Buggy trinkets

I think it would be cool if buggies had their own trinkets that only they can equip, that players cannot equip. For a few ideas, the nightstalker fangs could be changed into a buggy trinkets, there could be one that gives them the major threat effect, another could make it that, after the buggy is downed, you have more time to revive it before it is knocked out, one that makes the buggy do bonus elemental damage could be a rare drop from O.G.R.R creatures. There also could be ones that can only be equipped by specific buggies, for example, one that only soldier ants can use that allows them to recruit a additional worker ant, or one that can only be equipped by orb weavers that makes their roar boost nearby allies damage for awhile.

New buggies

Praying mantis nymph buggy

Active abilities

Pounce-the praying mantis jumps forwards and slams down when it lands, damaging enemies around it

Shockwave-the mantis slams both claws down, creating a Shockwave that shoots straight forwards, this ranged attack can break enemies blocks

Passive abilities

Deals extra ambush damage, attacks do chopping damage and can cut down grass and weeds, can jump rather high.

Mutations

Clawmaster-makes the pounce ability inflict bleeding buildup, unlocked by hitting a large amount of enemies with it's pounce attack

Reaper- grants the third hit of the mantis nymph's 3-hit combo the life steal effect, unlocked by defeating a certain amount of enemies with the mantis buggy

Bombardier beetle buggy

Active abilities

Acid shot- the bombardier beetle fires a globe of acid forwards, bursts into a acid puddle on impact, puddle remains for awhile, inflicts sizzle buildup

Acid spray- shoots a close-range spray of acid in front of it, leaves behind a acid puddle that remains for awhile, Inflict sizzle buildup

Passive abilities

Immune to sizzle, grants the rider sizzle resistance, acid puddles created by it's active abilities can remove other elemental puddles, like the tang puddles in the garden

Mutations

Acid blaster-acid puddles the bombardier beetle creates last longer and Inflict more sizzle buildup, unlocked by hitting a large amount of enemies with the acid shot

Beetle barrier- lengthens the bombardier beetle's perfect block windows, unlocked by blocking a certain amount of attacks with the bombardier beetle

Cricket buggy

Active abilities

Leap of faith- the cricket jumps high into the air, then slams down into the ground, creating a damaging area of effect around it

Screech- screams loudly, dealing a large amount of stun to all nearby enemies

Passive abilities

Can jump very high, immune to fall damage, other crickets won't flee from cricket buggies

Mutations

Bardic buggy- the cricket's screech will grant random buffs to nearby allies, unlocked by using it's screech a certain number of times

Crippling cricket- the cricket's charged attacks inflict a random negative effect on enemies,unlocked by defeating a large number of enemies with the cricket buggy

Buggy skins

I think buggies should have equipable skins, to change their appearance, for example, you could make the orb weaver buggy look like a diving bell spider, of a wolf spider(or meaby even the hedge broodmother), make the ladybug buggy look like a potato beetle or a ladybird, and you could make the bombardier beetle look like a rust beetle.

Thank you for taking the time to read this!

I’m a fan of giving the buggy trinkets. Maybe a couple that let abilities cross a little between species. Nothing strong enough to defeat the benefit of using the proper buggy designed for given purpose, but enough to make gameplay feel improved… depending on your style.

• One that lets the orb weaver carry just a couple stems/grass blades. Nowhere near what an ant can carry, but better than nothing.

• One that increases the speed that a buggy can move across the web bridges. Not as fast as the orb weaver can go across them, but faster than the other buggies can normally move on them.

• One that lets the red ant spray water twice. It’s a tiny perk but it would let you get rid of a problem tang pool without having to switch mounts to a ladybug if you wanted to. The black ant buggy beats the red ant buggy (except when exploring red ant infested areas) so giving it this extra perk that directly opposes the tang from the black ant seems appropriate.

• Perhaps one that gives the ladybug buggy a glide ability of sorts where it’s wings spread out. It wouldn’t be as good as a glide as the orb weaver has, but it would be superior to a regular fall.

Edited Tuesday at 12:55 PM4 days by Alynxkia
Fixed typo

The idea of the buggy trinkets was to allow players to customize their buggies to better fit their playstyles, the idea of ones that allow buggies to cross over abilities is intriguing. I figure, some craft able trinkets for your buggies would be neat as well. A few more trinkets effect ideas, one that allows them to travel in sizzling or chilling areas, one that boosts their defense while a player is riding them, and meaby one that makes their attacks have a chance to summon mini larva, like some O.G.R.R. creatures can.