Black shell

Black shell
Location
Swamp
Behavior	Passive
Attack type	No attacks
Drops	-
Health	Unknown
Running Speed	Depends what it is on
Stamina	-
View Distance	-
Damage	-
Notes	Grants invulnerability to Creatures, stops the player from touching objects.
Release	[[Update:{{{release}}}|{{{release}}}]]

The Black Substance, also known as Black Shell or Shadow Armor, is a passive creature found throughout the Swamp which directly affects other objects. It can be found in the Swamp Hideout swarming a crate, as well as in the Ruins and the Great Lake enveloping Red Chompers. Black Substance can sometimes be encountered during nightly invasions infesting Huge Dogs, Red Chompers, Human Spiders and Banshees.

It can be found attached to objects (such as crates), effectively stopping the Protagonist from interacting with them. Red Chompers and Huge Dogs, while covered in the substance, have a white health bar - similar to that of a barricade - and are invulnerable to all forms of damage.

The Black Substance is vulnerable to light. To remove the Black Substance, the Protagonist has to shine a light source at it, such as a Torch, Flare or either kind of Flashlight, or just stay close with a lit Lantern. Once the white health bar has been depleted, the Black Substance will dissipate.

Both kinds of flashlights will wake up dormant Red Chompers covered in the Black Substance in the Great Lake.

Trivia

• The glow created by a Growths, such as the one found in Swamp Hideout, will also work on Black Substance.
• In previous versions, the light from a Lantern did not appear to affect the Black Substance; the light had to come from a handheld source or standing lamp. Presumably, this was for balancing reasons, as an infested enemy would be fought off just as easily as a regular one.

Gallery

The player looking at a crate enveloped by Black Substance in Swamp Hideout.