Changes: Screecher

Revision as of 06:57, 1 January 2020

Alongside Thirst, Oxygen, Hunger, and Sharks, The screecher bird is one of the mechanics in Raft that can result in player death. The screecher bird will attack the player whilst on the Large Islands, dealing damage to the player via dropping stones on their head. When The screecher bird is killed, its parts can be harvested by interacting with it. The screecher bird does not respawn when killed, and drops 4 Drumsticks, 12 Feathers and a Screecher Head.

To kill The screecher bird, you need a Spear or a Bow. It is recommended to use the bow. When The screecher bird stops to pick up a boulder, use a spear to stab it, or shoot it with the bow. After several hits, depending on what you used to attack The screecher bird, it will die.
Another good way to kill The screecher bird is to wait for it to be coming at you with a rock and then shoot it. This can be made easier by getting up high on a mountain on the island where The screecher bird is, making The screecher bird have to fly up to you.

The screecher bird was originally going to be able to destroy parts of the raft with the boulders. It is unknown whether this is caused due to a bug or a deliberate addition to the game.
The screecher birds design is based on the ossifrage or bearded vulture (the latter also known as a Lammergeier).
The screecher bird is also known as the Stonebird.
In previous versions of Raft, the rock that The screecher bird drops can still damage you through one floor of your raft and thus would need two or more layers of floors or roofs to be safe from them. However, the latest version of Raft only requires a single floor or roof to protect you from The screecher bird's rock.
The screecher bird mechanic was possibly derived from the method of Aeschylus's death, an ancient Greek playwright. According to legend, a tortoise was dropped by the Lammergeier (or Cinereous vulture; legend doesn't recall exactly which species did so) onto Aeschylus's head, killing him since the bearded vulture feeds on tortoises after dropping them from a great height onto rocks to crack their shell.

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 *'''The screecher bird''' is also known as the Stonebird.
 *In previous versions of Raft, the rock that '''The screecher bird''' drops can still damage you through one floor of your raft and thus would need two or more layers of floors or roofs to be safe from them. However, the latest version of Raft only requires a single floor or roof to protect you from '''The screecher bird's''' rock.
-*The '''The screecher bird''' mechanic was possibly derived from the method of Aeschylus's death, an ancient Greek playwright. According to legend, a tortoise was dropped by the Lammergeier (or Cinereous vulture; legend doesn't recall exactly which species did so) onto Aeschylus's head, killing him since the bearded vulture feeds on tortoises after dropping them from a great height onto rocks to crack their shell.
+*'''The screecher bird''' mechanic was possibly derived from the method of Aeschylus's death, an ancient Greek playwright. According to legend, a tortoise was dropped by the Lammergeier (or Cinereous vulture; legend doesn't recall exactly which species did so) onto Aeschylus's head, killing him since the bearded vulture feeds on tortoises after dropping them from a great height onto rocks to crack their shell.
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