Magma Core

Magma Core
Details
Rock Hardness	3 (Hard)
Crafting Materials	Magnite (Abundant) Croppa (Scarce)
Unique Hazards	Magma Rock, Lava Geyser, Earthquake

“	Among the deepest of our mining sites, the Magma Caves are a mellow 250-400 degrees and helpfully lit by the churning, molten innards of the planet. We advise that you do not touch anything not mandated by the mission objectives, as your employee insurance does not cover burns.
	— Ingame description

The Magma Core is one of the biomes of Hoxxes IV, located close to the core of Hoxxes IV. It lies deep beneath the surface, closest to the core of Hoxxes IV; resulting in many obstacles being related to fire and/or magma. The rock forming the caves is sturdy, meaning it takes 3 hits to destroy it.

Hazards

The Magma Core is arguably one of the most dangerous biomes of all, as the hazards there are numerous.

The most common and prominent hazard is the Magma Rock, which can cover much of the floors of caverns. When stepped on, it will cause burning damage periodically. Additionally, more Magma rock is created when explosions destroy the natural rock of the terrain, leaving more hazardous floor in their wake.

Another hazard are Lava Geysers which erupt fire at regular intervals, using an axe against a Lava Geyser will instantly destroy both the dwarf and the geyser but can be useful to clear pesky burners. An eruption announces itself with a rumbling noise.

Occasionally, the entire cave shakes violently in an Earthquake, dramatically slowing all dwarves movement speed to a crawl. The earthquake may crack the ground open, exposing large crevices of Magma Rock.

The Magna Core also has Explosive Plants, which explode violently when sufficiently damaged. These explosions are able to trigger other nearby plants, which can then cause a deadly chain-reaction. These however are not entirely unique to the Magma Core, as the same or similar explosive plants are located in other biomes.

Enemies

All enemies can be encountered in the Magma Core, including Spitball Infectors, Cave Leeches and Glyphid Dreadnoughts, which can be encountered in Elimination missions, like in every other biome.

Biome Features

The Magma Core is almost entirely lacking in vegetation, the only plants found in the caves are the aforementioned exploding plants.

Item	Type	Description
Functional
Exploding Plant	Hazardous/Supportive	Glowing plants of varying size that explode violently when damaged.
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	Magma formations appearing on random cave surfaces and appear from explosive damage made to the ground.
Earthquake	Hazardous	Violently shakes the screen, slows down movement and creates lava crevasses around the dwarves. Earthquake interval is unpredictable.
Vegetation
Yellow Tubel	Neutral	Tube shaped plant sucking in particles through the yellow tip.
Chromepuff	Neutral	Puffy flower with chrome coloring.

Ores

As with every biome, some of the ores which can be found in the Magma Core are determined by the mission type, such as Morkite, Aquarq or Hollomite. The crafting materials found in the Magma Core are Magnite and Croppa, with Magnite being abundant, and Croppa being scarce.