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Fireflies in my house are re-spawning much slower

When I initially bought my house, my fireflies would re-spawn to a full swarm after around a day, but then they started to re-spawn in pretty much 10-20 minutes after I would catch them, and enough for at most two jars would come back. This was probably all through December to the start of January. But in the past week, they've been spawning much slower than usual. I caught a full jar last night, and at the moment there's only 5 fireflies.

Have the firefly mechanics been changed or something, or does spawning time just fluctuate?

Posted 11 months ago by Frandroid Subscriber! | Permalink

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  • I was wondering that too, because I noticed the same thing...
    Posted 11 months ago by Cantaloupe Subscriber! | Permalink
  • From my observations it looks like they don't respawn if you're not at home, but I'm not sure. It is definitely different from before.
    Posted 11 months ago by Shepherdmoon Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Hmmm... I noticed that too, Shepherdmoon. I was chatting with my friends while at my house and they started respawning. I think they only spawn if you're at home now >.< Can someone else clarify this?
    Posted 11 months ago by Frandroid Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Clarify it, or verify it?  Because what you said is already pretty clear, I don't think it can be clarified anymore.
    Posted 11 months ago by Tharon Subscriber! | Permalink
  • This is more of a question: they DO respawn if you catch them? I've never caught mine b/c I couldn't find any info anywhere (Discussions; Glitch-Strategy; Glitch Wiki, etc.) re: fireflies in houses. I didn't want to lose my pretty fireflies! They just may be my favorite thing about my house :) 

    So...regardless of the rate of respawning, if I catch them, they (some of them) will come back at some point? Just making sure b/f I jar them. (So glad I ran across this post!) Thank you! :)
    Posted 11 months ago by SingingHead Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Yes, SingingHead, your house's firefly swarm will respawn when you catch them.
    Posted 11 months ago by Zany Serendipity Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I've noticed that if I haven't been able to login for a few days, my swarm would be low, but if I tried to catch a few (never a full jar) they start to spawn again like normal. I guess I could probably wait around too and they might start spawning, but I usually "bump" them to start things up normal again.
    Posted 11 months ago by QueenKellee Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Just a few more thoughts to muddy things up: They might have randomized rates or the rate may vary depending on how many there currently are.
    Posted 11 months ago by Aoi Subscriber! | Permalink
  • FWIW, you can also add to your firefly swarm -- I have released TONS of fireflies in my shared bog house, and they're super-pretty! :)
    Posted 11 months ago by Ashbet Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I've noticed in the last week or so that my crops aren't growing as fast--I wonder if that's related?
    Posted 11 months ago by KatyaR Subscriber! | Permalink