Core Spawn Crawler
“ | Initial bio-analyses suggest this creature carries little to no relation to any Hoxxes organism currently known to the Deep Rock Galactic Corporation. While likely native to the planet, it appears to stem from somewhere deeper than we've reached with our mining operations. R&D is calling it the 'Crawler,' and notes that its speed and agility make it a considerable threat, especially in numbers. Crawlers are called forth by Core Stones -- so if you encounter one, disable it immediately and bring it back for further testing. |
— Miner's Manual Description |
The Core Spawn Crawler (often shortened to Crawler) is a hostile creature found on Hoxxes IV. It exclusively appears during Core Stone events.
Unusual in appearance for a creature of Hoxxes, it bears a rough, purple, humanoid body with some pink gradients and light grey, spike-shaped protrusions jutting out of its hips, elbows, back and nape, along with clawed hands and feet. Its face loosely resembles the upper portion of a human skull, complete with small, yellow pupils in its eye sockets. The creature's mouth is actually made up of its entire head, with both sides of its face opening sideways to act as the upper jaw while the lower jaw opens just below.
Combat
Crawlers are exclusively found during Core Stone events, where they spawn in great number from strange rifts. They are incredibly agile, possessing the ability to leap great distances, used to both chase down their target, and to quickly retreat. Once a Crawler reaches their target they make use of their Slash attack to inflict heavy damage. After successfully attacking Crawlers will hastily retreat to a safe distance, before once again chasing down their target.
Crawlers continue to be dangerous even after death. Once killed Crawlers drop a glob of purple goop, which deals a small amount of damage and poisons any player its hits. This goop persists after hitting a surface, becoming a puddle of Vestigial Rift Distortion, damaging any player that comes into contact with it.
Crawlers posses a weakspot on their face, hidden beneath two plates of heavy armor.
Health and Armor
Effective
Health Scaling |
Hazard Level | ||||||||||||||
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Normal Mission | DD | EDD | |||||||||||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | TE 1
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TE 2
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3 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 5 | 5.5 | ||||
Player Count | to | 196 | 280 | 308 | 336 | 336 | 336 | 446.88 | 308 | 308 | 336 | 336 | 336 |
Attacks
- Slash: The Crawler stands on its back legs and opens its face plates, before slashing slashing downwards with its front limbs. After performing this attack the Crawler quickly retreats.
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Damage Amount | Hazard Level | ||||||||||||||
Normal Mission | DD | EDD | |||||||||||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | PV 1 | PV 2 | 3 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 5 | 5.5 | ||||
Player Count | 4.5 | 6.3 | 10.8 | 18 | 25.2 | 37.8 | 50.4 | 10.8 | 13.5 | 20.7 | 25.2 | 27 | |||
4.5 | 7.2 | 11.7 | 19.35 | 27 | 40.5 | 54 | 11.7 | 14.4 | 22.05 | 27 | 28.8 | ||||
4.5 | 8.1 | 12.6 | 20.7 | 28.8 | 43.2 | 57.6 | 12.6 | 15.3 | 23.4 | 28.8 | 30.6 | ||||
4.5 | 9 | 13.5 | 22.5 | 30.6 | 45.9 | 61.2 | 13.5 | 16.2 | 25.2 | 30.6 | 32.4 | ||||
Details | |||||||||||||||
Damage Type | Melee |
- Death Projectile: Upon death the Crawler drops a glob of purple goop, damaging any player it collides with. If this projectiles collides with the ground it leaves behind a puddle of Vestigial Rift Distortion.
AoE Projectile | |||||||||||||||
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Area Damage | Hazard Level | ||||||||||||||
Normal Mission | DD | EDD | |||||||||||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | PV 1 | PV 2 | 3 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 5 | 5.5 | ||||
Player Count | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 2 | 2.8 | 4.2 | 5.6 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 3 | |||
0.5 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 2.15 | 3 | 4.5 | 6 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 2.45 | 3 | 3.2 | ||||
0.5 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 4.8 | 6.4 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 3.4 | ||||
0.5 | 1 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 5.1 | 6.8 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 3.6 | ||||
Details | |||||||||||||||
Damage Type | Kinetic | Radius: 3.5 m | |||||||||||||
DoT | |||||||||||||||
Damage per Tick | Hazard Level | ||||||||||||||
Normal Mission | DD | EDD | |||||||||||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | PV 1 | PV 2 | 3 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 5 | 5.5 | ||||
Player Count | 1.5 | 2.1 | 3.6 | 6 | 8.4 | 12.6 | 16.8 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 6.9 | 8.4 | 9 | |||
1.5 | 2.4 | 3.9 | 6.45 | 9 | 13.5 | 18 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 7.35 | 9 | 9.6 | ||||
1.5 | 2.7 | 4.2 | 6.9 | 9.6 | 14.4 | 19.2 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 7.8 | 9.6 | 10.2 | ||||
1.5 | 3 | 4.5 | 7.5 | 10.2 | 15.3 | 20.4 | 4.5 | 5.4 | 8.4 | 10.2 | 10.8 | ||||
Details | |||||||||||||||
Damage Type | Poison | ||||||||||||||
Interval | 0.5 s | ||||||||||||||
Duration | 0.8 s |
- Vestigial Rift Distortion: This puddle damages any player that comes into contact with it. This puddle persists for about 12s before dissipating.
DoT | |||||||||||||||
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Damage per Tick | Hazard Level | ||||||||||||||
Normal Mission | DD | EDD | |||||||||||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | PV 1 | PV 2 | 3 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 5 | 5.5 | ||||
Player Count | 1.5 | 2.1 | 3.6 | 6 | 8.4 | 12.6 | 16.8 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 6.9 | 8.4 | 9 | |||
1.5 | 2.4 | 3.9 | 6.45 | 9 | 13.5 | 18 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 7.35 | 9 | 9.6 | ||||
1.5 | 2.7 | 4.2 | 6.9 | 9.6 | 14.4 | 19.2 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 7.8 | 9.6 | 10.2 | ||||
1.5 | 3 | 4.5 | 7.5 | 10.2 | 15.3 | 20.4 | 4.5 | 5.4 | 8.4 | 10.2 | 10.8 | ||||
Details | |||||||||||||||
Damage Type | Poison | ||||||||||||||
Interval | 0.5 s |
Gallery
Trivia
- In their bio, Core Spawn Crawlers are suggested to be beings from much deeper within Hoxxes, summoned using rifts created by the sentient Core Stone.
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