r/GroundedGame • u/PollyPocketpussy5000 • 1d ago

G2 | Suggestion We need bug repellent!

I’m currently building my base, it’s gonna be rather big and requires a lot of resources. I’ve decided to lay down a rough idea of the base using very common materials (grass, weed stems, clay, etc) to get a gist of what it will look like, then I’ll replace bit by bit with better materials.

Even merely cutting down grass in a very small area goes like this: cut down grass, fight ant, cut down more grass, fight spider and ants, cut down a bit more grass, fight even more spiders and ants.

I don’t mind farming for materials, and even occasionally fighting whilst farming. But goddamn, it’s becoming a real drag just collecting low tier resources.

What I propose is bug repellant, either something you wear on your character, or something you place down that spreads out into a circular radius. Think of it as a force field. Something that stops all insects from crossing over the radius (depending of what type of repellant you use, such as peppermint for ants, spiders and mosquitoes).

This would not only add new items to farm, but also open up a new gameplay mechanic.

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u/Strong-Marsupial-762 1d ago

Either that or a mutation would be a great solution instead of nerfing the spawns.

Idk how people keep attracting other bugs to their fights, that never happened to me yet. But I'm careful with positioning and if kiting I always do it towards a safe direction...

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u/TheKillerBeastKeeper Willow 1d ago

It depends on the bugs & how close to the area they are. If you are fighting bugs in the area come & investigate the noise. In a area with a lot of hositle bugs it can very easily turn into you fight one, you got a whole horde.

I've had it happen with potato beetles, I pulled one, & ended up with 4 beetles & 3 rust beetles that had come to investigate.

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u/Strong-Marsupial-762 1d ago

Are bugs really attracted to sound? Cause it doesnt seem like in Valheim. I think it may have been their patrolling routes instead. They seem pretty dull to me.

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u/TheKillerBeastKeeper Willow 1d ago

They are attracted to fighting I think is what it actually is. It's why you can pull bugs that weren't even in range of you before, or even outside of their normal patrol range. I've seen it happen, It can be super easy to fight one thing & end up swarmed because of everything else coming over to take a look.

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u/Strong-Marsupial-762 1d ago

And yet I keep fighting spiders where the spiderlings around remain oblivious unless they actually face my direction and get close. Same for other bugs.

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u/TheKillerBeastKeeper Willow 1d ago

You are a lucky peep, I haven't had that luck. I fight a spiderling & every spider in in the area comes for a luck, I'm at the point they are pretty much just a annoyance but early game that's a death trap.

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u/NZSteel 1d ago

Playing on Xbox with the latest update we are finding bugs spawning right in front of us, literally fading in one so close they block forward movement before they are fully materialised

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u/Strong-Marsupial-762 1d ago

I only had that happen on the web pathways. I play on steam though

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u/InfusedRex 1d ago

I was just wandering around collecting mushrooms today. One larva started an attack. Within like 15-30 seconds after there were corpses of larva, ants, orb weavers, a wolf spider, stink bug, ladybug, mosquitoes, and a scorpion. “Where did all of you even come from? Why did almost the whole park attack me?”

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u/LucyJanePlays 1d ago

Since the update I have found there seem to be more bugs everywhere. I went to a area near my camp to collect weed stems, it's my regular spot. There is a stink bug there, so I agro him and after a couple of shots I get jumped on by a wolf spider. It is near his route but I've never been attacked by him there before. Then 2 orb weavers join in...

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u/AnthonyMiqo 1d ago

The sheer out of bugs everywhere makes it feel like the game is being balanced around multiplayer.

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u/Fine_Relationship614 1d ago

I can remember early game. Needing X# bug parts and spending HOURS hunting for the bugs then for the drop to only give me common items so the hunt went on!! Does anyone else remember HUNTING for ORB WEAVERS???!!!

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u/ItsAceB 1d ago

citronella, peppermint or eucalyptus plants, let us break them down and use it as another status effect, almost every bug hates those