Spelunky 2’s mounts are a new feature of the sequel: creatures you can tame and ride to help you with your game.
Starting with the humble turkey, new mounts appear as the adventure progresses, each with their own unique attacks.
As you’d expect from a game as systemic as Spelunky, the mounts have their own quirks to take advantage of. It’s early to say whether the experts at Spelunky will turn to mounts as part of their final runs, but it’s clear that, in the right situation, they can give you an advantage.
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How to Tame and Ride Mounts in Spelunky 2: How to Ride a Turkey and Rock Dog Explained
To ride a mount in Spelunky 2, like the turkey that first appears in World 1, you must tame it.
Taming a mount is a simple matter of jumping on it and letting it run around until it calms down. You’ll know this has worked when several hearts appear above the mount, your character’s arms stop flailing, and the mount stops moving.
Of course, in practice, domestication can go wrong. You can’t control the mount in the three to five seconds it takes to tame them and will happily fall off any nearby ledge you’re next to.
Additionally, if a creature is not tame, it can attack. The turkeys are benign, but the rock dog, which first appeared in Volcana del Mundo 2, will shoot a fireball the instant you come within line of sight of it. Therefore, approach him from above and never from the sides, unless you can guarantee that he will not detect you.
The most ideal situation to tame a mount is inside a closed room, with walls of at least one block on each side and no enemies nearby. Luck has to be on your side for this to happen, and if things seem too dangerous, it would be best to leave the mount where it is.
Aside from the spider waiting to drop, this is the perfect place to tame a turkey.
Alternatively, if you can stun the mount, such as by using your whip, you can take it to safety and then tame it when it wakes up.
What mounts can and cannot do in Spelunky 2
Once you have a mount, the controls are much the same as you would have if you were playing on foot, often with faster running speeds, higher or double jumps, and a new attack. For example, the turkey will give a powerful headbutt, while the rock dog will spit fire.
Here is a list of things you should know about using supports:
- The mounts are surprisingly mobile, allowing you to crawl into spaces one block high. However, they cannot climb or descend stairs and ropes, nor enter doors, which restricts their access areas.
- However, you can ride a mount through the level exit, if you want to traverse multiple levels.
You can take a mount from one level to the next.
- You can carry things while using a mount, as long as you first get off, pick up the item, and then jump onto the mount.
- The turkey can glide by holding down the jump button, perfect if you want to slowly descend into unknown territory.
- Mounts are also good as a first line of defense against falling arrow traps. You’ll get kicked out and your mount will get hurt, but at least it’s not you, right?
- The turkey can be cooked to obtain a cooked turkey, which will give it an extra life. Fire is needed instead of a bomb for this to work; in the Volcana level, place them next to the fire ladybugs, or using a rock dog attack, to toast them until they become the health-giving item.
Use one mount (a rock dog) to cook another (turkeys) for easier health.
- Enemies can control the mounts, making them especially dangerous. But, if you can defeat the enemy riding them, the creature will automatically be tamed.
Later mounts include rock dogs and axolotls.
There are some challenges and sub-goals specific to certain mounts…
What to do with Yang, the ‘I’m looking for turkeys’ seller in Spelunky 2
One of Spelunky 2’s vendors, Yang, is on top of a turkey pen. When you approach, they give you the message: “I’m looking for turkeys… do you want to help?”, with a turkey already in the pen, next to a closed gate.
The goal here is to find the two turkeys in other parts of the level. The difficulty of this challenge varies drastically depending on the level design and how easy it is to reach the turkeys.
As long as you can get the turkeys there whole (remember, when they are injured, you can transport them), you will receive a key to open the door.
There could be more reward for the turkey seller, but as things stand, the effort is not worth it.
The initial reward for this is pretty measly: there’s a chest with just a few gems inside the locked door that you can then open. However, there is a later reward where Yang will appear again later with a pet shop. Purchasing this will award a Trophy/Achievement, so for completionists, it’s worth following this chain to this step to unlock it.
Regardless of whether you do this, there are a few other things you should know about Yang’s initial appearance; If you steal a turkey from the pen, even one you donated, Yang will attack you. Additionally, bringing a dead turkey will offend Yang, which will also result in an attack.
That doesn’t rule out getting the key though, as wounding or killing Yang will cause her to drop for you to grab.
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