Occult Cave

* Ingame
* Map

### Description

An occult cave where strange creatures have been appearing. Provides abundant wild resources.

## Description

The Occult Cave is found above the area of the eastern part of town, below the entrance of the Taoist Temple. It is known as "*Mysterious cave*" if you have not reached the level to unlock it yet.

The Occult Cave will be available after your Manor reach **level 20**. There will be a cutscene the next morning after leaving your house, whereby Steve Lopez will run up to you and tell you that he is going to repair the bridge so that you can gain access to the other side of your manor.

After that, you will also see a cutscene on your map, showing that there were some noises on the northeast of the town, right next to the entrance of the Taoist Temple.

The entrance will open, and there will be another cutscene whereby David will pass you a weapon.

There are 120 floors in total, but due to the game being in beta, floors beyond 120 are unavailable at this time. The Cave Merchant is on every 10th floor (10, 20, 30, etc.), though on the 120th floor is the Wishing Tree also known as **Toon**. Diary pages can be randomly found that help unlock Ancient-high-tech password boxes. Each floor has monsters that increase in difficulty and wild fruit and herbs from all seasons scattered throughout the floors. The Snake Statue can also be found randomly and offers a prize if one can answer the question correctly. **Dark Essence** is the currency used in the Occult Cave. It can be obtained by killing monsters, opening chests and the Snake Statue, and interacting with corpses (immobile skeletons holding sacks). Dark Essence is needed to spin the prize wheel at the Cave Diglett/Occult Shop.

## Cave Elevator Upgrade

* **Lv.1-3:** 10 Copper Ingot, 200 Wood, 100 Stone
* **Lv.4:** 10 Silver Ingot, 550 Wood, 260 Stone, 4 Mahogany
* **Lv.5:** 10 Silver Ingot, 830 Wood, 370 Stone, 5 Mahogany
* **Lv.6:** 10 Silver Ingot, 1280 Wood, 520 Stone, 8 Mahogany
* **Lv.7:** 10 Gold Ingot, 1610 Wood, 650 Stone, 7 Rope
* **Lv.8:** 10 Gold Ingot, 2000 Wood, 810 Stone, 8 Rope
* **Lv.9:** 10 Gold Ingot, 2450 Wood, 990 Stone, 10 Rope
* **Lv.10:** 10 Darkgold Ingot, 2620 Wood, 1050 Stone, 11 Cement
* **Lv.11:** 10 Darkgold Ingot, 3150 Wood, 1270 Stone, 13 Cement
* **Lv.12:** 10 Darkgold Ingot, 3790 Wood, 1590 Stone, 16 Cement

## Monsters & Battle

Different monsters populate the Occult Cave. In the latest update, all monsters on the current floor must be defeated before advancing to the next floor. Some boss floors will have a second boss appear 20:00 pm after the player defeats the first boss. To advance to the next floor, players must defeat monsters using weapons. The first weapon one will gain will be the Wooden Sword. More weapons can be obtained from Sam's Spinning Wheel or from a boss drop. The higher the floor level, the stronger the weapon will be. Hats, shoes, and rings that have battle effects can also be obtained from the spinning wheel.

Upon dying, players have the chance to leave a message on the player's own tombstone for other players to read when they pass by the same place on their own game. Players are also allowed to claim the first revival for the account for free. Thereafter, players are only allowed to be revived via watching ads (limit is up to 3 per day), by paying 5 diamonds, or to revive by paying 1000 gold to the doctor. Choosing to pay the doctor will start a new in-game day.

To recover health, players can eat dishes created from Cooking or from buying Life Potions at the Hospital. Different potions from the Hospital have different effects.

* **Life Potion**: +50 Life (150 coins)
* **Defense Potion**: +10 defense for 5 in-game hours (200 coins)
* **Attack Potion**: +30 attack for 5 in-game hours (200 coins)

**Monsters:**

## Tutorial: Defeating Mucus (pink/green slime)

* Step 1
* Step 2
* Step 3
* Step 4
* Step 5

## Lost - Diary Lock Box, the Snake Statue, & Other Items

Lost - Diary Lock Boxes are found randomly throughout the Occult Cave. Unlock them by using the numbers found in the diary pages. It is possible to receive many diary pages at once.

Rewards:

* Dictum of Victory

The Snake Statue is also found randomly throughout the Occult Cave. Answer the trivia question correctly and earn a reward. Answer wrong and fight monsters.

