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Juju bait? (or: how to make juju bandits appear)

So I unexpectedly got my last trap-setter badge. Yay for me! (and for the glitch who put a slice of cheese next to one trap)

Now I "only" need to escape from about 400 more juju bandits... Yet they just don't seem to be around much.
The only thing I noticed is that they tend to appear more when the Ancestral timer reaches about 25% onwards, but I was wondering... does anyone knows whether there is any way to bait jujus?

Posted 4 months ago by Ayzad Subscriber! | Permalink

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  • Ive noticed the same behavior, they usually show up around then and I feel like I've never seen more than 3 before I'm kicked out.
    Posted 4 months ago by Muncey Mango Subscriber! | Permalink
  • They seem to pop up once you've sprung a trap--that appears to be the trigger--though they don't necessarily show up on every street on which you hit a trap, even at that mark of 25% time left. I do sometimes encounter them earlier in my run, but the likelihood increases as you go along.
    Posted 4 months ago by Voluptua Sneezelips Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I always seem to get them on one-way streets
    Posted 4 months ago by Jessenya Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Pretty sure the 1-way street phenomenon is caused by them not being visited as much by players and therefore having a higher chance of having traps that aren't tripped. 
    Posted 4 months ago by Nerd of Epic Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I trip a LOT of traps, I don't think i've gotten even a quarter of juju's vs traps.

    I've been wanting a better way to bait them for a while. maybe a potion you wear like the rube one that allows a better chance of getting a juju from a trap.

    I also wish there was a counter of some sort so i can see how just how many traps/juju's i've hit.
    Posted 4 months ago by Pixieyelsraek Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I think I'd like to see both Jujubait (to increase your chance of getting a Juju from a trap) and Jujubane (to decrease your chance).  :-)
    Posted 4 months ago by Undercover Nun Subscriber! | Permalink
  • If you hit the Ancestral Lands at the right time where you get a lot of traps, sometimes after you get a predetermined number of traps (I don't know the exact number if there is even one) then every trap after that, you trigger will trigger a Juju. However it's been awhile since I have been able to get a really good run on traps so I'm not sure if this is still the case.
    Posted 4 months ago by Mithax Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Indeed. Lots of traps and less time on your Ancestral Angst counter, the more JuJus you will encounter. 
    Posted 4 months ago by Grem Sketch Subscriber! | Permalink
  • To speed up the juju badges we should get back the possibility of having more than one juju appear in one street at once. I remember in the first beta having 3 come at me after going through 4 traps
    Posted 4 months ago by iDylan Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I've gotten the sense that jujus appear when a certain amount of time has elapsed in the AL. I've had 2/3 or more on the timer (because of bonus time drops) and bandits appearing. They're clearly connected to traps.
    SO... I'd suggest hitting the AL at an off-peak time and using that potion that gives extra time in the AL. Hit a bunch of traps after the first few minutes and you'll have anthropomorphic movie candy chasing you more often.
    Posted 4 months ago by Flash McPherson Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Wait a minute...you WANT them to rob you? I don't care if it is for a badge, THEY WILL NOT TAKE MY PAPER FROM ME!!!! *jumps out window*
    Posted 4 months ago by Fuga Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I want them to try to rob me, and fail (fwiw, badge is for dodging them; there is no badge for actually getting robbed). I thrive on their suffering.
    www.glitch.com/snaps/PUVKMV...
    Posted 4 months ago by Jus​tin Subscriber! | Permalink
  • @iDylan: I had 4 after me at once on the same street recently. That was lagtastic :/

    Supplementary question: do all means of escaping count for the badge (teleporting out, being kicked because the timer ran out, /home, being summoned...) or is it only if you leave using a street sign?
    Posted 4 months ago by Trixie Leitz Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Right said, Justin Daigle!

    And +1 to Jujubait/jujubane potions/amulets/whatever
    Posted 4 months ago by Ayzad Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I have always suspected you have a chance of getting one even on the first trap in a round, but the probability goes up with each trap you spring on a given game day.  Eventually that probability is super high and you get one basically every trap.
    Posted 4 months ago by larky lion Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I think you could "coax" them into sight with something reeeeeally  valuable. or paper. they like paper!
    Posted 4 months ago by SilverBoy Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Trixie I didn't even know that was still possible! Today I got into the anchestral lands and walked across a few streets all with 3-4 open dust traps and I still only got one juju. Never had more than one since the game went back into beta
    Posted 4 months ago by iDylan Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I always felt the jujus were RNG bitches, personally. I've gotten them at any point on my "counter", and i do still get them multiple on a street. I just don't get them often.
    Posted 4 months ago by Pixieyelsraek Subscriber! | Permalink