IMPORTANT: Butler will take 8 hits to kill in multiplayer! NOTE: They will hit every 0.25s, NOT every 0.35s, meaning they can kill you in 2.5s NOTE: I forgot to mention Butlers can hear, which just triggers them to look towards the sound they heard NOTE: I also forgot to mention that butler bees cannot be killed. chboo confirmed that touching the butler will not trigger berserk because of a bug. take a shot every time i say targetPlayer
I love the Butler putting away his knife when he sees a second player he’s like, “hey, hi! Ummm how’s it hanging? Um I’m just gonna sweep over here don’t mind me”
I hate this. Not idea-, but mechanic-wise. It reminds me of some cartoons where a first character has a reputation of being a good person when, in fact, they're rotten (in terms of behaviour). And always turn 180° degrees when somebody catches them red-handed.
@ayyewalkdaplank I feel like this mechanic is very fun especially for friends who tell each other they're seeing things. If my friend sees a bracken I'm gonna say, "You're just seeing stuff dude." Until I start running away screaming. It's gonna be funny as hell frantically explaining how the blobfish in a suit tried to stab you and your pals go like "Bro, you're insane he's just sweeping!"
Not for me, he is clever made, but the ways to counter it is to limited or should I say flawed, every single hostiles in this game has a counterbalance, nut cracker’s horrible sight and little intelligence , girl and mimics rarity, even the thumpers can be jump over or do a lot of turns and that also has bad memory, the butler’s counter balance is to not be along, or just run away as soon as you see him, there is no problem with balancing it like this, it’s just that it start murdering you to quickly so if you don’t have competent teammates you kinda just die. This thing is very clever made, but I hope it start murdering 20 seconds later so we have a better chance. As specially when there is other mobs teaming up with it.
Little fun fact: The knife normally uses the exact same code as the shovel when hitting enemies or players, but butlers have a special condition which checks the hit ID of what hit them. If it is 5 (a knife), they will always take 100 damage, which is lethal.
if that's the case, why are large parts of the crawlers and bunker spiders hitbox invulnerable to just the knife? Enable colliders and crouch on the thumber/spider to see what I mean the hurtbox is blocks your hits for their hitbox
@@sdfggdfg5fgdfg They don't. Though knives do have a much shorter range than shovels, so that's probably why this myth has surfaced. Also, seeing blood doesn't mean your hit has registered.
My first encounter with the a butler had me screaming as I ran away to the exit. One of my favorite first experiences, only second to the first time getting Masked
I remember being on terminal duty and had my first second hand experience with the ghost girl. My teammate ran into the ship panicking and i watched his head explode.
i didn't even get a first experience. i played a lot during the beta and never met the butler once, and then it became too hard to avoid spoilers. the ambience while they're sweeping, as well as the music while they're chasing, are top notch and would've made for the coolest first experience, but i was robbed and im kinda pissed about that
I just love the roster of enemies in this game. In addition to the standard alien-like enemies you'd expect to find in a game like this, we also have: Crackers of the nuts, ghost children, Jack-in-the-box (of death), and Whodunit butlers (ft. Bees)
Hmm... -comes out of a vent -pretends to do useful tasks -is clearly sus -will only kill when his target is alone -or when cornered I do believe we have an impostor Among Us.
The 'one spot before murder' mechanic is going to be fowl for single player, youll have to drop all your items and run to an exit, or find a set of isolated doors to hold the butler off for a while, or defeat it and deal with the masked hornets. i'd hope the long door opening time is intenntional
best guess is that the bees are supposed to have the 30 second door timer, and the butler is supposed to have the 6. it probably got swapped somewhere in the code by mistake.
@@xscy5627it is if you didn't bring a shovel with you, which is somewhat reasonable if you're trying to go for high quotas solo since the clock is a constant threat
If two players are around, the butler will not attack normaly. If a butler gets „caught“ by a player, he attacks them. What if a butler gets „caught“ by two players?
While I do find it hilarious that the entire enemy is essentially a giant reference to "the butler did it" trope in murder mystery stories I do still think this enemy had some missed opportunities with it. Like maybe it could serve as an opposite to the junk bugs and that you can't drop items on the floor around it because that "dirtys his work" so to say and it angers him. The butler enemy in practice is alot more simplified just being a serial killer who's waiting to catch a player alone so it can commit it's crime.
