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Hornet Queen

The massive matriarch of a hornet hive, surrounded by drones.

A hornet the size of a large dog with iridescent wings and a stinger like a short sword. The surrounding drones exist only to serve and protect her. She's already noticed you.

Stats

Hitpoints
1,100
Melee attack
55
Magic attack
0
Ranged attack
30
Attack speed
1.2
Attack range
3 m
Defences
Slash defence
15
Stab defence
18
Crush defence
10
Ranged defence
20
Magic resistance
10
Poise
100
Movement & awareness
Move speed
5 m/s
Movement speed
5.5 m/s
Aggro range
14 m
Leash range
50 m

Abilities

3
Royal StingStabweight 50

Drives her venom-filled stinger into the target.

Damage
55% of attack
Range
3 m
Wind-up
0.3 s
Cooldown
3 s
Effects
  • Status Effect — duration 12
Summon DronesTelegraph: Circleweight 15

Calls reinforcement drones from the hive.

Damage
0% of attack
Range
0 m
Wind-up
2 s
Cooldown
25 s
Effects
  • Spawn Adds
Dive BombStabTelegraph: Circleweight 35

Dives from above with stinger fully extended.

Damage
80% of attack
Range
8 m
Wind-up
1 s
Cooldown
12 s
Effects
  • Status Effect — duration 10

How it fights

Behaviour
Melee Aggressive
Patrol
Stationary
Aggressive on sight
Yes
Ability preference
AbilityWeightShare
Royal Sting5050%
Dive Bomb3535%
Summon Drones1515%

Drops

Rolls on Hornet Queen Drops.

Guaranteed1 roll · all
DropQuantityWeightChance
Royal Jelly1——
Hornet Chitin2–5——
Materials2 rolls · weighted
DropQuantityWeightChance
Queen Stinger14040%
Queen Venom Gland13535%
Hornet Wing1–22525%
Currency1 roll · weighted
DropQuantityWeightChance
Gold40–140100100%

Movement & spawning

Spawn
Max Instances
1
Respawn Time
360
Respawn Variance
60
Spawn Sound
sfx/creatures/hornet_queen/buzz_distant

Sounds

Aggro
sfx/creatures/hornet_queen/screech
Ambient
sfx/creatures/hornet_queen/buzz
Attack
sfx/creatures/hornet_queen/sting
Death
sfx/creatures/hornet_queen/death
Footsteps
sfx/footsteps/none
Hurt
sfx/creatures/hornet_queen/hurt

