Desolate Forest
Description
Desolate Forest is an intro stage.
Environment Log
Crashing into a verdant field isn't the worst outcome. I can see lush, rolling hills and strange castles built into mountains. There are foreign species patrolling the grasslands and bizarre housing foundations erected along worn footpaths. I've seen lizards who walk like men and otherworldly stone creatures infused by blazing lights. They seem docile and intelligent, passing by one another with little interaction, but their stiffened postures leave me wary. There's so much culture here for an undocumented planet. There's so much history to these buildings, but their construction doesn't make any sense. Rebar and concrete make up juvenile fabrications, accompanied by worn bricks gathered from ancient castles just meters away. Tree stumps and dead branches litter the landscape as if a forest was felled. But decay settled on this garden long ago... How do you get to concrete before raising a single village? Red sparks dance in the distant sky. I don't know what I'm hoping for.
Monsters
Enemies
Standard
After looping:
Bosses
Standard
Variants
There are 6 variants of Desolate Forest that are randomly selected from upon entering the stage. Open full images for proper viewing!
The first variant of Desolate Forest. Unlockables and Secrets
The second variant of Desolate Forest. Unlockables and Secrets
The third variant of Desolate Forest. Unlockables and Secrets
The fourth variant of Desolate Forest. Unlockables and Secrets
The fifth variant of Desolate Forest. Unlockables and Secrets
The sixth variant of Desolate Forest. Unlockables and Secrets
Secrets
Artifacts
Artifact of Honor
- Found in Stage Variant #1, #2 and #3 [Any Ruleset]
On Stage Variant #3, on the top left side of the map to the right of the waterfall, there's a blue root in the floor.
Location of the artifact highlighted in the red rectangle
Artifact of Cognation
- Found in Stage Variant #4 [Modern Ruleset]
Hidden vine on the right side of Stage Variant #4.
Puzzle where two buttons need to be activated. Once they are both activated, a
Desecrated Rock Golem will spawn that must be defeated to reveal the Artifact of Cognation at the Artifact Portal.
Logs
Stage Variant #1
At the center of Stage Variant #1 there is a hidden vine leading to the log.
Stage Variant #2
At the center of Stage Variant #2 through a secret passage.
Stage Variant #3
On the right side of Stage Variant #3, next to two vines and a geyser, there are two secret passages to follow leading to the log.
Stage Variant #4
On the far left side of Stage Variant #4, there is a hidden root leading to the log.
Stage Variant #5
At the center of Stage Variant #5 through a secret passage.
Stage Variant #6
On the far left side of Stage Variant #6, there is secret passage and a hidden vine leading to the log.
Prisms
Commando Prism (Pyrite)
- The prism can only be found on Stage Variant #3. On the far left side of the map, there's a blue root in the floor. Climb down it to reach a small alcove with the prism in it.
Location of the prism highlighted in the red rectangle
Trivia
- Desolate Forest and Dried Lake share the same epithet, Ground Zero. This is the only example of stages sharing an epithet throughout the whole game.
- Additionally, Desolate Forest and Dried Lake are the only two stages that share their epithet with stages from Risk of Rain 2 (Distant Roost, Titanic Plains, Siphoned Forest and Verdant Falls).
Version History
- Changes the following stage variants to fix abnormalities: Ancientvalley 2, Desolate Forest 3 & 5, Hivecluster 1 & 3, Riskofrain 2, Temple of the Elders 1
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