Spiral Knights - The quest for a Love Puppy.

The quest for a Love Puppy.

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Tue, 07/12/2011 - 14:08

No-Fun-Allowed

I need all information regarding Love Puppies here.

Starting off, the Wiki says "The Love puppy can spawn in any normal Gun Puppy point." Does this mean that it can only spawn in place of regular gun puppies, or does it count for any model or species of gun puppy? What levels and stratums have the most gun puppies? Where have YOU found a love puppy before? Is it possible to find a love puppy if you're the only one in the party? Do love puppy plushies exist?

I am completely aware that finding a rare monster such as a love puppy is completely random. I just need to know a few details so I can have a slightly higher chance of finding one. Cause not all levels and stratums have gun puppies.

Tue, 07/12/2011 - 14:21

Eeks

any gun puppy random jk,

any gun puppy
random
jk, aurora isles, fsc, grim gallery
yes
no

Tue, 07/12/2011 - 14:27

Thoranhippo

Seems like most people cross

Seems like most people cross it in the 2nd level of Jelly palace, or that's what Ive seen at least.

Tue, 07/12/2011 - 14:48

yuuzora

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2nd level of Jelly Palace

2nd level of Jelly Palace too.

Tue, 07/12/2011 - 14:53

Trias

Has anybody ever seen a love

Has anybody ever seen a love puppy on an arena level?

Tue, 07/12/2011 - 15:02

Bellefleur

Arena

I'm wondering the same thing about what Trias just said, I also wonder if a love puppy can spawn in an arena.

Tue, 07/12/2011 - 15:03

Bigfootm

That T3 arena is probably the

That T3 arena is probably the best way to hunt for em. Do it solo and not only do you get the trinket if it drops one, any sun silver you get is yours.

Tue, 07/12/2011 - 15:11

SnNoodlez

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Pretty sure it'll only spawn

Pretty sure it'll only spawn where "normal" gunpuppy would spawn. If you want to take BigFootM's advice, it'd have to be an IronEdge Arena, and even then you'll probably get rocket puppies instead of gun puppies.

Tue, 07/12/2011 - 15:28

Prisega

The level, Red Carpet

The level, Red Carpet Runaround seems to be the place where a lot are found (I found mine there) but that may be due to the popularity of the level.

Tue, 07/12/2011 - 15:14

Bigfootm

Exactly how do you find a

Exactly how do you find a love puppy durin a Vanaduke fight? Being that I've never killed the zombies and my party just pushes em up, I don't think you can ever find a Love Puppy/Gun Puppy series in a vanaduke fight.

Tue, 07/12/2011 - 15:27

#10

Prisega

Yeah thats my fault, it WAS

Yeah thats my fault, it WAS FSC but I somehow turned a Trojan into Vanaduke lol

Tue, 07/12/2011 - 15:50

#11

Malicus

They don't replace only

They don't replace only normal gun puppies. I've seen one in FSC, and it definitely spawned in place of a red rover.

Tue, 07/12/2011 - 15:56

#12

CrashFu

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Unless you're playing solo,

Unless you're playing solo, they might have been spawning and getting killed immediately by heartless jerks who can't appreciate the wonder of a rare spawn before you even noticed it was there. :-p

Happens to me every time a moustache cube appears. I barely got my finger to the screenshot key by the time my mean ol' party had murdered the hilarious looking jelly. Wouldn't it be great if it turned out Moustache Cubes drop rare loot if you DON'T kill them? Hah!

Oh, I have seen a gun-puppy once or twice, though. Pretty sure it was like, late T1 or early T2, but no luck on trinkets either time.

Tue, 07/12/2011 - 16:02

#13

Prisega

The Impostocubes really

The Impostocubes really aren't too rare so its not the big of a deal. Again this may be due to the popularity of the Royal Jelly Palace which spawns plenty of monsters that an Impostocube can appear over. You know what would be funny though? If Impostocubes dropped rare loot if you DID kill them. Gold coin... yay?

Tue, 07/12/2011 - 16:20

#14

No-Fun-Allowed

One more thing.

Do you have to wait for the Love Puppy to drop a trinket, or do you have to destroy it for the trinket?

Haven't found one yet, but if I find one anytime soon I might post a screenshot.

Tue, 07/12/2011 - 16:23

#15

Malicus

You have to kill it for the

You have to kill it for the trinket. ...and it doesn't usually drop, either.

Tue, 07/12/2011 - 16:44

#16

Onyxjackal

I can confirm love puppies in

I can confirm love puppies in FSC. It's actually one of those luck stories. My first run of FSC and first time I ever saw a love puppy I got a 5hp pendant from it. Only reason I have a trinket slot actually. Start every T3 run with 20 hp. Only time I ever got lucky in this game though. I also waited for it to heal everyone before we killed it.

