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CommonCombat level 34Insectoid

Cave Crawler

A wall-climbing spider-like predator that ambushes from ceilings.

You weren't looking up. You should have been looking up. This flat-bodied creature clings to cave ceilings with adhesive legs, waiting for prey to walk underneath.

Stats

Hitpoints
320
Melee attack
60
Magic attack
0
Ranged attack
0
Attack speed
1.3
Attack range
2.5 m
Defences
Slash defence
15
Stab defence
18
Crush defence
8
Ranged defence
12
Magic resistance
0
Poise
100
Movement & awareness
Move speed
5 m/s
Movement speed
6 m/s
Aggro range
10 m
Leash range
40 m

Abilities

3

Drops from the ceiling directly onto the target.

Damage
90% of attack
Range
6 m
Effects
  • Status Effect — duration 1.5
Fang StrikeStabweight 65

Rapid fang attacks.

Damage
60% of attack
Range
2.5 m
Cooldown
1 s
Effects
  • Status Effect — chance 0.5, duration 8
Web Trapweight 35

Lays a web trap on the ground.

Damage
0% of attack
Range
0 m
Wind-up
1 s
Cooldown
15 s
Effects
  • Status Effect — duration 4

How it fights

Behaviour
Melee Aggressive
Patrol
Stationary
Aggressive on sight
Yes
Ability preference
AbilityWeightShare
Fang Strike6565%
Web Trap3535%

Drops

Rolls on Cave Crawler Drops.

Guaranteed1 roll · all
DropQuantityWeightChance
Spider Silk1–4——
Main1 roll · weighted
DropQuantityWeightChance
Nothing—4040%
Adhesive Gland14040%
Cave Spider Fang12020%

Movement & spawning

Spawn
Max Instances
3
Respawn Time
90
Respawn Variance
20

Sounds

Aggro
sfx/creatures/cave_crawler/hiss
Ambient
sfx/creatures/cave_crawler/scrape
Attack
sfx/creatures/cave_crawler/bite
Death
sfx/creatures/cave_crawler/death
Footsteps
sfx/footsteps/spider_light
Hurt
sfx/creatures/cave_crawler/hurt
Full catalogue record32 fields · straight from the content catalogue
Abilities
Inline
  1. Ability Ref
    —
    Active Frames
    none
    Animation
    attack_ceiling_drop
    Base Damage
    90
    Cast Time
    0
    Channel Duration
    —
    Channeled
    —
    Condition
    —
    Cooldown
    0
    Cooldown Ms
    —
    Damage
    —
    Damage Shape
    —
    Damage Type
    crush
    Description
    Drops from the ceiling directly onto the target.
    Effects
    1. Chance
      —
      Dps
      —
      Duration
      1.5
      Max At Hp Pct
      —
      Min Duration
      —
      Radius
      —
      Type
      status_effect
    Hitbox
    —
    Hurtbox Shapes
    none
    Id
    Ceiling Drop
    Name
    Ceiling Drop
    Parryable
    —
    Priority
    1
    Projectile
    —
    Range
    6
    Root Motion
    —
    Sound
    sfx/creatures/cave_crawler/drop
    Telegraph
    —
    Timeline
    —
    Timing
    —
  2. Ability Ref
    —
    Active Frames
    none
    Animation
    attack_fang
    Base Damage
    60
    Cast Time
    0
    Channel Duration
    —
    Channeled
    —
    Condition
    —
    Cooldown
    1
    Cooldown Ms
    —
    Damage
    —
    Damage Shape
    —
    Damage Type
    stab
    Description
    Rapid fang attacks.
    Effects
    1. Chance
      0.5
      Dps
      —
      Duration
      8
      Max At Hp Pct
      —
      Min Duration
      —
      Radius
      —
      Type
      status_effect
    Hitbox
    —
    Hurtbox Shapes
    none
    Id
    Fang Strike
    Name
    Fang Strike
    Parryable
    —
    Priority
    1
    Projectile
    —
    Range
    2.5
    Root Motion
    —
    Sound
    sfx/creatures/cave_crawler/bite
    Telegraph
    —
    Timeline
    —
    Timing
    —
  3. Ability Ref
    —
    Active Frames
    none
    Animation
    ability_web_trap
    Base Damage
    0
    Cast Time
    1
    Channel Duration
    —
    Channeled
    —
    Condition
    —
    Cooldown
    15
    Cooldown Ms
    —
    Damage
    —
    Damage Shape
    —
    Damage Type
    —
    Description
    Lays a web trap on the ground.
    Effects
    1. Chance
      —
      Dps
      —
      Duration
      4
      Max At Hp Pct
      —
      Min Duration
      —
      Radius
      —
      Type
      status_effect
    Hitbox
    —
    Hurtbox Shapes
    none
    Id
    Web Trap
    Name
    Web Trap
    Parryable
    —
    Priority
    1
    Projectile
    —
    Range
    0
    Root Motion
    —
    Sound
    sfx/creatures/cave_crawler/web
    Telegraph
    —
    Timeline
    —
    Timing
    —
Refs
none
Aggression
—
Ai
Ability Conditions
—
Ability Weights
Creature Cave Crawler Fang Strike
65
Creature Cave Crawler Web Trap
35
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
—
Type
stationary
Waypoints
none
Pursuit
—
Audio
Aggro
sfx/creatures/cave_crawler/hiss
Ambient
sfx/creatures/cave_crawler/scrape
Attack
sfx/creatures/cave_crawler/bite
Death
sfx/creatures/cave_crawler/death
Footsteps
sfx/footsteps/spider_light
Hurt
sfx/creatures/cave_crawler/hurt
Behavior Tree
—
Category
common
Combat Level
34
Description
A wall-climbing spider-like predator that ambushes from ceilings.
Examine
You weren't looking up. You should have been looking up. This flat-bodied creature clings to cave ceilings with adhesive legs, waiting for prey to walk underneath.
Fish
—
Hitbox
—
Icon
icons/creatures/cave_crawler
Id
Cave Crawler
Impact
—
Inheritance
—
Loot
Loot Table
Cave Crawler Drops
Xp Rewards
Combat
0
Hp
0
Skills
none
Venery
70
Loot Table
—
Mechanics
none
Metadata
Added Version
0.1.0
Notes
Ceiling drop opener stuns briefly. 50% poison chance on basic fang attack — very dangerous in groups. Web traps slow heavily.
Tags
insectoid, aggressive, ambush, ceiling, poison, arachnid
Venery Category
insectoid
Zone
deep_caves, cave_dungeons
Model
models/creatures/insectoid/cave_crawler
Movement
—
Name
Cave Crawler
Phases
—
Recovery
—
Resistances
—
Respawn
—
Spawn
Max Instances
3
Respawn Time
90
Respawn Variance
20
Spawn Animation
—
Spawn Sound
—
Stats
Aggro Range
10
Attack
60
Attack Range
2.5
Attack Speed
1.3
Crush Defense
8
Immunities
none
Leash Range
40
Magic Attack
0
Magic Resistance
0
Max Hp
320
Move Speed
5
Movement Speed
6
Poise
100
Ranged Attack
0
Ranged Defense
12
Slash Defense
15
Stab Defense
18
Status Immunities
—
Variation
—
Visuals
—
Xp Rewards
—
Designer's note

Ceiling drop opener stuns briefly. 50% poison chance on basic fang attack — very dangerous in groups. Web traps slow heavily.

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