Thargoids in Witch Head

Zechs Darius

Zechs Darius
Hi guys, is it me or do cyclops no longer have a finite amount of thargon swarms, or else they just automatically go enraged - at least in witch head?

Last few big bugs i've fought for a bit now immediately have been spawning an extra swarm, then another, then another...
 

ZAKALWEINC8876

ZAKALWEINC8876
Were you winged up? Last weekend i had a similar thing happening, but i was in a wing.
Next time i had a go solo, no infinite swarms/2swarms at once. Which was better😀

o7
 

ZAKALWEINC8876

ZAKALWEINC8876
Thinking about it, i was in the Pleiades at the weekend not WH. Had been there for a while and will be going back, sooo many NHSS.

o7
 

Zechs Darius

Zechs Darius
One thing I found is that i took my last bug slowly, didn't launch my fighter. killed it's swarm before killing the heart, and that was fine. Actually 1 shot 3/4 of the hearts, which is unheard of for me. Maybe a fighter thing?
 

Dr. Nagi

Dr. Nagi
People of AXI haven't noticed any strange swarm behaviour besides the already known bugs. Can you provide any video evidence? Would help greatly.
 

Zechs Darius

Zechs Darius
Do you have a recording software in mind?
I suspect what may have happened in hindsight was that I had killed the first heart before the swarm, and when retreating, the extra banked swarms (and killing them) caused the timer to tick over 7 minutes. It should be noted that I also suspect that they have adjusted the heart health/hitbox, as last time i hunted I do not recall surgically removing them so quickly.
 

Zechs Darius

Zechs Darius
Got another two cases in a row of it, and i made sure not to deploy fighter or kill heart straight away. Instantly dropped another swarm within the first three minutes of engagement. I'll install obs and try getting a video.
 

Dr. Nagi

Dr. Nagi
Zechs Darius said:
Got another two cases in a row of it, and i made sure not to deploy fighter or kill heart straight away. Instantly dropped another swarm within the first three minutes of engagement. I'll install obs and try getting a video.
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Fighter? Well that's mistake #1 that I can point out. Don't use a fighter, at all, it's not helping you in any way. Rather put some more armour on.
 

Zechs Darius

Zechs Darius
We'll agree to disagree there... though I do suspect that the presence of Crew/fighter is effecting the behavior. I have an AX FAS there too, which did NOT trigger the problem. I like the lance for A: being a countermeasure that is more effective than chaff (and i have 16 of them) B: Harrying fire, and C: Finishing off scouts when a 4 gauss hit gets them to 4% hull...
 

ZAKALWEINC8876

ZAKALWEINC8876
Zechs Darius said:
We'll agree to disagree there... though I do suspect that the presence of Crew/fighter is effecting the behavior. I have an AX FAS there too, which did NOT trigger the problem. I like the lance for A: being a countermeasure that is more effective than chaff (and i have 16 of them) B: Harrying fire, and C: Finishing off scouts when a 4 gauss hit gets them to 4% hull...
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I use a SLF if i am shooting scouts in my 'vette, i used to use one v interceptors (originally in a FGS, now in a KM2) but i no longer do because i believe an extra HRP is a far better option, as DrN said.

Up to you tho, blaze your own trail an all that carry on👍

o7
 

Zechs Darius

Zechs Darius
Worst case scenario guys, you have given me an excuse to make ANOTHER Krait. I have no problems with this XD . This is all loadout preferences though, and while the fighter may be a catalyst on the behavoir I am seeing...

(also tried ODS, too much mucking around for my tastes... )
 

Zechs Darius

Zechs Darius
Hmm. Guess i'll be refitting the krait later.

Though I do still like it for scout hunting... so..... I'll think about it. Worst case i don't have to use it, and i usually come out of an interceptor fight with 90% hull (unless they enrage and get me with kamikazis).

Either way... Will just not use the fighter.
 
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