ones synergize even better with the plants.

Plants

Tier: 3

enclave: n/a

number: 1(lair)

specialization: magic (spatial)

spawns: living vines, dreambloom, living brambles

Probably going to give them spatial affinity, and probably need to specialize them for magic if I want to have them do the shenanigans I have in mind. Gonna be doing a lot more upgrades eventually

Fey

Tier: 2

enclave: n/a

number: 1(lair)

specialization: none

spawns: bark pixies, sprigs

I still find the sprigs kinda creepy, but they're pulling their weight and more against the beetle invaders. Once the tree is up, they might get to start playing with the delvers, but I'm not letting them off that particular leash until it's well established that the forest is not for newbies.

Bears

Tier: 3

enclave: n/a

number: 1(lair)

specialization: melee

spawns: black bears, grizzly bears, dire bears

Looking forward to further upgrades and making them bigger and tankier. It'll definitely take a strong defender to keep one of the grizzlies at bay. Dire bears big and bear.

Foxes

Tier: 2

enclave: n/a

number: 1(lair)

specialization: magic

spawns: fox, mischief

Upgrading these guys is going to be a priority once the tree is done. I need to have a better idea of what's going on in the kingdom and beyond, and the foxes are probably my best bet.

Constructs

Tier:1

Enclave: n/a

Number: 1

Specialization: none, possibly magic later

Spawns: popper swarms

Kinda expensive to upgrade, but custom jobs usually cost more, yeah? My answer to the speaker project, I'll have to design the further tiers as I go, what with them having gravity affinity. Aiming to have the higher spawns be able to voltron with the poppers to do different things. Looking forward to it.

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I think that's all of them, but please do let me know if I've forgotten one of the spawners. I wouldn't be surprised if I had, heh.