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{{Creature
 
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| Where found=Grassland,Badlands,Marshland
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| Where found=Autumnal, Badlands, Coniferous, Crag, Grassland, Greenwood, Marshland, Shrub, Woodland
| Skill to attack=Small Game Hunting
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| Skill to attack=Bug Hunting
 
| Blood (health)=5
 
| Blood (health)=5
 
| Liftable or Inventory=Inventory
 
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| Rare items=Cricket Violin
 
| Rare items=Cricket Violin
 
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==About==
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Crickets are commonly found in the wilderness. They usually spawn in groups.
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Once you kill a cricket you simply right-click it to pick up the dead body and place it into your inventory.
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If you have 11 of them then they can be crafted into a [[Cricket Team]]: a decent inspirational that can also be a source of some [[Silver Pieces|Silver]].
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==Hunting Tips==
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Crickets are actually very tough against a new player. If you try to attack it with only Self-Defense and 5 Blood, it will probably K.O. you. However crickets stop attacking after a K.O. and will not kill you.
  
==About==
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Low humor players can still hunt crickets by using the [[Slingshot]] and taking advantage of the AI inability to pathfind around ridges they can't "see" a way around. Find a good ledge that has no breaks (passable slopes) in it within your view range, and slingshot the cricket until it keels over or is weakened enough to be confidently taken down in melee. Take note that if it dies near the very edge of the cliff it might be difficult or even impossible to pick up.
  
Crickets are commonly found in the wilderness. They usually spawn in groups.
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The best time to try hunt them is after learning [[Backalley Pugilism]]: turn on [[Guard]], approach it and use [[Uppercut]] for an initial attack, then walk away and stay away until you see the cricket heading straight for you. As it approaches, hit it with another uppercut, then repeat. Even better, get [[Fencing]] and use [[Thrust]] to one hit kill.
  
Once you kill a cricket you simply right-click it to pick up the dead body and place it into your inventory, unlike other creatures whose body you must actually lift to carry someplace and cannot place in your inventory.
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A simple "One-Two" kill for a Cricket with only [[Backalley Pugilism]] and around 15 YB is to aggro it with an [[Uppercut]], and then perform a [[Stomp]]. Timing of the Stomp is important: If too early, the cricket will hop out of range; If too late, your attack will be interrupted. With higher YB you can try to one-hit them using Stomp directly. However, once you learn [[Polearms]] this can be done much easier as the [[Cleave]] attack, unlike Stomp, will aggro the cricket that will jump right into your AOE swipe, allowing for fast and cheap (in terms of YB drain) one-hit kills.
==Tips==
 
*Crickets are actually very tough against a new player. If the only thing you have is Self-Defense and 5 Blood, and you attack it, it will probably K.O. you, and you will lose all your items and teleport in Boston. However crickets stop attacking after a K.O. and will not kill you.
 
*The best time to try hunt them is after learning [[Backalley Pugilism]]: turn on [[Guard]], approach it and use [[Uppercut]] for an initial attack, then walk away and stay away until you see the cricket heading straight for you, as it approaches, hit it with another uppercut, rinse and repeat.
 
*Even better, get [[Fencing]] and use [[Thrust]] to one hit kill.
 
*A simple "One-Two" kill for a Cricket with only Back-Ally pugilism and around 15 YB is to aggro it with an [[Upper-Cut]], and then perform a [[Stomp]] shortly after it briefly runs away (it will be caught in the AoE of the Stomp, negating it's maneuverability). Timing of the [[Stomp]] is important: If too early, the cricket will hop out of range; If too late, your attack will be interrupted.
 
*One way to effectively weaken crickets and other small huntable creatures is to find a good ledge that has no breaks (passable slopes) in it, at least in your view range, then initiate combat with the cricket and get it caught at the top of the ledge while you climb down from it. Crickets only seem to be able to pathfind around ridges if they can "see" a way around, so if they cannot, they will just sit there and allow you to weaken them with a constant hail of slingshot stones. This can make cricket-hunting feasible for lower blood players; although, a finishing couple of punches is usually still necessary, but it is safe considering your advantage over the cricket.
 

Revision as of 11:22, 29 May 2015

Basic Info:
Where found:
Attacking:
Skill required: Bug Hunting
Blood (health): 5
Liftable or Inventory?: Inventory
Item(s) gained:
Skinning/Butchering:
Item(s) on pickup: unknown (use 'none' if cannot be butchered)
You cannot butcher this creature.
Rare item(s):
Wartbite Cricket

About

Crickets are commonly found in the wilderness. They usually spawn in groups.

Once you kill a cricket you simply right-click it to pick up the dead body and place it into your inventory.

If you have 11 of them then they can be crafted into a Cricket Team: a decent inspirational that can also be a source of some Silver.

Hunting Tips

Crickets are actually very tough against a new player. If you try to attack it with only Self-Defense and 5 Blood, it will probably K.O. you. However crickets stop attacking after a K.O. and will not kill you.

Low humor players can still hunt crickets by using the Slingshot and taking advantage of the AI inability to pathfind around ridges they can't "see" a way around. Find a good ledge that has no breaks (passable slopes) in it within your view range, and slingshot the cricket until it keels over or is weakened enough to be confidently taken down in melee. Take note that if it dies near the very edge of the cliff it might be difficult or even impossible to pick up.

The best time to try hunt them is after learning Backalley Pugilism: turn on Guard, approach it and use Uppercut for an initial attack, then walk away and stay away until you see the cricket heading straight for you. As it approaches, hit it with another uppercut, then repeat. Even better, get Fencing and use Thrust to one hit kill.

A simple "One-Two" kill for a Cricket with only Backalley Pugilism and around 15 YB is to aggro it with an Uppercut, and then perform a Stomp. Timing of the Stomp is important: If too early, the cricket will hop out of range; If too late, your attack will be interrupted. With higher YB you can try to one-hit them using Stomp directly. However, once you learn Polearms this can be done much easier as the Cleave attack, unlike Stomp, will aggro the cricket that will jump right into your AOE swipe, allowing for fast and cheap (in terms of YB drain) one-hit kills.