Volcanic Zone

The **Volcanic Zone** is an outer zone in the northeast corner of Patchlantis. It has three sub-zones.

Combusdile, Snaipalm, Bombat, Lunon, and Steagull are native to the Volcanic Zone, though all can also be found in other zones. There are fourteen Volcanic Zone patch pins.

The Volcanic Zone is connected to the Desert Zone, Fossil Zone, and Crystal Zone. It also contains a one-way launch point to the Tectonic Ruins.

## Overview

The Volcanic Zone has an arid, mountainous theme, with lots of rocky features and fiery plants. Many pins in this zone are explosive and capable of burning the player.

### Base zone

The base zone is a scorched volcanic plain, populated by hardy, heat-resistant plants and containing a variety of minerals and natural geysers. The ground is often covered in jagged spikes and Tarry pools. Clouds of concealing smoke may drift across corridors.

The Bandit Den is found in the base Volcanic Zone.

### Searing Lake

The Searing Lake is the a large sub-zone located in the centre of the Volcanic Zone. The environment here is very grey, with most of the patch pins being stony or flaming. This sub-zone is inhabited by many monsters with Burning attacks, as well as living Flame critters. This is likely the first time players properly encounter lava, after briefly seeing it in the Bat Shrine.

The Molten Chapel is found in this sub-zone.

### Meteor Mountain

Meteor Mountain is a large volcano in the east of the Volcanic Zone. Many explosive and attacking pins can be found, making the area very dangerous.

Sloped terrain can be found here, as well as flowing lava terrain that pushes players downwards like a waterfall as well as burning and damaging them. This sub-zone features falling meteors that explode into burning fire when shot or on contact with a solid object.

Some battle rooms in this sub-zone will interperce waves of monsters with burning meteor showers. These involve waves of explosive meteors falling from overhead.

In the room before the sub-zone, there is a warning stone. After reading it, a switch will be marked on the map by an orange question mark icon. The player will need to go through the Fossil Zone to access it; however, the room the switch is in, as well as the rooms before it, belong to the base Volcanic Zone. Turning off the switch disables the meteors as well as the flame battles. This is the recommended method to beat the sub-zone, however it is possible for skilled players to brute-force their way through the zone without doing so. The switch may be turned back on later.

### The Caldera

The Caldera is the top of the Zone's titular volcano, located in the northeast of the zone beyond Meteor Mountain. It heavily resembles the Searing Lake, albeit with greater lava volume, and has the same set of monsters. Use of the Hot Air Geysers or helpful mount abilities is required to prevent taking damage. Streams of burning fireballs may rise up in corridors.

At the centre of the sub-zone is the Volcanicus mini-boss; beating it allows players to float up directly to the Tectonic Ruins.

### Notable locations

* The Molten Chapel is found between the Searing Lake and Meteor Mountain. A Jumbo Lunon guards the treasure inside, the Scarab Idol.
	+ Clearing the dungeon opens the Volcanic Speedway shortcut in the Desert Zone.
* The Bandit Den is found in a small segment of base zone hidden behind the Fossil Zone, also containing the Meteor Mountain switch. A Jumbo Steagull may be defeated to obtain the Unhatching Egg.
	+ Clearing the dungeon opens a shortcut to the rest of the zone.
* The Warning at the bottom of Meteor Mountain hints at how the volcano may be quelled by finding the Meteor Mountain switch. It reads:

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> *Launching flames and burning balls...*
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> *Among the Fossils lies their source...*
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* The Meteor Mountain switch is found in the same area as the Bandit Den. When turned off, no meteor weather occurs on Meteor Mountain. The switch can be turned back on after being deactivated.
* After ascending Meteor Mountain, a shortcut may be opened from the top to the bottom.
* The Volcanicus miniboss is found at the apex of Meteor Mountain, in the centre of the Caldera. Defeating it grants the Flame Gem treasure, and fast travel to the Tectonic Ruins.
* After reaching the Tectonic Ruins, a shortcut may be opened from there to the area with the Meteor Mountain Switch.

### Critters

* Bats are found in the base zone and Searing Lake.
* Beetles are found in the base zone and on Meteor Mountain.
* Living Flames live among the lava on the Searing Lake and Caldera.

### Ambient hazards

* Tarry pools and pits of jagged spikes are a present hazard in the base zone.
* Burning, painful lava floes are common across the Searing Lake, Meteor Mountain and the Caldera.
* Steep slopes make ascending Meteor Mountain difficult without an appropriate mount.
* Clouds of concealing smoke may drift across any part of the zone besides the Caldera.
* Tumbling rocks often fall down Meteor Mountain.
* Burning fireballs may leap across corridors in the Searing Lake and the Caldera.
* Fire pressure plates summon a ring of burning flames. They are found in the base zone, the Searing Lake, and the Caldera.
* Solar pressure plates summon a spinning sun from above that bursts into burning flames. They are found in the base zone and the Searing Lake.
* Smoke pressure plates summon a ring of smoke around them. They are found in the base zone, on Meteor Mountain, and in the Caldera.
* Thunder pressure plates summon bolts of shocking sparks from the sky that burst out after hitting the ground. They are found on Meteor Mountain.

## Monsters

### Base zone

Combusdile (common)Bombat (common)Lunon (common)Steagull (common)Velostrich (rare)Folare (rare)Snaipalm (rare)Poven (rare)Molem (rare)Coppra (rare)
### Searing Lake and the Caldera

Brightling (common)Combusdile (common)Bombat (common)Snaipalm (common)Molem (common)Roladillo (rare)Sandamander (rare)Lunon (rare)Poven (rare)
### Meteor Mountain

Combusdile (common)Snaipalm (common)Lunon (common)Steagull (common)Molem (common)Roladillo (rare)Poven (rare)
## Patch Pins

### Base zone

ArmachokeBlazaltBomboulderBulbabCayennegizerFiregrassInfernalsLava GeyserLava TotemMineshiftOysteamerPoweroseSkull TotemStar TotemThristleWater Geyser
### Searing Lake

ArmachokeBlazaltBomboulderCayennegizerChimneyFiregrassHot Air GeyserLava GeyserObsilicaPoweroseSilver Ash
### Meteor Mountain

BlazaltBombacleBomboulderCayennegizerChimneyDustelionFiregrassInfernalsLava GeyserObsilicaOysteamerSilver AshThristle
### The Caldera

ArmachokeBlazaltBomboulderCayennegizerChimneyDustelionFiregrassHot Air GeyserLava GeyserObsilicaSilver Ash
## Lore

* The Volcanic Zone lorestone details its origin:

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> *We chiseled away at the mountainside of Volcanesia, claiming its warmth to heat our bathhouses and tile floors.*
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This indicates that the ancient civilization used the Volcanic Zone for heating.