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An ancient cyclops (Southern Ro)
| an ancient cyclops |
|---|
| Race: Giant/Cyclops |
| Class: Warrior |
| Level: 32 |
| Spawn |
| Zone: Southern Ro |
| Location: ~8% @ Various
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| Stats |
| AC: 227 |
| HP: 1344 (2) |
| Damage per hit: 13 - 64 |
| Attacks per round: 2 (91%) |
| Special: Unstunable, See Invis, See Hide |
Description
The elusive cyclops.
Known Loot
- Ring of the Ancients(Always) [1] 1x 100% (100%)Ring of the Ancients
MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM NO DROP
Slot: WRIST
AC: 6
INT: +5
WT: 2.0 Size: SMALL
Class: ALL
Race: ALL
Factions
- None
Opposing Factions
- None
Related Quests
SRO Spawn Table
Note: The following information about the South Ro AC is current as of 3/19/2017, following the changes in the 1/18/2014 patch.
In South Ro, the Ancient Cyclops has a unique spawn time and location mechanic based on classic Everquest. The location is randomized, and spawns only in the desert area. This behavior is based on a post from an EQ developer which outlined the original classic behavior.
The AC has a single placeholder cycle, which may be Sandgiant Husam, a sand giant, a desert madman, barbarian male A Dervish Cutthroat, or a mummy. Out of all of these, the AC has a 10% chance of spawning in any spawn event. The AC or his PH will only spawn at night (9PM to 7AM in SRo) and has a 30.6 minute respawn timer. This classic placeholder cycle was revealed by EQ Dev Prathun in 2008 and confirmed by Nilbog in 11/18/2016.
Also present in SRo is a despawn/respawn mechanic which removes daytime spawns and replaces them with nighttime spawns at 9PM game time (similar to Kithicor forest). AC's PH cycle is one of these spawns. This means that the AC or his PH will spawn every EQ day at 9PM.
- IMPORTANT NOTE - As a long time Jboot farmer, I've never seen AC up at any point other than 9pm on Blue. He either spawns or he doesn't, no PH helps or hinders this process. Very low chance of spawn anywhere in the desert. A FTE Message has also been added to the Sro AC in order to clearly show who got FTE to avoid disputes / petitions.
Strategy
Given the above information, trackers and groups with trackers have a natural advantage to quickly locate and engage the AC. Wizards and druids also have the advantage of being able to easily travel to The Southern Desert of Ro at the appropriate time for camping the Ancient Cyclops by use of their teleport spells. Any pet class can confirm the spawning of the AC using the pet attack or pet kill commands.
Note: Though it worked previously, the /tar # macro no longer works on Project 1999 to confirm a placeholder, as signaled by Nilbog before the 1/18/14 patch in 11/29/2013.
