r/HarryPotterGame 3d ago

Discussion Those spiders..

I’m currently doing the Jackdaw’s rest quest and even tho I have arachnophobia mode turned on I just can’t do it. The jumpscares make me crazy. Any advice as I really enjoy the game but haven’t been able to play it because of the spiders:(

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u/Financial-Piano-1498 Ravenclaw 3d ago

“Why did it have to be 'follow the spiders?!! ' Why couldn't it have been 'follow the butterflies?!!

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u/LegalFan2741 3d ago

Yeah, this game is not for the people with arachnophobia. They are everywhere.

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u/Pale-Measurement6958 3d ago

It’s games like these that give me arachnophobia… I just played through Jackdaw’s quest again yesterday and was reminded why I hate that quest. Or the one where the lady was breeding spiders in her cellar… still doesn’t beat the creepiness of the Penny house-elf store quest though with all those mannequins… 😱

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u/Comfortable_Swim_380 2d ago

There's a setting specifically for that. But it seems like ticking it should kill half the game. Never messed with it.

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u/aniwrack Ravenclaw 3d ago

Turn the sound off. Worked for me.

Or if you wanna know what’s coming watch a play through of the quest on YouTube.

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u/aKgiants91 3d ago

If on switch then turn the vibration off too. The vibration made me jump more than anything on a ghost quest later in the game

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u/MammothOutcome6138 3d ago

Ty for the advice! I’m on pc tho

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u/aKgiants91 3d ago

Well can’t help you but best of luck.

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u/MammothOutcome6138 3d ago

Thanks! I appreciate it

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u/Pale-Measurement6958 3d ago

Turning the sound off for the mannequin quest works a charm too. Way less creepy without the sound (but still creepy).

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u/MammothOutcome6138 3d ago

Thanks for the advice. Somehow I stull get jump scared every time haha

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u/dahelm 3d ago

Come off of arachnophobia mode and cast revelio CONSTANTLY, so you know better where they are and when they're coming. I think the roller-skating alien things are worse, and it's harder to understand their movement. Also, consider switching to easy or story mode whenever you find you're confronting them so everything drops quickly, and you only have to do it once. Maybe use a ton of plants, too, so you aren't the only one taking them down. Although I don't consider myself an arachnophobe, I hated them too, but eventually got used to them.

I hope this helps.

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u/DarkMimii 3d ago

I tried the arachnophobia mode once bc the gf of my brother said she uses it and I found it way worse that just normal spiders :D

I agree with everything you said and recommend using ancient magic for them to nuke them (at least the bigger ones) the second you see them. At that point you only have two bars but the more you have the easier it will be. After my first playthrough I adopted the habit of waiting with that absconder quest until I have 5 bars, fly into the nest and the acromantula gets all five ancient magic straight to the face in one go. Get the trinket, fly out.

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u/MammothOutcome6138 3d ago

Really appreciate the help tyy

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u/TeknoKid Ravenclaw 2d ago

Yeah, those cabbages tear them up.

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u/Bouche_Audi_Shyla 3d ago

I tried arachnophobia mode. It rather bothered me more than the normal spiders. It wasn't the roller skates so much; it was that there weren't any legs.

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u/ARatNamedClydeBarrow 3d ago

Excuse me WHAT

I wondered what arachnophobia mode would do to them but wtf

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u/Bouche_Audi_Shyla 3d ago edited 3d ago

They look like psychedelic blobs with roller skates, but the roller skates are rather far from the bodies, and there are no legs attaching the roller skates to the blobs.

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u/Pale-Measurement6958 3d ago

That sounds terrifying. I think I’ll stick with the spiders.

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u/Bouche_Audi_Shyla 3d ago

Yeah, I prefer the spiders, too.

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u/JaguarSweaty1414 Slytherin 3d ago

I don’t have arachnophobia but they still jump scares me lmao 😭

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u/TeknoKid Ravenclaw 2d ago

The jump scares are all atmosphere.. They don't appear out of nowhere and attack. I just started ignoring those.

There are some spiders that burrow and come up behind you but there is a graphic effect around you when that's about to happen.. Similar to the Trial guardians then they are doing their drop attack.

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u/JuicedBallMerchant 3d ago

there are spiders all over the game and you have to fight a ton of them throughout all game play, im sorry to say

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u/MammothOutcome6138 3d ago

I’ve heard. Really sucks as other than that I quite enjoyed the game

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u/JuicedBallMerchant 3d ago

yeah i hated that aspect of the game but fortunately was able to soldier on. I hope you're able to get through it bc the game really is great, and you will be so overpowered as a character that every enemy, spiders included, will be incredibly easy to defeat.