I really do like how the character is based off the “Butler did it” trope. I like the creativity of this enemy and look forward to seeing more enemies in the future.
Also another note, after the butler becomes aggressive once he will not enter his lingering phase again. however he will sweep for a few seconds when he sees the player offering a short chance to escape. If he puts away his broom which you can hear with a sound effect, he will turn aggressive immediately when he sees you. However if he doesn’t see the targeted player immediately he will take out his broom again for a while and if he doesn’t see the player he will run off. If he dose see the player this will reset.
@@blocker4762 in solo... Dunno how much in Multiplayer but MAYBE 5? Also it IS 2 hits in solo, how do I know? I played it solo and kill Butlers regularly on Dine
i wish i could see jesters as scary still but theyre just, little guys that follow you around, at least at first. i swear they think everything is a game too 😭hide and seek
@@twotruckslyricsI wouldn't be surprised if it was just playing some sort of messed up game with you. Wouldn't be the first time considering Zeekerss has made a horror monster that quite literally plays hide-and-seek with you (and is a bit of cheating bastard). The game in question is It Steals, absolutely amazing game with some really neat monster mechanics. Also extremely terrifying to most people.
I absolutely adore these guys. Every monster that doesnt just blindly chase you but instead changes the way you have to act is great. I had to stop a friend from panicking and running away when I was immobilized ( from tulip snakes) so that i wouldnt be alone with the butler. He ended up getting separated at the end and indirectly died at the hands of the butler by throwing himself into a elevator shaft while being chased.
I like when game enemies feel real. Hearing, remembering. A good example is also bosses in certain games or enemies that act exactly like an average player would.
He's so adorable when he's ruthlessly gouging out your insides, splashing crimson gore across the walls and floor, before finally snuffing out that tiny little spark that keeps your heart beating and creeping back into the dark corners of his manor before any unfortunate witnesses can turn up to behold the gruesome scene.
The butler is like a human in the lethal company world, but it looks like it tells one of those stories of detective vs the murderer in the mansion, acting very human like and pretending to be a normal butler, especially him getting the broom out when caught red handed and killing people when they're alone.
I think the reason why butlers pop when stabbed with a knife is cause they I literally just a giant sentient gas sack to the pent up air would be realised cause it would puncture the butler a lot easer that a curved or dull weapon
Hey man, I love lethal, and you do an amazing job explaining the AI for each entity, I really appreciate your work, keep up the good stuff man. God bless
I think the butlers are a reference to a play (or murder mystery show idk i found this from another comment a whiile back) called the butler did it, which explains why he will not kill you if there are multible players around.
Fun fact, in the main door in mansion if you fall directly on top of the butler at the same time as he blows up he will send you out of bounds, if the map is big enough you could travel to another room but usually he sends you flying pretty far
Hey it would be really cool if you were to cover the Nutcrackers, id love to see how they work, i love the stuff you put out, its been really helpful for playing
My only criticism with this monster is that the hornets are a little overkill. It’s already an incredibly multifaceted monster, it doesn’t need to become an additional entity.
I believe butlers will enter their berserk phase if a player currently being pursued by the butler bees (mask hornets) gets in their line of sight, as this tells them another butler has been killed by the player being chased, so they would assume they killed it and then start attacking them.
I absolutely need a guide on the new baboon jawk ai changes. Like what makes them decide to back off or attack? Does weaponry held or weight affect things? Number of teammates in sight?
IMPORTANT: Butler will take 8 hits to kill in multiplayer!
NOTE: They will hit every 0.25s, NOT every 0.35s, meaning they can kill you in 2.5s
NOTE: I forgot to mention Butlers can hear, which just triggers them to look towards the sound they heard
NOTE: I also forgot to mention that butler bees cannot be killed.
chboo confirmed that touching the butler will not trigger berserk because of a bug.
take a shot every time i say targetPlayer
Can you please do nutcrackers
Ples do the robot things (I forgot thar name)
@@minicraft2753 old birds?
Thats not balanced at all
@@zorgapb4691It is if you and the boys gang up on him
I love this entire mob just being a joke on "THE BUTLER DID IT!"
