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|name=Test spawner
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|name=test spawner
 
|glyph={{White|X}}
 
|glyph={{White|X}}
 
|tile=[[File:Test spawner.png]]
 
|tile=[[File:Test spawner.png]]
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|flags=
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|flags={{Insubstantial flag}}<br>{{No poly flag}}<br>{{Regenerates flag}}<br>{{Stationary flag}}
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|resistances={{Hellfire resistance}}<br>{{Cold resistance}}<br>{{Fire resistance}}<br>{{Electricity resistance}}<br>{{Acid resistance}}<br><br>
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|resistances={{Fire resistance}}, {{Cold resistance}}, <br>{{Electricity resistance}}, {{Poison resistance}}, <br>{{Negative energy resistance 3}}, {{Torment resistance}}, <br>{{Sticky flame resistance}}, {{Acid resistance}},<br>{{Constriction resistance}}, {{Drown resistance}}
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|vulnerabilities=none
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|vulnerabilities=None
 
|max_chunks=0
 
|max_chunks=0
 
|meat={{No corpse}}
 
|meat={{No corpse}}
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|xp=1
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|xp=573216
 
|holiness={{Nonliving}}
 
|holiness={{Nonliving}}
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|magic_resistance=0 (immune)
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|magic_resistance=Immune
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|hp_range= 1000000 to 1000000
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|hp_range=10000
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|avg_hp=1000000
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|avg_hp=10000
 
|armour_class=127
 
|armour_class=127
 
|evasion=127
 
|evasion=127
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|habitat=land
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|habitat=Amphibious
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|speed=14
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|speed= 14 (swim: 60%)
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|size={{medium}}
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|size={{Large}}
 
|item_use={{Uses nothing}}
 
|item_use={{Uses nothing}}
 
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|hit_dice=1000
 
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|intelligence={{Plant intelligence}}
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|fixed_hp=1000000
 
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|genus=test spawner
 
|genus=test spawner
 
|species=test spawner
 
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{{Flavour|(If you see this outside wizmode or the arena, this is a bug.)
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Whatever it is, it is capable of spawning countless monsters by casting Shadow Creatures, and is virtually undestructible itself.
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To destroy it, lower the central elevator pillar, then pump rockets into the hole in its exposed brain when the pillar rises to an appropriate height. You can add another rocket while jumping down.
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Oh wait, wrong game.}}
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==Useful Info==
 
==Useful Info==
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A '''test spawner''' is a monster created by [[Devteam|dolorous]] for use in stress-testing the game's AI. With one million [[HP]], maxed out [[AC]] and [[EV]], and resistances and immunities across the board, it is virtually indestructible. Test spawners only exist when manually generated in [[Wizard mode]].
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A '''test spawner''' is a monster created by [[Devteam|dolorous]] for use in stress-testing the game's AI. With 10,000 [[HP]] and extreme defenses, it probably won't die anytime soon. Test spawners only exist when manually generated in [[Wizard mode]] or [[the Arena]].
  
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Spells: [[Shadow Creatures]]
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==Spells==
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{{Spellcaster3
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|slot1=[[Shadow Creatures]]
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|flags1={{Demonic slot flag}}
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|slot2=[[Plane Rend]]
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|flags2={{Demonic slot flag}}
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|slot3=[[Phantom Mirror]]
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|flags3={{Demonic slot flag}}
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}}
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==Tips & Tricks==
 
==Tips & Tricks==
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[[Devteam|sorear]] killed one with 99 [[Daeva]]s. By surrounding it to radius 2 it can't summon, and [[smiting]] attacks are irresistible.
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*The developer [[Devteam|sorear]] once killed one in the Arena with 99 [[daeva]]s. Being completely surrounded by a horde of creatures prevented the test spawner from summoning, at which point the daeva army just gradually wore it down with irresistible [[Smite|smiting]] attacks.
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*Test spawners aren't immune to [[instakill]] attacks. The [[Axe of Woe]] does the trick, as will [[Maxwell's Capacitive Coupling]], [[Uskayaw]]'s Grand Finale, etc.
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==Trivia==
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*If you want 2 test spawners to fight each other in the Arena, try using arena:small. You may need to spawn multiple test spawners so that they are actually in [[LOS]] of each other.
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The tiles image for the test spawner is a [[silver statue]] with "TEST" slapped on the front.
 

Latest revision as of 17:25, 7 August 2023

Version 0.30: This article may not be up to date for the latest stable release of Crawl.
test spawner X Test spawner.png
HP 10000
HD 1000
XP 573216
Speed 14 (swim: 60%)
AC 127
EV 127
Will Immune



Resistances rF+, rC+,
rElec, rPois+,
rN+++, rTorm,
rSticky, rAcid,
rConstr, rDrown
Vulnerabilities None
Habitat Amphibious
Intelligence Plant
Uses Uses nothing
Holiness Non-living
Size Large
Type test spawner, test spawner
Flags Insubstantial
No poly
Regenerates
Stationary
(If you see this outside wizmode or the arena, this is a bug.)

Whatever it is, it is capable of spawning countless monsters by casting Shadow Creatures, and is virtually undestructible itself.

To destroy it, lower the central elevator pillar, then pump rockets into the hole in its exposed brain when the pillar rises to an appropriate height. You can add another rocket while jumping down.

Oh wait, wrong game.

Useful Info

A test spawner is a monster created by dolorous for use in stress-testing the game's AI. With 10,000 HP and extreme defenses, it probably won't die anytime soon. Test spawners only exist when manually generated in Wizard mode or the Arena.

Spells

Spell set
Slot1 Shadow Creatures Demonic flag
Slot2 Plane Rend Demonic flag
Slot3 Phantom Mirror Demonic flag

Tips & Tricks

  • The developer sorear once killed one in the Arena with 99 daevas. Being completely surrounded by a horde of creatures prevented the test spawner from summoning, at which point the daeva army just gradually wore it down with irresistible smiting attacks.
  • Test spawners aren't immune to instakill attacks. The Axe of Woe does the trick, as will Maxwell's Capacitive Coupling, Uskayaw's Grand Finale, etc.
  • If you want 2 test spawners to fight each other in the Arena, try using arena:small. You may need to spawn multiple test spawners so that they are actually in LOS of each other.
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