== Reporting Bugs ==

If you've encountered any bugs, please ask for support in the Bug-reports channel of Discord (https://discord.gg/hammerwatch) or email the developers at support@hammerwatch.com

Please include your save, log and any mdmp's created as well as a Description of the issue, steps to reproduce it, and relevant screenshots.

== The First Thing to Try (Launching with DirectX) ==

Try starting the game in DirectX mode, this can fix quite a lot of common issues without the need for any further changes. The only difference is in the rendering engine used (by default HoH uses openGL, which can cause issues for some users, or clash with driver updates and things like that)

=== Steam ===

There's a popup when launching the game, just select 'Heroes of Hammerwatch (DirectX, Alternate)' to launch with DirectX

[[File:SteamDx.png]]

=== GOG ===
and
Click the little settings option next to 'play', go to 'additional executables' and select 'Heroes of Hammerwatch (DirectX, Alternate)'

[[File:Gog.png]]

=== Setting a shortcut for DirectX mode ===

If the above works to solve your problem, but you don't want to have to always select the alternative launch option, you can make a shortcut to the game's exe, and add 'dx' to the end. You'll then be able to launch the game directly with DirectX from that shortcut.

[[File:Shortcut.png]]

== Fixing Common Problems ==

=== My Game keeps crashing at random points! ===

This could be related to a lot of things!

* '''A good starting place is trying the game in DirectX mode, if you haven't already, as a lot of issues can stem from openGL.'''
** To open in directX mode, see the steps above.

* If you're playing b104 and the crashes seem to be happening during level transitions, please try the public_testing build and see if this helps. For details on switching branch see [[Game branches|Game Branches]]
** This is a branch made when there were some network issues with the multiplayer service to try and help issues there, (ultimately it didn't seem to help the problem and, given enough time GOG were able to solve the problems on their end and everything went back to normal.) I believe this branch also contained a fix for one very specific bug (I can't remember the full details at this point), so if you've tried everything else and still experience crashes, it's an option that ''might'' help. However, unless you see a noticeable improvement, I would suggest switching back to the main branch.

* Regular re-starts of the game can help, such as every hour, or between runs, longer sessions seem linked to more issues.

* If you're using Discord and have Discord overlay enabled, try disabling it.

* If your framerate is set to unlimited, try setting it to a lower number.

* Deleting the .dll files from the game folder and forcing Steam to redownload them (verifying game files) has helped at least one person, others might not see any improvement, but it's something to try.

=== I can open the game, but it crashes after I select a character, before I load into town (or some variation of this) ===

Before trying any of the steps here, try launching the game in DirectX mode (see above).

First, '''make a backup of your saves folder'''

See the section below for the location of your save files.

'''1.'''

Remove your saves folder entirely and launch the game, you might need to disable cloud saves in steam if it's enabled, as it'll try and replace your saves for you, and that's what we don't want right now.

Does the game work?

Yes? good! we worked out it was the saves go to point 2.

No? good, we can cross the saves off the list of potential issues! feel free to restore your saves, re-enable cloud saves, and try some other steps on this page, or head over to https://discord.gg/hammerwatch for further help

'''2.'''

Look in your saves folder, you'll see some files like:
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Name
|-
| slot_0.hws
|-
| slot_0.1.hws
|-
| slot_0.2.hws
|-
| slot_0.3,hws
|}

You might have more than that with different numbers instead of 0
The 0 here represents your profile number -1.
So profile 1 is slot_0, profile 2 is slot_1 and so on. if you have more than one profile, keep that in mind.

You also might even have some .sav files or a town.bsa file, those are old formats and safe to ignore.

Look at the saves for the profile you're trying to load, if you only have one it'll be the slot_0 saves, if you have more, just look for the slot that matches the profile number you're loading -1, as mentioned above.

The .1/.2/.3 files are all backups of the main save and compare the sizes of those files, you're looking to see if one looks obviously different, for example :

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Name
! Size
|-
| slot_0.hws
| 335kb
|-
| slot_0.1.hws
| 335kb
|-
| slot_0.2.hws
| 684kb
|-
| slot_0.3,hws
| 335kb
|}

If you find one that's a different size, remove the smaller sized files and leave the largest, in this case slot_0.2.hws and load the game, with any luck, everything will load as normal and the problem is fixed!

If that's the case, load into town, then exit the game, you should see the files you deleted have now been regenerated with the larger filesize and new timestamps, at this point, re-enable steam cloud, it'll ask if you want to use your local or cloud files as they don't match, say your local ones, and done!

If the files are all the same size, and this doesn't help the problem, there might be more to the issue please head over to the discord for further help, address above.

=== When I try and open the game, it loads for ages and then crashes ===

Updating/Installing Visual C++ has helped fix this for users. Download from https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/2977003/the-latest-supported-visual-c-downloads

=== Can't connect to another player in multiplayer ===

# Check that Heroes of Hammerwatch is up to date and everyone is running the same build.
# Make sure everyone launches the game through Steam or GOG Galaxy (not a separate shortcut).
# If using Mods, ensure everyone has the same mods active
# Turn firewalls and antivirus off for all players.
# Check that the ports Galaxy uses are open and not being blocked: TCP ports: 80(http), 443(https) (source: https://www.gog.com/forum/general/what_is_gog_stance_on_telemetry/post11)
# Verify Game Files [https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=2037-QEUH-3335 Steam] [https://support.gog.com/hc/en-us/articles/212807405?product=gog GOG]
# Restart all players' PCs.
# Restart all players' routers, and check for any updates for your router.

=== The Multiplayer Button is Greyed Out ===

Heroes of Hammerwatch uses GOG as its multiplayer service for all versions of the game, both from Steam and GOG, all of this information is applicable to the Steam version of the game despite mentioning GOG.

---

What does the tooltip message say when hovering over the multiplayer button?

==== Multiplayer currently Unavailable try again later ====

If you open the console (`), or the log file mentioned above, do you see either a message about being unable to connect to GOG, or Failed to initialize Steam?

* Unable to Connect To GOG
** Ensure that Heroes of Hammerwatch can connect to GOG servers/That GOG isn't down.
** Double check that you are not blocking connections with GOG service - *GOG.COM*, especially *auth.gog.com* and *login.gog.com*. (This applies to Steam users as well) TCP port: 443(https)
** GoG seems to have stricter name profanity filters than Steam. This has caused people to be unable to connect to the GOG service. If your account name might be getting caught by this, try changing it and seeing if that helps, this is usually mentioned in the Galaxy Debug Log mentioned above.
** Are you using mobile internet? This seems to be a common factor in problems. A possible fix is using an older version of Galaxy.dll (Contact Kelly on Discord)

* Failed to initialize Steam
** Ensure Steam is open
** Try Restarting Steam
** Ensure nothing is blocking HoH from connecting to Steam, for example Comodo

Try turning it off and on again?

