Trollspawn

[Mateusz_Zboj]

How do trolls spawn?
I already know that they do when a tile is mined in underground.
Will a cave spawn, or will it just spawn next to me bloodthirstly whacking me with his big hands? lol

[jordancoles]

They'll spawn inside of the tile that you just mined out, so they take up 1x1 space and I'm not sure if they attack right away or not but they will attack you regardless

My strategy if I were to ever run into one is to always carry a frog in my bag when mining. When you start to run drop the frog and it should get stuck on it/slow it down (in theory). Troll spawns are very rare though.

[Morsigil]

My strategy if I were to ever run into one is to always carry a frog in my bag when mining. When you start to run drop the frog and it should get stuck on it/slow it down (in theory). Troll spawns are very rare though.

That, or it will drop in front of you and block you.

[ApocalypsePlease]

they take up 1x1 space

Incorrect, they take more than a 1x1 space, which is why snakemining is a nice way to prevent them from spawning. I'd suggest having a safe spot made of boulders (they can't run past 1 tile wide gaps, and boulders can't be destroyed), and also get 200-400+ UA so you can easily take a hit or two without them breaking your defense meter.

PS: Just so you're aware, they can palibash and brickbash, so don't view those as a counter to trolls.

EDIT 7/20/2012: Outdated information, please refer to this post for more clear information.
"Right now the current claim is that trolls will spawn snake mining (I'm going to assume straight mining as well), just are more infrequent."

[Chill]

How fast can they move? And do they instant aggro or like bears they might not notice you immediately if not looking right at you?

[ApocalypsePlease]

They run at fox speed (which is equivalent to your run speed). I'm unsure of the question about aggroing, I'd assume they instant aggro, but I can't confirm it.

[MagicManICT]

They run at fox speed (which is equivalent to your run speed). I'm unsure of the question about aggroing, I'd assume they instant aggro, but I can't confirm it.

Sprint actually, and is the same speed as bears, too. (Boars move at run.)

and boulders can't be destroyed)

can't be destroyed by animals. Players can, of course, get rid of them in various ways.

FYI, Trolls pretty much insta-aggro from what I gather. You might have a couple of seconds after it spawns to get gone. Trap them if you can. They're worth the kill.

[ApocalypsePlease]

Sprint actually, and is the same speed as bears, too. (Boars move at run.)

I wasn't fully sure on that information, it was given to me by a conversation with someone who dealt with a troll firsthand. (Also I'm fairly sure Boars move at a speed between walk and run, hence why you can catch up to them with run speed)

[rozn]

(Boars move at run.)

Im pretty sure they run below run since you can get away from boars if you run. However they can get you when you walk so possibly in between.

[MagicManICT]

You can get away from bears at a sprint if you can maintain that speed. Same with foxes. Lets just say animals all move at a small fraction slower than their given speed. It's just easier to say "run" or "sprint" than "slightly slower than...". Apologies if I'm confusing anyone.