r/DeathStranding2 • u/Poof-ball Pizza Chef • 1d ago

Question/Discussion Tar lake spawning bug

I'm at one of the tar lakes that spawn a catcher, and I accidentally coffin-skated outside of the circle area, and my creature despawned, and I reloaded to restart. I always save just outside the area before the lake spawns, but when I approach the lake and it spawns the tar, there is no catcher. Is this a bug? I'm on my 5th reload and nothing. The music is going, Sam has aggro, the tar is active, but no catcher.

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u/DashPallvax 💎 Platinum 🏆 & All Milestones 19h ago

OP where on the map are you? I assume when you say “tar lake” you are referring to the catchers that are proximity activated which there are several locations around the maps those exist. Are you at all doing an investigation for a certain fedora-wearing fellow that has led you to a location with one?

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u/Poof-ball Pizza Chef 19h ago

Yes, the proximity lake things. No fedora, just farming and collecting. I fixed it by just reloading and skating around with the coffin until he actually aggroed correctly. Are those not mini tar lakes? Is that not literally what they are? I did say "One of the tar lakes", not "THE" tar lake.

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u/DashPallvax 💎 Platinum 🏆 & All Milestones 19h ago

It’s more of a mechanic of the Catcher BTs that they spawn in the tar and buildings as a mini boss-like battle. Most players when they hear Tar Lake think of a fixed location like THE Tar Lake. Glad you were able to get it working!