If the player happens to be in the Caves during Winter and they come out, it is possible for the Deerclops to be waiting for them at the entrance. If it is onscreen when it is supposed to be gone, it will simply despawn. It will despawn around about the time when summer comes (the exact time depends on how fast the snow melts, as the Deerclops has thresholds, unless it has been configured to 'Lots' in the world menu). Once killed, the Deerclops takes 3–6 days to respawn. If the Deerclops is defeated close enough to structures, it will damage or destroy them due to it collapsing on top of them. However, the Deerclops can easily ravage the structures in the player's camp, with Pig Houses and Rabbit Hutches being especially costly. It is possible to stay out of the way as it passes by. Naturally, if the Deerclops is aggroed by the player or other mobs, it will hang around to take care of them first, before continuing to destroy structures or leave. Note that the only structures counted are the ones targeted by the Deerclops directly - collateral damage is not counted, meaning many more structures may be destroyed before the Deerclops is finished. The Deerclops aims to destroy all structures until it is happy about itself, after which it will then leave. Often, walls and other structures or mobs nearby may suffer collateral damage despite what the Deerclops may target, so walls do not stand up well to a Deerclops. The Deerclops will not target walls unless the object or mob that the Deerclops is aiming to destroy is behind a wall. The Deerclops first tries to target the closest structure to the player at time of being spawned if no structure is close enough to the player, then the player is targeted instead (although this tends to be rare). It usually does not immediately target the player upon arrival, having an 'aggro distance' toward any mob it gets close to. Both animations have the same effect (the animation seen depends on which direction the Deerclops is facing), damaging all mobs and structures within a radius of about 2.5 berry bushes. The Deerclops has an attack in which it will either swipe or pound the floor at its current target. Unlike Hounds, the Deerclops will not follow the player wherever they go, the player can move away and, with skill, leave the Deerclops behind to despawn when Winter ends. Its approach is signalled by a deep moaning sound, which the character will eventually comment on, similar to the way that Hounds are signalled. The Deerclops spawns during Winter near the player. “ Oh botheration, is it that time of year already? ”

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