Swamp Zone

The **Swamp Zone** is an outer zone in the southwest of Patchlantis. It has three distinct sub-zones, as well as an underwater sub-zone.

Snooth, Snordiceps, Pyrefly, Tadpog, Amplikewt, and Tattoad are native to the Swamp Zone. Pyrefly and Tadpog cannot be found anywhere else in Patchlantis, while Snordiceps is only found in the Musholeum. There are twenty one Swamp Zone Patch Pins.

The Swamp Zone is connected to the Jungle Zone, Coast Zone, and Zen Zone. It also contains a shortcut to the Glacier Zone.

## Overview

The Swamp Zone is themed after an expansive toxic swamp, overgrown with wetland plants, algae, and various fungi.

### Base zone

A variety of amphibian monsters and critters make their home in the Swamp Zone, among others. Much of the zone contains pools of poisonous toxic water or clumps of tangling sinkweed. Itchy flies and crickets often fly or jump across corridors.

The Musholeum is found in the base Swamp Zone and requires the player to activate three switches in three sub-zones. The miniboss Fungaloni may also be found here.

### Tangled Bog

The Tangled Bog is found in the east of the Swamp Zone. Most of it is disconnected from the mainland Swamp and only accessible though the Deep Swamp or the Jungle Zone, consisting of a single long path with one of the swamp switches at the end. This sub-zone is a flooded mangal that is significantly wetter than the rest of the Swamp Zone. Swarms of insect-type critters are common, and Soaking rain or Slippery bubbles may threaten the player in corridors.

The microboss Frogspawn may be found in this sub-zone.

Some battle rooms in this sub-zone will interperce waves of monsters with torrential rainfall. These involve waves of Soaking water falling from overhead.

### Slimy Mire

The Slimy Mire is found in the west of the Swamp Zone. It consists of a single long path leading to one of the swamp switches. This sub-zone is a greyish mire overgrown with slippery algae, slime, and various species of fungi. Besides swarms of insect-type critters, Slippery bubbles are often found drifting across corridors.

### Haunted Marsh

The Haunted Marsh is found in the northwest of the Swamp Zone. Like the other surface Swamp sub-zones, it is a single path that leads to a swamp switch. This sub-zone is a spooky haunted marsh with seemingly dead, dark vegetation and pools of bright blue Haunted ectoplasm.

The microboss Frogspawn and the miniboss Fungaloni may be found in this sub-zone.

### Deep Swamp

The Deep Swamp is the underwater section of the Swamp Zone. It connects the Swamp Zone to the Sea Floor, and can be used to reach the Coral Ruins. Much like in the Sea Floor, bullets move slower underwater and movement is more floaty. Some pins found here cannot be found anywhere else in the Swamp Zone.

The microboss Frogspawn may be found in this sub-zone.

### Notable locations

* The Musholeum is a dungeon found at the heart of the Swamp Zone. In order to enter, the player needs to activate three pillar switches located in three different sub-zones of the area. The Musholeum is guarded by a Jumbo Snordiceps. Completing the Musholeum rewards the player with the Snail Idol.
	+ One switch is at the end of the Haunted Marsh in the north.
	+ Another switch is at the end of the Slimy Mire in the west.
	+ The last switch is in the Tangled Bog, in the part accessible via the whirlpool in the Deep Swamp.
	+ The Fungal Speedway shortcut at the start of the zone opens after clearing the Musholeum.
* Fungaloni miniboss is found in the zone. It drops the Fungal Hairpin.
	+ After Fungaloni is defeated, a collection of smaller Fungaleenis will pop up in a second phase. These also have to be defeated.
* Frogspawn microboss may spawn in the Tangled Bog or the Haunted Marsh on the way to the pillar switches.
* After Permaforge is cleared, the Glacial Speedway will connect the zone to the Glacier Zone in the south.
* The Zen Speedway leads to the Lost Dojo in the Zen Zone.

### Critters

A variety of critters are native to the Swamp Zone and its sub-zones.

* Mozzies live across the entire zone (except the Deep Swamp).
* Frogs live in the base zone and the Tangled Bog.
* Tadpoles are found in the base zone and underwater.
* Leeches live in the base zone, the Slimy Mire, and underwater.
* Ghosts,  Wisps, and  Spiders are found in the Haunted Mire.
* Sardines are swimming through the corridors of the Deep Swamp.

### Ambient hazards

* Pools and rivers of poisonous toxic water and soaking water are common across the zone.
	+ Pools and rivers of haunted ectoplasm are found in the Haunted Marsh.
	+ Pools of slippery slime are all over the Slimy Mire.
* Patches of tangling sinkweed impede the player's movement.
	+ Additionally, patches of shocking zapweed and scratchy thistles are found in the underwater part of the zone.
* Itchy jumping crickets and rings of flies are found in the corridors of the base zone.
* Soaking rain is falling across the corridors of the Tangled Bog.
* Slippery floating bubbles are in the Slimy Mire, the Tangled Bog, and the Deep Swamp.
* Drifting Dizzying mist floats in the corridors of the Haunted Marsh.
* Ghost pressure plates summon four floating haunted ghosts. They are found in the base zone and the Haunted Mire.
* Monster pressure plates summon a small monster when stepped on.
* Rain pressure plates in the Slimy Mire summon soaking rain when stepped on.

## Map

* Overground
* Undersea

## Monsters

### Base zone

Amplikewt (common)Pyrefly (common)Snooth (common)Tadpog (common)Tattoad (common)Majeleon (rare)Muktopus (rare)Skurret (rare)Poislug (rare)
### Tangled Bog

Combusdile (common)Muktopus (common)Tadpog (common)Buzzerker (rare)Poislug (rare)Pyrefly (rare)Shamprew (rare)Snooth (rare)Torrentoise (rare)
### Slimy Mire

Muktopus (common)Poislug (common)Tadpog (common)Tattoad (common)Buzzerker (rare)Majeleon (rare)Pyrefly (rare)Shamprew (rare)Snooth (rare)
### Haunted Marsh

Hypnoth (common)Majeleon (common)Pyrefly (common)Snooth (common)Combusdile (rare)Tadpog (rare)Tattoad (rare)
### Deep Swamp

Galvangler (common)Muktopus (common)Tadpog (common)Poislug (rare)Seabro (rare)Tartle (rare)Tattoad (rare)
## Patch Pins

### Base zone

Bow TotemBubble BulbButterfernConfungusFlycatcherHookvineLanfernMoon TotemMossy RockRot StumpShellicSkull TotemSleeping WillowSnot TotemSpout TotemTentacapVenocapVenus Foot Trap
### Tangled Bog

BogspawnBubble BulbCatflailFlycatcherFour Leaf LilyHookfernHookvineLanfernMangroveMossy RockSnagglerSunglueVenus Foot Trap
### Slimy Mire

BogspawnBubble BulbCauliflungusClustuleConfungusFlycatcherHookfernPoison GeyserPustuleRot StumpShellicSneestoolSnot TotemSwamp EarVenocap
### Haunted Marsh

Breeze TotemBubble BulbConfungusCreeperDizzaleaFlycatcherFrost TotemFunglowHookvineMoon TotemMossy RockPoison GeyserScreeShellicSkull TotemSporestoolSunglueTentacap
### Deep Swamp

BogspawnBrain TotemCucumbairLanfernMossy RockParanenemySeascraperSea SpinachSkull TotemTentacapUmbrillyUrchin
## Lore

* The Swamp Zone lorestone details its origin:

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This indicates that the ancient civilization used the resources of the Swamp Zone for medicine.