Commonlands Creature Catalog

[Agaxiq]

I remember doing this catalog back in the day.  There were a few tough ones to find that were rare spawns.  Now there's just one left: <b>a silt shark </b> I know it pops in the waters off the main docks, but I've been slaughtering young silt sharks for over an hour and now nothing is popping, not even the young silt sharks. I wish this could be changed to something more common, or if anyone else knows what I can kill to potentially be a PH for this.  Maybe slaughtering all fish, turtles and crabs, but that seems a bit excessive. agressiv

[rumblepants]

Agaxiq@Unrest wrote: <blockquote>I remember doing this catalog back in the day.  There were a few tough ones to find that were rare spawns.  Now there's just one left: <b>a silt shark </b> I know it pops in the waters off the main docks, but I've been slaughtering young silt sharks for over an hour and now nothing is popping, not even the young silt sharks. I wish this could be changed to something more common, or if anyone else knows what I can kill to potentially be a PH for this.  Maybe slaughtering all fish, turtles and crabs, but that seems a bit excessive. agressiv </blockquote> Both times I needed its update I found it swimming close to the docks. I have no idea what its PH is but maybe just focus near the docks. I tried swimming the whole bay too and it drove me nuts. Or possibly ask a tracker to help you. <img src="/smilies/9d71f0541cff0a302a0309c5079e8dee.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />

[Doxie]

<p>It took me days to get the silt shark. Literally, days. As in 3-5 hours of looking per day, for ten days in a row. I swam in a big circle and killed everything that moved.</p><p>By the time I got up to higher levels and started the camp-a-thon HQs like Screaming Mace I wasn't bothered in the least. Spend a couple of days camping a named lizardman? No problem, I spent a week and a half looking for a #$^%$&^@! shark when I was just starting out.</p><p><img src="/smilies/97ada74b88049a6d50a6ed40898a03d7.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></p>

[Oronis]

I am having the same problem. This is going right onto the list along with Crazy peepers and murkwater villains in annoying camp fests

[Lilj]

I am doing this quest now, I found Silt sharks on the right side of the bay. If you go from docks and swimp along the right coast there, I swam past several. But I can't find the Bay sifter, I have a tracker with me and she has been around the whole bay. Is there some kind of place holder for these fish?

[Filanir]

As of today don't see any bay sifter in the whole ocean. Are they gone?

[TheSpin]

<p>The ocean mobs were revamped a bit with LU36.  I saw way more young silt sharks up and found a couple silt sharks when I first checked after the revamp.  I dunno if they took anything out or just moved it, but I don't think the catalogue will be so tough any more.</p><p>BTW, pre LU 36 all the crabs and fishies and everything could be PH for the silt shark I believe.  I found that if I killed everything in the area southeast from the docks I coiuld spawn the silt shark fairly easily.</p>

[Filanir]

sharks are more common than before, without killing found one near the dock and some more in the far northeast, but now you have the bay sifter instaed.....

[Taamerlane]

i have spent an hour or so each day since GU36 looking for a bay sifter and killing everything in sight.. hoping one would pop.  No luck.  i think this quest is now hosed after GU36. anyone have any luck with a bay sifter post-GU36 yet?

[CyraDUS]

<p>Bleh.</p><p>Plenty of Silt sharks...now there are NO BAY SIFTERS!! I have swam around and killed everything in the bay for about 5 hours...no bay sifters spawned.</p><p>Please place Bay Sifters back into the bay in The Commonlands.</p><p>Thanks</p>

[CyraDUS]

<p>Has anyone happened to see any of these fish lately?</p><p>*hug*</p>

[Taamerlane]

sure haven't.  been spending an hour or so each day since last GU. <img src="/smilies/9d71f0541cff0a302a0309c5079e8dee.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /> i am about to gray out the quest.    <img src="/smilies/9d71f0541cff0a302a0309c5079e8dee.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />

[Skeletonkeys]

<p>so.. any luck in the last two days on these little fishy bastages?</p><p>silt sharks galore.....</p>

[Taamerlane]

still no luck.  <img src="/smilies/9d71f0541cff0a302a0309c5079e8dee.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /> bay sifters are gone.

