While jamming your heart and body out before getting devoured by eldritch horrors in Lethal Company isn’t a bad way to die, the Boombox does offer other uses than sick synthwave beats. Costing 60 Scrap to summon its retro-esque tunes in the ice-cream-truck equipment pod, the Boombox provides precisely what you’d expect — sci-fi disco music. Some company personnel might use it for memes, intentionally attract an Eyeless Dog, or throw down a jig when their comrades are being chewed alive by Forest Keepers. However, there is a practical way to use the Boombox in Lethal Company.
The Best Way to Use the Boombox in Lethal Company
We won’t lie; the bopping tunes of the Boombox in Lethal Company are hard not to jam to. However, instead of using it as a means to drown out your fears of the terrifying monsters lurking in the dark, the best way to use this tool is as a distraction for specific beasties, namely the Hygrodere and Eyeless Dog.
As you probably know, Eyeless Dogs are blind and rely on their hearing to hunt their prey. If you’re too noisy on your ship, stomp about within its earshot, or have a jolly laugh with your friends, someone on your team is destined to become lunch. However, you can prevent the Eyeless Dog from your meaty bodies by averting its attention to the beats of a Boombox in Lethal Company.
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Lethal Company: Starter GuideSimilarly, while the slimy Hygrodere might not react to getting beat with a shovel, its jiggly body does apparently appreciate the vibrations of an active Boombox. In other words, if you or one of your friends is being pursued by this icky villain, simply place down a Boombox to invite it to undulate elsewhere — instead of atop your corpse.
To recap, you can use the Boombox in Lethal Company as a distraction for the following monsters:
- Eyeless Dogs
- Hygroderes
If you would like to jam out without the worry of attracting unwanted “eyeless” attention, here’s the Boombox Song 3 uploaded by Scuntly: