Risk of Rain 2
41 Achievements
1,200
20-25h
Xbox One
Xbox Series
The Demons And The Crabs
Kill 20 Hermit Crabs by chasing them off the edge of the map.
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9.34%
How to unlock the The Demons And The Crabs achievement in Risk of Rain 2 - Definitive Guide
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This can be done by progressing to the 5th stage when hermit crabs start to spawn. You will know they spawned when you start seeing blue mortar fire. Look up to see where they are firing from, and track them down. They are pretty weak, so shoot them once and stay behind them, leading them to their death (cliffside). They almost seem to enjoy it because they jump off lol.
I believe this achievement is bugged at the moment after a nearly 100 minute run on drizzle difficulty and definitely suiciding 20+ crabs with no luck.
Edit: Thanks to Haidan for posting the official patch information detailing the bug fix.
Edit: Thanks to Haidan for posting the official patch information detailing the bug fix.
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Is case anyone was wondering if a combo of Artifact of Kin and Artifact of Dissonance to get the Hermit Crabs to spawn on the first stage at the start of the run, bad news. I tried for about 30 minutes starting over and over to try to get them as the only monster to spawn, but it doesn't seem like that works.
So you will have to loop back to the first stage from Sky Meadow, and hope they are there. As x Tyian x notes, Abyssal Depths won't work for this, as they literally need to fall off the side of the map for this to count, you can't just chase them off a cliff and have them hit the ground and die.
I have to assume Abyssal Depths used to work, but the game has been updated a couple times since these guides were posted, and it seems that option was removed.
You'll want to find a Newt Altar on the Sky Meadows to get to the Bazaar Between Time, to be able to pick the Titanic Plains as the next level as the loop starts. As the Hermit Crabs will not spawn on Distant Roost.
So you will have to loop back to the first stage from Sky Meadow, and hope they are there. As x Tyian x notes, Abyssal Depths won't work for this, as they literally need to fall off the side of the map for this to count, you can't just chase them off a cliff and have them hit the ground and die.
I have to assume Abyssal Depths used to work, but the game has been updated a couple times since these guides were posted, and it seems that option was removed.
You'll want to find a Newt Altar on the Sky Meadows to get to the Bazaar Between Time, to be able to pick the Titanic Plains as the next level as the loop starts. As the Hermit Crabs will not spawn on Distant Roost.
By EarthboundX on 05 Apr 2023 10:32
The achievement was bugged. With patch 1.0.5.0, it has been fixed (released October 29, 2019, see details here: https://forums.gearboxsoftware.com/t/risk-of-rain-2-console-... ).
By Haidan on 29 Oct 2019 19:45
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Here's a video to help those who might not be 100% sure what to do.
Using any character (I chose engineer because he's my personal favorite), get to Stage 5. This is the "looping stage" right after the Abyssal Depths. This works on any difficulty, and playing on Drizzle/Easy will make this considerably easier.
Once you're on Stage 5, look for the "meteorites" or rocks that fly towards you (or in case of the Engineer, towards his turrets.)
Track down where those are coming from, and once you've located the hermit crab, shoot it. (Or use melee. Sometimes they'll pop out of the ground on their own, other times they'll need some "forceful persuasion".
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Chase them off of the nearest cliff/ledge, but don't damage them any more; let them kill themselves.
TL;DR
1: Get to Stage 5
2: Find Hermit crabs
3: Damage them
4: Chase them off a cliff
5: Watch them disappear/die
TIPS:
- Don't pick up any passive items that deal damage. The Unstable Tesla Coil, for example, makes it nearly impossible to get near the Hermit Crabs without killing them.
- Make sure you can see the Hermit Crabs die/despawn. Kills (on my Xbox) didn't count unless I stuck around for a couple seconds and watched them die.
- If you're playing as the engineer, either refrain from using your turrets, or place them far enough away that they don't kill the hermit crabs.
- Play on Drizzle, and rush to Stage 5. That way you have plenty of time before the game becomes too difficult and hectic.
Copying the YouTube description just so you don't have to deal with an extra tab
Using any character (I chose engineer because he's my personal favorite), get to Stage 5. This is the "looping stage" right after the Abyssal Depths. This works on any difficulty, and playing on Drizzle/Easy will make this considerably easier.
Once you're on Stage 5, look for the "meteorites" or rocks that fly towards you (or in case of the Engineer, towards his turrets.)
Track down where those are coming from, and once you've located the hermit crab, shoot it. (Or use melee. Sometimes they'll pop out of the ground on their own, other times they'll need some "forceful persuasion".
)Chase them off of the nearest cliff/ledge, but don't damage them any more; let them kill themselves.
TL;DR
1: Get to Stage 5
2: Find Hermit crabs
3: Damage them
4: Chase them off a cliff
5: Watch them disappear/die
TIPS:
- Don't pick up any passive items that deal damage. The Unstable Tesla Coil, for example, makes it nearly impossible to get near the Hermit Crabs without killing them.
- Make sure you can see the Hermit Crabs die/despawn. Kills (on my Xbox) didn't count unless I stuck around for a couple seconds and watched them die.
- If you're playing as the engineer, either refrain from using your turrets, or place them far enough away that they don't kill the hermit crabs.
- Play on Drizzle, and rush to Stage 5. That way you have plenty of time before the game becomes too difficult and hectic.
