- Steam App
- Hive Jump (295670)
- Event type
- patch note
- Published
- 9 September 2016 - 20:27:38 UTC
- Source
- steam_community_announcements
Introducing: The Lurker! Jumpers! We at JUMP Corps H.Q. have disturbing news. A new species of alien has been discovered in the hives! These dangerous bugs are reminiscent of trap door spiders, and the troops have taken to calling them Lurkers. These aliens lay patiently in wait for their prey, well concealed in hive rock, and pounce out with piercing mandibles when their prey lingers close by. The lurker’s mandibles are capable of easily cutting through Jumper armor and will instantly sever a human or robotic spine. Lurkers burrow into hive rock and lay in wait, making targeting and destruction of a lurker difficult. Jumpers should keep an eye out for their protruding mandibles, and use explosive weapons and grenades to deal damage to them while they remain burrowed. Avoidance is also a valid tactical option, although it’s best to give your fellow jumpers a heads up that a lurker is nea...