==== Multiplayer is unavailable due to having an Unpacked Mod enabled ====

** In the mod menu, deselect the unpacked mod.
** If you have both a packed and an unpacked version of the same mod, you will need to enable or disable them both at the same time.

If you wish to play with unpacked mods for testing purposes, you can set the line "g_pure 0" in your config, however this will prevent you from seeing other lobbies without this setting.

=== My textures have been replaced by red text, or the lighting effects have become very blown out ===

This bug has been around a long time, it seems to be caused by extended sessions of play, and as such it's refereed to as the "take a break bug"

It can be easily fixed by restarting the game, if you're in the middle of a run you can exit out and your progress will be saved.

=== I have no sound at all ===

Check your log, if you see a line along the lines of
<code> "Failed to allocate FMOD sound bank memory, tried to allocate 214085088 bytes! sound/master_bank.bank" </code>
then there isn't enough room to allocate the soundbank, generally this has been due to a small amount of overall RAM. There is no fix yet aside from trying to increase available memory.

=== When I launch the game, steam says it's playing, but the game never opens (or some variation of this) ===

Sometimes this can be [http://wiki.heroesofhammerwatch.com/Troubleshooting#I_can_open_the_game.2C_but_it_crashes_after_I_select_a_character.2C_before_I_load_into_town This issue] so try those steps if you haven't already.

This is super hard to diagnose, the best option I have so far is to launch the game with the steam console open (open steam://open/console in a browser) and look for errors/issues at launch.

For comparison, here is my console when I launch the game

[[File:Steam_console.jpg]]

If you see anything odd, I recommend googling things, usually they've happened to other people and some results pop up.

See [https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=873543244 Here] for a little more information about the steam console

=== I accidentally rebound my controls and now I can't click anything! ===

Close the game.

In the game folder, go to the /res/ folder and delete controls.cfg

'''DON'T Delete 'controls_default.cfg''''

Just open the game again normally and your controls will be reset to default.

(if you happened to delete controls_default.cfg by mistake, you should be able to get it back by verifying game files)

== Game File Locations ==

The Save File, Log and .mdmp files (if created) are all in the Game Folder, the location will be something along the lines of
<pre>C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Heroes of Hammerwatch </pre>
or, on Linux
<pre>~/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/Heroes\ of\ Hammerwatch/</pre>
depending on where your steam library is installed.

This can also be reached in steam by going to the game properties, and then clicking on the "Local Files" tab and then "Browse Local Files"

=== Save Files ===

Your save is in the /Saves/ folder. It will have a name similar to slot_0.hws
The number in the filename is the number of the Profile you're playing on minus 1, so Profile 1 in game is is slot_0.hws, Profile 2 is slot_1.hws and so on.

The versions of the saves with .1 .2 .3 in the name are backups of the Main profile saves, if you have any issues with a save missing or becoming corrupt it's good to check if there are any of these backups in place.
Whilst unlikely to contain different save information when compared to the main Slot save due to the nature of when they are created, they can be renamed to the same name as the main profile slot and loaded and are worth checking when other options have been exhausted.

=== Log ===

The Logfile is called HWR.exe.log, it might not be obvious if file extensions are disabled. It contains a live log of the in game console, and is updated during play. So you don't need to close your current session to check it.
If you've restarted the game since the problem, previous logs are archived to the Logs folder, you can see timestamps in the names of these files to help select the correct file.

=== mdmp ===

If the game crashes to desktop, usually, but not always, there are mdmp files created. Please include these when mentioning any issues you had.

=== Galaxy Debug Log ===

If you've got issues with Galaxy not connecting, the log this produces can help diagnose the issue further.

# Download this file: https://cdn.gog.com/open/galaxy/sdk/Debug/GalaxyPeer.ini
# Put it in the game folder (where the .exe is)
# Start the game
# Reproduce the problem
# This will generate a file called GalaxyPeer.log that has additional information on the connection to Galaxy, try and have a look through for obvious issues, quite often NAT type issues can be identified this way as well as other issues. You can also reach out to Kelly💛#8080 on the discord who can also take a look at this file for any obvious issues.

File:Shortcut.png

2021-07-21T22:05:32Z

KellyFromSales:

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2021-07-21T22:05:20Z

KellyFromSales:

2021-02-26T16:56:47Z

KellyFromSales:

=Spoilers=
This page may contain spoilers regarding Heroes of Hammerwatch. Continue on if you have already seen these bosses or do not mind spoilers.
=The Forsaken Tower=
There are many floors in the tower the player must traverse through, defeating enemies and bosses to reach the final boss: Thundersnow the frost dragon. 
Each act has its own look and set of traps that the player has to deal with. There are many different [[Guild_Hall#Guild_Achievements|achievements]] that the player can complete while they fight their way through the tower to improve their guild's fame.

There are currently six bosses in Heroes of Hammerwatch, one for each act. 
Each boss is designed to be substantially more powerful than the previous bosses and floors. 
After a boss is cleared for the first time on a character, playing through that act in future runs with causes a [[Encounters#Portals_and_Red_Rooms|portal]] to spawn on the first floor of the relevant act. 
This portal can be entered to bypass the remaining floors and boss of the act, while giving 8 items by clearing the gauntlet of enemies presented before the player. The type of items rewarded vary depending on which skip room was beaten, but epic and legendary items '''are''' able to be given as a reward.

=Act 1, The Mines=
The Mines primarily have enemies of type [[Beasts|Beast]]. The beetles will charge at you and try to bite you from your sides while the larvae will shoot slow moving projectiles at you. Occasionally while walking through a corridor a stalactite will fall from the ceiling, or some beetles will come up from the ground to ambush you.

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==Boss: Stone Guardian==
'''Monster type: [[Constructs|Construct]]'''

This boss is a large entity made of stone and guards the entrance to the Dungeon. He can be difficult without proper avoidance because the player is unable to lifesteal from him unlike other bosses.
The Stone Guardian uses two attacks to combat the player:
*The first attack is a linear spike shot of stalagmites
*The second attack is a ground slam which causes a large damage AoE around the boss and drops stalactites all over the arena.
The boss also changes attacks based on its current health:
*Upon reaching the 66% health threshold, the Guardian will begin to bats in waves.
*Upon reaching the 33% health threshold, the bosses attacks speed up and he begins to summon fierce bats instead.
The Stone Guardian does primarily Physical [[Combat#Damage|Damage]] so armor is effective for reducing your damage taken in this fight.