Tue, 07/12/2011 - 18:18

#17

Flynnerik

I never seen one either

I keep hoping to see one when I run the JKs, but alas, I still havent seen the elusive Love Puppy, and if I have, it was killed before I could even see it, which makes me sadder that people dont stop and look!

Tue, 07/12/2011 - 21:14

#18

Joshflame

I've seen a love puppy during a Vanaduke run. It was in the level Smoldering Steps, in the room where you break crates, step on switches and zombies spawn, and it was on the most top right. I wish I can post the screenshot I took but I don't know how to.

Wed, 07/13/2011 - 07:15

#19

Twiddle

I just saw one in the

I just saw one in the gloaming wildwoods. Didn't kill it because it healed me. (=

http://www.flickr.com/photos/64078130@N03/5933851052/

Wed, 07/13/2011 - 07:27

#20

Thoranhippo

Could it be it appears only

Could it be it appears only in pre-determined stratums?

Wed, 07/13/2011 - 10:54

#21

Evilduck

I've seen three; one was on

I've seen three; one was on the last room of D27 in firestorm (lucky, lucky placement, but my guildmates killed it without looking properly :[ ), one on an undead/slime level (I forget which, but one of the ones full of kats and jelly cubes) and the third was on a clockwork level somewhere. None of them dropped anything, though.

Wed, 07/13/2011 - 11:23

#22

Thoranhippo

"on a clockwork level

"on a clockwork level somewhere"
Cool, a counter example. But gee, I haven't came across anymore since about 2 monthes already.

Wed, 07/13/2011 - 11:54

#23

Katmint

I've seen four Love

I've seen four Love Puppies:

Red Carpet Runaround (upper left gate)

Red Carpet Runaround (upper right gate)

Tier 3 Jigsaw Valley (whatever the one with the gun puppy spam and tons of spikes is called)

Smoldering Steps (trojan totem trap room)

The one in the upper right gate of Red Carpet Runaround dropped a tri-heart pendant, but I didn't get it. :(

I imagine the trinket drops are like the mat drops, as in the 5* will only drop on stratum 5 and up etc.

Wed, 07/13/2011 - 12:23

#24

Flash-Bang

I saw one once while doing a

I saw one once while doing a Snarbolax run. Not sure which level it was, but it was one of the Snarb boss levels (gloaming woods or whatever).

Wed, 07/13/2011 - 13:22

#25

Griffinbane

Seen one twice in Red Carpet

Seen one twice in Red Carpet Runaround. Also seen one in Mechanical Mile, can't remember which one (ice?), while trying to get to the Twins.

Wed, 07/13/2011 - 13:22

#26

Kaigen

Legacy Username

Jigsaw Valley

I've seen two Love Puppies so far. One in the upper left gate of Red Carpet Runaround, and one today in a Jigsaw Valley level leading up to IMF.

I'm also curious as to whether anyone's ever seen one in an arena level. You'd think those would be the best place to find them, since you always get a couple dozen gun puppies if you go through all three rooms and they're profitable levels anyway, but the spawn rate might be reduced (or they might not spawn at all) for that very reason.

Mon, 07/25/2011 - 19:05

#27

Globerunner

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FSC

I have just found a love puppy in FSC depth 24, the room after you kill all the wheels. We killed the last wave with the 2 trojans. On the left side a normal Red Rover spawned but on the right side spawned a Love Puppy. I have also seen many in Depth 16 of Jelly King runs in the room before the elevator to the boss. And also in Snorbolax runs Gloaming Wildwoods.

My question is: Do love puppies still drop trinkets at all?

PS: people say you can not unbind these heart pendants. But i am pretty sure that you can if you take it to Vise and unbind it. It doesn't say weapons it say STARS. and a +2 is 1 star, so really you should be able to unbind it at Vise.

Tue, 07/26/2011 - 01:13

#28

Tersakoff

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Just one, in Scarlet

Just one, in Scarlet Fortress, at the end when there are those 3 puppies, and the stones behind them.
It was the middle one.
It pretty much went like this "TURRETS I KILL U *ragecharge* lolol you're dead now. wait. OH GOD WHAT DID I DO ;_;"
I had 3 health bars. Dropped nothing.

Tue, 07/26/2011 - 01:56

#29

archury

Legacy Username

Have found 3 in J16

Tue, 07/26/2011 - 07:30

#30

nox2go

Legacy Username

Found two in the same day on

Found two in the same day on J16, same exact spot (northwestern room, second triggered spawn), and then I've never seen them again.

Anybody know the chances of a love puppy dropping a trinket? I got one trinket from one, and the other just dropped crowns.

Tue, 07/26/2011 - 08:41

#31

Aquajag

Found one in the level right

Found one in the level right before JK, upper left room. Found two others on random levels, can't remember where. None of the love puppies, impostocubes, or mini cats I have seen have ever dropped anything of note

Tue, 08/16/2011 - 07:44

#32

dancinjen

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Found one in t3 grim gallery.