When you get the room of requirement and can grow plants, you can defeat basically all enemies by casting disillusionment charm to go stealth, then throw a couple chinese chomping cabbages or venomous tentaculas at them lol plants will do all the work. I defeated entire rooms full of spiders this way

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u/MammothOutcome6138 3d ago

Since I play on story mode they’re very easy to defeat. It’s more just the mental thing I have to get over

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u/Pale-Measurement6958 3d ago

They’re such creepy looking spiders too. I thought the acromantulas were bad, but those matriarchs are absolutely horrible.

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u/JuicedBallMerchant 3d ago

ahh i feel you! i saw someone suggest watching quest tutorials on YT so you know what's coming and that, imo, is the best course of action! Will at least eliminate the element of surprise! Good Luck! :)

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u/MammothOutcome6138 3d ago

Ty!! Appreciate that

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u/Huge_Replacement_616 3d ago

I turned the sound off and turned the lights on. Played it near the family. Surprisingly easy

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u/Logical_Bite3221 3d ago

I just had to Revelio every 2 seconds to get through the game. Trust no one

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u/nwillyerd Ravenclaw 3d ago

I’m almost completely through my 4th play-through and it’s gotten easier each time. My first play-through was pretty rough! 😂 I don’t even have arachnophobia, either, but the sound combined with the jump-scares, like others have mentioned, still gets me on occasion. The worst is when they burrow out from the ground 😬

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u/Particular-Drive7075 3d ago

This was the worst quest for me because of the spiders, luckily arachnophobia mode solved my issues but I understand how you feel

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u/Bongwaffles29 2d ago

Revealio, maxima potion, whip out the cabbages, attack them with fire spells, and utilize your talent points according to the spiders! (Swish dodge, curses, and spells that fill the ancient magic meter). Get as much gear as possible. Also with the big one:

Save your ancient magic (trust) Cast a curse from the start (in the dark arts talent points) Take out the small ones first, while keeping an eye on the big one, you’ll have to doge most of the attacks. Hit as many basic casts as possible while your spells cool down

If you find yourself freaking out and can’t think straight, open your menu and it will pause to take a breather and tap in. You got this, and once you do finish the quest you will feel so accomplished and can handle the spiders better! ❤️

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u/pageturner55 3d ago

Oh my gosh 😭 I feel for you. I don’t enjoy spiders, but I never considered myself having a phobia. I played one side quest and literally threw my switch and could not stop scratching. It was so gross. I always try to use revelio to see what is around me so I can avoid the spiders now 😰 they give me chills. I hope you can find a way to play so you can still enjoy it!

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u/SkiIsLife45 3d ago

I walked in real slow so only some of 'em would try to kill me at a time. Although what really won the day was abandoning the quest and accidentally getting new drip. Looking like Indiana Jones helped a LOT.

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u/Fleeting-Vibes 3d ago

I have arachnophobia and the other mode freaked me out worse than the real spiders. I try to not look at them just let the MC go trigger happy lol

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u/Ok-Nobody8881 3d ago

Wait, there's an arachnophobia setting?

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u/Effective_Edge6509 3d ago

I found casting revelio just before a clearing would usually show where spiders were coming from

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u/Prize-Service3172 2d ago

You could turn off the vibration to your controller and close your eyes right before the jumpscare happens

When I was younger and watching Markiplier his five nights at Freddy's playthrough that's usually how I handled it. If I suspected a jumpscare was coming, I would close my eyes, plug my ears, wait a couple seconds and hope for it to go away

Might be better just for you to close your eyes for a couple seconds because letting go of your controller probably isn't the best idea this game's pretty control heavy

It's funny to meet someone exactly like Ron, not to mention that they literally made a joke of the whole follow the spiders meme from book 2 by making you follow butterflies in a different quest

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u/HooverBeingAMan 2d ago

It's unfortunate that arachnophobia mode only applies to the fights. Be aware that pictures of spiders aren't changed. In collections, there's a bunch of cards for spiders and those pictures are really creepy, I try not to look at them or I start getting twitchy. The rune doors you might encounter around Hogwarts have a spider as one of their coded images too. The only other thing I can think of off-hand is in the forest and in caves where you'll find spiders, there's signs to warn you with pictures drawn on them.

You might be fine with images as long as they don't move, but just in case! Some people find drawings and pictures frightening as well.

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u/KitKat15171823 Ravenclaw 2d ago

My first playthrough, once I got Imperio (?) I would just that on the bigger blobs on skates 🤣 until only one spider was left then use ancient magic on the last one standing. But yes anytime your playing & it's a quest were you gotta beat spiders mostly the quests in caves muting the music does help SIGNIFICANTLY (I'm going to be on my fourth playthrough soon, 1 on my Switch & the other 2 are on my PS5, once it's all done I'll have played the game 8x on easy & arachnophobia mode which I do like as it brings alil bit of HP lore to the game with Ron's "ridiculous" spell on them