===New Game Plus Changes===
Upon entering New Game Plus, the Stone Guardian gains extra health and some new mechanics:
NG+: The linear stalagmite attack becomes homing. the ground slam releases a nova of lesser stalagmite waves from the boss. 
NG++: the stalactites that drop from the ceiling will each fire a nova of 3 stalagmites

===Multiplayer Changes===
When in multiplayer, the linear stalagmite attack changes from one shot to three. 
In NG+ and higher, all three spike shots will home in on their target.

=Act 2, The Prison=
The prison contains cells on each floor which can be unlocked via a button hidden on the floor that can be behind wall decoration. 
The prison is populated by many skeletons and bugs, along with a banner bearer that will increase the speed and damage of enemies nearby it by giving them the bloodlust effect. 
The grates on the floor can sometimes release beetles when you get near them.

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==Boss: The Warden==
'''Monster type: [[Undead]]'''

Stationed at the entrance to the tower dungeon, this gargantuan skeleton has three main attacks:
*The Warden will begin the fight with his spin. This attack does a high amount of localized damage around the boss.
*His second attack is a melee area of effect smash with his mace.
*His final attack is a single target crossbow shot that does very high damage but with low shot accuracy.
**He will only use his crossbow if the player is not close enough for him to use his mace.

During the boss fight, The Warden also summons skeleton minions for assistance. These minions fire two bolas in a cone that root you in place. However, since these two bolas are fired in a cone, they cannot hit if the player is standing still.

The last major mechanic of the fight begins when the boss reaches 66% hp. The towers on the edges of the room begin to fire arrows at the players location periodically. As the boss loses HP, more of the towers begin firing reaching their max fire rate when the boss is at 33%.

Like the Stone Guardian, The Warden Primarily deals Physical damage so prioritization of Armor will reduce the amount of damage taken in this fight.

===New Game Plus Changes===
NG+: When The Warden spins he repeatedly shoots out 5 bombs that will detonate after a few seconds. 
The Bola Skeletons also gain a third, center projectile, to their bola cone making it possible for them to hit the player when standing still.

===Multiplayer Changes===
When The Warden is engaged in multiplayer, he will launch bear traps around the room that will trigger to deal minor physical damage and root the player if stepped on. 
The summoned skeletons may also place bear traps as they walk around the room. These traps last for 15 seconds before disappearing.

=Act 3, The Armory=
This floor contains almost purely skeletons and fallen hero ghosts, both undead type, with a few constructs in the form of barricades with archers, and the statues. The player cannot progress to the next floor until the 3 states positioned randomly around the floor are destroyed.

These statues will summon ghosts when attacked and each time the statue crumbles further, an extra group of ghosts (3 to 5) will be summoned to protect it. 
Once the statue is destroyed it will no longer summon ghosts as part of the great threat and one wall will lower that was blocking the exit.

The different fallen hero ghosts can travel through walls, often hiding within them while still attacking the player. All of the ghosts attack with magic. 
The ranger fires arrows at the player, the thief fires some knives at the player, the sorcerer drops ice spikes from above, the paladin will swing at the player, and the priest will slow the player down along with giving '''all''' nearby enemies a damage reduction effect similar to the [[Priest|Priest's]] Aura of Purification. Ghostcallers (found on the second and third floor) will turn nearby skeletons into ghosts, effectively reviving them to fight the player again. When the Ghostcaller is being attacked he will summon some ghosts to protect himself and when its killed it will turn into a fallen priest.

In NG+ The fallen warriors can use whirlwind, the fallen thieves throw more knives, the fallen sorcerer drops two spikes in a line directed at the player, and the fallen priest summons a consecrated ground under itself which deals damage over time to those within it.
===Great Threat===
Great threats are the tower's efforts to rid itself of the player by sending a large wave of enemies or some stronger enemies to take out the player. Great therats will chase the player through the entire floor so long as they are able to reach them. Great threats occur after the player has been on the floor for 4 minutes, 3 with the Relentless Threats [[Fountain]] fortune.

The great threat for this floor is a group of ghosts that spawn at their respective statues and will attack the player. The number of ghosts that spawn is directly related to the number of statues left, and once they are all destroyed the great threat cannot spawn any more.

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==Boss: The Three Councilors==
'''Monster type: Undead'''

The Three Councilors are a boss fight consisting of three different bosses and only ends when all three bosses have been defeated. The Councilors will spawn in one by one and are only vulnerable when they attack. Each boss has an independent health bar and can die at different points. The remaining bosses become enraged and gain extra mechanics when another of the trio dies. The player is able to kill the boss by attacking its respective statue, but it takes significantly less damage than the councilor itself so efforts should be focused towards killing them as they become tangible.

The first wraith to spawn is the Councilor of War, the scythe wielding wraith. War's main attack is a physical scythe swing that does moderate damage in the immediate vicinity and causes a light blue homing spike projectile to spawn. War's scythe and spike projectile deal physical damage.

The second wraith to spawn into the fight is the Councilor of Magic, the wraith that uses pink magic. Magic's main attack consists of firing a ring of pink scythe shaped projectiles that go until hitting a wall or other unit after a short channel. Magic's Pink projectiles deal magic damage.

the final wraith to spawn into the fight is the Councilor of Wisdom, the staff wielding wraith. Wisdom's main attack consists of spawning many damaging green cursed ground around the arena. Touching these pools will cause the player to take damage while in it and become inflicted with the burning debuff. The damage of the pool and burning debuff are both magic damage.

===Enraged Mechanics===
When one of the Councilors dies it causes the other 2 bosses to become enraged and have more advanced forms of their attacks. After 2 of the Councilors die, the final boss remaining takes on forms of all 3 bosses attacks. After each boss dies, Their respective statue continues releasing lesser versions of their respective attacks.

'''Councilors of War'''
If Wisdom dies, War gains no known effect. 
If Magic dies, War will start shooting 5 Spikes instead of 1. 
When War is the last Councilor Remaining, his spikes will create a pool of spikes 1 second after impact, that lasts 4.5 seconds

'''Councilors of Magic:'''
If War dies, Magic gains no known effect. 
If Wisdom dies, projectiles will spawn a pool of burning ground upon impact. 
When Magic is the last Councilor remaining, he continues to fire his magic nova projectiles like normal, however upon impacting anything they will create a burning ground and these grounds fire War's spike projectiles.

'''Councilors of Wisdom'''
If Magic dies, the burning ground will start firing 3 orbs repeatedly. 
When Wisdom is the last Councilor remaining, the burning grounds will spawn a single homing spike, and fire 5 green orbs repeatedly.

===New Game Plus Changes===
There are currently no known new game plus mechanics changes to this boss.