[Valdaglerion]

Ditto. Was looking for them last night with no luck. I sent a /bug report in-game.

[CyraDUS]

I sent in a /bug as well. Hopefully if they recieve enough of them, they will reincorporate them into the game.

[MadTexan3]

Like you all I wasn´t finding the silt shark where even EQ2Map was showing it, but I did finally track one down and he was consistently up in a spot way to the NW of the docks and well off the map. Get yourself an otter totem and a tracker and head far to the NW and off the map.

[Lilj]

Aelestar@Lucan DLere wrote: <blockquote>Like you all I wasn´t finding the silt shark where even EQ2Map was showing it, but I did finally track one down and he was consistently up in a spot way to the NW of the docks and well off the map. Get yourself an otter totem and a tracker and head far to the NW and off the map. </blockquote>Hmm, Many of us are talking about the Bay sifter though <img src="/smilies/8a80c6485cd926be453217d59a84a888.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /> It seems the latest GU's have made changes to CL wildlife. I see the Silt Shark quite often now, and often near the docks.

[MadTexan3]

<p>Hmm, had no problems finding bay sifters on 3 different characters over the past month.</p><p>Keep in mind that the available area for mobs to wander and for you to swim is significantly greater than what the map shows. As I stated previously, I was well off the map (meaning my character pointer was no longer visible) when I found the silt shark, and it's certainly possible that a bay sifter could be found off the map proper as well.</p>

[Lilj]

Aelestar@Lucan DLere wrote: <blockquote><p>Hmm, had no problems finding bay sifters on 3 different characters over the past month.</p><p>Keep in mind that the available area for mobs to wander and for you to swim is significantly greater than what the map shows. As I stated previously, I was well off the map (meaning my character pointer was no longer visible) when I found the silt shark, and it's certainly possible that a bay sifter could be found off the map proper as well.</p></blockquote>So you are confirming you have found a Bay Sifter during July month (after GU36)? Because you are the first then. I am well aware that the area is larger than the map, I swam til I was stopped by an invisible wall <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /> And I used a scout as my tracker as I stated previously. We swam up and down and combing the area and we have done this several times, I think it is no wonder if we think the Bay Sifter is gone.

[Valdaglerion]

<p>Same here. I swam as far in every direction until was stopped by land or walls. Had scout searching as well, using underwater tinkered goggles to see better and tabbing through mobs but have yet to find a baf sifter since gu36.</p><p>Would be nice to get some dev input on these things for a change so we could wasting our time if the mob was inadvertently removed.</p>

[Ndawi]

Multiple silt sharks, but still no bay sifter. <img src="/smilies/9d71f0541cff0a302a0309c5079e8dee.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />

[StoneySilen]

I did all the Creature Catalog's with my main.  So much a pain in the rear that I refuse to ever do them again with any of my other characters.  The reward of a dumb book and whatever else comes with it is not worth it. They really need to up the reward for these quests or make it easier to find the mobs.

[CyraDUS]

<p>Wow. After GU 37 I looked at this quest in my journal. Where it used to say "bay sifter" now it said "A black wolf". Easy enough, I went and found a black wolf and *poof* quest done.</p><p> I guess Bay sifters have just been removed. *shrug* at least I was finally able to finish this pesky quest!</p>

[Lilj]

Summer you are quite right, the bay sifter has been changed to a black wolf. This is good news and we can complete the quest <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /> I wonder if the guy that said it was so easy to find and he had seen it several times, if perhaps he was wrong and he saw it before gu36 and not after as he claimed. This change does support those of us that said we couldn't find it, because I seriously doubt the bay sifter is in the game anymore (after gu36). Huzzah, we can complete the quest and that is good <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />

[Ndawi]

Hooray!  <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />