Scape & Run: Project W

You can become a parasite, weakness to fire and splitting headache included. You can also hide and unhide, but you'll lose your chestplate slot if you aren't hiding.

• Hiding will prevent mobs that target parasites from targetting you. The inverse is also true: If you look like a parasite, they'll kill you like one too!
• You receive effects from Orbs as if you were a parasite.
• Mobs that normally target players but don't target parasites will still target you. Your new body hasn't obscured your rotten soul.
• Parasites will attack whatever you hit, or whatever hits you, given they can see you.
  • They may even strike preemtively if the enemy is targetting you.
  • Preventing the damage, usually through a Shield, will still cause them to attack.
• Your head can be severed using a strong sword hit, wiping your Adaptations and giving several debuffs.
  • Decapitation only has a 60% chance to proc, but that can be configured.
  • If you are burning (and don't have Fire Resistance), ANY sword hit can do this.

For Vagrants, Parasite Drops are obtained using Factories. That means you, presumeably.

The Factory:

Its Tier is determined on creation. If you want a stronger one, advance to a higher tier, then create it. You can turn it back into biomass by sneak right clicking while holding it (This will unbind it instead, if it is bound).

A Buglin Factory can always be crafted from an existing Factory.

Stores biomass, and can create parasites with it. Also has an item form, and can be created with its corresponding key (will cost 10 biomass by default, your health can be used as currency if you don't have enough). Holding SHIFT while hovering over the item will show a not-so-brief overview of its functionality. This can be disabled.

• Adding to that, parasites will remember what they used to be when evolving via natural means, so you can't farm biomass by just spawning a bunch of Rupters and waiting for Manglers. The extra is taxed.

Parasites created by factories will attribute kills to their creator, or the nearest parasite player if they can't remember, and cannot be stored by Dispatchers. They additionally cannot contribute points via the Merge System, or by despawning.

Factories will spawn parasites at the position of whatever they are targetting, if possible. You'll know if its willing based on it making a different ambient sound.

Can be bound to a parasite to make more of it. Or not. Spawned parasites inherit the custom name of the Factory, if applicable.

In its item form, it can be used to convert parasites of its tier to biomass. It will do this passively to lower-tier parasites nearby, if bound to one, or upgrade them if it is bound to the upgrade output (e.x. a Mangler factory will upgrade nearby Rupters).

Does not deal contact damage.

Can eat food on the ground. Items can also be given to it in exchange for evolution points or a different item in return. Most trades will produce Parasite Biome equivalents for existing blocks, and vice versa, with a special tooltip to indicate that something isn't quite right with the output (just flavor text).

Showing it a clock (Bloody Clock or vanilla clock) will show the current Evolution Phase and number of Evolution Points. It also mentions the Phase Cooldown, if one is active. The Bloody Clock will show this information regardless of whether a Factory is involved.

Releases withering clouds when attacked, and eventually orbs, scaling in size and strength with its tier.

Can adapt to damage if it is Primitive tier (Tier 2) or higher.

Parasites might congregate around it. They like your handiwork.

Preeminent (tier 5) or higher tier factories need a Colony nearby in order to make parasites.

Displays its bound parasite's spawn item. The mod looks for these by searching for an item with the following id: {modid}:itemmobspawner_{Classname, without the Entity, and all lowercase}.

(Except for the Crux, it has an override)

The Latch:

Requires Assimilated Tier (Tier 1) by default

Acts as more of a weapon than its own mob. Pressing its corresponding key will launch one out at whatever you are facing.

Forces you to unhide when created.

For parasites, it will apply effects and act as a leash, preventing whatever it is attached to from being picked up by a Dispatcher.

Also allows you to store a single parasite. Sneak while retracting it to store whatever you're connected to.

When it catches on fire, so will you.

For enemies, it will attack and convert those it kills. Its damage scales with the tier and attack damage stat of its bearer, and its Minimum Damage with scale with the former.

Can adapt to damage if its bearer is Primitive tier (Tier 2) or higher.

Damage Adaptation! You can adapt to damage sources starting from Primitive Tier (2) onwards, and the quality of and amount of adaptations increases with Corpse Bloom.

