08-11-2003, 11:10 PM
GRIZABELLA: COWS Part III, Turning Point
![[Image: Griz5_cows9.jpg]](http://www.idiom.com/~gmonsen/diablo/Griz5_cows9.jpg)
The turning point came when I noticed that the King's corral was empty except for a few stragglers who'd been delayed by the corral's fencing. All of the other cows, including the King, had been pulled down to the area between the corral and the Red Portal. While I killed the stragglers who for the most part I could take on one at a time, the mass of cows between the corral and the Red Portal moved up into the corral. Perfect. I started up a tp above the corral and went to town.
I reentered the Secret Cow Level through the Red Portal and found a small clump of cows who hadn't been pulled up to the corral. Apparently, all of the amp and fanat bosses had been pulled up, however, because I was able to kill this group of cows freely. By the time I finished killing the group, the main mass of cows came back down from the corral. Perfect again.
I set off the Confuse and teleported past everything. Once again a few stragglers got caught by the fencing of the corral. They were picked off and the process was repeated three times.
![[Image: Griz5_cows10.jpg]](http://www.idiom.com/~gmonsen/diablo/Griz5_cows10.jpg)
If I were to pick the moment when the tide of war shifted for good, I would have to say it was the battle captured in this screenshot. I was able to coax many confused cows around the corner so that I could take them out one at a time. It turns out one of the cows was a boss (Puke Bite) and I was able to face him two-on-one (Grizabella and merc on cow).
![[Image: Griz5_cows11.jpg]](http://www.idiom.com/~gmonsen/diablo/Griz5_cows11.jpg)
For the first time, I had been able to kill an entire mass of cows without having to run or go to town to get potions. I had finally established my beachhead.
After this battle, I had a decision to make. The cows that were left in the area surrounding the King's corral and the Red Portal were all tightly packed around various bosses. I could either try to figure out how to take out the bosses and their minions now or ignore them and explore the other 3/4ths of the level that still hadn't been touched yet.
![[Image: Griz5_cows12.jpg]](http://www.idiom.com/~gmonsen/diablo/Griz5_cows12.jpg)
I chose to explore and clear the rest of the map in order to give me room to work with when dealing with the bosses. It turns out that there were six boss packs in the game, counting the King, and all six were in that region around the corral and Red Portal. The rest of the map was made entirely of normal cows.
Now that I was dealing with normal cows, I could go back to Plan A which worked flawlessly. It was a slaughter. I also found the other corral. It turned out to be even better than the King's corral at, well, corralling the cows.
The only thing left to do now was take care of the bosses.
The turning point came when I noticed that the King's corral was empty except for a few stragglers who'd been delayed by the corral's fencing. All of the other cows, including the King, had been pulled down to the area between the corral and the Red Portal. While I killed the stragglers who for the most part I could take on one at a time, the mass of cows between the corral and the Red Portal moved up into the corral. Perfect. I started up a tp above the corral and went to town.
I reentered the Secret Cow Level through the Red Portal and found a small clump of cows who hadn't been pulled up to the corral. Apparently, all of the amp and fanat bosses had been pulled up, however, because I was able to kill this group of cows freely. By the time I finished killing the group, the main mass of cows came back down from the corral. Perfect again.
I set off the Confuse and teleported past everything. Once again a few stragglers got caught by the fencing of the corral. They were picked off and the process was repeated three times.
If I were to pick the moment when the tide of war shifted for good, I would have to say it was the battle captured in this screenshot. I was able to coax many confused cows around the corner so that I could take them out one at a time. It turns out one of the cows was a boss (Puke Bite) and I was able to face him two-on-one (Grizabella and merc on cow).
For the first time, I had been able to kill an entire mass of cows without having to run or go to town to get potions. I had finally established my beachhead.
After this battle, I had a decision to make. The cows that were left in the area surrounding the King's corral and the Red Portal were all tightly packed around various bosses. I could either try to figure out how to take out the bosses and their minions now or ignore them and explore the other 3/4ths of the level that still hadn't been touched yet.
I chose to explore and clear the rest of the map in order to give me room to work with when dealing with the bosses. It turns out that there were six boss packs in the game, counting the King, and all six were in that region around the corral and Red Portal. The rest of the map was made entirely of normal cows.
Now that I was dealing with normal cows, I could go back to Plan A which worked flawlessly. It was a slaughter. I also found the other corral. It turned out to be even better than the King's corral at, well, corralling the cows.
The only thing left to do now was take care of the bosses.