It's always the butlers with murderous intent
Real 😂
I love the Butler putting away his knife when he sees a second player he’s like, “hey, hi! Ummm how’s it hanging? Um I’m just gonna sweep over here don’t mind me”
I hate this. Not idea-, but mechanic-wise. It reminds me of some cartoons where a first character has a reputation of being a good person when, in fact, they're rotten (in terms of behaviour). And always turn 180° degrees when somebody catches them red-handed.
Haha! Yeah bro!! 😂
@ayyewalkdaplank I feel like this mechanic is very fun especially for friends who tell each other they're seeing things. If my friend sees a bracken I'm gonna say, "You're just seeing stuff dude." Until I start running away screaming. It's gonna be funny as hell frantically explaining how the blobfish in a suit tried to stab you and your pals go like "Bro, you're insane he's just sweeping!"
Butlers are honestly my favorite enemy right now. I love how they work.
The "caught red-handed" mechanic is so funny
Not for me, he is clever made, but the ways to counter it is to limited or should I say flawed, every single hostiles in this game has a counterbalance, nut cracker’s horrible sight and little intelligence , girl and mimics rarity, even the thumpers can be jump over or do a lot of turns and that also has bad memory, the butler’s counter balance is to not be along, or just run away as soon as you see him, there is no problem with balancing it like this, it’s just that it start murdering you to quickly so if you don’t have competent teammates you kinda just die. This thing is very clever made, but I hope it start murdering 20 seconds later so we have a better chance. As specially when there is other mobs teaming up with it.
This comment was written by an ai and it's top, bruh
Honestly I hate them because I do solo q 10 speed runs so if I see one it’s just kinda wraps
@@JohnCollins-vy4nfyou're terrible at this
@@JohnCollins-vy4nfI guess I'm a robot now😔
Little fun fact: The knife normally uses the exact same code as the shovel when hitting enemies or players, but butlers have a special condition which checks the hit ID of what hit them. If it is 5 (a knife), they will always take 100 damage, which is lethal.
if that's the case, why are large parts of the crawlers and bunker spiders hitbox invulnerable to just the knife? Enable colliders and crouch on the thumber/spider to see what I mean the hurtbox is blocks your hits for their hitbox
@@sdfggdfg5fgdfg They don't. Though knives do have a much shorter range than shovels, so that's probably why this myth has surfaced. Also, seeing blood doesn't mean your hit has registered.
Lethal? Wow. Like company?
@@fearwithab6844 HA
It even uses the shovel debugs lol
Basically a skin suit full of extremely smart carnivorous hornets
why am i reminded of rain world
@@twotruckslyricslove that game
@@twotruckslyrics five pebbsi
@@twotruckslyricsanother Rain World fan!
Fallen London devils in a nutshell
the hornets that come out should treat the butler’s body as a nest
The deflated body of the Butler still actually buzzes after it dies. Nice touch.
I thought the head resembled a wasp nest
I’d be cool if you could kill the bees with the hairdryer
Is it bad on what im imagining inside a butler? Like just imagine seeing nests, larvae and wasp harvesting inside of the deflated body?
@@S1ayer585.its not bad,its just fucking horrifiying.
My first encounter with the a butler had me screaming as I ran away to the exit. One of my favorite first experiences, only second to the first time getting Masked
I remember being on terminal duty and had my first second hand experience with the ghost girl. My teammate ran into the ship panicking and i watched his head explode.
i didn't even get a first experience. i played a lot during the beta and never met the butler once, and then it became too hard to avoid spoilers. the ambience while they're sweeping, as well as the music while they're chasing, are top notch and would've made for the coolest first experience, but i was robbed and im kinda pissed about that
@@tobenamed610 yeah... im kinda regreeting for clicking this video because of that
My first encounter with a butler was the scariest moment I've had playing lethal company
I just love the roster of enemies in this game. In addition to the standard alien-like enemies you'd expect to find in a game like this, we also have: Crackers of the nuts, ghost children, Jack-in-the-box (of death), and Whodunit butlers (ft. Bees)
silly box with legs designed for war 🥰
the whodunit butlers, originating from england where they give you the london handshake (stabbing you repeatedly in the chest)
Whatever tf a Coil Head is.