• • Adaptations for parasite players can be cleared by severing their secondary head, using a sword.
    • Mobs can do this too, so watch out!
• Orbs! You can release an Orb starting from Adapted Tier (3) onwards, which applies effects to parasites and enemies alike, or even yourself! The effect list is fully configurable, abiding by SRP's standard.
  • Parasite player orbs also have the unique ability to diffuse any beneficial effects their bearers have to other parasites in range. This is configurable too.
• Via the Leer ability, you can direct parasites to move to a specific place, or attack a specific target.
  • Past Pure Tier (4), it will even spawn Seizers!
• Leaping! You can leap in the direction you are facing if standing on the ground or in water, starting from Assimilated Tier (1).
  • This can be used to clear heights or distances, or just to swim faster.
  • Timing a jump with the leap allows you to go somewhat farther, at the cost of height.
• Fall Reduction starting from Primitive Tier (2) onwards.
  • Also reduces damage from collisions, such as that of an Elytra.
  • If the distance fallen is below a threshold, no damage is taken.
• Certain SRP potion effects will be hotswapped on application (Corrosive, etc.), they don't even get the chance to be applied. This is configurable.
  • You are also immune to a few effects, by default Viral, Poison, and Hunger are on the no-fly list, since parasites are already immune to these.
• A somewhat crippling fear of certain items, mostly fire-related.
• You can see what mobs have COTH, but only if you are a parasite. The effect is different if they are fully infected.
  • You can also see what parasites you made, provided you are holding a Factory.
• A new HUD overlay that shows biomass count, bloom level (the swelling "heart"), Evolution Points contributed, whether you are hiding with an eye icon (and can toggle that state, the lock icon), and your current stored parasite, if you have one.
  •  It also shows the status of several special abilities, such as the Latch.
• A new GUI for managing Adaptations and Phase Boosters. There's also a slot for parasitic armor to configure its Adaptations as well.
• A leveling system ("Corpse Bloom", name pending) that gates interacting with higher tier parasites behind Evolution Point contributions, among other things. You advance by adding points via killing or infecting mobs (There should be a points contributed counter and bar on the HUD, the milestones are the same as Evolution Phases), but you cannot advance past the current Evolution Phase number (if you're higher than the phase, it won't get taken away, don't worry). The lightning effect that Adapteds use will occur for you if you advance, along with some dialogue. All of this is confugrable.
  • Bloom, along with biomass, is reset to 0 when you die. Points contributed, however, will stay.
    • If a Colony is present, death will instead devolve you (subtract 1) and be prevented. You'll need to wait a bit for it to come back.
  • You cannot interact (dissolve, upgrade, bind Factories to) with parasites above your level.
  • Parasites below your level will follow you around, if you aren't hiding. They can be distracted by something to kill. This can be disabled in the configs.
  • Stage IV Beckons will automatically upgrade you to Tier 4 (Pures). This is configurable, and the buff is lost when you die.
• Optional stat scaling (health, armor, damage) for parasite players, by default applying SRP's global parasite scaling (can be disabled), but player-specific variables are also provided. They can stack, too!
• Four new attributes for pack developers, melee and projectile variants for Percentage Damage and Minimum damage.
  • srpcotesia.meleePercentageDamage and srpcotesia.projectilePercentageDamage deal a percentage of an attack's damage as True Damage. 0.3 would correspond to 30% of damage added.
  • srpcotesia.meleeMinimumDamage and srpcotesia.projectileMinimumDamage deal a flat amount of True Damage.
  • The resulting calculation becomes (amount * percentDamage) + minimumDamage
• Hunger is disabled for parasite players by default, eating nutritious food grants biomass instead. Biomass is used to heal too, but only if you haven't been hit recently.
• The Guandao, a modular parasite-specific weapon type that strengthens nearby allies, reducing damage they take and increasing damage they deal. The weapon is designed to make sure the user is actively fighting alongside their parasites.
  • The weapon has long reach and a weak AOE attack. Attacking a mob, or a parasite nearby, will coat the mob in incense, increasing damage dealt via Tag Damage.
  • This weapon is composed of a blade and a coating.
    • The blade determines defensive effects. It is made from a set few materials.
    • The coating determines Tag Damage. It can be made from tool materials you may be more familiar with, like Iron or Diamond. Some even have special effects!
