Color Caverns

Map of Color Caverns (Outdated)

Color Caverns is the second area Greencap will find. Compared to Deep Grotto, the first area of the game, Color Caverns has much more verticality and is more spacious. Color caverns has the greatest number of connections of any area in the game (although not the greatest number of distinct areas connected to it, that title shared by Mechanical Fortress and Acid Dungeon.)

As of Alpha 0.3.3.4 there are 45 distinct rooms.

## Geography

### Landscape

Color Caverns' terrain is a red-orange with a clay soil texture. Moss, vines, and grasses cover the ground in most areas. Small red and blue flowers can be found on the ground as well. A variety of flowers can be found on the walls in different sizes, coming in colors of light blue, red, and purple. Fog ranges from purple, indigo, to orange depending on where in the caverns you are.

A certain section of Color Caverns infested with Germs can be found in the northern-most parts, tainting the fog with a reddish hue.

Color Caverns features many of the most spacious rooms of the game. There are many unstable ledges that collapse when Greencap lands on them, and red thorns that line parts of the area.

### Structures

There are both living and non-living statues present in Deep Grotto. Many of these statues resemble mushrooms, but clearly differentiate in style compared to Deep Grotto. Wooden spikes are very frequent, as well as suspended spike balls which Greencap can pogo off of. Wooden launchpads can be found which will boost Greencap straight into the air. Mushmovers are also frequent here.

Living statues include the Welcoming Statue, Guiding Statue, Grand Librarian, and some Minor Statues.

In certain areas, especially those where Screw-based enemies are found, there are structures and supports built from brickwork. In the room where the Grand Librarian resides, there are shelves carved into the terrain with books laying inside. Mushroom-shaped sculptures made from the terrain can be found strewn about the caverns, ranging from gigantic to tiny. Blue mushroom-shaped lamps can be found on many walls.

There are two Gold Shrines and two Silver Shrines.

### Map Details

Color Caverns is light brown on the world map, and comprises the west-center of the map. It is surrounded both west and below by Deep Grotto, above by Corrupted Tunnels, and east by Mechanical Fortress. It has the most connections to other areas out of any other area to date, and shares the title for having the most number of connections between two areas with Mechanical Fortress.

Color Caverns shares five connections with Mechanical Fortress, four connections with Deep Grotto, one with Mossy Ruins and one connection with Corrupted Tunnels.

## Progression

Many pivotal abilities are found in Color Caverns which allow the player to progress through a significant portion of the game going forward. These abilities include Upwards Dash, Forward Dash, and Crouch Jump. Notably, all of these abilities are entirely movement-based.

By the time you reach Color Caverns, Mechanical Fortress is the most apparent next step. However, it is possible to route to Corrupted Tunnels before reaching Mechanical Fortress. Corrupted Depths' one entrance from Color Caverns requires Crouch Jump, which can be obtained solely through other abilities found in Color Caverns and Deep Grotto.

There are 4  Ladybugs, 3  Health Crystals, 2  Brain Nodes, 1  Sharpening Stone, 12  Mindshrooms, and 5  Astral Gates.

### Abilities

* Upwards Dash
* Forward Dash
* Dash Crystal
* Crouch Jump
* Power Extractor

### Relics

* Fast Recovery
* Mind Recovery
* Mind Shell
* Purple Mindshroom
* Combo Heal
* Double Shot
* Magic Dice

### Emblems

* Parry Vortex
* Power Reflect
* Living Projectile

## Enemies

* Spikeshell
* Evil Eye
* Small Germ
* Large Germ
* Germ Monster
* Rusted Screw

## Bosses

* Queen Evil Eye
* The Big Germ
* Screw Sentinel

## Trivia

* Color Caverns had a cut Parry Emblem, That Being the Spin Parry