===Multiplayer Changes===
There are no known differences to the mechanics of this fight between single player and multiplayer.

=Act 4, The Archives=
The Archives consist of a maze-like arrangement of walls and bookshelves. The floor has liches, ghosts, and two new enemies: wisps and eyeballs.
Wisps and the eyes are both [[Aberrations]].

To move to the next floor the player must find the button hidden on the floor that unlocks the exit. There can be many buttons on the floor, and each will reveal something on the floor like loot, chests, food and mana, the shop, an elevator, or the exit. There will 'ALWAYS' be a button to reveal the exit, and it is usually located next to notable structures such as the ritual books or arrangements of pillars.
*There can be buttons in the rooms revealed by other buttons

Additionally there are portals on the ground scattered about the floor and each one will move the player to a different location on the floor. Some just move the player from one point to another, revealing nothing new, while others can unveil trap rooms with chests or rooms containing various loot.

Finally, spread throughout the 3 floors are books with a chapter and title. These denote the order in which you should do the summoning ritual for the upcoming boss. These books can be hidden behind rooms unlocked via buttons. An icon denoting which book should be done first through fourth will appear on the top middle of the screen as you read the books.
===Great Threat===
The Great Threat is 1 (2 in multiplayer) Monstrous Eye that shoots a confusion laser at the player and occasionally summons 4 smaller eyes to fight. Disarm and stun items are very effective against the Monstrous Eye.
*On NG+ it will summon eyes as he moves.
*In NG++ it will shoot 3 confusion lasers in a small spread.

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==Boss: The Watcher==
'''Monster type: [[Aberrations|Aberration]]'''

This boss fight is split into several phases, specifically five sections in which you fight the boss and four sections in which you must complete a summoning ritual.

===Boss Phase===
During these phases, you will be fighting the Watcher itself. Here, he has three main attacks:
*Spinning his orbs rapidly
*Shooting several spiked projectiles that shatter
*Creating eye summoning traps in the arena

Every time you return to the boss phase, the number of orbs that orbit the boss will be increased by one. Each phase ends once the boss reaches a certain health threshold after which you will be unable to damage him (!s will appear rather than damage numbers) and he will teleport away.

===Ritual Phase===
During these phases, there will be an option of four different books to choose from to start one of the four different rituals:
* North - Malign Transformation
* East - Blood Pact
* South - Embrace the Dark
* West - Withering Decay

The order in which the player must complete these rituals depends on the chapter number of the books they found in the earlier levels of archives. If a ritual is done out of order, it will fail and the player will be forced to try the other ones until they select the correct ritual. During the ritual, several eyes will spawn and rush towards the player. After a certain amount of time, an eye mini-boss will spawn (two if in multiplayer) and attack the player. After a certain amount of time, the ritual will be complete.

Each of the four rituals also has an extra effect while the player waits out the timer:
* Malign Transformation - Random wedges of the floor will glow red and deal damage to anyone standing on them
* Blood Pact - All the eyes will have the blood-lust buff increasing their speed and damage
* Embrace the Dark - The arena will get darker
* Withering Decay - All of the eyes will leave poison on the ground that, upon contact, will poison the player

===Multiplayer Changes===
The Watcher’s spinning fireballs will spin at different orbit levels to target different player at the same time. (Ex. If one player is close and the other is far away, they will split up to target both) If there aren't enough enough orbs to split among the players evenly, they will target the players in the order they joined the sever starting with the host.

===New Game Plus Changes===
NG+: After each ritual is completed, the boss will gain new traits:
* Malign Transformation - The pillars in the boss room will appear and disappear, and if caught inside one when it re-appears, heavy damage will be dealt to the player. The boss can NOT be damaged by this. Random wedges of the floor with glow red and deal damage to anyone standing on them.
* Blood Pact - All summoned eyes will have the blood-lust buff
* Embrace the Dark - The room will become darker
* Withering Decay - All summoned eyes leave poison as they move, like in the ritual
NG++: When starting the rituals, a confusion sphere will spawn from the book and follow the nearest player, confusing and damaging them if hit. It passes through walls and only disappears once the ritual is completed. 
NG+++: New attack: Rapid fire spikes. These spikes do less damage individually than the spread attack, but can quickly drain your life if you stay in one place. The spikes come out in a small spread, and CAN be blocked by the [[Paladin]]'s shield as well as the [[Items#Uncommon_Items|frying pan]].

=Act 5, The Chambers=
The Chambers are 2 pristine floor sets that contains a significant amount of gold and ore. The monsters on the floors are almost entirely undead, with the only exceptions being the various spawners and nova towers which are constructs, and the albino bats from the Great Threat, which are beasts.

Many chests or loot rooms are locked behind a bronze door which can be unlocked via a bronze key.

There are crosses, up to two per floor, that can be picked up to aid the player in the boss fight for this act. Upon getting near the cross the Vampire Lord may appear and attack the player until he takes enough damage and decides to leave. Sometimes not all 4 crosses will spawn, but you will always receive at least 2, and that is all that's required to beat the Vampire Lord.

There are Mini-Boss fights at the end of each floor, the first consisting of 2 Arch Liches and the second consisting of 4 if the Vampire Lord was fought attempting to pick up a cross on the floor. If the Vampire Lord didn't spawn earlier in the floor, the player will fight him instead. The statues lining the boss room may also come alive and attack if the player gets too close to them. When the player fights the Vampire Lord before the actual boss fight they must deal enough damage to him to ward him off.

===Great Threat===
The great threat for the Chambers is the Vampire Lord Boss from the end of the act, however he appears with less health. He begins at the top of the map near the exit to the next floor and will teleport towards you after spawning. He attacks with his usual attacks from the boss encounter, the rapiers and the sword swipes, however there is no 'drain attack' present in the Boss fight.

He can also spawn white bats which will inflict darkness on the player. This is a very dangerous encounter if it happens whilst in the middle of a trap, but there is a cooldown between encounters, so it's best to wait for him to appear and kill him before attempting a complicated trap room to ensure the greatest amount of uninterrupted time.