Rewards:

* Coins
* Antiquity

Skeleton corpses can also be crushed by using the pickaxe.

Rewards:

* Darkwood Ring
* Thief's Bone Ring
* Life Potion
* ATK Potion
* DEF Potion
* Miner's Hat (Rare) (Floor 99)
* Rabbit Ear (Rare)
* Boots (Rare) (Floor 9, 19, 29)
* Caravan Shoes (Rare) (Floor 49)
* Windwalk Shoes (Rare) (Floor 69, 89)

## Wild Crops

Various wild crops can be found within the Occult Cave. Revival Grass, Ginseng, Knotweed and Cordyceps are also found within the Cave. The wild crops and herbs are present in a certain level all throughout the 4 seasons.

## Sam's Spinning Wheel & Boss Drops

After the update on October 11th, 2019,**Sam the Cave Diglett** replaced its shop with a Spinning Wheel (also referred as a "prize wheel" or "lottery") every 10 floors (Floor 10 to 110). One can spin the wheel for a certain amount of Dark Essence, which increases the higher the floor level, to have the chance to win certain items (antiquity, weapon, shoes, etc).

These items are interchangeable when you close out the spinner and click on the Cave Diglett again. There is not one on the 120th floor (the last floor) as the **Wishing Tree** is located there. For quick access, one can get to every 10th floor by using the Cave Elevator once those floors have already been visited. If players are super lucky, they also have the chance to get a certain weapon from a boss drop. It's possible but unfortunately recent updates have lowered the chances of getting a weapon from a boss drop.

*Tip : Keep damaging the boss until it is on low HP, then save ( Local Save ). Kill the boss and check if the boss dropped the weapon; if no, quit the game and login again until the boss drops the weapon. // Stay on the boss floor and leave through the ladder after you killed the boss, don't continue venture to the next floor yet. On the elevator, select "Highest Floor" or "Specify levels" and kill the boss; if the weapon still haven't drop, repeat.*

## PREVIOUS Occult Cave Info & Cave Merchant Items Before Update on 10/11/19

*\*\*\* Please keep this information here until the game is released as there is no chance they will be putting cuisine back in the Occult Cave. \*\*\**

OLD: Every shop has 5 items: 1 Vitality Potion for 100 Dark Essence, 1 Life Potion for 50 Dark Essence, as well as 3 different food dishes that range from 10 to 70 Dark Essence essence. Dark Essence can only be found in the Occult Cave by battling monsters and opening chests. A total of 35 different food dishes total can be found.

10th Floor

1. Fried Egg (10 Dark Essence)
2. Tea Egg (10 Dark Essence)
3. Seaweed Dish (10 Dark Essence)

20th Floor

1. Tomato Egg Soup (10 Dark Essence)
2. Grass Carp Sashimi (10 Dark Essence)
3. Seaweed Radish Soup (10 Dark Essence)

30th Floor

1. Yolk-baked Corn (20 Dark Essence)
2. Cherry Pie (20 Dark Essence)
3. Pink Pudding (20 Dark Essence)

40th Floor

1. Okra Dish (20 Dark Essence)
2. Oyster Omelet (20 Dark Essence)
3. Sokmak Cake (20 Dark Essence)

50th Floor

1. Cheese Potato (20 Dark Essence)
2. Sauteed Wax Gourd (20 Dark Essence)
3. Sauteed Conch (20 Dark Essence)

60th Floor

1. Mushroom Soup (20 Dark Essence)
2. Pumpkin Salad (20 Dark Essence)
3. Veggie Hot Pot (30 Dark Essence)

70th Floor

1. Cheese Shrimp (30 Dark Essence)
2. Spiced Peanut (30 Dark Essence)
3. Spicy Crab (30 Dark Essence)

80th Floor

1. Borscht (30 Dark Essence)
2. Hair-caring Soup (30 Dark Essence)
3. Sauteed Eel (30 Dark Essence)

90th Floor

1. Century Egg Dish (30 Dark Essence)
2. Spicy Tofu (40 Dark Essence)
3. Fried Tofu (40 Dark Essence)

100th Floor

1. Seafood Noodle (50 Dark Essence)
2. Boiled Shrimp (50 Dark Essence)
3. Fruit Salad (60 Dark Essence)

110th Floor

1. Teppanyaki Tofu (60 Dark Essence)
2. Sweet Wax Gourd (60 Dark Essence)
3. Wine Soaked Shrimp (70 Dark Essence)