Como capturar o Carregador de Caranguejo na praia

Why the Crab Loader Is Your Portable Fork-Lift

The Crab Loader trundles sideways along sand, claws clamped to a tiny wooden pallet. Every 10 seconds it scans a 9-tile radius and hoists up to 12 ground items into your inventory: seashells, drift seeds, starfish, even stray Royal Honey jars. At level 10 the pallet capacity rises to 24 items and the crustacean grants a passive Tidal Haul buff that refunds 10% of any Vendor's listing fee when selling beach-class goods (Pearls, Seaweed, Coral). In short, it's a sand-sweeping Roomba crossed with a discount coupon.

Prerequisites

• Player level 16+ — unlocks Sandy Shoals beach biome.
• Crab Trap ×3 — boosts spawn odds.
• Shrimp Lure ×5 — calms the crab for easier capture.
• Beach Net Tier 2 — required to snag crustaceans.
• An empty Critter Coop slot (250 Gold if you need another).
• Optional: Tide Timer UI widget (50 Bee Coins) to track low tide windows.

Spawn Schedule & Tide Logic

Step 1 | Set the Crab Traps

1. Arrive at Sandy Shoals 5 minutes before low tide.
2. Place Crab Trap ×3 in a triangle around the largest tidepool (each trap adds +4% spawn per roll).
3. Drop Shrimp Lure ×5 inside the triangle; orange scent spray appears.
4. Back away 8 tiles—crabs won't emerge if players stand too close.

Step 2 | Wait for the Click-Clack Cue

A spawned Crab Loader makes a distinct clack-clack sound and drags a mini-pallet across the sand toward the shrimp scent. The shell shimmers silver; ignore ordinary red Shore Crabs (wrong species).

Step 3 | Capture With the Beach Net

1. Equip Beach Net Tier 2 (hot-bar 5).
2. Left-click when the targeting ring is solid green—do it quickly; Loader retreats after 10 seconds.
3. Mini-game: two oscillating bars appear; stop both in the green zone to secure. Shrimp Lure widens zones by 30%.
4. Success → "Tamed!" message; the Crab moves to your inventory.

Step 4 | Move to the Coop & Level Up

• Drag Crab into a Critter Coop slot.
• XP: 1 item hauled = 1 XP.
• Level 1 → radius 9, haul 12 items.
• Level 5 → radius 10, haul 16 items.
• Level 10 → radius 12, haul 24 items + 10% Vendor fee refund on beach goods.
• Best leveling loop: rake seaweed piles (respawn 60 s) while Crab auto-collects.

Optimizing Harvest Automation

5.1 | Placement Blueprint

1. Plant Seaweed, Watercress, or Lotus along a shoreline 10 tiles deep.
2. Position Coop central; level-10 Crab covers entire strip.
3. Add a Tier 2 Bee Hive 8 tiles inland—pollination beams reach the water crops.
4. Optional Honey Sprinkler keeps produce popping for continuous hauling.

5.2 | Cargo Mode Toggle

In Critter Coop settings, enable "Cargo Only". Crab deposits items directly into the nearest chest labeled "Beach Cargo," bypassing inventory clutter.

ROI Snapshot

• Material cost: Traps & lures ≈ 420 Gold, Tier 2 Net 1 800 Gold.
• Average hourly gain vs. manual pickup: +14 k Gold (no despawns) + Vendor fee savings.
• Break-even time: ≈ 2½ harvest cycles of Lotus Pods.

Common Mistakes

• Hunting at high tide — 1% spawn; waste of lures.
• Using Tier 1 Net — throw animation too slow; crab escapes.
• Standing in trap zone — cancels spawn roll.
• Overlapping two Crabs — only higher-level hauls; second one idles.
• Selling beach goods at inland vendors — 10% refund applies only to vendors within 12 tiles of shoreline.

Advanced Tips

Low-Tide Server Chain

Hop three low-pop servers between 16:10 and 16:25; traps persist 5 minutes after hopping, granting an extra spawn roll each shard.

Crab-Bee Infinite Loop

Place an Aquatic Bee Hive (Tier 2) over water; its Honey Burst drops Royal Honey into tidepools every 15 min, which the Crab then scoops and sells with fee refund—passive Gold generator.

Banana-for-Shrimp Trade

Use Silver Monkey's Prized Bananas to barter for Shrimp Lure in #trade-beach; ratio averages 1 banana → 3 lures, cutting bait costs by two-thirds.

FAQ

Does the Crab collect pearls?

Yes—any beach-class ground loot except gemstones.

Can I dye the Crab?

No cosmetic dyes for crustaceans yet.

Is the Vendor fee refund global?

No, only when the Crab is within 12 tiles of that vendor.

Are Crabs tradable?

Yes, until tamed.

Do two Crabs double refund?

No—refund is not stackable.

Conclusion

Catching the Crab Loader turns shoreline micromanagement into a conveyor-belt of loot and discounts. Time your visit for low tide, set traps, tame the silver-shelled hauler, and let its sideways hustle turn every beach run into easy money.