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==Boss: Vampire Lord==
'''Monster type: Undead'''

This boss is a fast moving undead that can summon albino bats and undead Thralls to aid him. During the fight he will do the following:
* Swing his sword a few times, summoning some homing blood waves that inflict bleed on the player but deal no other damage. Bleed only deals damage while moving, but does 5% of the player's current HP as damage.
* Point his sword at the player, summoning many swords that fire away from him in an arc. They can all rapidly hit you if you're directly in front of him dealing significant damage if not prepared.
* He will turn into a bat and move to a different part of the arena before materializing again. This occurs after after 1 attack initially and 2 attacks afterwards. He will move to one of 5 spots in the room, denoted by the points of a star.
* He will most to the center of the room and summon a blood bat and mist attack. This attack stars dealing damage after a sound queue which takes a few seconds to happen. The attack will stop after about 5 seconds. This happens every 5(?) movement cycles. During this phase the Vampire Lord will not fight back, so any ranged attacks the player has should be employed to kill the Vampire Lord quicker.
** This blood attack drains a very large portion of the players health, very quickly. Hits can reach over 150.
** The only way to avoid this attack is to use the crosses you collected from the previous floors. Activate one and have all players stand in its area of effect. This negates ALL damage from the mist. Keep in mind that the mist attack can last an extra second or two after the Vampire Lord starts moving again, so stay in the area for a moment longer to ensure your safety.
* At 33% health the boss will start dashing around the floor making a pentagram out of blood fire that damages the player if it touches them. He may do between 3 and 5 lines before stopping.

===New Game Plus Changes===
NG++: At 33% health, the Vampire Lord will summon several albino bats that will swarm the player (similar to the act 5 threat or what can happen when you encounter him on the previous floors).

===Multiplayer Changes===
The blood wave attack will spawn 3 blood waves per player present, up to a maximum of 12 waves.

=Act 6, The Battlements=
[[File:BattlementsBridge.jpg|300px|frameless|right]]
The Battlements are 2 large floors of bridges set that contains a significant amount of diamonds, ore, and chests. The monsters on the floors are ice trolls, gargoyles, and a few stationary ballistas. There are no spawners on the battlements floors but enemies spawn from certain pressure plates when lowering bridges. These 2 floors are always almost the same layout with various pathways between intersections being added or removed. Once the great threat spawns (4 minutes after entering the floor) sections can begin to collapse across the floor and the next. There is one notable example however: The top left exit will always be blocked off if the players has not lowered both of the bridges to access it before the great threat spawns. This happens after 4 minutes, 3 if [[Fountain#Fountain_Effects|Relentless Threats]] is on.

Pictured on the right is a bridge that has collapsed but been "repaired" by a Glass Walks bridge from the [[Fountain]] effect by the same name, and what a bridge looks like before it collapses. This can only occur on the second floor of the Battlements.

Here is some more information about collapsible bridges :

[[File:Battlements_1_bridges.jpg|300px|frameless]]

You can only access half of the second floor per ascent, depending which exit you take from the first floor. The left exit has a guaranteed spawn of a [[Encounters#Graveyard|Graveyard]] if there is a soul link color that has not been cleared by a graveyard before. This encourages players to rotate who revives the killed players, as each player gets their own color when reviving someone.

The second floor ends with a guaranteed Fountain and a large door leading to the very top of the tower. There is a guaranteed [[Chests|Ace chest]] after you enter this door.

This is a map of locations an Imp can spawn on Battlements 2:

[[File:Battlements_imps.jpg|300px|frameless]]

===Great Threat===
When the great threat happens, icicles will start falling from the sky, and the wind will start blowing the player around if they don't have Boots of Freedom. With about a 25% chance, any icicle that falls can become an ice elemental and attack the player. These elementals are aberrations and come in 2 varieties: melee and ranged. The melee ones swing at the player and can use whirlwind in NG+, while the rangers fire icicles at the player from a distance.

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==Boss: Thundersnow==
'''Monster type: Beast'''

Thundersnow is a frost dragon surrounded in ice. He does not move at all during the fight but has many different attacks:
* Icicles are shot from his mouth in a spread at the closest player and travel in a straight line.
* He can flap his wings and blow the player back with varying amounts of force. [[Items#boots_of_freedom|Boots of Freedom]] can negate this effect.
* Lightning will strike throughout the fight but he can invoke even more to fall. This invocation is marked by the screen getting a reddish tint. The player only has a fraction of a second to avoid the marked strike area before it lands and if the player is hit they will become confused for a few seconds.
* He can summon icicles to fall from the sky. These land randomly through the arena and can either summon an ice barrier or Ice Elementals (aberrations).
* He can summon homing Ice balls that track the player, and if they connect the player is slowed down significantly for a few seconds. More are summoned in Mutliplayer.
* He can stomp his feet and dealing damage in a large AoE near his body that does 175 base damage and pierces 66% of the player's armor. His stomps alternate back and forth.
* Finally he can blow a cone of ice breath at the nearest player once he reaches 66% heath which spreads out as it travels down the arena. Each piece of ice only does a small amount of damage but if the player is caught in the middle of the breath significant damage can be dealt very quickly. Especially if they are directly in front of the mouth at the time.
**Note that if the closest player is under Thundersnow, he will not use his ice breath as it wouldn't hit them. This can be useful in multiplayer if someone can tank the stomps or avoid them effectively.

Once Thundersnow is dead, a few seconds will pass and a message will be shown on the screen proclaiming victory. All remaining gold and ore the player has is sent to down to town, and is still taxed, though at a lower rate. This lower rate is equivalent to moving the midpoint for taxes (50% tax) twice as high. This is half of what the Offshore Accounts fortune does, and they stack.

===New Game Plus Changes===
NG+: Ice elementals gain new attacks. Melee elementals use Whirlwind similar to the Paladin or the minibosses in the Armory. More icicles are shot at the player. 
NG++: Even more icicles are shot at the player. 
NG+++: Stomp now stuns the player for ~1/2 a second when hit.

===Multiplayer Changes===
More homing ice balls will be fired at the players. Up to 3

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Encounters

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The dungeons of Hammerwatch have several reoccurring encounters to aid you on you quest.

==Elevators==
[[File:Elevator.jpg|130px|frameless|right]]
Using an elevator will allow you to send your money and ore back to town. [[Money]] is [[Town_Hall#Tax_Rate_Explained|taxed]] based on your current town hall level. The game will ask you for confirmation and show you how much you are actually sending back and at what tax rate.

If you activate the Miners' Strike Fountain fortune then all of the elevators will already be sent down, effectively creating an "all or nothing" scenario, as you would need to beat Thundersnow to receive any gold or ore from the run. The only other way to get anything back to town without winning is to have an Imp appear and allow you to send your gold to town tax free. This should not be relied upon, but can be a nice bonus if it happens in the Battlements.

==Springs [[File:springs.png]]==
A spring can spawn on any floor but there is usually one per Act on average. Using it will fully restore you to your max health and mana as well as fill any empty potion charges you might have. 
The only guaranteed spring in the game is directly before [[Acts#Act_5.2C_The_Chambers|Thundersnow]] on floor 2 of the Battlements.

