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Roots
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General
Type
Biome

The Roots is one of the two possible second biomes in PEAK (the other being the Tropics). It follows the Shore and precedes either the Alpine or the Mesa, depending on the map seed. It is comprised of a redwood forest infested with mushrooms.

Reaching the top and lighting the campfire dispels the fog wall blocking access to the next biome and grants all living Scouts the Forestry Badge Forestry Badge if they haven't already obtained it.

When playing on the Peak Ascent or higher, the Fog will eventually start rising in this biome.

Features

Redwood Trees

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Redwood Trees with thick trunks and conical crowns appear in the Roots. Small natural shelf fungi can be found scattered upon their trunks. They often feature wooden platforms you can stand on, and can have Bounce Fungi Bounce Fungi Cloud Fungi Cloud Fungi, and Shelf Fungi Shelf Fungi to pick up. The trees' canopies are standable locations, which can be useful for traversal.

Redwood Stumps

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  • Hollow trunk honeycomb.jpg

Redwood Stumps appear all around the Roots. Some of these stumps are hollow, with an entrance at the bottom and top. These hollow stumps may contain a Honeycomb Honeycomb.

Vines

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Vines can be found throughout the Roots that connect various points on the mountain. They can be grappled onto similar to ropes ropes, taking very little stamina while doing so. Moving along the vines takes some stamina, but much less than climbing. Hanging on a vine without moving drains stamina at a very slow rate.

Shroomberries Shroomberries can sometimes be found growing on vines.

Giant Shelf Fungi

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Giant Shelf Fungi can be found growing on the trees and on the climb in the Roots. They act as platforms to help scouts maneuver the biome.

Giant Bounce Fungi

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Giant Bounce Fungi can be found all throughout the Roots. Landing on the top of one will bounce a scout and restore a small amount of stamina, identically to a Bounce Fungus Bounce Fungus.

Water

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Water can be found covering the lowest parts of the Roots. Scouts' movement speed is reduced while wading through the water.

Waterfalls

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Waterfalls can also spawn in the Tropics. The water may make it harder to see the terrain behind it, but otherwise waterfalls are completely benign. Touching the water will knock a Scout over for a couple of seconds without doing any damage.

Hazards

Hazard Image Description
Wind Roots wind.jpg Wind is the main environmental hazard in the Roots, unique to the biome, and the counterpart of the Rain in the Tropics. Periodically, it will begin to gust, pushing all physics objects to either the left or right side of the biome, somewhat similar to how Tornadoes work in the Mesa. Additionally, while a player is affected by wind, their stamina consumption is increased.[confirmation needed]
Bridges Roots Bridge.png Bridges connect some tree platforms together. Each bridge has a weight limit from 1-5. If a number of Scouts equal to or greater than the weight limit stand on a bridge, it will break after a few seconds.
Mushroom Spore Clouds Roots spores outside.jpg Mushroom Spore Clouds are areas of glowing pink fog that inflict Spores Spores as players remain within them. When the wind is blowing, the clouds will temporarily dissipate. Found within these areas are glowing pink mushrooms. However, these mushrooms are non-interactive, and deal no additional Spores Spores damage to the players.
Evil Bounce Fungi Evil Bounce Fungus.png Evil Bounce Fungi are similar to Giant Bounce Fungi, with a more purple, cracked appearance. Landing on one will bounce you as usual, and will additionally apply Spores 5 Spores each bounce. They only generate in the Clearcut variant.
Spore Bombshrooms Roots bombshroom.jpg Spore Bombshrooms can usually be found on the ground, especially near the edges. They explode upon contact, releasing a purple gas cloud that inflicts Spores Spores on any Scouts caught in it. The cloud dissipates after a certain amount of time or when the wind blows.
Explosive Bombshrooms Bombshroom closeup.png Explosive Bombshrooms can be found on the ground or on the cliffs. They explode upon contact, sending Scouts flying in the direction they came in. They are primarily yellow with splotches of green all over them.
Beetles Beetle.jpg Beetles are a creature players can encounter in the climb of the Roots. They chase scouts and attempt to throw them, without dealing damage themselves.
Spiders Spider closeup.jpg Spiders are an enemy found hanging from the trees and cliffs of the Roots. They grab careless scouts, dealing Web Web and a significant amount of Poison Poison. Throwing objects at spiders, on hit, will stun them for a period of time, allowing scouts to pass by beneath completely unharmed.
Zombies Zombie run.jpg Zombies are enemies found throughout the Roots on Peak ascent or higher. They chase and climb after scouts, biting them and inflicting Spores Spores until they die. Much like the Scoutmaster, activating the campfire will cause them to die.


Food

The following natural foods can be found in the Roots:

Variants

Variant Weight Image Description
Default 100 Roots Default.JPG The default generation of Roots
Bomb Beetle 25 Roots Bomb Beetle.jpg Significantly more Beetles and Explosive Bombshrooms generate.
Cave Mania 10 Roots Cave Mania.jpg Rock formations generate in the center of the biome. Generation generally creates more caves.
Clearcut 25 Roots Clearcut.jpg No redwood trees generate on the approach, being replaced by a significant amount of Giant Bounce Fungi. Evil Bounce Fungi also generate.
Deep Water 25 Roots Deep Water.jpg The water at the bottom of the biome is deeper and has a red hue. Less trees generate in the center of the biome. More Waterfalls generate. The water will constantly inflict Spores Spores to any scouts in contact with it.
Deep Woods 25 Roots Deep Woods.jpg Significantly more trees generate, creating a very dense forest.


Gallery

  • A spore emitter found inside a spore cloud.
    A spore emitter found inside a spore cloud.
  • Glowing pink mushrooms can be seen growing throughout the biome.
    Glowing pink mushrooms can be seen growing throughout the biome.
  • A cavity in a redwood tree.
    A cavity in a redwood tree.
  • The top of the Roots.
    The top of the Roots.
  • The campfire at the very top of the biome, surrounded by large mushrooms.
    The campfire at the very top of the biome, surrounded by large mushrooms.
  • A large group of Beetles pushing around the same scout in the Bomb Beetle variant.
    A large group of Beetles pushing around the same scout in the Bomb Beetle variant.

Patch history

Peak Badge.png 1.40.a (2025-11-05): Introduced.

Peak Badge.png 1.44.a (2025-11-13):

  • Fixed an issue where Scouts in a ragdoll state would bounce off mushrooms way too high.
  • Fixed an issue where a spawn point could spawn a Zombie more than once if an old one died, resulting in some comedic infinite spawns if the spawned Zombie ragdolled off a cliff.

Peak Badge.png 1.45.a (2025-11-17):

  • The Roots now has biome variants. You know how sometimes the Tropics is freaky and full of more bombs than usual? We did a pass like that to the Roots.
  • Thickened giant mushroom colliders to make it less likely to get stuck in them when falling from a great height.
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