Drifter - Vintage Story Wiki

Overview

• Type: Humanoid
• Behavior: Hostile
• Drifters have both melee and ranged attacks.

Contents

1. Spawning
2. Drops
3. Variants
4. Behavior
5. History
6. Notes
7. Gallery
8. Trivia
9. See also
10. References

Spawning

• Drifters spawn in empty or tall grass blocks with light level 7 or below.
• Surface drifters spawn within a 25 block radius of a temporal rift.
• Spawning is limited by Y level, with more dangerous drifters spawning deeper.
• Double-headed drifters spawn during temporal storms.

Drops

• Upon death, drifters can be harvested for:
  • Flax fibers
  • Rusty gears
  • Temporal gears
• Drop rates vary by drifter type.

Variants

• Surface Drifter: Health 12, Attack 2.5, Tier 0, Drops: Flax (20%), Temporal Gear (2.66%), Rusty Gear (1%).
• Deep Drifter: Health 16, Attack 4, Tier 1, Drops: Flax (40%), Temporal Gear (3.33%), Rusty Gear (3%).
• Tainted Drifter: Health 22, Attack 8, Tier 2, Drops: Flax (60%), Temporal Gear (4%), Rusty Gear (7%).
• Corrupt Drifter: Health 30, Attack 12, Tier 3, Drops: Flax (80%), Temporal Gear (4.66%), Rusty Gear (10%).
• Nightmare Drifter: Health 40, Attack 20, Tier 4, Drops: Flax (100%), Temporal Gear (5.33%), Rusty Gear (20%).
• Double-headed Drifter: Health 54, Attack 24, Tier 4, Drops: Rusty Gear (500% - 250%), Flax (200%), Temporal Gear (100% - 40%).

Behavior

• Drifters pursue players within 20 blocks.

Attacking

• Melee: Swipe with arms, cooldown 0.5s - 1.75s.
• Rock Throwing: If can't reach player, throw rocks every 1-10s; deals 1 damage.

Fleeing

• Drifters may flee in sunlight or upon receiving damage.
• Light Level Required to Flee:
  • Surface: 0.925
  • Deep: 0.97
  • Tainted, Corrupt, Nightmare, Double-headed: 2
• Chance of Fleeing Upon Damage:
  • Surface: 15%
  • Deep: 7%
  • Tainted: 3%
  • Corrupt: 1.5%
  • Nightmare: 1%
  • Double-headed: 1%

History

• Pre v1.18: Drifters spawned at light level 9 or below.

Trivia

• Idle animations include 'cry' and 'think'.
• Described with a metallic smell in story excerpts.

Related Entities

• Hostile entities include Bear, Bell, Fox, Hyena, etc.

Additional Information

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