If you are seeking to get the Potion Gulpers [[Guild_Hall#Guild_Achievements|achievement]] then the Unlimited Springs [[Fountain]] fortune can allow you to get all of them with a single fountain, all you have to do is drain a little mana or HP and drink a potion over and over, then refill at the spring.

If you are looking to get the Replenishers achievement then this fortune will not work, as the counter only ticks up when a spring is drained, and since the fortune prevents the spring from draining it will never tick up. It is recommended to start working on this achievement early as the highest tier of this achievement, use 500 wells, will take about 83 runs on average to complete if you make it all the way to the dragon each run, and use every fountain you come across.

==Monoliths [[File:monolith.gif]]==
These can be found in any act. Interacting with one will grant you a temporary buff. The rewards is random there is no way of knowing what you will get. 
Greater Insight cannot be gotten when you are at the max level you can reach in that run.
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
! colspan="4" | Shrine buffs
|-
| Icon
| Name
| Effect
| Duration
|-
| {{#slice:file=File:Monolith_Buffs.png|x=48px|y=48px|width=48px|height=48px}}
| Protective Powers
| -50% damage taken
| 10 minutes
|-
| {{#slice:file=File:Monolith_Buffs.png|x=144px|y=0px|width=48px|height=48px}}
| Incredible Strength
| x2 overall damage
| 5 minutes
|-
| {{#slice:file=File:Monolith_Buffs.png|x=0px|y=48px|width=48px|height=48px}}
| Greater Insight
| +100% experience
| 15 minutes
|-
| {{#slice:file=File:Monolith_Buffs.png|x=48px|y=0px|width=48px|height=48px}}
| Vigorous Restoration
| 20 HP a second
| 8 minutes
|-
| {{#slice:file=File:Monolith_Buffs.png|x=96px|y=0px|width=48px|height=48px}}
| Endless Potential
| Free skills
| 4 minutes
|-
| {{#slice:file=File:Monolith_Buffs.png|x=192px|y=0px|width=48px|height=48px}}
| Gold Fever
| +100% Gold gain
| 15 minutes
|-
| {{#slice:file=File:Monolith_Buffs.png|x=48px|y=144px|width=48px|height=48px}}
| Rapid Blows
| +50% Primary attack speed
| 8 minutes
|-
| {{#slice:file=File:Monolith_Buffs.png|x=0px|y=240px|width=48px|height=48px}}
| Sundering Strikes
| Ignore 50% of enemy Armor and Resistance
| 8 minutes
|-
| {{#slice:file=File:Monolith_Buffs.png|x=144px|y=96px|width=48px|height=48px}}
| Nimble Limbs
| +50% movement speed ([[Arena]] only)
| 30 seconds
|-
| {{#slice:file=File:Monolith_Buffs.png|x=192px|y=144px|width=48px|height=48px}}
| Fortuitous Events
| +5 Luck
| 8 minutes
|}

==Imps [[File:imp.gif]]==
Imps will show up in the dungeon at random times. After they have appeared they will stay for 1 minute before leaving. If you are able to get to them before they leave they will reward you with one of the following options.

*Send your gold to town tax free. Only happens for Non-Mercenaries.
*Give you some gold. The amount received increases in later acts.
*Give you some ore. The amount received increases in later acts.
*Give you some experience. The amount received increases in later acts. Only happens when you're not at max level.
*Give you some keys. You will always receive one bronze, silver, and gold key with a chance of also receiving an ace key.
*Give you a random item of any rarity.
*[[File:PoP.png|link=]] Remove all of your curses. Only happens when you have any curses.

There is approximately a 15% chance for an imp to spawn on any given floor, increased to 30% with the Plentiful Gifts [[Fountain]] fortune. 
It is possible to have 0 imps spawn through an entire run, even with the fountain effect enabled, though if no floors are skipped the chance of the imp not spawning at all under these conditions would be: 0.7^16 = 0.3%.

The formula for how much gold the imp gives the player is:
<pre>
Gold = ((2^Act * 1250) + (NG*5000)) * (Gold_Gain + (0.2 * NG))
</pre>
The formula for how much ore the imp gives the player is:
<pre>
amount = (int(pow(1.55f, act) * 3 + 0.5f) + int(g_ngp * 2.0f + 0.5f)
</pre>

==Shops==
[[File:Shop3.jpg|200px|frameless|right]]
Shops can be found on the second or third floor of any [[Acts|Act]] in the tower and can only spawn once per act. In the [[Pyramid of Prophecy]] Shops can spawn on any floor, as there are no Red Rooms, skip portals, in the Pyramid.

Each shop has 5 items and can contain 2 more if you have have a [[Items#fancy_plume|Fancy Plume]] or have the Abundant Shops fortune from the [[Fountain]]. 
These can both stack giving 9 item choices at a single shop. At any given shop you can only purchase 3 of the items shown. [[Tavern#The Smirking Shopkeeper|The Smirking Shopkeep]] drink allows to purchase an additional one.

It is rare, but you can sometimes find duplicate items in the shop, usually if you pick up Fancy Plume after looking at the shop the first time, or if you bought it from the shop. Note that if you already have an item, you can NOT buy it from the shop again. If an item is both on the floor and in the shop, you must therefore buy the item first, then pick it up off the ground to have both. Duplicate items like this DO count towards set bonuses, unlike [[Magic Anvil|attuning]].

The [[Items#vendors_coin|Vendor's Coin]] will reduce the prices of items in the shops by 25%. [[Tavern#The Smirking Shopkeeper|The Smirking Shopkeep]] drink will increase the cost by 50% (only in dungeons).

The shops in each act give varying qualities of items. The following is the rarities that the shops can give in each act. Note that they have a chance to not give any items of the highest tier.
*Act 1: Common
*Act 2: Common, Uncommon
*Act 3: Common, Uncommon
*Act 4: Common, Uncommon, Rare
*Act 5: Common, Uncommon, Rare

Fancy Plume adds items to the shop based on the item rarities that are already in the shop. Not what it could potentially have. For example, If a shop in act 5 doesn't have any rare items and only has uncommon items, when the Fancy Plume is added to your inventory none of the extra items added to the shop will be rare.

==Graveyard==
[[File:Graveyard.jpg|180px|frameless|right]]
These only appear in multiplayer, and can appear on any non-boss floor. Any player interacting with it will remove the all soul links in the group. A graveyard can only appear if there is a soul link (color) that has not been cleared before. Thus one person should link those that die until a graveyard appears, then a different person should be the linker.

[[Acts#Act_6.2C_The_Battlements|The Battlements']] floor 2, left exit path, has a very high chance (90%+) of having a graveyard if you meet the conditions of one. As this is right before Thundersnow, this can be a crucial piece of aid, making victory easier.

