Ancient Cyclops in Karanas

[XDrake]

Okay, like the olden days the ancient cyclops is indeed spawning in at least South Karana. He used to pop in East Karana as well. He popped and was killed today in SK.

Anybody out there in EQEmu land want to dissect this and see what makes him pop? :P

[thulseh]

Did you personally see/kill the Ancient Cyclops in SK? I've heard of people thinking the undead cyclops was the AC.

He spawned in EK for about a week as part of the Tarbul cycle. A dev posted on the official forums (years later) that he caught hell for doing it.

[Psychojawa]

Not sure on the Karanas one, but the one in South Ro was explained by a dev and the way it works might help you figure out how the Karanas one works: http://forums.station.sony.com/eq/posts/list.m?topic_id=143508

[beeshma_nameless]

will this still work on P1999 - method to spawn SRo AC I mean?

[Lanvaren]

will this still work on P1999 - method to spawn SRo AC I mean?
Yeah but...

1. good luck getting the camp! It's more frequently camped than the one in OOT!

2. good luck getting him to spawn if you DO get the camp! It's pretty much the same spawn rate as OOT, but can only spawn at night!

[Lill-Leif]

1. good luck getting the camp! It's more frequently camped than the one in OOT!

How do you claim to camp something that can spawn on random somewhere in zone?

[Lanvaren]

How do you claim to camp something that can spawn on random somewhere in zone?
It's a single PH, like the one in OOT.

No random spawns, no trigger spawns.

[toddfx]

I got a one eyed monster that only spawns when females are about HEH HEH HEH

And Taco Bell!

[XDrake]

Yes, I have seen him and other folks have too. I remember during the Plague of Bertoxxulous years ago seeing him in SK.

According to Allakazam...

The Ring of the Ancients drops from "an ancient cyclops," found in Eastern Karana, Southern Karana, Ocean of Tears, and Southern Desert of Ro.

http://everquest.allakhazam.com/db/quest.html?quest=28

I wonder what the PH could be. Static spawns are the PHs for Grizzleknot and Coloth... He also isn't tied to any of the Quillmane PHs that cross the mound.

[LizardNecro]

It's a single PH, like the one in OOT.

No random spawns, no trigger spawns.

Can elaborate on this? I've always thought that SRo was a zonewide spawn.

[Ronas]

Can elaborate on this? I've always thought that SRo was a zonewide spawn.

Top secret info, go do some research, i give you extra tip tho, on this server its one hour ahead, so if you following the info you find on old sites its 1 hour off.

[Daldaen]

ENCOUNTER_DESCRIPTION SROHusamAncientNightfall
MONSTER_1_NAME a_desert_madman
MONSTER_1_NIGHT_NAME an_ancient_cyclops
MONSTER_1_PERCENT 10
MONSTER_2_NAME a_sand_giant
MONSTER_2_NIGHT_NAME a_mummy
MONSTER_2_PERCENT 20
MONSTER_3_NAME a_sand_giant
MONSTER_3_PERCENT 10
MONSTER_4_NAME a_dervish_cutthroat
MONSTER_4_PERCENT 30
MONSTER_5_NAME a_desert_madman
MONSTER_5_PERCENT 30

So basically, the PHer in Ro is a single PHer. It can be 1 of 4 mobs, a dervish cutthroat, a desert madman, a mummy and a sand giant. AC has a 10% chance of spawning, however he must spawn at night hours, not sure what EQ deems to be 'night' but I'd imagine 9PM-4AM would be a safe guess.

[Falisaty]

i have seen him in SK as well however i think the cyclopes that romes between avaiks and paw has something to do with him....

[sellawiz]

Me and my trusty team of four friends got him to spawn three times last night. He is however, the hardest version of the AC, where as a 45 wizard dumped all his mana to nuking him, and only did around 50% health.

[Aenor]

Sellawiz was he part of the Quillmane cycle?

[Salty]

2. good luck getting him to spawn if you DO get the camp! It's pretty much the same spawn rate as OOT, but can only spawn at night!

You are dumb.

Can elaborate on this? I've always thought that SRo was a zonewide spawn.


It spawns in one spot, only one PH, it does wander.

[Matalus]

I can confirm he does indeed spawn in SK on p1999

[Clever]

I killed the AC in South Karana and looted a ring off of him shortly after Kunark launched. I had been killing chargers and aviaks near the hermit, as well as a random werewolves and cyclops that came my way for quite a while when the AC got sighted and started beating people up around Paw.

I'm pretty sure the roaming cyclops is the AC's ph. With a tracker and a little time it wouldn't be hard to figure out where the roaming cyclops spawns.

[vageta31]

I personally saw the AC in SK the other day and he was deep red to my then 29 enchanter. I attempted charming some of the gnolls and sent them to try and take him down but he demolished them rather swiftly. I think the first gnoll sent him to 96% before he bit it... I'm guessing this guy is level 40+ just like the one in OOT so unfortunately most people that are actually in SK for experience most likely won't be able to take him down without some serious help.

Personally I think this is the least likely place to try and camp him, the last few times I've been through SRO no one has been at his spot. In fact last time I went there I saw 3 SG's for the 3 spawns where his camp is.

[sellawiz]

It's hard to tell if it's part of the Quil cycle, the mobs here are like the twilight zone.