Changes: Spike Walker

Spike Walker
	Portrait; Model; Spider Mech; Dr. Darknik; Ingame;
Statistics
Category	Boss
Type	Spider
Biome	Shadow Tower
	Floor 1; Room 4
AI Type	Spike Walker
Max Life	Normal: 933k; Hard: 279.9M; Ultra: 46.65M
Item Drops
File:Spikewalker Trophy.pngSpikewalker Trophy	Rare
Spikewalker Hatchling Cache	Rare
Weekly Item Drops
Titan Soul
(Normal)	1
(Hard)	2
(Ultra)	3
NPC ID
	c_m_boss_spider

Latest revision as of 20:47, 12 October 2017

“	A massive mechanical monster with powerful spike attacks.	”
	— Preview – Rise of the Shadow Tower

The Spike Walker (a.k.a. Dr. Darknik) is a Shadow Titan found in the fourth room of the first floor of the Shadow Tower. Defeating it rewards 1 Titan Soul when done on Normal Mode for the first time each week, 2 Titan Souls when done on Hard Mode for the first time each week, and 3 Titan Souls when done on Ultra Mode for the first time each week.

Like all Titans, it is immune to being frozen, stunned, or knocked back.

History

It was first hinted in the Create a Trove boss, like a boss and then finally featured on the July 24 Trove Stream with an animated .GIF file of its walking animation. In the September 4 Trove Stream they showed off the Titan outside the Shadow Tower with its battle animations and VFXs fully completed.

Behavior

Stage 1

The Spike Walker starts off with various attacks that can deal damage to surrounding players. It also spawns spikes everywhere it walks (if there is any space for the spikes to spawn) that will last about 60 seconds at a time. Here are the attacks it is capable of performing:

Leg Slam: Slams one leg/foot on to the target, spawning spikes as it touches the ground. Has a 2 block hitbox on contact to the ground. (Automatically used while moving)

Spike Slam: Slams a large platform of spikes that generate a 3x6 spike floor when hitting the ground.

Spike Bomb: The machine compacts itself and shoots out a shield of spikes around itself that causes AoE damage and knockback to nearby players (about a 20 block hitbox).

Spikeling Spawns: Spawns several (about 5) Spikebots to attack for it.

Stage 2

Once the Spike Walker has less than 50% of its health, it will attack at a faster rate and move more quickly. Its Spike Bomb not only will have a higher hitbox, but it will also roll about in the direction it is facing, hitting repeatedly and dealing even more AoE damage.

Strategy

Dealing with this boss can be a bit challenging. Keeping it in one place will help tremendously. Keeping the boss still will likely spawn less spikes within the area, so try not to move around or the floor will become covered in spikes dealing massive damage everywhere you stand. It is recommended to have at least 2 players to take damage while ranged players deal damage to the boss. Here are a few tips to keep in mind when dealing with this boss:

Make sure you have good gear. The Death-Defying Vial is recommended, as well as an Unyielding Emblem which can benefit players in protecting against spikes and/or AoE damage.
Make use of the damage multipliers if possible as well as using Emblems to boost damage (Martial Emblem for Physical attackers and Arcane Emblem for Magic users).
Try not to get hit by its Spike Bomb attack; it does a lot of damage and will knock you back a fair amount. (this will increase your time)
Attacking any part of the boss does the same damage, so melee attackers under it will still do damage to the boss as long as they hit the legs.

