Corrupted Tunnels

Map of Corrupted Tunnels (Outdated)

Corrupted Tunnels is an early to midgame area, generally found after Mechanical Fortress but potentially later than Lava Temple. Corrupted Tunnels harbors enemies which are notably more difficult than early-game areas. It harbors the greatest variety of enemies out of any area in the game.

As of Alpha 0.3.5.4 there are 27 distinct rooms.

## Geography

### Landscape

The Corrupted Tunnels' terrain seems to be almost completely composed of a purple biomass, fostering purple pulsating 'flowers' with an unnaturally green hue. Anything mobile or living in the Corrupted Tunnels takes on an unnatural green hue, a quality shared by the 'flora' found jotted along the ground and ceiling. It is ambiguous whether the 'flora' are plant or animal, but they seem to be extensions of the biomass terrain. The only exception to the uniform purple terrain is a red-walled chasm, notable for negating the Wall Bounce ability.

The tunnels feature viscous purple liquid which, although Greencap can sink into it, will not drown. Like in most other areas, red thorns can be found lining the walls. Many sections of the terrain are rugged in nature, making it more difficult to traverse smoothly.

While there are no statues, there is a "Face in the wall" which is merged with the biomass terrain, there is also a "Minor Face in the wall".

### Structures

In stark contrast to the Mechanical Fortress, Corrupted Tunnels features virtually no structures. Possible structures are spikes lined along the walls, however it's possible they are organic in origin. The only definitive structures are mushmovers, gates, levers, and Returning Contraption levers found between connecting rooms.

There is one Gold Shrine and two Silver Shrines.

### Map Details

Corrupted Tunnels is a purple color the world map, and comprises the northern-most part of the map. It is surrounded to the east by Lava Temple, and below by Color Caverns and Mechanical Fortress.

Corrupted Tunnels shares one connection with Color Caverns,one with Lava Temple and one connection with Mossy Ruins .

## Progression

The quickest way to reach Corrupted Tunnels requires the Crouch Jump in a silenced room linking Colored Caverns with Corrupted Tunnels. Crouch Jump itself is found in Color Caverns. A skip requiring only Upwards Dash has been found, but is extremely difficult to execute.

The only other route into Corrupted Tunnels, through Lava Temple, requires that you enter through the Acid Dungeon (the path between Mechanical Fortress and Lava Temple is blocked by a gate openable only with Returning Contraption, an ability obtained in Corrupted Caverns). The Acid Dungeon route requires Wall-Bounce and Upwards Dash, the prior found in Acid Dungeon itself. There is a Returning Contraption gate which separates Corrupted Tunnels and Lava Temple, however the lever is on the Lava Temple side, allowing entrance into Corrupted Tunnels from Lava Temple without the need for the Returning Contraption Spell.

Corrupted Tunnels harbors only one ability, Magic Crouch Jump. This ability is used to pass a fire-geyser gate within Corrupted Tunnels to reach the Returning Contraption spell. The Returning Contraption spell is practical both for combat and for progression, since there are several gates which can be remotely opened using the projectile it casts. Notable gates triggered by this spell include a path from Corrupted Tunnels into Lava Temple, from Mechanical Fortress into Lava Temple, and a path to the Poison Slash relic in Acid Dungeon.

There is 1  Ladybugs, 5  Mindshrooms,1  Health Crystal, 1  Brain Node, 1  Sharpening Stone and 4 Astral Gates.

### Relics

* Recovery Armor
* Shadow Spin
* Devil's Dice
* Sorcerers Slash
* Magic Bean
* Rose Slash
* Long Slash

## Enemies

* Corrupt Lurker
* Corrupt Duplicator
* Corrupt Pretender
* Corrupt Distractor
* Corrupt Assaulter

## Trivia

* It was was called "Corrupted Depths" before the 0.4.0 update.
* Corrupted Tunnels is tied with Acid Dungeon for the least ammount of Emblems, being 0.
	+ it also ***had*** the least amount of Mindshrooms in the game, being 1.