@totallynotabot8580 biological weapons of war in the shape of humanoid porcelain (or whatever mannequins are made of)
@@totallynotabot8580 Walmart's Mannequin
Butler bees are actually called mask hornets in game.
But "Butler Bees" is such an adorable name for them
I suppose it goes both ways since how people are just so familiar with the behaviour of the bees
“Mask Hornets…”
Might this be related to a Song of Silk? Jokes aside, I actually like the name.
They remind me quite a bit of bloodflies from dishonored
Notice how the butler’s head is vaguely beehive shaped.
Hmm...
-comes out of a vent
-pretends to do useful tasks
-is clearly sus
-will only kill when his target is alone
-or when cornered
I do believe we have an impostor Among Us.
Dear god
Why can’t he just do a self report and call out the witness for being the imposter “among us”
For the love of god I hate saying it, PLEASE HELP ME..
THE BUTLER IS IMPOSTOR
@@netinho007.there's more.
Theres more@@netinho007.
4:22 scared the shit outta me
same
leaving the airport after arriving in Britian
Butler Jumpscare
I hate that I scared me too 😅
bro fr😭
Most normal Englishmen;
You wot blud???
Zeekerss is a god damn genius when it comes to enemy AI
You should check out his earlier game It Steals, the AI(s) in that game are so cool and creepy.
The 'one spot before murder' mechanic is going to be fowl for single player, youll have to drop all your items and run to an exit, or find a set of isolated doors to hold the butler off for a while, or defeat it and deal with the masked hornets.
i'd hope the long door opening time is intenntional
best guess is that the bees are supposed to have the 30 second door timer, and the butler is supposed to have the 6.
it probably got swapped somewhere in the code by mistake.
*foul
a 2hp enemy is not a "drop everything and run" type of thing, but fighting one alone in multiplayer is not fun
@@xscy5627it is if you didn't bring a shovel with you, which is somewhat reasonable if you're trying to go for high quotas solo since the clock is a constant threat
It really ought to reset the lingering timer if you're playing solo.
If two players are around, the butler will not attack normaly.
If a butler gets „caught“ by a player, he attacks them.
What if a butler gets „caught“ by two players?
Considering he said that the butler goes in phase 3 it would probably just go back to phase 1 seeing 2 players.
I believe there's a specific check
if there's 2 or more living players around, he won't enter phase 3, and will instead revert to phase 1
I'd hope it gets changed to putting him in Phase 4 instead of 3, so he can attempt to eliminate all witnesses lol
@@nebulous9280 “No witnesses” -The butler before murdering 3 more idiots in rapid succession
While I do find it hilarious that the entire enemy is essentially a giant reference to "the butler did it" trope in murder mystery stories I do still think this enemy had some missed opportunities with it. Like maybe it could serve as an opposite to the junk bugs and that you can't drop items on the floor around it because that "dirtys his work" so to say and it angers him. The butler enemy in practice is alot more simplified just being a serial killer who's waiting to catch a player alone so it can commit it's crime.
It's a corpse infested by a swarm of intelligent wasps masquerading as a Butler, not an actual butler, so why should it care about you dumping stuff?
So true@@axios4702
I really do like how the character is based off the “Butler did it” trope. I like the creativity of this enemy and look forward to seeing more enemies in the future.
Butlers still have the most potential, especially with their unique ai.
His ai is essentially a game of whodunnit.
I would like to see the Butler do more Butler things, like maybe he sweeps unattended loot away into hiding spots or tries to cover up dead bodies
4:59 I love how he says “crime scene” since the butler just 🔪🔪🔪 a player
are you 10?
@@qkzq I can’t tell u that. You’re a stranger, I can’t trust you
@@qkzqtf kind of question is that?
4:20 yikes! I was spooked haha
Same
Genuinely terrifying
I love the reference to “the butler did it!” Lethal company is amazing!
Also another note, after the butler becomes aggressive once he will not enter his lingering phase again. however he will sweep for a few seconds when he sees the player offering a short chance to escape. If he puts away his broom which you can hear with a sound effect, he will turn aggressive immediately when he sees you. However if he doesn’t see the targeted player immediately he will take out his broom again for a while and if he doesn’t see the player he will run off. If he dose see the player this will reset.