Found one in t3 grim gallery. We didn't want to kill it, but had to,to move on. :(

Tue, 08/16/2011 - 09:53

#33

Flash-Bang

Do those impostocubes ever

Do those impostocubes ever drop anything? I've seen a few and has been nothing at all.

Tue, 08/16/2011 - 09:58

#34

dancinjen

Legacy Username

They don't drop anything

They don't drop anything special if that's what you're asking.

Tue, 08/16/2011 - 11:29

#35

eggboy

Legacy Username

Love Puppy i've

Love Puppy i've encountered:

- Red Carpet Runaround (top left gate)
- Jigsaw Valley (where there are insane amount of spikes and Gun Pups will surprise you)
- FSC: Ashen Armory (replaced the Rocket Pup)

Out of luck, didn't drop anything for me.

I dunno but maybe the player i'm with was just noobish or what, but he kinda takes the Love Puppy's description seriously:

"It will not drop True Love Locket for us because one of us needs to be his BFF."

lolwut o_O

Wed, 08/31/2011 - 19:31

#36

dancinjen

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love puppy in lichenous lair,

love puppy in lichenous lair, prognosis symbiosis. First room with the thorns. T3. :D

Wed, 08/31/2011 - 20:55

#37

Klipwc

Love puppy in D6 arena, it

Love puppy in D6 arena, it was a posion beast arena but it proves that love puppies can replace any type of gun puppy and also spawn in arenas

I have met two puppies in total, one was in jelly king run and the other is in this arena. both didnt drop anything though
Attached is a screenshot as proof

And yes i got this SS while soling, the guy who just came was after i said on guild chat that i saw a puppy and asked if anyone wants to see it

http://i1081.photobucket.com/albums/j353/klipwc/spiral_2011-08-25_14-59-...

Wed, 08/31/2011 - 20:50

#38

Deathblake

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What about the new turrets?

I wonder if a love puppy can spawn in place of one of the new turrets.
I wonder if they will have their own variation

Wed, 08/31/2011 - 20:52

#39

Klipwc

They cant, they only replace

They cant, they only replace gun puppies, how weird will it be with a jelly that fires healing bards?

Wed, 08/31/2011 - 23:03

#40

Koi-Wa-Sensou

Three Days

Seen three Love Puppies three days in a row. The first two were in T2 arenas, and the last one in a Roarmulus Twin run.

Wed, 08/31/2011 - 23:59

#41

Mr-Chuck-Norris

same place as zazoni for me,

same place as zazoni for me, gloamwoods

Thu, 09/01/2011 - 05:05

#42

Wacker

Legacy Username

Love puppy solo?

OP asked if you could find the love puppy solo, yes you can :) (jk run)

="http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198009308385/screenshot/541777522700487525"

I've seen three/four love puppies since I started playing & after doing tons & tons of arena modes, I've never seen them spawn there.

Thu, 09/01/2011 - 05:57

#43

Aurorra

Love Puppes can replace

Love Puppes can replace either of the new turret species.

Thu, 09/01/2011 - 09:48

#44

Fallconn

T3 love puppys

i found 1 yesterday in place of a howlitzer on the emerald sun gate in T3

Thu, 09/01/2011 - 11:00

#45

borgeman

Legacy Username

I have seen 3

Red carpet run around - the last party button
Gloaming Wildwoods - same as the earlier screenshot
Scarlett Fortress - in the stage where 3 turrets spawn in a line, Same as Tersakoff above, except mine was the top turret

All dropped SFA :(

Thu, 09/01/2011 - 13:18

#46

Kobo

I first saw one in the second

I first saw one in the second floor of the snarble forest, where you first go down to hit the button. I received a 1* heart pendant from that one. Two or three days ago I saw another one in a T2 arena, didn't drop anything.

Thu, 09/01/2011 - 16:02

#47

Ken-Shiro

I saw it in the arena

I saw it in the arena shooting hearts which I didn't recognize at first, but it didn't drop anything. And I think I saw one months ago when you have a treasure box behind the right and left gate where you hd to have gun puppies shoot the blue box switch.

Thu, 09/01/2011 - 18:15

#48

syn28

Legacy Username

ive seen 3 the last time was

ive seen 3 the last time was in a T1 arena, its never dropped anything for me though

Thu, 09/01/2011 - 20:07

#49

BBSplat

Legacy Username

Found one in Scarlet Fortress

Found one in Scarlet Fortress also. I don't remember the level by looking at it, I think that it's Grim Gallery?

http://i.imgur.com/2w9aR.jpg

Unfortunately, I got no trinket drop.

Thu, 09/01/2011 - 20:30

#50

hushpuppy

Legacy Username

A kitten cries.

Early T1 arena today, no drop. Two of us watched a third kill it before we could react.

I deleted the screenshot of the sad little dustcloud...

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