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.

Crystalline Caverns

Item	Type	Description
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

Item	Type	Description
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

Item	Type	Description
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

Item	Type	Description
Functional
Oasis	Supportive	Warm heat vent with lush red vegetation growing in close proximity. Raises a dwarves temperature meter quickly when they are near.
Cryo Foamer	Supportive	Cyan colored plants containing a liquid. When damage sufficiently, it will burst and the liquid inside will immediately freeze horizontally, forming a stable platform to stand on.
Cryo Bulb	Hazardous/Supportive	Blue bulb plants that explode when damaged, releasing icy gas. This gas will freeze any dwarves or enemies nearby before dissipating.
Cold Vent	Hazardous/Supportive	Cracks in the walls periodically releasing blasts of freezing air that lowers a dwarves temperature quickly.
Smooth Ice	Hazardous/Supportive	Slippery ice making dwarves slip and slide, impairing movement. Sliding speed is not restricted to a dwarf's movement speed.
Unstable Ice	Hazardous/Supportive	Large green icicles jutting out of the ceiling which fall down if damaged or an explosion occurs nearby. They shatter on impact.
Deep Snow	Hazardous/Supportive	Large piles of deep snow that impedes the movement of any dwarf walking through it. However, the deep snow will also reduce fall damage if landed on.
Blizzard	Hazardous	Impairs vision and slowly freezes all Dwarves in the cave, while also reducing movement speed of creatures and Dwarves. Fog will become much more dense seconds before a blizzard hits. Blizzard interval is unpredictable.
Crevasse Crack	Hazardous	Once stepped on will break into a crevasse trapping any unfortunate dwarves that fall inside. Rock platforms do form inside the crevasse for easier escape.
Other
Icicle	Neutral	Small horizontal stalactites jutting out of the ceiling.

Magma Core

Item	Type	Description
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

Item	Type	Description
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

Item	Type	Description
Functional
Glowing Salt Crystal	Supportive	White crystals emitting bright light which greatly helps with navigation.
Unstable Crystal/White Crystal	Hazardous/Supportive	Large white crystals jutting out of the ceiling which can fall down if damaged or an exploder detonates near it. Once the crystal falls its name changes to "White Crystal" from "Unstable Crystal".
Unstable Platform	Hazardous/Supportive	Jagged platform which can temporarily hold a dwarf before shattering.
Rocks
Red Crystals	Neutral	Large amount of tiny red crystals which break when running through them.
Red Salt Crystal	Neutral	Big red salt crystal which can be destroyed easily.
Salt Crystal	Neutral	Salt crystal formations.
Stalactite	Neutral	Harmless red rock formations hanging from the ceiling.

Sandblasted Corridors

Item	Type	Description
Functional
Explosive Spore	Hazardous/Supportive	Plant holding a large explosive spore which will pop out if damaged. The spore explodes on impact and regenerates after a few seconds.
Sandstorm	Hazardous	Impairs vision and slows down movement of all dwarves in the cave. Creatures only have their movement speed affected. Fog will become much more dense seconds before a sandstorm hits. Sandstorm interval is unpredictable.
Wind Tunnel	Hazardous	Periodically blasts air and sand out horizontally. This can launch dwarves very far, which can be fatal.
Other
Fossilized Xenoform	Neutral	Fossilized giant bones of alien creatures.
Rock-Tree	Neutral	A fossilised tree that shatters when mined.