6:22 'bro whatchu doin bro'
You forgot to mention that *_leaving the facility while a Butler is following you_* will generate an infinite number of nodes right next to your exit.
Its always awesome watching these videos, the enemy AI in LC is surprisingly complex
W guide. Even having tested the butler for hours there was things I still did not know. That is the power of mods in observation.
Or, you know, just look at the code.
6:24 his face lol
"You got games on yo phone?"
Aw thats adorable
*SNIFF SNIFF*
He's got that, 🗿, kinda profile doesn't he?
Butler is not 5 hits to kill anymore, it's 8 now
Wrong. Killed a butler like 10 mins ago
its 5 in solo, 8 in multiplayer
@@blocker4762 in solo... Dunno how much in Multiplayer but MAYBE 5?
Also it IS 2 hits in solo, how do I know? I played it solo and kill Butlers regularly on Dine
@@straferthesluggo3096The butler kills you in 8.
the butler is my favorite. I love how they wont do anything until you hit them, you are alone, or if you were at the wrong place at the wrong time.
“Buttler” 🗿👍
i love how deep this AI can get and how much care and work was put into it.
FInally. Version 50. The British Update.
the butlers are such an interesting enemy, they are my third favorite behind the terror of a jester and the power of an earth leviathan.
i wish i could see jesters as scary still but theyre just, little guys that follow you around, at least at first. i swear they think everything is a game too 😭hide and seek
@@twotruckslyricsI wouldn't be surprised if it was just playing some sort of messed up game with you. Wouldn't be the first time considering Zeekerss has made a horror monster that quite literally plays hide-and-seek with you (and is a bit of cheating bastard).
The game in question is It Steals, absolutely amazing game with some really neat monster mechanics. Also extremely terrifying to most people.
i forgot what your channel was for a second and thought this was gonna be a review of butlers in video games like the one from tomb raider
I absolutely adore these guys. Every monster that doesnt just blindly chase you but instead changes the way you have to act is great. I had to stop a friend from panicking and running away when I was immobilized ( from tulip snakes) so that i wouldnt be alone with the butler. He ended up getting separated at the end and indirectly died at the hands of the butler by throwing himself into a elevator shaft while being chased.
I like when game enemies feel real.
Hearing, remembering.
A good example is also bosses in certain games or enemies that act exactly like an average player would.
I so love your videos! they are so fun to watch, and really help with dealing w all the monters!!! KEEP IT UP!!!
the way he look before doing the crime is so cute
Yess!!! so cutee
Yes, I too find it cute when someone looks around for witnesses before committing murder.
He's so adorable when he's ruthlessly gouging out your insides, splashing crimson gore across the walls and floor, before finally snuffing out that tiny little spark that keeps your heart beating and creeping back into the dark corners of his manor before any unfortunate witnesses can turn up to behold the gruesome scene.
@@A.please_insert_witty_text.Mpurple prose ass comment
0:03 "But..." end the video*
Its fascinating how zeekers went from making roblox games, to getting a steam award
The butler is like a human in the lethal company world, but it looks like it tells one of those stories of detective vs the murderer in the mansion, acting very human like and pretending to be a normal butler, especially him getting the broom out when caught red handed and killing people when they're alone.
The knife having differnt code for clients vs host is pretty funny.
Such a technical ai, just goes to show how incredible a game this is! Especially by a solo dev
I love the sound design for when the butler draws his knife, the distorted ball music just fit a murderous butler.
havent even been gone for like a month and theres a blobfish enemy
A butler watching as I calmly approach it with a suspiciously bloody knife
4:41 butlers:HEY COME HE-oh hello,i was chasing him because he dropped something
The AI is so well made, it sucks that my friends decided that now they hate the game or something so I can't even experience the Butlers
So what you're saying is that butlers have slightly longer object permanence than I do
I think the reason why butlers pop when stabbed with a knife is cause they I literally just a giant sentient gas sack to the pent up air would be realised cause it would puncture the butler a lot easer that a curved or dull weapon
The way he said "butler" in the intro gives "HAMPTER" energy.