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Note: When attempting this achievement, you need to make sure it's on a run where you won't accidentally kill the crabs before they can fall to their death. This means you need to make sure you don't have items that will passively damage enemies, such as the Ukulele, Razorwire, or Missile Mk1. You also want to make sure you don't repair turrets or offensive drones along the way, or they might shoot and kill crabs before you can chase them off the edge.
This achievement is a huge pain, and the reason it's rarer than all other achievements is because it's so incredibly situational. The Hermit Crabs in question only spawn on two maps: Abyssal Depths (one of the Stage 4 options) and Titanic Plains (one of the Stage 1 options) AFTER looping at least once. The problem is, first, that Abyssal Depths is an "inside" map with no edges to the map to chase the crabs off, so that option is gone. This means you need to do runs that get to Stage 5 (Sky Meadow), loop back instead of progressing to the moon, and hope that you loop back to Titanic Plains, not Distant Roost. Hermit Crabs don't spawn on Distant Roost, so if you get Distant Roost as Stage 6, either quit out and run the first five stages again, or continue on and do another loop, hoping for Titanic Plains as Stage 11. Personally, I did six runs in a row of the first five stages, and got Distant Roost as Stage 6 every time. So, despite there technically being a 50/50 chance of getting Titanic Plains, don't be surprised if RNG screws you.
Note: there is a way to force Titanic Plains to come up as Stage 6, but it requires four Lunar Coins. On Stage 5, Sky Meadow, BEFORE activating the teleporter, you need to track down a Newt Shrine, pay a Lunar Coin to it, and then when you finish the teleporter event, head into the blue portal. In the Bazaar Beyond Time, head down into the shop and you'll find two pedestals with orbs on top. This lets you spend three Lunar Coins to "dream" what map you get next. You can pick the Titanic Plains orbs to ensure Stage 6 is Titanic Plains on this run.
Once you get to Titanic Plains, you now need Hermit Crabs to spawn. Most reports (and my own experience) are that they don't start spawning until at least the 30-minute mark. If you see blue mortar-like projectiles being fired at you from afar, that's coming from Hermit Crabs. Trace the mortar fire back to them. They'll just look like little pillars sticking out of the ground. When you get really close to them, they'll pop out and run away from you, and now is your chance to chase them off the edge of the map. There's a chance you'll need to shoot some to get them to pop up, but most will do so just from you being nearby. Run them off the edge without killing them yourself, and it'll count towards this achievement. Do it cumulatively with 20 crabs across as many runs as it takes to finally unlock this annoying achievement.
Here's a quick clip showing exactly what these things look like, and me chasing one off the edge of the map.
https://www.xbox.com/play/media/uGzdkkUTLZ
This achievement is a huge pain, and the reason it's rarer than all other achievements is because it's so incredibly situational. The Hermit Crabs in question only spawn on two maps: Abyssal Depths (one of the Stage 4 options) and Titanic Plains (one of the Stage 1 options) AFTER looping at least once. The problem is, first, that Abyssal Depths is an "inside" map with no edges to the map to chase the crabs off, so that option is gone. This means you need to do runs that get to Stage 5 (Sky Meadow), loop back instead of progressing to the moon, and hope that you loop back to Titanic Plains, not Distant Roost. Hermit Crabs don't spawn on Distant Roost, so if you get Distant Roost as Stage 6, either quit out and run the first five stages again, or continue on and do another loop, hoping for Titanic Plains as Stage 11. Personally, I did six runs in a row of the first five stages, and got Distant Roost as Stage 6 every time. So, despite there technically being a 50/50 chance of getting Titanic Plains, don't be surprised if RNG screws you.
Note: there is a way to force Titanic Plains to come up as Stage 6, but it requires four Lunar Coins. On Stage 5, Sky Meadow, BEFORE activating the teleporter, you need to track down a Newt Shrine, pay a Lunar Coin to it, and then when you finish the teleporter event, head into the blue portal. In the Bazaar Beyond Time, head down into the shop and you'll find two pedestals with orbs on top. This lets you spend three Lunar Coins to "dream" what map you get next. You can pick the Titanic Plains orbs to ensure Stage 6 is Titanic Plains on this run.
Once you get to Titanic Plains, you now need Hermit Crabs to spawn. Most reports (and my own experience) are that they don't start spawning until at least the 30-minute mark. If you see blue mortar-like projectiles being fired at you from afar, that's coming from Hermit Crabs. Trace the mortar fire back to them. They'll just look like little pillars sticking out of the ground. When you get really close to them, they'll pop out and run away from you, and now is your chance to chase them off the edge of the map. There's a chance you'll need to shoot some to get them to pop up, but most will do so just from you being nearby. Run them off the edge without killing them yourself, and it'll count towards this achievement. Do it cumulatively with 20 crabs across as many runs as it takes to finally unlock this annoying achievement.
Here's a quick clip showing exactly what these things look like, and me chasing one off the edge of the map.
https://www.xbox.com/play/media/uGzdkkUTLZ
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This guide was translated automatically.
We turn on the easy difficulty level, go through five worlds, loop the passage and hope that crabs will appear on the first level of the second circle.
PS they do not appear immediately, so run around the level a little.
PS they do not appear immediately, so run around the level a little.
