Mushroom (scenery)

For other uses, see Mushroom (scenery) (disambiguation).

Mushrooms are a type of interactive scenery which can be found in clusters on the map. Stepping on any mushroom patch will cause Poisoning effect unless the player has Rubber Boots. There are several types of mushroom patches, each with their own characteristics.

Poisonous Mushrooms

Poisonous mushrooms are clusters of small, pale white mushrooms which cannot be harvested, but can be neutralized with a thrown Stone. These clusters spawn in all biomes, including in Mushroom Fields found in all biomes in Chapter 1, where an entire field is littered with them.

Poisonous Mushrooms (Harvestable)

These reddish mushrooms appear in pulsating clusters. They appear in pre-determined places in various locations, and can be harvested for an Odd-Looking Mushroom.

Harvestable poisonous mushrooms may also randomly spawn in the hideout at night, causing a visual effect resembling moving and twirling lights. Harvesting them yields one Odd-Looking, Glowing Mushroom that is more potent and valuable than the regular counterpart.

Large Mushrooms

Large Mushrooms bear a very similar appearance to poisonous harvestable mushrooms, except that the patch is slightly larger. Mechanically they function almost identically: harvesting these patches yields an Odd-Looking Mushroom, though the harvesting process takes longer.

Trivia

• In older versions, harvestable mushrooms were also found randomly placed on the map.
• As of Alpha 6.0, Mushroom patches glow slightly.
• Several pieces of dialogue across the game suggest that a large portion of the Wood's inhabitants are suffering from addiction, either to the mushrooms themselves or to the Essence that can be extracted from them.
• Since Alpha 10 and onwards, it's possible to "disarm" mushroom patches from a safe distance by throwing items such as Stones at them, causing the mushrooms to burst.
• Large Mushrooms, in previous builds, yielded a Large Odd Mushroom when harvested. This item has since been scrapped.
• The Rubber Boots are useful to clear out patches in areas where the player runs through often, as stepping on a patch with them equipped negates the poisoning.

Gallery

The previous design of Mushrooms.

Mushroom remains, before the redesign.

Large mushrooms, as seen in-game prior to Alpha 5.0.

The harvestable Poisonous Mushroom variant, as seen on the game files.

Harvestable poisonous mushrooms spawning in front of the player, during the night.

Harvestable mushrooms seen growing on a dead animal.