Pest

See also: Immurement Registry.

The Pest, registry ID IS-0173-A, is a hostile creature found in the Facilities that is originally from Anteverse 2. It is a rather small creature, taking the shape of a spiked potato or bread loaf, and is the most common creature encountered. It prefers to hide in various nooks and corners to ambush its prey, be it under desks, in vents, or behind boxes.

It is believed to be the second evolution stage of the Carbuncle, with it eventually evolving into the dog-like hunter known as the Peccary.

Behavior

Attack

• Type: Leap Attack
• Range: Effective range seems to be 3-4 storage crate distance.
• Effect: Deals damage and may cause bleeding.
• Danger: Low individually, but overwhelming in groups of 3 or more.

Movement

• Slowly hops around designated area.
• Some are stationary until disturbed.

Apocalyptic mode

Leap attacks are now almost instantaneous after the windup, which makes pests far more dangerous, as this makes dodging their attacks more precise.

Combat Tips

• Dodge: Sidestep right before it reels itself in.
• Crouch: Precise timing - crouch as soon as the attack animation starts.
• Melee: Effective after dodging or crouching the attack. Use any weapon, however blunt weapons do more damage
• Range: Pests die instantly from any kind of range weapon such as the Makeshift Crossbow, due to their low health
• Throw Net: Stuns and allows for a stomp to kill, provides Bio Scrap.
• Pest Trap: Captures the Pest alive.
• Shield Block: Possible with shields (e.g. Plastic Shield)
• Shove: Doing an unarmed attack when the Pest launches itself at you will launch the pest backwards without any damage being taken.

Harvestable Drops

Item	Name	Chance
0-1	Raw Pest	75%
0-1	Raw Pest Rump	75%

Other Uses

Pests can be trapped and tamed using a Pest Trap and 3 Nachos or Anteverse Wheat. Afterwards it will become friendly and can be ordered to follow you as a companion or randomly patrol. It will attack anything hostile to the player. Tamed Pests can also be ordered to return to their cage or to generate power in a Pest Wheel.

Media

Pest as seen in game

Sidestep Dodge

Crouch Dodge

An early design of the Pest, when it was named the Hopper.