Creatures and how to survive them

The notes don't say what counts as tribute. If the Yeti never turned up on the Arctic before October 21, that was a bug GONE Studios fixed that day.

1. It often appears in heavy snow. The first time, it only asks for tribute.
2. Refuse and it's annoyed: next time it gives you one more chance, then starts stealing your items.
3. Keep refusing after several thefts and it carries you off to Yeti Island.

The troll starts appearing on day 2 since the October 22 patch; 1.0 had moved it to day 3. A bat that grabs you now gives you an escape minigame. Several creatures are quieter at their loudest, and fixes landed for Sharkman abductions and the EnderShark killing players in boats.

October 21 fix: the crocodile on the Lake map could grab you, drag you into a cliff and throw you under the map. GONE Studios says that's fixed.

October 22: monsters on the Arctic spawn at different rates and spots so you run into them more often, the flying bats were optimized, and the face jumper now runs away after jumping off you, which it sometimes failed to do.

The 1.0 musket kills most creatures in one shot, your friends included, and breaks after one firing. It drops from Skeeter or turns up as map loot, and anything it kills except pets can be used as bait. Since October 22, Skeeter trades give a musket twice as often.

Hold Q while dropping TNT to light it. GONE Studios says TNT can kill every creature except the cat and dog, and that it can destroy your boat.

The crab that grabs you from the water can't appear on your first cast, and it and the impaler only show up after 6 casts in the same area, so moving spots helps. The crab lets go after 5.5 seconds. A placed torch slows the Stalker. These come from September 2026 and earlier and weren't restated for 1.0.