Forsaken Tower - Revision history

Xorekle1: /* The Forsaken Tower */

2024-05-10T15:44:48Z

The Forsaken Tower

Xorekle1: Xorekle1 moved page Acts to Forsaken Tower: to "match" the formattting of the other expansions

2024-05-10T15:40:09Z

Xorekle1 moved page Acts to Forsaken Tower: to "match" the formattting of the other expansions

KellyFromSales at 16:56, 26 February 2021

2021-02-26T16:56:47Z

KellyFromSales: /* Great Threat */

2020-11-07T02:44:02Z

Great Threat

Zoibs: /* New Game Plus Changes */

2019-06-22T23:39:02Z

New Game Plus Changes

Zoibs: /* Ritual Phase */

2019-06-22T23:38:03Z

Ritual Phase

Zoibs: /* Boss: The Watcher */

2019-06-22T23:36:42Z

Boss: The Watcher

Playmoarnow: /* Act 6, The Battlements */

2019-05-12T15:06:37Z

Act 6, The Battlements

Playmoarnow: re-ranked sections. golem -> guardian, other updates

2019-04-28T02:36:58Z

re-ranked sections. golem -> guardian, other updates

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Playmoarnow: /* Act 6, The Battlements */ bridge pic, updated

2019-04-08T04:26:18Z

Act 6, The Battlements: bridge pic, updated

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 =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=
+=General Overview=
 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.<br>
 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.

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 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.
 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.
 ===Great Threat===

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 ===Great Threat===
-The great threat for the Chambers are 4 groups of albino bats that swarm the nearest player. These waves spawn from the corners of the map and can sometimes cause some lag for the players. More bats spawn in multiplayer and on NG+, both increases stacking.
+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.
-Additionally in NG++, the bats will start firing slow and short range projectiles at the player like other bats so in NG++.
+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.
-This is one of the easier to deal with great threats for most classes as all that is required is to keep moving and the bats have very little chance to hit the player.
+{{#sprite:file=File:Bosses.png|column=4|row=0}}
 ==Boss: Vampire Lord==
 '''Monster type: Undead'''

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 ===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 it.
+* 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

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 Each of the four rituals also has an extra effect while the player waits out the timer:
-* Malign Transformation - The wedge of the floor will glow red and deal damage to anyone standing on it
+* 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

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 * 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 - The walls will shift around. Anything that is crushed by a wall will take TONS of damage
+* Malign Transformation - The wedge of the floor will glow red and deal damage to anyone standing on it
 * Blood Pact - All the eyes will have the blood-lust buff increasing their speed and damage
-* Embrace the Dark - The arena will get dark except for around the book
+* 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
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 ===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.
+* 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 it.
 * 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.<br>
-NG+++: New attack: Rapid fire spikes. These spikes to 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]].
+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=

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 ===Act 6, The Battlements ===
-The Battlements are 2 large floors of bridges set that contains a significant amount of diamonds and chests. The monsters on the floors are the 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 exactly the same layout, but what sections collapse vary per run with the exception of one: The top left exit will be blocked off if the players have 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.
+[[File:BattlementsBridge.jpg|300px|frameless|right]]
 You can only access half of the second floor per run, depending which exit you take from the first. The left exit has a very high chance of spawning a [[Encounters#Graveyard|Graveyard]] if any players are soul linked. It is not guaranteed however.
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 **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.
+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.
 ====New Game Plus Changes====