The Grimwar
Terrarian
For context, I have been clearing out this new house I bought, and dear God, when I stepped into the shed there were SO MANY Dirt Dobber nests! But as I cleared them out, that got me thinking... hey, this would be an excellent enemy to add to Terraria!
Dirt Dobbers are a species of wasp who, as their name implies, build their nests by dobbing dirt onto any surface! How these guys would work in Terraria is that they would only spawn once their nests are destroyed. As for where their nests would show up they would spawn exclusively on the sides of trees in the Forest Biome during night, and would be more likely to spawn on trees with no canopies. The nests would be made of dirt, and destroying them has a guaranteed chance to spawn a single bee type enemy, the Dirt Dobber Wasp, that would immediately fly in to attack you, and a 75% chance to spawn a block of dirt. These nests can be destroyed with a pickaxe, and will be destroyed when the tree they're attached to is chopped down.
As for the enemy itself: the DIRT DOBBER's stats will be identical to the bees spawned by destroying hives in every way, except they won't be able to envenomate you, and only spawn one at a time.
For the sake of player ease, Dirt Dobber nests will not exist at the start of the game, granting you plenty of time to get a wooden sword that can do away with the consequences of logging. And also, when coming into contact with a bird, the bird will kill the Dirt Dobber in a single hit, restoring any health the animal may have lost, and birds will actively home in on any Dirt Dobbers that are in the area.
As besides the loot, besides the dirt from destroying their nests, I think that's for the devs to decide.
EDIT: After reviewing the actual stats of the Bees, I have decided that the Dirt Dobber should have half the damage and health points of bees.
Dirt Dobbers are a species of wasp who, as their name implies, build their nests by dobbing dirt onto any surface! How these guys would work in Terraria is that they would only spawn once their nests are destroyed. As for where their nests would show up they would spawn exclusively on the sides of trees in the Forest Biome during night, and would be more likely to spawn on trees with no canopies. The nests would be made of dirt, and destroying them has a guaranteed chance to spawn a single bee type enemy, the Dirt Dobber Wasp, that would immediately fly in to attack you, and a 75% chance to spawn a block of dirt. These nests can be destroyed with a pickaxe, and will be destroyed when the tree they're attached to is chopped down.
As for the enemy itself: the DIRT DOBBER's stats will be identical to the bees spawned by destroying hives in every way, except they won't be able to envenomate you, and only spawn one at a time.
For the sake of player ease, Dirt Dobber nests will not exist at the start of the game, granting you plenty of time to get a wooden sword that can do away with the consequences of logging. And also, when coming into contact with a bird, the bird will kill the Dirt Dobber in a single hit, restoring any health the animal may have lost, and birds will actively home in on any Dirt Dobbers that are in the area.
As besides the loot, besides the dirt from destroying their nests, I think that's for the devs to decide.
EDIT: After reviewing the actual stats of the Bees, I have decided that the Dirt Dobber should have half the damage and health points of bees.
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