• Brew Sacs, throwable splash potion-esque weapons which apply effects and, if certain effects are added, deal damage, as well as the Osmosis to modify them.
  • Right click on the Osmosis with a Brew Sac to put it in. From there, right click with a viable reagent and it will begin brewing (you'll see flame particles emanate from it. Don't worry, it can't burn you). Once the reagent disappears, you can take out the brew (or add another reagent, your choice).
  • The reagent is shown on the little island, with the current stored brew below.
  • Reagents will have a special tooltip added to indicate what they do, mentioning the Osmosis.
• Guandao-specific enchantments.
  • Diffusion - Causes the holder's potion effects to be applied to any parasites buffed.
  • Hive Protection - Analogous to the vanilla Protection enchantment, applies to all parasites buffed. Goes up to level 6 instead of 4, since only one book is needed. Level 6 is identical to having Protection IV on every armor piece.
    • Also has an Advanced variant if Rin's So Many Enchantments is installed. Twice as strong, with an extra 3% damage reduction per level on top.
• Factory-specific enchantments.
  • Fluidity - Make parasites faster. 10% reduced production time per level, up to 50% at level 5.
  • Dense Tissue - Raise Maximum Health for created parasites by 20% per level, up to level 5.
  • Flaying - Raise Attack Damage for created parasites by 10% per level, up to level 5.
  • Tachysensia - Raise Movement Speed by 15% per level, up to level 4.
  • Bulwark - Adds 6 Armor and 3 Armor Toughness per level for created parasites, up to level 5.
  • Undying - Treasure enchantment, Causes Factories to drop themselves upon death, rather than being lost forever.
  • Cunning - Treasure enchantment, Parasites deal extra Minimum Damage, which pierces most forms of defense. Increases Minimum Damage by 2 per level, up to 10 damage at level 5.
  • Virulent, Berzerking, Breaching, and Deviantive - Causes parasites to take on the normally randomized custom variants. Some have special stats, others apply effects, and a minor few are purely cosmetic.
    • Virulent is a Treasure enchantment.
  • Throwing - Causes Kyphosis to throw nearby parasites at enemies. The parasites will receive Rage II for 10 seconds.
  • Acid Bath - Treasure enchantment, Substantially increases the size of acidic Nades produced by the Wraith.
• Masticator-specific enchantments.
  • Rarefaction - Reduces the chance to consume a Fetid Canister by 10% per level, up to 50% at level 5.
• Several new blocks to mess around with.
  • The "Crafting Table" will damage non-parasites that attempt to use it.
  • The Hijacked Enchanting Table trades in its randomness for sourcing enchantments from neighboring chunks. Obtained by using an Enchanting Table on a Gnat.
    • Enchantments cost both biomass and experience. Lapis is used to increase the enchantment's level.
    • Can enchant items that are already enchanted, at an increased XP cost.
    • A Bleeding Tome can be used to record enchantments for a set of chunks. Once recorded, any table it is placed in can apply those enchantments!
  • The Rotted Bookshelf increases enchanting power by twice the normal amount, and parasites won't infect it. Obtained by trading a Bookshelf with a factory.
  • The Gloom Torch mimics a normal torch, except that its shine will not prevent parasite spawns.
    • Parasites won't break it as a result. The same applies to any adjacent light sources, Gloom or not.
    • This might be problematic for servers, so the effect can be configured/disabled.
    • Light sources from this mod need to be at the same y level (or 1 block below) as whatever is spawning. On the ground or in it, although low on the wall is fine as well. This reduces the amount of blocks to check per each spawn attempt.
  • There is also a block variant, the Dread Lamp, crafted using a Gloom Torch and Chitin, that emits no particles and a full level 15 light level. Someone said the Jack-o-Lantern was better, so here we are.
    • Chitin is made using Hivesteel and Longarms Armor Fragments. Put the Hivesteel in the center, and surround it with 4 fragments. Hivesteel is what happens when the Parasite Biome infects metallic/gemstone blocks, and is from base SRP. Chitin is also tougher than Obsidian!
  • The Beckon Harbringer can be used to make a Beckon via Right Click. It works similarly to a Dispatcher Nidus, but it doesn't collect kills on its own; you will have to supply them yourself. It will take 160 biomass to make a Beckon with this block, and there needs to be no others nearby.
    • You can do the same thing with a Dispatcher Nidus too, actually.
  • The Dendritus is a special block that can augment Dispatchers to allow parasites to phase through walls instead of breaking them. This can be used to protect your base from parasites destroying it.
