Learn how to build and utilize the Scavenger Room in Keeper, including costs, creature attraction, and how to boost your dungeon's population.
Alright, let's talk about the Scavenger Room. This is one of the priciest rooms you'll build in your dungeon, so make sure you've got a healthy gold reserve before you start laying down those tiles. It's not just the build cost, either – using the room costs gold too.
Building and Costs:
- Cost per tile: 750 gold
- Research value: 27,500 gold
- Shortcut key: S
Creatures Attracted:
- Directly: Hell hound
- Indirectly: Many creatures via scavenging
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Where: Your dungeon.
What: You're building the Scavenger Room. It's expensive, so plan ahead!
What to do: Lay down the tiles for the Scavenger Room. Remember it costs 750 gold per tile.
Why: This room is crucial for attracting more creatures than your Portals normally allow. It's a big boost, especially when you're trying to fill out your army quickly.
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Where: Inside your Scavenger Room.
What: You can place any creature here to have them scavenge. They'll wander around trying to find other creatures on the map.
What to do: Assign creatures to the Scavenger Room. They can only scavenge creatures of their own type.
Why: The more creatures of a specific type are scavenging, the higher your chances are that another creature of that same type will join your dungeon. It works on neutral creatures too!
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Where: In the Scavenger Room.
What: A Vampire placed here significantly increases the rate at which monsters enter your dungeon.
What to do: Place a Vampire in the Scavenger Room.
Why: A Vampire in this room gives you a 50% boost to creature attraction, which is a massive advantage against your opponents.
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Where: Anywhere on the map, potentially.
What: Scavenging attracts creatures starting from the lowest level and then moving to stronger versions.
What to do: Keep an eye on which creatures are being attracted.
Why: This helps you understand the progression of creature recruitment through scavenging.
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Where: The map.
What: Scavenging works on any aligned creature, including neutral ones.
What to do: Be aware that your scavengers can target neutral creatures.
Why: This expands the pool of creatures you can potentially recruit.
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Where: Your dungeon.
What: If a creature can also be attracted via a Portal, more copies might appear even if all creatures of that type are already in your army.
What to do: Continue to utilize the Scavenger Room even when your Portal seems to have attracted all available types.
Why: This can still lead to more recruits, especially if you're aiming for a large army.
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Where: The Scavenger Room.
What: Once all creatures that can be attracted via the Portal are exhausted, it stops costing gold to attract them.
What to do: Monitor your creature attraction costs.
Why: You can save gold once the Scavenger Room's attraction becomes free.
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Where: The Scavenger Room.
What: Certain creatures, like the Knight and Avatar, cannot scavenge companions.
What to do: Do NOT assign Knights or Avatars to the Scavenger Room for scavenging purposes.
Why: You'll waste gold because they won't attract any new creatures.
- Always ensure you have enough gold before building the Scavenger Room, as it's one of the most expensive structures.
- A Vampire in the Scavenger Room is a game-changer, providing a significant boost to creature recruitment.
- Don't assign Knights or Avatars to scavenge; they can't do it and it's a waste of gold.
- Scavenging works on neutral creatures too, so keep that in mind when planning your dungeon's expansion.
- The Scavenger Room is key to getting more creatures than your Portals can provide, especially for filling out your army quickly.
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