Biome Features
Biome Features are features within the Planetary Regions of Hoxxes IV that can be aesthetic, beneficial, or hazardous to the players. They vary between biome with the majority being exclusive to particular biomes.
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Crystalline Caverns[edit | edit source]
Item | Type | Description |
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Functional | ||
![]() Blue Crystals |
Supportive | Blue crystals emitting bright light which greatly helps with navigation. |
![]() Electrocrystals |
Hazardous/Supportive | Will shock and slow anyone that comes in contact. Electricity travels through nearby crystals. |
![]() Spider Web |
Hazardous | Temporarily slows down and impairs the vision of any players running into it, can be burnt with the Flamethrower or Breach Cutter. |
Rocks | ||
![]() Plain Quartz |
Neutral | Pink crystals which can be easily destroyed, often commented on how useless it is. |
![]() Mineral Chimney |
Neutral | Rock formations letting out smoke from their holes. |
![]() Wall Eye |
Neutral | Organic eyes with purple bits surrounding them covering the walls of a cave. Damaging an eye will make it close for a short while. Also found in Radioactive Exclusion Zone. |
Dense Biozone[edit | edit source]
Item | Type | Description |
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Functional | ||
![]() Elevator Plant |
Supportive | Large plants capable of moving Dwarves up or down when stepped on, or when the glowing bulb on the plant is damaged. |
![]() Glowlit |
Supportive | Once approached, it will open up with a glowing purple bulb lighting up a small area. |
![]() Exploding Plant |
Hazardous/Supportive | Glowing plants of varying size that explode violently when damaged. The larger the plant, the less damage needed to detonate it and the larger the explosion.
Different color to the explosive plants found in the Magma Core and Fungus Bogs, but functionally identical. |
![]() Ejector Cacti |
Hazardous | Plants that launch spiked projectiles in many directions at once, capable of damaging Dwarves, enemies, and detonating Exploding Plants. |
![]() Spider Web |
Hazardous | Temporarily slows down and impairs the vision of any players running into it, can be burnt with a Flamethrower. |
![]() Glyphid Eggs |
Hazardous | Glyphid Swarmers burst out if an egg is damaged. Random chance all the nearby eggs will burst as well. |
![]() Cave Urchin |
Hazardous | Small spiky cactus-like plants which damages any dwarves that come into contact with it. |
![]() Trapatactus |
Hazardous | An egg shaped plant with many small holes around it. When attacked or approached spikes will shoot out of each hole and retract. |
Vegetation | ||
![]() Coral Tongue |
Neutral | Small cyan colored tentacles which aimlessly wiggle around. |
![]() Glowing Flora |
Neutral | Tiny green flora that glows in the dark, which can assist with cave navigation. |
![]() Cave Coral |
Neutral | Large coral formations often found in large caves. |
![]() Cave Coral |
Neutral | Medium cave coral often found in larger caves. |
![]() Cave Coral |
Neutral | Medium cave coral often found in larger caves. |
![]() Cave Coral |
Neutral | Medium cave coral often found in larger caves. |
![]() Cave Coral |
Neutral | Medium cave coral often found in larger caves. |
Fungus Bogs[edit | edit source]
Item | Type | Description |
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Functional | ||
![]() Glow Tree |
Supportive | Trees with various bioluminescent bulbs at the end of its branches. The bulbs will shed a purple light on the surrounding area if they are shot or hit with a pickaxe. |
![]() Steam Geyser |
Hazardous/Supportive | Rocky geysers which periodically spray hot gas and liquid, propelling dwarves in its faced direction (usually upwards.) If destroyed they will explode violently, dealing large amounts of damage to any enemy or dwarf nearby. |
![]() Exploding Plant |
Hazardous/Supportive | Glowing plants of varying size that explode violently when damaged. The larger the plant, the less damage needed to detonate it and the larger the explosion. |