==Portals and Red Rooms [[File:teleporter.gif]]==
These rectangular looking portals are the level skippers of the game. They are always found in the first level of every act and only spawn after you defeated the boss of that respective chapter at least once on that [[New Game Plus]] level.

Example: For the portal to appear in the Mines, you must kill the Stone Guardian. For it to appear in the Prison, you must defeat the Warden once.

What happens when I go in?
You reach a room with a red cube that has a large chunk of HP. Once you hit it enemies will start spawning, with a new wave appearing every 10 seconds until the cube it killed. 
Additionally, every time the cube loses a chunk of health (Reticle colors when hovering over it change from red back to green) it will summon an extra wave of enemies. 
This means if you are able to quickly kill the pillar in only a few seconds, about 10 waves of enemies will spawn one after another with less than half a second in between waves.

Once the cube is destroyed, every enemy in the room is killed instantly.

Beating a Red Room for the first time and picking up the sphere where the cube was will unlock [[Combat#Combo|combo]] for your entire guild.

==Magic Furnace==
[[File:Magic furnace.png|75px|frameless|right]]
The magic furnace is occasionally found on floors throughout the tower. After interacting with the furnace, you can spend ore to craft an item from a list in the same way you can craft items from the magic anvil.

==Item Gambler [[File:Item_Gambler_One.png]]==
The item gambler is an NPC that is located behind certain cracked walls in the tower. Interacting with the item gambler brings up an interface that lets you select items from your inventory to offer up for a single new item. The more items you offer, the higher the chance you have for receiving a rarer item.

You are only able to gamble one time with the Item Gambler, meaning after gambling with the with him you will not be able to gamble with him again for the rest of the run.

With sealed cracks enabled you are still able to find the Item Gambler.

==Blood Altar [[File:Blood rite.png|50px|frameless]]==
The blood altar is a small round table found randomly in the tower when playing with the Witch Hunter DLC, limited to one per run (however 1 per run is not guaranteed).

Using the altar will ask the player if they wish to sacrifice 10% of their current HP for a random buff that scales up with ng level being played.

<code> (Effect + (Scaling * NG+ Level)). </code>

This buff will persist across multiple runs, lasting until the player dies. Once the player dies, the buff is lost and the sacrificed HP will return.

Using the Altar multiple times will reduce max health by 10% multiplicatively.

{| class="wikitable"
! Buff Name
! Effect
! Scaling
|-
| Beast
| Attack Power +30
| +3
|-
| Chosen
| Spell Power +30
| +3
|-
| Immortal
| Armor +25
| +2
|-
| Fey
| Resist +25
| +2
|-
| Order
| HP Regen +2
| +0.2
|-
| Crone
| Mana Regen +3
| +0.3
|}

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Encounters

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The dungeons of Hammerwatch have several reoccurring encounters to aid you on you quest.

==Elevators==
[[File:Elevator.jpg|130px|frameless|right]]
Using an elevator will allow you to send your money and ore back to town. [[Money]] is [[Town_Hall#Tax_Rate_Explained|taxed]] based on your current town hall level. The game will ask you for confirmation and show you how much you are actually sending back and at what tax rate.

If you activate the Miners' Strike Fountain fortune then all of the elevators will already be sent down, effectively creating an "all or nothing" scenario, as you would need to beat Thundersnow to receive any gold or ore from the run. The only other way to get anything back to town without winning is to have an Imp appear and allow you to send your gold to town tax free. This should not be relied upon, but can be a nice bonus if it happens in the Battlements.

==Springs [[File:springs.png]]==
A spring can spawn on any floor but there is usually one per Act on average. Using it will fully restore you to your max health and mana as well as fill any empty potion charges you might have. 
The only guaranteed spring in the game is directly before [[Acts#Act_5.2C_The_Chambers|Thundersnow]] on floor 2 of the Battlements.

If you are seeking to get the Potion Gulpers [[Guild_Hall#Guild_Achievements|achievement]] then the Unlimited Springs [[Fountain]] fortune can allow you to get all of them with a single fountain, all you have to do is drain a little mana or HP and drink a potion over and over, then refill at the spring.

If you are looking to get the Replenishers achievement then this fortune will not work, as the counter only ticks up when a spring is drained, and since the fortune prevents the spring from draining it will never tick up. It is recommended to start working on this achievement early as the highest tier of this achievement, use 500 wells, will take about 83 runs on average to complete if you make it all the way to the dragon each run, and use every fountain you come across.

==Monoliths [[File:monolith.gif]]==
These can be found in any act. Interacting with one will grant you a temporary buff. The rewards is random there is no way of knowing what you will get. 
Greater Insight cannot be gotten when you are at the max level you can reach in that run.
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
! colspan="4" | Shrine buffs
|-
| Icon
| Name
| Effect
| Duration
|-
| {{#slice:file=File:Monolith_Buffs.png|x=48px|y=48px|width=48px|height=48px}}
| Protective Powers
| -50% damage taken
| 10 minutes
|-
| {{#slice:file=File:Monolith_Buffs.png|x=144px|y=0px|width=48px|height=48px}}
| Incredible Strength
| x2 overall damage
| 5 minutes
|-
| {{#slice:file=File:Monolith_Buffs.png|x=0px|y=48px|width=48px|height=48px}}
| Greater Insight
| +100% experience
| 15 minutes
|-
| {{#slice:file=File:Monolith_Buffs.png|x=48px|y=0px|width=48px|height=48px}}
| Vigorous Restoration
| 20 HP a second
| 8 minutes
|-
| {{#slice:file=File:Monolith_Buffs.png|x=96px|y=0px|width=48px|height=48px}}
| Endless Potential
| Free skills
| 4 minutes
|-
| {{#slice:file=File:Monolith_Buffs.png|x=192px|y=0px|width=48px|height=48px}}
| Gold Fever
| +100% Gold gain
| 15 minutes
|-
| {{#slice:file=File:Monolith_Buffs.png|x=48px|y=144px|width=48px|height=48px}}
| Rapid Blows
| +50% Primary attack speed
| 8 minutes
|-
| {{#slice:file=File:Monolith_Buffs.png|x=0px|y=240px|width=48px|height=48px}}
| Sundering Strikes
| Ignore 50% of enemy Armor and Resistance
| 8 minutes
|-
| {{#slice:file=File:Monolith_Buffs.png|x=144px|y=96px|width=48px|height=48px}}
| Nimble Limbs
| +50% movement speed ([[Arena]] only)
| 30 seconds
|-
| {{#slice:file=File:Monolith_Buffs.png|x=192px|y=144px|width=48px|height=48px}}
| Fortuitous Events
| +5 Luck
| 8 minutes
|}

==Imps [[File:imp.gif]]==
Imps will show up in the dungeon at random times. After they have appeared they will stay for 1 minute before leaving. If you are able to get to them before they leave they will reward you with one of the following options.