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+{{Boss infobox
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+|name = Spike Walker
 |image = <tabber>
 Portrait=[[File:Icon_portrait_spikewalker.png]]
 |-|
+Model=[[File:Spike_Walker_Model.png|200px]]
-Model=NA
+|-|
+Spider Mech=[[File:Spike_Walker_Mech_Model.png|200px]]
+|-|
+Dr. Darknik=[[File:Spike_Walker_Dr._Darknik_Model.png|150px]]
+|-|
+Ingame=[[File:Spike Walker ingame.jpg|200px]]
 </tabber>
-|type = Titan
+|type = Boss
-|type2 = Shadow
+|type2 = Spider
+|floor = Floor 1
-|location = Shadow Tower (every 5th room)
+|room = Room 4
-|ai = Spike Walker Ai}}
+|ai = Spike Walker
+|health_norm = 933k
+|health_hard = 279.9M
+|health_ultra = 46.65M
+|trophy = Spikewalker Trophy
+|trophy_amount = 1
+|trophy_rarity = Rare
+|drop1 = Spikewalker Hatchling
+|amount1 = 1
+|drop1_rarity = Rare
+|souldrop1 = Titan Soul
+|boss = spikewalker
+|normal_amount = 1
+|hard_amount = 2
+|ultra_amount = 3
+|id = c_m_boss_spider}}
 {{Description|A massive mechanical monster with powerful spike attacks.|[http://www.trionworlds.com/trove/2015/09/13/preview-rise-of-the-shadow-tower/ Preview – Rise of the Shadow Tower]}}
+[[File:Titan Spike Walker.png|left|88px]]
+The '''Spike Walker''' (a.k.a. '''Dr. Darknik''') is a [[Shadow Titans|Shadow Titan]] found in the fourth room of the first floor of the [[Shadow Tower]]. Defeating it rewards 1 [[Titan Soul]] when done on Normal Mode for the first time each week, 2 Titan Souls when done on Hard Mode for the first time each week, and 3 Titan Souls when done on Ultra Mode for the first time each week.
+Like all Titans, it is immune to being frozen, stunned, or knocked back.
+== History ==
+It was first hinted in the [http://www.trionworlds.com/trove/2015/07/20/create-a-trove-boss-like-a-boss/ Create a Trove boss, like a boss] and then finally featured on the [http://www.twitch.tv/trionworlds/v/8887353 July 24 Trove Stream] with an animated .GIF file of its walking animation. In the [http://www.twitch.tv/trionworlds/v/14420900 September 4 Trove Stream] they showed off the Titan outside the Shadow Tower with its battle animations and VFXs fully completed.
+== Behavior ==
+=== Stage 1 ===
+The Spike Walker starts off with various attacks that can deal damage to surrounding players. It also spawns spikes everywhere it walks (if there is any space for the spikes to spawn) that will last about '''60''' seconds at a time. Here are the attacks it is capable of performing:
+*Leg Slam: Slams one leg/foot on to the target, spawning spikes as it touches the ground. Has a 2 block hitbox on contact to the ground. (Automatically used while moving)
+*Spike Slam: Slams a large platform of spikes that generate a 3x6 spike floor when hitting the ground.
-The '''Spike Walker''' is a [[Shadow Titans|Shadow Titan]] that can be played on Floor 1 in both Normal and Hard Modes. It rewards 1x Titan Soul when done on Normal Mode, and 3x Titan Souls when done on Hard Mode.
+*Spike Bomb: The machine compacts itself and shoots out a shield of spikes around itself that causes AoE damage and knockback to nearby players (about a 20 block hitbox).
-The Spike Walker has two stages:
+*Spikeling Spawns: Spawns several (about 5) [[Spikebot]]s to attack for it.
-His first stage runs from 100% health to 50%.  However, when he hits 50% health and below, he will develop a rolling attack that does about the same damage as the bomb attack.
+=== Stage 2 ===
-Attacks :
+Once the Spike Walker has less than 50% of its health, it will attack at a faster rate and move more quickly. Its Spike Bomb not only will have a higher hitbox, but it will also roll about in the direction it is facing, hitting repeatedly and dealing even more AoE damage.
-Spike Slam (causes spikes on the the ground when performed)
+=== Strategy ===
-Bomb Explode (AOE; to avoid it run about 25-30 blocks away from it.  Stage 2 may increase the AOE of this attack.)
+Dealing with this boss can be a bit challenging. Keeping it in one place will help tremendously. Keeping the boss still will likely spawn less spikes within the area, so try not to move around or the floor will become covered in spikes dealing massive damage everywhere you stand. It is recommended to have at least 2 players to take damage while ranged players deal damage to the boss. Here are a few tips to keep in mind when dealing with this boss:
-Leg Slam (Slams leg on the the ground.)
+* Make sure you have good gear. The [[Death-Defying Vial]] is recommended, as well as an [[Unyielding Emblem]] which can benefit players in protecting against spikes and/or AoE damage.
+*Make use of the damage multipliers if possible as well as using Emblems to boost damage ([[Martial Emblem]] for Physical attackers and [[Arcane Emblem]] for Magic users).
+* Try not to get hit by its Spike Bomb attack; it does a lot of damage and will knock you back a fair amount. (this will increase your time)
+* Attacking any part of the boss does the same damage, so melee attackers under it will still do damage to the boss as long as they hit the legs.
+== Gallery ==
-Tips to defeat :
-# Make sure you have good gear.   Death Defying Vials are recommended, as well as a Shield Emblem (and if you're a physical attacker, use a Physical Emblem.   The same for Magic, if mag use mag emb to double damage.
-# Try not to get hit with his Bomb Explode attack; it does a lot of damage and will knock you back a fair amount.
-# Make sure to point at the middle-head area instead of legs; supposedly, it does more damage.
-# Make sure you are ready for it, and prepare Traps and Bombs when needed.
-==<nowiki/>==
 <gallery>
-Shadow Titain Spider.gif|Walking Animated .GIF from the July 24 Trove Stream.
+Shadow Titan Spider.gif|Walking Animated .GIF from the July 24 Trove Stream.
 BossHeader.jpg|The Spike Walker in the "[http://www.trionworlds.com/trove/2015/07/20/create-a-trove-boss-like-a-boss/ Create a Trove boss, like a boss] picture article.
 </gallery>
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 [[Category:Shadow Titan]]
 [[Category:Shadow Tower]]
+[[Category:Shadow Enemies]]
+[[Category:NPC]]

Spike Walker
Portrait Model Spider Mech Dr. Darknik Ingame
Statistics
Category	Boss
Type	Spider
Biome	Shadow Tower
	Floor 1 Room 4
AI Type	Spike Walker
Max Life	Normal: 933k Hard: 279.9M Ultra: 46.65M
Item Drops
Item (Quantity)		Rarity
File:Spikewalker Trophy.png Spikewalker Trophy		Rare
Spikewalker Hatchling Cache		Rare
Weekly Item Drops
Titan Soul
(Normal)		1
(Hard)		2
(Ultra)		3
NPC ID
c_m_boss_spider