Cataclysm: Infinite F***ing Worms Ahead

DinoCat · 2013-05-01T02:32:08.000Z

In data/raw/monstergroups.json, you can edit the GROUP_WORM entry and change them to creatures of your choice, or mon_null in place of mon_worm, mon_graboid, etc.

Solusphere · 2013-05-01T02:38:32.000Z

I’m playing static, but the worms seem to count as wildlife, and so spawn infinitely, as far as I can tell. Before my latest character died, he killed ~25 of them around my farmhouse, and they still kept coming. Its wierd that you haven’t encountered them. Maybe they just tend to spawn in huge numbers in certain areas?

I was hoping there would be a simple config file or something that I could edit, as actual coding is a bit beyond me. I guess I could try just building a house from scratch somewhere without any map features, and hope I don’t inadvertently pick an infinite worm zone. Thanks for your help!

By the way, any advice on how to kill those things without resorting to melee would be welcome!

i2amroy · 2013-05-01T02:43:44.000Z

Solusphere:

By the way, any advice on how to kill those things without resorting to melee would be welcome!

I can’t really think of too much off the top of my head for killing them. You can trick them into going away from you by throwing something heavy though since they can only hear instead of having sight.

Ferodaktyl · 2013-05-01T03:10:00.000Z

I only met them twice, both times in dynamic mode. I’d say it’s your luck that sucks and RNG having a laugh at you. Just reset the world so you wouldn’t meet them too early in game.

halberdsturgeon · 2013-05-01T03:56:54.000Z

It’s just luck. Dynamic vs static doesn’t seem to matter. Some areas spawn worms, most don’t - just refrain from using any area where worms roam as your dwelling. The same applies to triffids/fungaloids/swamp monsters.

This is one reason LMOE shelters are good safehouses in spite of their darkness. You’ll never come home to a bear or a vinebeast in your living room.

Nopkar · 2013-05-01T04:39:02.000Z

I had a game where worms infested the town I started in…zombies + worms = bad time.

Current game, i’ve never seen a worm, other characters same fate

just depends, sounds like you’ve gotten unlucky

tacticalshark896 · 2013-05-01T05:19:17.000Z

idk if the dark worms are the same but my M72 LAW took the thing down and it didnt split up…

Jack_Slinger · 2013-05-01T10:30:36.000Z

It doesn’t matter what spawn mode your on iirc, worm zones are fairly rare and visually indistinguishable on the map but have fuck loads of worms on them. If you take the road far enough I think you can loose them.

Sheb · 2013-05-01T10:35:03.000Z

Could ba a good use for a radio or a noise emitter, just throw it away to draw the worms and run away.

grisamentum · 2013-05-01T16:39:38.000Z

tacticalshark896:

idk if the dark worms are the same but my M72 LAW took the thing down and it didnt split up…

dark wyrms are different from worms

i2amroy · 2013-05-01T17:14:16.000Z

For comparison:

Giant Worm:

Dark Wyrm:

Bit of a difference there :P.

Mrnocamera · 2013-05-01T17:22:11.000Z

So I took down a dragon with a baseball bat… Interesting.

i2amroy · 2013-05-01T17:31:18.000Z

Small note, after taking a closer look at the game files it appears a dark wyrm is more similar to this:

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Only covered with acid. Still a dragon, just not quite the type that I posted originally.

TurningBreeze · 2013-05-02T06:10:55.000Z

I dunno about “infinite” actually. In one of my more successful playthroughs, my evac shelter was in worm territory. They seemed to stop spawning a little while after the zombies did (dynamic spawn). I noticed because I liked to hunt them for leather.

Incidentally, a character with fleet footed and high bow proficiency won’t find them all that threatening, especially while wearing kevlar and with nearby pavement to hide on in case of emergency. They get right up to you, but die before they get an attack in since you’re practically guaranteed headshots at pointblank range.

Then there’s graboids… shudder

BMacZero · 2013-05-14T07:58:53.000Z

Worm-killing competition, anyone? This was ONE FIELD full of worms. I thought I’d be fine in a truck, but it got clogged up in the sheer numbers of them.

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Yeah, darn those things.

Iosyn · 2013-05-14T14:56:57.000Z

We should be able to tame them.

Or at least ride them.

Sharp · 2013-05-14T15:12:16.000Z

I haven’t had any worms in any of my last characters…

lots of towns with nether creatures and swamps of doom but still no worms…I keep carrying a radio for nothing!

Caconym · 2013-05-14T15:23:56.000Z

[quote=“Sharp, post:19, topic:1077”]I haven’t had any worms in any of my last characters…

lots of towns with nether creatures and swamps of doom but still no worms…I keep carrying a radio for nothing![/quote]
But the moment you (unintentionally)forget to bring that radio with you expect worms everywhere.

drake1storm · 2013-05-15T01:05:52.000Z

Worms are laughably weak, but annoying as hell. I don’t like any creature I can’t kill with fire.

vultures · 2013-05-15T17:23:09.000Z

Worms are laughably weak, but annoying as hell. I don't like any creature I can't kill with fire.

I’m yet to make candle-like ammunition for my sling, for dogs and squirrels alike.