Hey man, I love lethal, and you do an amazing job explaining the AI for each entity, I really appreciate your work, keep up the good stuff man. God bless
Keep the content coming
Your videos are getting better and better, keep it up 👍
Love how the search precision makes them looks like confused like they just arrive at a random place
That feeling when you kill a butler and get the knife but die to hornets
"He will drop a kitchen knife and spawn buttler bees"
Hell of a sentence out of context.
Little Nightmares character design be like
4:20 thanks for the heart attack
Great explanations, thank you and your contributors for this hard work. You’ve earned a sub
Butler's murdering style is like how you play as an Impostor in Among Us 😂 Act good in public, murder in private.
Also they can stealth stab you however I'm not really sure what can cause it to trigger but it can happen at least from what I've heard
It’s a bug
I once had a butler running around near me really fast and just leave me alone
The fact this game takes multiplayer into account is amazing
4:18 I merely had a heart attack here😂😅😅
I think the butlers are a reference to a play (or murder mystery show idk i found this from another comment a whiile back) called the butler did it, which explains why he will not kill you if there are multible players around.
Fun fact, in the main door in mansion if you fall directly on top of the butler at the same time as he blows up he will send you out of bounds, if the map is big enough you could travel to another room but usually he sends you flying pretty far
The butler was made due to the "It was the butler!" stereotype in murder mysteries
Was watching psycho mess around with butlers and this guys casually drops the ai for it in the same hour ❤️
I like to see them as zombie piglins with social anxiety.
This is an interesting monster, seeing how you have to make sure the butlers are behaving so you won't have to deal with the bees
i love butlers, because their whole thing is to just be like "oh shoot there's another person here i gotta scram"
The Butler watching me and there’s our play around me:
Me and the Butler realizing it’s actually not another player but instead HIM:
Hey it would be really cool if you were to cover the Nutcrackers, id love to see how they work, i love the stuff you put out, its been really helpful for playing
Who would win:
A literal giant
Somebody with a flashbang and a knife
Honestly this is so much better designed than the starter monsters, super cool
Power level of the jester: “ITS OVER NINE THOUSAND!!!!!!!”
The AI behind London
The ai is so real like I like the mechanics and how detailed it is
I like how it inflates when it dies, I'm sure Pyrocinicle will love this lil fella.
I wanna encounter a butler so badly, I have yet to, but hopefully one day.
Edit: I saw a butler!!!!
If you want to encounter one, just go to Dine, it's legit Butler hell.
@@lampionmancz I'll give it a shot, thanks!
I got one spawning on a vent right next to me on Dine
@@lagboi4539 Nice
@@AngryLuigiMSMWhen it's 4 PM there's usually like 3 of them already, if not more
I love how butlers are harmless as long as there’s two players
My only criticism with this monster is that the hornets are a little overkill. It’s already an incredibly multifaceted monster, it doesn’t need to become an additional entity.
I believe butlers will enter their berserk phase if a player currently being pursued by the butler bees (mask hornets) gets in their line of sight, as this tells them another butler has been killed by the player being chased, so they would assume they killed it and then start attacking them.
The butler gives me Psychonauts vibes. Particularly reminds me of the evil critic you fight in the theater level.
I absolutely need a guide on the new baboon jawk ai changes. Like what makes them decide to back off or attack? Does weaponry held or weight affect things? Number of teammates in sight?
Every time I glance by an Alter ego video thumbnail my brain thinks for two milliseconds its a video about AM2R.
I love your videos! They are so well made.
I was so confused by the title of this video until lethal company footage started playing.
Can't believe the butler is secretly a BAG FULL OF BEES!
4:20 that actually jumpscared me, no wonder why it's a funny number
Such a shame this dude wasn't around in 2020 for the amogus craze, he would make for an excellent impostor
I can’t be out in public, the embarrassment will cause me to explode… into uh… bees.
I didn’t know about the timer and honestly that makes butlers way cooler to me
4:22 dude came out like a horror movie killer when they break in the house xdd
It's such a a weird enemy design for a game about being hunted down by usually hungry monsters on recently deserted areas to scavenge loot!
butler mechanic gonna force players to stick together
for some reason when i first read the title i thought an ai was going to explain what a butler is.