Weaponsmith Archive
Thread: Krayt Spawns
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DaveG
Sat Oct 02, 2004 8:13 am
#1
I'd been lead to believe that after a recent publish the Krayt Spawns had been broken. (Of course this was in the context of my server, but I assumed the same goes for every other server). However, I saw my first Krayt this morning, a 450K HAM Giant Canyon Krayt Dragon (I was mesmerised!).
After mentioning this to a friend, I was then told that the Krayts are only spawning shortly after server restarts (and I had logged on only an hour or two after server restart). However, I'd spent a few hours hunting in the same area the afternoon before without seeing a Krayt (so they obviously don't linger, unless someone killed it of course).
Can anyone clarify what the situation is with them please?
Almagill
Sat Oct 02, 2004 10:37 am
#2
DOn't know if the spawns are broke, but the only times I've ever seen the BIG krayts are when I've logged out in the valley and logged back in just after server up or in the first hour or two.
Having said that, I've never hunted the beasts, just like to sit and watch them eat anything in their way. Magnificent.
Having said that, I've never hunted the beasts, just like to sit and watch them eat anything in their way. Magnificent.
Nemo0
Sat Oct 02, 2004 10:11 pm
#3
Well, it's been a while since I've been on a krayt hunt (too many people camping the graveyard and their other spawn points never seem to have anything anymore) but they used to spawn all the time (and over most of the planet). I doubt they only spawn after server reset but I think that is probably your best time to find it because of how the spawn system is set up.
Currently, right after reset, the servers are fresh and everything works nicely. As the day goes on, spawns all over the planet start to eat up memory and less new spawns show up. Because krayts have good loot, they are attacked by most people who find them. This clears there spawn and something usually takes its place. Because krayts are rare, they don't usually spawn again. So you'd have to kill a lot of stuff to get the krayts to spawn but (and here's a nice catch) the spawn system is set up to spawn more of what people are killing. Yes, you can get them spawning later in the day (just go to the graveyard and kill everything in sight--especially Jedi) but it usually takes a lot more work than just walking around.
Amida_Enterprises
Sun Oct 03, 2004 4:50 am
#4
Only giant Krayt I saw so far are the ones that spawn when picking up the Scythe schematic... thank the maker for burst run!
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Frenzi
Mon Oct 04, 2004 3:28 am
#5
Krayts spawn at other times aswell as right after restart...I killed or helped to kill 40+ yesterday. Most of these are juvenilles but 4 were giants as I was out helping a Jedi get to Knight (rebel of course!).
Ive recently picked up Ranger 0-0-4-0 to complement my Krayt killing obsession and usually have a good hunt, unless they get stolen. Its easy to outdamage a sole Swordsman unfortunately...and most people dont appreciate the lengths that others go to to hunt down these things at times.
vosien
Mon Oct 04, 2004 3:51 am
#6
my sisters and i from IS killed an ancient canyon krayt the other day. /flex i have no idea what time it was...sometime around 1 or 2 when we found it. took us 2 hours to kill..i think it had over 400 ham and frickkin 95% resists. but...we did it. 
Frenzi
Mon Oct 04, 2004 4:06 am
#7
Yeah, ancients are a tough beast to crack...especially with their resists and dizzy attack.
GriffinsMyth
Mon Oct 04, 2004 4:41 am
#8
I hunt Krayts as a supplimental income. I'm a Master Ranger so I'm often called on to track the damn things down. For some reason they always seem to spawn when there is a decent sized group thier with me and if they still dont show up all it usually takes is a pile of dead corpses from Rontos or Banthas. That said I tracked around the Graveyard for a few hours one time and found not one. Other times I've log on to find one sunbaking not 100m away and one time the group and I had five spawn one after the other, just as one died another showed up right next to its corpse. Buggered if I know how the spawn system for them works.
Frenzi
Mon Oct 04, 2004 5:12 am
#9
I think in some ways that its nice that its a mystery...in fact I love that this is the case. If there was a set timer and spawn location like the Acklay then they will be camped to high heaven.
GriffinsMyth wrote:
Buggered if I know how the spawn system for them works.
Adifi
Mon Oct 04, 2004 8:53 am
#10
Krayts are the same as any other "content" in this game. Get there at server reset and theres loads... If you have a job/school etc and can only play in the evenings tough luck - you aint going to find one as easily (and when you do find one the dmg output wars begin). That being said, they can be found , you just need patience.
Subsitute Krayt for any other rare mob and the results the same.
Subsitute Krayt for any other rare mob and the results the same.
Madhi
Mon Oct 04, 2004 10:55 am
#11
tried to track a few down some time ago, after looking for 2 hours i gave up. I haven't seen one yet...
Speedy911
Sat Nov 06, 2004 2:47 pm
#12
I Heard You Had To Do U A Backflip.../sarcasm Off
The Way I Get Them To Spawn Is Killing Everything I See =P
Spacer619
Sat Nov 06, 2004 5:49 pm
#13
I haven't seen proof that killing other creatures will increase the spawn rate but it does help pass the time while waiting. I have no doubt that spawn rate has been reduced to reduce the amount of Dragon Pearls in circulation. When I used to hunt Krayts, I always took a Ranger along to use the Tracking skill. Hunting Krayts was one time that the Tracking skill really worked for me.
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