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CommonCombat level 18Insectoid

Bombardier Beetle

A beetle that sprays boiling acid as a defense.

A reddish beetle with bulbous glands on its abdomen. Those glands mix chemicals that detonate on contact with air — the spray can blister skin instantly. Give it space.

Stats

Hitpoints
160
Melee attack
28
Magic attack
35
Ranged attack
0
Attack speed
0.9
Attack range
2 m
Defences
Slash defence
22
Stab defence
18
Crush defence
8
Ranged defence
15
Magic resistance
10
Poise
100
Movement & awareness
Move speed
5 m/s
Movement speed
3 m/s
Aggro range
6 m
Leash range
25 m

Abilities

2
Mandible BiteCrushweight 50

A crushing mandible attack.

Damage
28% of attack
Range
2 m
Acid SprayMagicTelegraph: Coneweight 50

Sprays a cone of boiling acid.

Damage
35% of attack
Range
6 m
Wind-up
0.8 s
Cooldown
10 s
Effects
  • Status Effect — duration 6

How it fights

Behaviour
Melee Aggressive
Patrol
Wander · 8 m
Aggressive on sight
Yes
Ability preference
AbilityWeightShare
Acid Spray5050%
Mandible Bite5050%

Drops

Rolls on Bombardier Beetle Drops.

Guaranteed1 roll · all
DropQuantityWeightChance
Beetle Shell1–3——
Main1 roll · weighted
DropQuantityWeightChance
Nothing—3535%
Acid Gland14545%
Bombardier Carapace12020%

Movement & spawning

Spawn
Max Instances
3
Respawn Time
60
Respawn Variance
15

Sounds

Aggro
sfx/creatures/bombardier/hiss
Ambient
sfx/creatures/bombardier/click
Attack
sfx/creatures/bombardier/spray
Death
sfx/creatures/bombardier/death
Footsteps
sfx/footsteps/beetle_scrape
Hurt
sfx/creatures/bombardier/hurt
Full catalogue record32 fields · straight from the content catalogue
Abilities
Inline
  1. Ability Ref
    —
    Active Frames
    none
    Animation
    attack_bite
    Base Damage
    28
    Cast Time
    0
    Channel Duration
    —
    Channeled
    —
    Condition
    —
    Cooldown
    0
    Cooldown Ms
    —
    Damage
    —
    Damage Shape
    —
    Damage Type
    crush
    Description
    A crushing mandible attack.
    Effects
    none
    Hitbox
    —
    Hurtbox Shapes
    none
    Id
    Mandible Bite
    Name
    Mandible Bite
    Parryable
    —
    Priority
    1
    Projectile
    —
    Range
    2
    Root Motion
    —
    Sound
    sfx/creatures/bombardier/bite
    Telegraph
    —
    Timeline
    —
    Timing
    —
  2. Ability Ref
    —
    Active Frames
    none
    Animation
    attack_acid_spray
    Base Damage
    35
    Cast Time
    0.8
    Channel Duration
    —
    Channeled
    —
    Condition
    —
    Cooldown
    10
    Cooldown Ms
    —
    Damage
    —
    Damage Shape
    —
    Damage Type
    magic
    Description
    Sprays a cone of boiling acid.
    Effects
    1. Chance
      —
      Dps
      —
      Duration
      6
      Max At Hp Pct
      —
      Min Duration
      —
      Radius
      —
      Type
      status_effect
    Hitbox
    —
    Hurtbox Shapes
    none
    Id
    Acid Spray
    Name
    Acid Spray
    Parryable
    —
    Priority
    1
    Projectile
    —
    Range
    6
    Root Motion
    —
    Sound
    sfx/creatures/bombardier/spray
    Telegraph
    cone
    Timeline
    —
    Timing
    —
Refs
none
Aggression
—
Ai
Ability Conditions
Creature Bombardier Acid Spray
Condition
target_count >= 2 OR distance_to_target <= 4.0
Priority
20
Ability Weights
Creature Bombardier Acid Spray
50
Creature Bombardier Bite
50
Behavior Overrides
Aggro On Sight
yes
Auto Heal
—
Call For Help
no
Flee At Hp Percent
0
Heal Delay
—
Help Range
—
Show Damage Numbers
—
Track Dps
—
Behavior Tree
Melee Aggressive
Disengage After Secs
—
Evasion
—
Patrol
Radius
8
Type
wander
Waypoints
none
Pursuit
—
Audio
Aggro
sfx/creatures/bombardier/hiss
Ambient
sfx/creatures/bombardier/click
Attack
sfx/creatures/bombardier/spray
Death
sfx/creatures/bombardier/death
Footsteps
sfx/footsteps/beetle_scrape
Hurt
sfx/creatures/bombardier/hurt
Behavior Tree
—
Category
common
Combat Level
18
Description
A beetle that sprays boiling acid as a defense.
Examine
A reddish beetle with bulbous glands on its abdomen. Those glands mix chemicals that detonate on contact with air — the spray can blister skin instantly. Give it space.
Fish
—
Hitbox
—
Icon
icons/creatures/bombardier_beetle
Id
Bombardier Beetle
Impact
—
Inheritance
—
Loot
Loot Table
Bombardier Beetle Drops
Xp Rewards
Combat
0
Hp
0
Skills
none
Venery
35
Loot Table
—
Mechanics
none
Metadata
Added Version
0.1.0
Notes
Acid Spray cone hits multiple targets. Immune to burn and poison. Crush weak point same as regular beetle.
Tags
insectoid, aggressive, burn, acid, armored, poison_immune, burn_immune
Venery Category
insectoid
Zone
caves, ruins
Model
models/creatures/beast/bombardier_beetle
Movement
—
Name
Bombardier Beetle
Phases
—
Recovery
—
Resistances
—
Respawn
—
Spawn
Max Instances
3
Respawn Time
60
Respawn Variance
15
Spawn Animation
—
Spawn Sound
—
Stats
Aggro Range
6
Attack
28
Attack Range
2
Attack Speed
0.9
Crush Defense
8
Immunities
none
Leash Range
25
Magic Attack
35
Magic Resistance
10
Max Hp
160
Move Speed
5
Movement Speed
3
Poise
100
Ranged Attack
0
Ranged Defense
15
Slash Defense
22
Stab Defense
18
Status Immunities
—
Variation
—
Visuals
—
Xp Rewards
—
Designer's note

Acid Spray cone hits multiple targets. Immune to burn and poison. Crush weak point same as regular beetle.

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