Referenced by

1
Bestiary · 1
Full catalogue record32 fields · straight from the content catalogue
Abilities
Inline
  1. Ability Ref
    —
    Active Frames
    none
    Animation
    attack_sting
    Base Damage
    55
    Cast Time
    0.3
    Channel Duration
    —
    Channeled
    —
    Condition
    —
    Cooldown
    3
    Cooldown Ms
    —
    Damage
    —
    Damage Shape
    —
    Damage Type
    stab
    Description
    Drives her venom-filled stinger into the target.
    Effects
    1. Chance
      —
      Dps
      —
      Duration
      12
      Max At Hp Pct
      —
      Min Duration
      —
      Radius
      —
      Type
      status_effect
    Hitbox
    —
    Hurtbox Shapes
    none
    Id
    Royal Sting
    Name
    Royal Sting
    Parryable
    —
    Priority
    1
    Projectile
    —
    Range
    3
    Root Motion
    —
    Sound
    sfx/creatures/hornet_queen/sting
    Telegraph
    —
    Timeline
    —
    Timing
    —
  2. Ability Ref
    —
    Active Frames
    none
    Animation
    ability_summon
    Base Damage
    0
    Cast Time
    2
    Channel Duration
    —
    Channeled
    —
    Condition
    —
    Cooldown
    25
    Cooldown Ms
    —
    Damage
    —
    Damage Shape
    —
    Damage Type
    —
    Description
    Calls reinforcement drones from the hive.
    Effects
    1. Chance
      —
      Dps
      —
      Duration
      —
      Max At Hp Pct
      —
      Min Duration
      —
      Radius
      —
      Type
      spawn_adds
    Hitbox
    —
    Hurtbox Shapes
    none
    Id
    Summon Drones
    Name
    Summon Drones
    Parryable
    —
    Priority
    1
    Projectile
    —
    Range
    0
    Root Motion
    —
    Sound
    sfx/creatures/hornet_queen/summon
    Telegraph
    circle
    Timeline
    —
    Timing
    —
  3. Ability Ref
    —
    Active Frames
    none
    Animation
    attack_dive_bomb
    Base Damage
    80
    Cast Time
    1
    Channel Duration
    —
    Channeled
    —
    Condition
    —
    Cooldown
    12
    Cooldown Ms
    —
    Damage
    —
    Damage Shape
    —
    Damage Type
    stab
    Description
    Dives from above with stinger fully extended.
    Effects
    1. Chance
      —
      Dps
      —
      Duration
      10
      Max At Hp Pct
      —
      Min Duration
      —
      Radius
      —
      Type
      status_effect
    Hitbox
    —
    Hurtbox Shapes
    none
    Id
    Dive Bomb
    Name
    Dive Bomb
    Parryable
    —
    Priority
    1
    Projectile
    —
    Range
    8
    Root Motion
    —
    Sound
    sfx/creatures/hornet_queen/dive
    Telegraph
    circle
    Timeline
    —
    Timing
    —
Refs
none
Aggression
—
Ai
Ability Conditions
Creature Hornet Queen Summon Drones
Condition
allied_count < 2
Priority
25
Ability Weights
Creature Hornet Queen Aerial Strike
35
Creature Hornet Queen Sting
50
Creature Hornet Queen Summon Drones
15
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/hornet_queen/screech
Ambient
sfx/creatures/hornet_queen/buzz
Attack
sfx/creatures/hornet_queen/sting
Death
sfx/creatures/hornet_queen/death
Footsteps
sfx/footsteps/none
Hurt
sfx/creatures/hornet_queen/hurt
Behavior Tree
—
Category
elite
Combat Level
25
Description
The massive matriarch of a hornet hive, surrounded by drones.
Examine
A hornet the size of a large dog with iridescent wings and a stinger like a short sword. The surrounding drones exist only to serve and protect her. She's already noticed you.
Fish
—
Hitbox
—
Icon
icons/creatures/hornet_queen
Id
Hornet Queen
Impact
—
Inheritance
—
Loot
Loot Table
Hornet Queen Drops
Xp Rewards
Combat
0
Hp
0
Skills
none
Venery
130
Loot Table
—
Mechanics
none
Metadata
Added Version
0.1.0
Notes
Spawns drone swarms when add count drops below 2. Priority kill but drones must be dealt with first. Poison immune, fear immune.
Tags
insectoid, elite, aerial, poison, adds, fear_immune, poison_immune
Venery Category
insectoid
Zone
forest_canopy, hive_zones
Model
models/creatures/insectoid/hornet_queen
Movement
—
Name
Hornet Queen
Phases
—
Recovery
—
Resistances
—
Respawn
—
Spawn
Max Instances
1
Respawn Time
360
Respawn Variance
60
Spawn Animation
—
Spawn Sound
sfx/creatures/hornet_queen/buzz_distant
Stats
Aggro Range
14
Attack
55
Attack Range
3
Attack Speed
1.2
Crush Defense
10
Immunities
none
Leash Range
50
Magic Attack
0
Magic Resistance
10
Max Hp
1,100
Move Speed
5
Movement Speed
5.5
Poise
100
Ranged Attack
30
Ranged Defense
20
Slash Defense
15
Stab Defense
18
Status Immunities
—
Variation
—
Visuals
—
Xp Rewards
—
Designer's note

Spawns drone swarms when add count drops below 2. Priority kill but drones must be dealt with first. Poison immune, fear immune.

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