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Thread: So, you want to know how to get Reclusive Spider Queen DNA alone?
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Nukeitall
Fri Apr 02, 2004 6:31 pm
#1
Well, I'll tell you. I may be slitting my own throat, but I think that this could help quite a few people. It works fairly reliably for me.
First off, take a transport to dathomir. After that, head to the spider clan cave, but bring at least two things:
1.Neutron Pixie(6k a crate on my home server)
2.Burst Run(I did it as a 4040 scout).
3.No armor, or very little(you could die, and decay isnt fun.)
Now, that isnt so hard to round up. From here it gets a "iffy", and dangerous. Do not bring your friends, they will die. Probably.
First thing - chew neutron and burst run to the bottom of the cave. the very bottom.DO NOT STOP. ATTEMPT TO AVOID ALL NPCs. Head for the farthest end of the cave on the opposing side of the skeleton. Wait.(look for two loot piles and some stalactites. I try to hide behind those for some reason)
Now, a few things can happen - but from what I've seen - the nightsisters(or whatever they call the ones in the cave) will not deathblow you if you spam peace and dont return attacks. spam it while running.(use numlock so your mousecan be employed to this effect, AND DONT CARRY A WEAPON) Also,the spiders will not attack you if you are already engaged with nightsisters, and thus THEY will not kill you either.
If all goes as planned, you should be KOed at the bottom of the cave at the far side.Near theskeleton you should see about 6(?) or so spawns. The reclusive spider queen popsin the little alcove adjacent to the skeleton.(She doesnt have placeholders.)
Anyway, after you get back up, you have some waiting to do - if you're bored,the loot piles pop ever 1 hour and 30 minutes.(roughly, I've guesstimated to be 1:45)
However, you'll notice something odd - any of those nightsisters that hovered over your corpse and then only wandered a few feet will not attack. Try not to move too much, I think it's bad luck. Still with me? good.
Back to the topic of the queen:She(eventually) should spawn near the skeleton as I said earlier. Now, it gets tricky. again.
First, I hope you still have neutron. Second, more burst run.
It may seem suicidal, but charge the group of spiders and get as close to the queen as you can. If you're lucky, they wont deathblow you. You'll be koed in a swarm of spiders but you(should) beunder the queen.
Now - this is very important - immediately sample the queen when you get up. It's that simple. Her respawn is EXTREMELY long, but I often get 3 samples from her before she eats it.(at MASTER. DO NOT ATTEMPT AT ANYTHING BUT MASTER.)
So there you have it. Much blood was spent perfecting this strategy, and it should work provided you've never killed a nightsister.(If you have, results may vary)
Good luck.
Nukeitall
Fri Apr 02, 2004 7:04 pm
#3
I forgot to mention - spamming peace while charging the queen helps. Also pray, if you're into that.
Eert
Fri Apr 02, 2004 7:07 pm
#4
what other professions are you along with be? perhaps somethin g with high melee defence?
Nukeitall
Fri Apr 02, 2004 7:14 pm
#5
None. MasterBE and scout at 4040. Melee defense doesnt matter much, chances are if they attack you - you're toast. With burst run effiency you should be able to outrun them to the base of the cave - it's an adrenaline rush the first time you do it.
NancyJ
Sat Apr 03, 2004 10:14 am
#7
There is a slight flaw in this.... if you fail and she aggro's you, you're incapped a 3rd time and dead 
Just happened to me
Just happened to me
Nukeitall
Sun Apr 04, 2004 1:47 am
#8
Yeah, there's not much room for error - I had to make one or two runs one time before I managed to succeed.
RonninOtnemem
Sun Apr 04, 2004 1:27 pm
#9
What about getting positive Spider Clan faction points so you can just rely on mask scent... do Singing Mountain NPCs give positive SC faction or just Nightsister?
NancyJ
Sun Apr 04, 2004 1:31 pm
#10
Aggressive NPC will never be non-aggro, no matter how many of the opposing faction you kill - if they're red on radar they will always aggro - I have fantastic Tuskan Raider faction from killing jawas but they wtill want to KOS me when I pop over for tea.
I went and did this again today and got 1 sample! grrrrr. SO I'm going to go back there every day till I have 5 samples then I'm going to sit in a research center and drink port and eat cake till I have my very own Reclusive Cavern Spider Queen
and I'm going to put it in a durni
I went and did this again today and got 1 sample! grrrrr. SO I'm going to go back there every day till I have 5 samples then I'm going to sit in a research center and drink port and eat cake till I have my very own Reclusive Cavern Spider Queen
and I'm going to put it in a durni
Lochar
Sun Apr 04, 2004 3:02 pm
#11
I am not sure about that aggro theory, sure some mobs will always agro but I have found some NPCs that are red to me leave me alone due to good faction, and it goes the same for non aggresive yellow NPCs that will attack if faction is bad.
My friend has good faction with 1 clan and the slaves leave him alone I know that.
NancyJ
Sun Apr 04, 2004 3:14 pm
#12
Lochar wrote:I am not sure about that aggro theory, sure some mobs will always agro but I have found some NPCs that are red to me leave me alone due to good faction, and it goes the same for non aggresive yellow NPCs that will attack if faction is bad.My friend has good faction with 1 clan and the slaves leave him alone I know that.
If that's how its working then its broke heh - it was in one of the daily tips or something
SomeUser
Sun Apr 04, 2004 10:47 pm
#13
NancyJ wrote:
Lochar wrote:
I am not sure about that aggro theory, sure some mobs will always agro but I have found some NPCs that are red to me leave me alone due to good faction, and it goes the same for non aggresive yellow NPCs that will attack if faction is bad.
My friend has good faction with 1 clan and the slaves leave him alone I know that.
If that's how its working then its broke heh - it was in one of the daily tips or something
I have +5000 mountain clan nightsister faction and, even though they are red dots on my radar, they wont attack me. I can stand right in the middle of 10 of em jumping up and down and all they do is stand there.
Now, what would be real awesome is if they would help me out if I was attacked... sorta like NPC rebs/imps will if you are near by and attacked.... My very own nightsister body guards...
MUUUUUUUUH HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Vezek
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