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Originally posted by Treeharl on Jul 23, 2016
Welcome to my guide.
Today we are looking at Cow King running at version 1.00. (Also works for version 1.01 but who is playing that version, lol).
First let us start with some important facts.
- You can open the cow level indefinitatly on version 1.00
Why is this a good thing? Well unlimited cows + unlimited Cow King! Nuff said here!
- Cow King drops a "Super item drop" after every consistent kill.
What is a "super item drop". An super drop is a guaranteed rare, unique or set drop. This is the same for quest drops on act bosses in any difficulty (exept andariel, DEERP). The actual good thing here is the Cow King doesn't function as quest and as such is not limited to one time but rather an infinite time!
- Cow King drops are truncated.
A discovery made in 2009 and by me personally. The Cow King drops in patterns, just as lower kurast etc. A major difference is the patterns are mapseed related and as such are personal. I explain later why this is expecially usefull.
- Cow King is the most stable source of rares on 1.00
50+% to get a RARE item on 1.00! If you know how hard it is to get rare items on 1.00 you know this is a great thing. "But how about gamble" gamble results in loads of rares sometimes but is far from stable. Also refreshing the gamble screen on 1.00 is a pain in the butt.
- Cow Kings itempool is limited!
Basically the main sellingpoint of Cow King running. Selected rare armor pieces are easy to hunt here.
Now lets move to some questions you might ask (FAQ)
Why is running in 1.00 usefull compared to other versions what has 1.00 to offer over 1.13c?
Somebody loves to play lod with eni and grief only (insert Treeharls hate).... Oh wait it is actually usefull... How about some 49 res 19 str boots or a 10 fcr ring with a potential of 64 of a single resist! If you're a classic player there are LOTS of usefull items to grab here when it comes to forwarding. Also 1.00 is an experience on its own compared to version 1.07+
Is Cow King 1.00 hell better than 1.06 Lower Kurast Hell running?
Unfortuniatly not... Lower Kurast can be ran under 25 seconds with 6 superchests. This means you get a rare item every 3 runs. With lances and grim helms in the pool of 1.06 Lower Kurast I personally have to say it is the best run for decent prelod items. However Lower kurast doesn't drop Martels, Mage Plates, Ornates and Rings.
I heard it is impossible to get rare amulets from the Cow King is this true?
Yes... You have to gamble those (with a clvl of 84 or higher to get +2 skill amu's) Lances and Grim Helms are impossible aswell and can't be gambled (have a nice day getting those )
Treeharl you're a noob and I want to gamble my SOJ's + Rare amu's!
Go ahead I guess.... Do note rings are available on Cow Kings item Pool and as such when a ring spawns it has atleast a 20% chance of being unique. However if you have all three unique rings in your stash a rare spawns (I'll expain this below). If you don't want to lose your mapseed you're capped at just one soj. So yes gambling is the best option if you want to mass sojs and rare amu's.
Okay now let us move to the important stuff!
Cow King's Item pool
Welcome to my guide.
Today we are looking at Cow King running at version 1.00. (Also works for version 1.01 but who is playing that version, lol).
First let us start with some important facts.
- You can open the cow level indefinitatly on version 1.00
Why is this a good thing? Well unlimited cows + unlimited Cow King! Nuff said here!
- Cow King drops a "Super item drop" after every consistent kill.
What is a "super item drop". An super drop is a guaranteed rare, unique or set drop. This is the same for quest drops on act bosses in any difficulty (exept andariel, DEERP). The actual good thing here is the Cow King doesn't function as quest and as such is not limited to one time but rather an infinite time!
- Cow King drops are truncated.
A discovery made in 2009 and by me personally. The Cow King drops in patterns, just as lower kurast etc. A major difference is the patterns are mapseed related and as such are personal. I explain later why this is expecially usefull.
- Cow King is the most stable source of rares on 1.00
50+% to get a RARE item on 1.00! If you know how hard it is to get rare items on 1.00 you know this is a great thing. "But how about gamble" gamble results in loads of rares sometimes but is far from stable. Also refreshing the gamble screen on 1.00 is a pain in the butt.
- Cow Kings itempool is limited!
Basically the main sellingpoint of Cow King running. Selected rare armor pieces are easy to hunt here.
Now lets move to some questions you might ask (FAQ)
Why is running in 1.00 usefull compared to other versions what has 1.00 to offer over 1.13c?
Somebody loves to play lod with eni and grief only (insert Treeharls hate).... Oh wait it is actually usefull... How about some 49 res 19 str boots or a 10 fcr ring with a potential of 64 of a single resist! If you're a classic player there are LOTS of usefull items to grab here when it comes to forwarding. Also 1.00 is an experience on its own compared to version 1.07+
Is Cow King 1.00 hell better than 1.06 Lower Kurast Hell running?
Unfortuniatly not... Lower Kurast can be ran under 25 seconds with 6 superchests. This means you get a rare item every 3 runs. With lances and grim helms in the pool of 1.06 Lower Kurast I personally have to say it is the best run for decent prelod items. However Lower kurast doesn't drop Martels, Mage Plates, Ornates and Rings.
I heard it is impossible to get rare amulets from the Cow King is this true?
Yes... You have to gamble those (with a clvl of 84 or higher to get +2 skill amu's) Lances and Grim Helms are impossible aswell and can't be gambled (have a nice day getting those )
Treeharl you're a noob and I want to gamble my SOJ's + Rare amu's!
Go ahead I guess.... Do note rings are available on Cow Kings item Pool and as such when a ring spawns it has atleast a 20% chance of being unique. However if you have all three unique rings in your stash a rare spawns (I'll expain this below). If you don't want to lose your mapseed you're capped at just one soj. So yes gambling is the best option if you want to mass sojs and rare amu's.
Okay now let us move to the important stuff!
Cow King's Item pool