All Bosses:
- Increased the sprite size.
Scorpion:
- The delay of vulnerability has been extended to 10s
- the Real mini scorpion flashes faster
- Added a new shooting pattern to the Scorpion
Monstrosity:
- Aoe Confuse is now a projectile nova.
Crystallised Lizard:
- Projectiles move faster and do more dmg.
Main Boss:
- The Red Orbs will start shooting at the start of the phase. their speed will increase at 60% and 30% hp
- The Boss will spawn Crystal Flowers in the last phase.
This is the second part of the Fungal Cavern, leading players deeper into the abandoned mineshaft to discover what transpired in the dwarven depths.
Like the first part, your main goal is to obtain crystals throughout the dungeon to unlock the path to the core. Just as with the Fungal Cavern you don’t need to get every crystal to proceed, so it may be wise to simply avoid rooms that look too sketchy if it can be helped. The map is shorter and more dense, but has more intense monsters to boot.
This dungeon aims to be a logical progression in difficulty from the Fungal Cavern, so your feedback on the overall challenge level is very important. Does this feel on par with other endgame content?
Please note: Drop table currently implemented is not the final one.
The environment is functionally similar to the Fungal Cavern. Do the rooms feel varied and interesting? Are they aesthetically pleasing?
As luck would have it, the Crystal Worm Mother was the guardian of many other crystalline creatures defending the deepest parts of the cavern. The monsters down here are more aggressive, and many feature complex shot patterns. Do the enemies feel engaging? Are they sufficiently varied? Does each family have a clear role and purpose in combat?
The final boss is the Crystal Entity, an ancient power source slumbering beneath the realm for eons. This encounter is designed to give a different experience each time. Three minibosses are randomly chosen in any order out of a pool of five, all while the Crystal Entity aids them with additional bullet patterns. For comparison, think of how Null summons different groups of Servers in each run. After three guardians are defeated, you’ll need to destroy the Crystal Entity itself.
Are the different minibosses roughly equal in terms of difficulty, or are there any glaring under/overpowered ones? Do you feel the fight presents a fair challenge?
There are currently five UTs designed to drop from the Crystal Cavern. These are still works in progress, so please disregard any placeholder art.
Echoes Prism
Crystallised Mist
Refraction Cloak
Fractured Gemstone Wakizashi
Star of Enlightenment
Echoes Prism
A prism made of dark crystal. It creates a link between places.
On first use, marks the location.
On second use, teleports back to the mark.
Crystallized Mist
This strange trinket creates a cloud of crystaline particles rendering anyone inside invisible.
On hit gives invisiblity for 5 seconds.
30 seconds cooldown.
Refraction Cloak
This heavy cloak cleverly conceals its user not by magic, but by channeling the light around them as camouflage. Tampering with this light briefly projects a false mirror image of oneself.
This is a cloak-prism hybrid item. Shorter invisibility duration, but very briefly briefly creates a decoy. Designed to give the rogue a unique spin on his usual playstyle and make better getaways. Lowers SPD stat but gives DEF and DPS boosts to boot.
Fractured Gemstone Wakizashi
Carved from the unblemished minerals deep beneath the realm, this unconventional wakizashi fractures itself when swung to release a strange supernatural energy.
This waki is a total departure from the usual mold, instead creating a helper entity like Hivemaster Helm. A sentient crystal star is summoned upon use, orbiting the player and dealing rapid contact damage that also inflicts a short Exposed. Most effective with an in-your-face playstyle for the samurai.
Star of Enlightenment
A perfectly cut crystal encasing light from the oldest stars in the universe. All who hold it are filled with a sense of peace and concentration.
Inflicts Slowed on self when held instead of Speedy. Meant as a makeshift “Walk button” to match the dense, elaborate bullet patterns of the dungeon. Star deals very high damage but has slower travel speed, making it harder to hit with and requiring the player to lead shots. Meant to be a high-skill item for people who can make judicious use of self-slowing.
