Vampire Bat

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“I'd prefer to keep all of my blood.”

–Wilson

“Oh, you're creepy.”

–Willow

“Is flappy bad guy!”

–Wolfgang

“Take my heart's blood, I've no use for it.”

–Wendy

“PLASMA SUCKING RODENT WITH FLYING MECHANISM”

–WX-78

“A Mammalian Hematophagous of exceptional proportions.”

–Wickerbottom

“You're a bit batty, eh?”

–Woodie

“You're an impressive creation, aren't you?”

–Maxwell

“How fortunate! I've found a flocking predatory flying mammal to observe!”

–Wagstaff

“I shall fell yöu, cursed creature!”

–Wigfrid

“Nice monster!”

–Webber

“Don't get aggro on me now.”

–Walani

“I assure you, I taste horrible!”

–Warly

“'Tis a wretch'd bloodsucker.”

–Woodlegs

“YON RAT O' FLYING”

–Wilba

“Flying claws”

–Wormwood

“A misuse of flying abilities.”

–Wheeler

The Vampire Bat is a Mob exclusive to the Hamlet DLC. Vampire Bats are essentially the Hamlet version of Hounds: They will attack the player periodically and will come in waves where their numbers will increase the more days the player has lived. They have 130 health and can be kited in the same way as Hounds. When killed, they have a chance to drop Monster Meat, a Pig Skin? and a Batilisk Wing?.

Apart from their periodic attacks, they can also be found sleeping in their den, a Cave Cleft. The Vampire Bat will seemingly stay asleep until something violent wakes it up, as a player's attack or an earthquake.

Periodic Attacks

“I don't like the look of this.”

–Wilson, announcing a Vampire Bat attack.

“Bats! Go away!”

–Willow, announcing a Vampire Bat attack.

“Bats not get Wolfgang!”

–Wolfgang, announcing a Vampire Bat attack.

“The flying mammals of death have appeared.”

–Wendy, announcing a Vampire Bat attack.

“PROXIMITY ALARM FOR INVADING FLYING MAMMALS”

–WX-78, announcing a Vampire Bat attack.

“Desmodus rotundus!”

–Wickerbottom, announcing a Vampire Bat attack.

“It's bats, eh?”

–Woodie, announcing a Vampire Bat attack.

“How apropos.”

–Maxwell, announcing a Vampire Bat attack.

“Bats! I recognize the silhouette.”

–Wagstaff, announcing a Vampire Bat attack.

“Flying beasts! Tö arms!”

–Wigfrid, announcing a Vampire Bat attack.

“Bats! I hope they won't hurt us.”

–Webber, announcing a Vampire Bat attack.

“Chill out, flying dudes!”

–Walani, announcing a Vampire Bat attack.

“Agh! Bats!”

–Warly, announcing a Vampire Bat attack.

“Beasties be flappin' about.”

–Woodlegs, announcing a Vampire Bat attack.

“FIE! FIE! BATS FLY!”

–Wilba, announcing a Vampire Bat attack.

“Ack! Flying Claws coming!”

–Wormwood, announcing a Vampire Bat attack.

“Flying rats. This should be exciting.”

–Wheeler, announcing a Vampire Bat attack.

The player can tell when an attack is about to happen when swooping shadows of bats overhead appear, very similar to the Buzzards in Reign of Giants. They usually happen every 5 days, but it's mostly randomized. During the Aporkalypse, Vampire Bats spawn daily.

Day	Time between Vampire Bats spawns (seconds)
Day 1 to 20	3 to 8
Day 21 to 60	2 to 5
Day 61 to 100	0.5 to 3.5
Day 101 or more	0.5 to 1.5

Day	Special Chance
Day 1 to 16	0%
Day 17 to 31	10%
Day 32 to 51	20%
Day 52 to 76	33.3%
Day 77 or more	50%

Default setting	Next attack	Vampire Bats	Advance warning (seconds)
Day 1 to 10	6 to 13 days	2	120
Day 11 to 25	6 to 13 days	3 to 4	60
Day 26 to 50	4 to 11 days	4 to 6	45
Day 51 to 100	4 to 11 days	5 to 7	30
Day 101 or more	3 to 8 days	7 to 10	30

Custom setting	Next attack	Vampire Bats	Advance warning (seconds)
Never	--	--	--
Less	6 to 13 days	3 to 4	60
More	4 to 11 days	4 to 6	45
Lots	3 to 8 days	5 to 7	30

Tips

• If the player enters a building when a Vampire Bat attack is about to happen, the Vampire Bats won't spawn until the player exits the room.
• If the player waits in the building long enough the attack will be dismissed completely
• An easy way to deal with Vampire Bats in the early days is to simply lead them to Royal Guards. However, caution must be taken to ensure that the Royal Guards don't burn down the environment, as they wield Torch at Dusk and Night.
  • As a bonus, the player can steal from nearby farms while the Royal Guards are busy fending off the Vampire Bats.

• Take caution in Humid Season, as the fog greatly reduces the player's visibility, making hitting hard.

Gallery

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  A sleeping Vampire Bat.
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  A dead Vampire Bat.

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