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Eggback
Starfield Fauna · Mantid
Eggback is a mantid species in Starfield with 3 variants living on Beta Marae I, Khayyam II and Tau Ceti II. Some variants can be domesticated at an outpost.
Its variants are harvested for Amino Acids, Polymer and Solvent. Its variants carry 12 scanner traits.
Harvest
Resources harvested from Eggback variants. The count is how many variants yield that resource.
Variants
Each planet gets its own take on the species. Hover a trait for what it does (the game's own creature-template notes).
Eggback Herbivore
Tau Ceti II (Hills)- Resource
- S Solvent
- Harvest
- Fluids
- Diet
- Frugivore
- Temperament
- Prey - Always Flees
- Social
- Prey
- Size
- Normal
- Threat
- Normal
- Active
- Crepuscular
- Domesticable
- Yes
Swarming Eggback
Beta Marae I (Wetlands, Tropical Forest)- Resource
- A Amino Acids
- Harvest
- Fluids
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Temperament
- Predator - Fearless
- Social
- Predator, Large groups
- Size
- Small
- Threat
- Normal
- Active
- Cathemeral
Swarming Eggback
Khayyam II (Coniferous Forest, Deciduous Forest)- Resource
- P Polymer
- Harvest
- Fluids · kill to harvest
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Temperament
- Predator - Standard
- Social
- Predator, Large groups
- Size
- Normal
- Threat
- Hard
- Attack
- Spitter Rock
- Active
- Cathemeral
Trait Glossary
- Acidic
- Reflects melee damage, increases armor penetration - stack with Anti-Armor with care!
- Cathemeral
- Creature never sleeps, is always active.
- Crepuscular
- Creature is active in twilight hours; dawn/dusk.
- Hard
- This creature is of high power.
- Investigator
- Curious. Will investigate the player from a distance, approaches the player if approached.
- Lairing/Nesting
- Creature has a lair/nest that it sleeps in.
- Normal
- Normal Creature Size (x0.8 - x1.2)
- Predator - Fearless
- Creature will warn and attack anything within 20-30m; will attack prey within 40m. Confidence: Foolhardy. Will never retreat from combat - will fight to the death.
- Predator - Standard
- Creature will warn and attack anything within 25-35m; will attack prey within 40m.Confidence: Brave
- Prey - Always Flees
- Extremely fearful. Will only flee as a reaction, anything within 50m; will try to avoid combat.
- Small
- Small Creature Size (x0.5)
- Spitter Rock
- Creature gains a semiautomatic ranged attack.