*Send your gold to town tax free. Only happens for Non-Mercenaries.
*Refill your potions. Only when you don't have a full potion.
*Give you some gold. The amount received increases in later acts.
*Give you some ore. The amount received increases in later acts.
*Give you some experience. The amount received increases in later acts. Only happens when you're not at max level.
*Give you some keys. You will always receive one bronze, silver, and gold key with a chance of also receiving an ace key.
*Give you a random item of any rarity.
*[[File:PoP.png|link=]] Remove all of your curses. Only happens when you have any curses.

There is approximately a 15% chance for an imp to spawn on any given floor, increased to 30% with the Plentiful Gifts [[Fountain]] fortune. 
It is possible to have 0 imps spawn through an entire run, even with the fountain effect enabled, though if no floors are skipped the chance of the imp not spawning at all under these conditions would be: 0.7^16 = 0.3%.

The formula for how much gold the imp gives the player is:
<pre>
Gold = ((2^Act * 1250) + (NG*5000)) * (Gold_Gain + (0.2 * NG))
</pre>
The formula for how much ore the imp gives the player is:
<pre>
amount = (int(pow(1.55f, act) * 3 + 0.5f) + int(g_ngp * 2.0f + 0.5f)
</pre>

==Shops==
[[File:Shop3.jpg|200px|frameless|right]]
Shops can be found on the second or third floor of any [[Acts|Act]] in the tower and can only spawn once per act. In the [[Pyramid of Prophecy]] Shops can spawn on any floor, as there are no Red Rooms, skip portals, in the Pyramid.

Each shop has 5 items and can contain 2 more if you have have a [[Items#fancy_plume|Fancy Plume]] or have the Abundant Shops fortune from the [[Fountain]]. 
These can both stack giving 9 item choices at a single shop. At any given shop you can only purchase 3 of the items shown. [[Tavern#The Smirking Shopkeeper|The Smirking Shopkeep]] drink allows to purchase an additional one.

It is rare, but you can sometimes find duplicate items in the shop, usually if you pick up Fancy Plume after looking at the shop the first time, or if you bought it from the shop. Note that if you already have an item, you can NOT buy it from the shop again. If an item is both on the floor and in the shop, you must therefore buy the item first, then pick it up off the ground to have both. Duplicate items like this DO count towards set bonuses, unlike [[Magic Anvil|attuning]].

The [[Items#vendors_coin|Vendor's Coin]] will reduce the prices of items in the shops by 25%. [[Tavern#The Smirking Shopkeeper|The Smirking Shopkeep]] drink will increase the cost by 50% (only in dungeons).

The shops in each act give varying qualities of items. The following is the rarities that the shops can give in each act. Note that they have a chance to not give any items of the highest tier.
*Act 1: Common
*Act 2: Common, Uncommon
*Act 3: Common, Uncommon
*Act 4: Common, Uncommon, Rare
*Act 5: Common, Uncommon, Rare

Fancy Plume adds items to the shop based on the item rarities that are already in the shop. Not what it could potentially have. For example, If a shop in act 5 doesn't have any rare items and only has uncommon items, when the Fancy Plume is added to your inventory none of the extra items added to the shop will be rare.

==Graveyard==
[[File:Graveyard.jpg|180px|frameless|right]]
These only appear in multiplayer, and can appear on any non-boss floor. Any player interacting with it will remove the all soul links in the group. A graveyard can only appear if there is a soul link (color) that has not been cleared before. Thus one person should link those that die until a graveyard appears, then a different person should be the linker.

[[Acts#Act_6.2C_The_Battlements|The Battlements']] floor 2, left exit path, has a very high chance (90%+) of having a graveyard if you meet the conditions of one. As this is right before Thundersnow, this can be a crucial piece of aid, making victory easier.

==Portals and Red Rooms [[File:teleporter.gif]]==
These rectangular looking portals are the level skippers of the game. They are always found in the first level of every act and only spawn after you defeated the boss of that respective chapter at least once on that [[New Game Plus]] level.

Example: For the portal to appear in the Mines, you must kill the Stone Guardian. For it to appear in the Prison, you must defeat the Warden once.

What happens when I go in?
You reach a room with a red cube that has a large chunk of HP. Once you hit it enemies will start spawning, with a new wave appearing every 10 seconds until the cube it killed. 
Additionally, every time the cube loses a chunk of health (Reticle colors when hovering over it change from red back to green) it will summon an extra wave of enemies. 
This means if you are able to quickly kill the pillar in only a few seconds, about 10 waves of enemies will spawn one after another with less than half a second in between waves.

Once the cube is destroyed, every enemy in the room is killed instantly.

Beating a Red Room for the first time and picking up the sphere where the cube was will unlock [[Combat#Combo|combo]] for your entire guild.

==Magic Furnace==
[[File:Magic furnace.png|75px|frameless|right]]
The magic furnace is occasionally found on floors throughout the tower. After interacting with the furnace, you can spend ore to craft an item from a list in the same way you can craft items from the magic anvil.

==Item Gambler [[File:Item_Gambler_One.png]]==
The item gambler is an NPC that is located behind certain cracked walls in the tower. Interacting with the item gambler brings up an interface that lets you select items from your inventory to offer up for a single new item. The more items you offer, the higher the chance you have for receiving a rarer item.

You are only able to gamble one time with the Item Gambler, meaning after gambling with the with him you will not be able to gamble with him again for the rest of the run.

With sealed cracks enabled you are still able to find the Item Gambler.

==Blood Altar [[File:Blood rite.png|50px|frameless]]==
The blood altar is a small round table found randomly in the tower when playing with the Witch Hunter DLC, limited to one per run (however 1 per run is not guaranteed).

Using the altar will ask the player if they wish to sacrifice 10% of their current HP for a random buff that scales up with ng level being played.

<code> (Effect + (Scaling * NG+ Level)). </code>

This buff will persist across multiple runs, lasting until the player dies. Once the player dies, the buff is lost and the sacrificed HP will return.

Using the Altar multiple times will reduce max health by 10% multiplicatively.

{| class="wikitable"
! Buff Name
! Effect
! Scaling
|-
| Beast
| Attack Power +30
| +3
|-
| Chosen
| Spell Power +30
| +3
|-
| Immortal
| Armor +25
| +2
|-
| Fey
| Resist +25
| +2
|-
| Order
| HP Regen +2
| +0.2
|-
| Crone
| Mana Regen +3
| +0.3
|}

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Battlements

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Chambers

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Mines

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