![]() Sticky Goo |
Hazardous/supportive | Thick bubbly green gunk. Slows down any dwarves or glyphids attempting to pass through it. it also reduces fall damage if landed on. |
![]() Poison Spores Fungus |
Hazardous | Releases harmful green lingering vapors when a dwarf gets too close, causing damage over time. They also release vapors when destroyed. |
![]() Glyphid Eggs |
Hazardous | Glyphid Swarmers burst out if an egg is damaged. Random chance all the nearby eggs will burst as well. |
Vegetation | ||
![]() Blue Plateau Xenofungus |
Neutral | Large, flat, plate-shaped fungus that grow out of the walls and can support a dwarf's weight. |
![]() Tall Helmet Xenofungus |
Neutral | Tall fungus with an irregular texture that are often surrounded by smaller iterations of themselves. |
![]() Grey Bell Xenofungus |
Neutral | Tall fungus that are grey and black and are often surrounded by smaller iterations of themselves. |
![]() Brown Puffball Fungus |
Neutral | Tall and chunky fungus that are brown with purple gasses emitting from the largest in the family. |
![]() Hanging Grassy Vines |
Neutral | Masses of grassy material that hang down from the roof and obstruct vision. |
![]() Rare Glowing Xenofungus |
Neutral | Rare xenofungus. Glows blue in the darkness, making it easy to spot. |
Glacial Strata[edit | edit source]
Magma Core[edit | edit source]
Item | Type | Description |
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Functional | ||
![]() Exploding Plant |
Hazardous/Supportive | Glowing plants of varying size that explode violently when damaged. The larger the plant, the less damage needed to detonate it and the larger the explosion. |
![]() Lava Geyser |
Hazardous | Rocky geysers which periodically spit out lava upward and burns anyone near it or directly in contact with it. Once destroyed they will explode violently, dealing large amounts of damage to any enemy or dwarf in the vicinity. |
![]() Hot Rock |
Hazardous | Hot rock which deals damage to any dwarf and glyphid stepping on it. It can be found in large patches on the floor, but also appears from explosive damage made to the ground. |
![]() Earthquake |
Hazardous | The cave violently shakes, slowing down the dwarves and creatures movement. It can also create crevices around the dwarves. Earthquake interval is unpredictable. |
![]() Small Lava Geysers |
Hazardous | Groups of small holes in the ground which periodically shoot lava a short distance upwards and deal a small amount of burn damage to anything standing in the jets. |
Vegetation | ||
![]() Yellow Tubel |
Neutral | Tube shaped plant sucking in particles through the yellow tip. |
![]() Chromepuff |
Neutral | Puffy flower with chrome coloring. |
Rocks | ||
![]() Mineral Chimney |
Neutral | Rock formations letting out smoke from their holes. Also found in Crystalline Caverns. |
Radioactive Exclusion Zone[edit | edit source]
Item | Type | Description |
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Functional | ||
![]() Volatile Uranium |
Hazardous | Highly active uranium crystals, will damage anything that approaches it. Can be disabled by attacking the crystal's center. |
![]() Spider Web |
Hazardous | Temporarily slows down and impairs the vision of any players running into it, can be burnt with a Flamethrower. |
Other | ||
![]() Breather |
Neutral | Strange mouth mutation of flora, seems to breathe aimlessly. |
![]() Radipuff |
Neutral | Mutated result of a puffy flower. |
![]() Inert Uranium |
Neutral | An exhausted uranium crystal, no longer poses any danger. |
![]() Tumorous Growth |
Neutral | Highly mutated tumors embedded into the cave's surfaces. |
![]() Rock-Tree |
Neutral | A fossilised tree that shatters when mined. |
![]() Wall Eye |
Neutral | Organic eyes with purple bits surrounding them covering the walls of a cave. Damaging an eye will make it close for a short while. Also found in Crystalline Caverns. |
Salt Pits[edit | edit source]
Sandblasted Corridors[edit | edit source]
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