    • You can give it to the Dispatcher directly, or place it below it and Right Click it.
  • The Reclamation Table is a special receptacle which can be used to send parasite drops/equipment somewhere else in exchange for Experience.
    • Simply drop the items on top of the block, then right click it and spend a mandatory 50 biomass shipping fee, and you'll get experience in return depending on the items sent over.
    • The block will only accept 16 individual item stacks at a time.
  • The Well Sealer is a non-parasitic block that damages nearby Wells, an Armageddon-related mechanic.
  • Salted Blocks are a set of infectious blocks formed when Creeping Salt, an Armageddon mechanic, interact with parasitic blocks. Don't touch them!
  • The Saltine is a special Creeping Salt block that serves as the main source of the infection.
  • The Clutch is a non-parasitic explosive that destroys Salted Blocks.
  • The Bounty is an ambient non-parasitic block (like the Node or Colony Cores) which communicates the identity of known Vagrants (any parasitic player) to Enhanced Mobs within its active range. A special sound will play when this is placed.
    • These can be very dangerous if not taken care of. It is hostile to parasites!
    • Enhanced Mobs will place these past Ante 4 once they have encountered a Vagrant and are left alone for too long.
    • Using an EMF Reader on an Enhanced Mob will allow you to locate it, provided one is active.
      • It may be safer to just explore areas you have previously visited.
  • The Lithograph is a non-parasitic block that processes Remnants into Chip Fragments, which are used in crafting. Remnants from 5 different mobs are necessary to create the fragments.
  • Cartilage is a dark, spongey block that can be made in bulk from Hivesoil/Visceral Mud/Hivestone and Altered Tendons. The Parasite Biome will not spread to it, so it can be used to encapsulate certain areas you don't want infected.
    • It is somewhat toxic to non-parasites, rarely giving Bleeding to those nearby.
• A bunch of mixins to make sure you and the new parasites don't get shanked by your new colleagues.
• The inability to attack parasites, given you're one of them. You also can't use Carcasses or Lures, but you probably predicted that.
• Several new items.
  • The Living Pick-Axe can be obtained by trading a Living Axe and 75 biomass with a Factory. It works on most tool types, and has a 75% chance to degrade armor by 5% each hit. It also harvests most parasite blocks at twice the speed, and Chitin even faster.
    • Parasitic blocks do not drain durability. 
    • The Sentient variant has a 100% chance to degrade armor and is generally stronger across the board.
  • The Living Scalpel decreases the biomass cost for salvaging parasite drops from Factories, and can be obtained via trading Infested Soil or Hivesoil along with 10 biomass with a Factory. The Looting enchantment will also increase the yield if this tool is used.
  • The Ghastly Bandage heals a parasite for 5 health on use. Crafted using a Blood Lotus and Rupter Viscera.
  • Dirty Needles are stackable offensive syringes. While they can't be thrown, hitting enemies with them will vastly accelerate COTH infection, breaking it in the process. They can be made from Assimilated Flesh, Rupter Viscera, and glass.
    • Only one is needed to fully infect a viable mob. 
    • The glass can be replaced with Hivesoil or Infested Soil, which will net more per craft.
  • The Scorned Pearl is a special item which can be used in the offhand when using a Carcass. It will lower the Evolution Phase by the central Lure's stage. It requires a Nether Star, four Factory Innards, and four Ender Pearls to craft.
  • The Callous Chip is a crafting material created from 9 Chip Fragments. The fragments are created using a Lithograph. Having Callous Chips in your inventory will give you the Yielding effect.
  • Remnants are special discs (not of the music variety) which drop from Enhanced Mobs past Ante 5. They are personalized to the mob that drops them.
  • The Signal Jammer is an item which disables multiple of the special abilities of any Enhanced Mobs in range when used. It requires a Callous Chip and 4 Iron Ingots.
  • The Well Magnet is a special item which teleports the nearest Well to within 100 blocks of the user. It requires, among other things, a Wither Remnant. That drops from an Enhanced Wither.
  • The Tally Counter is an item that reports the current value of **Ante**.
  • The EMF Reader is an item that tracks the location of Bounties, much like a compass. You need to use it on an Enhanced Mob to bind it, however.
  • The Salt Compass is an item that tracks the location of the nearest **Graduate Saltine**.
  • The Electroreceptor is a tool which prints the Killcount of a parasite when used on it.
  • The Masticator is a flamethrower-esque tool that spews infectious miasmic clouds using Fetid "Canisters", infesting blocks and generating Evolution Points past Phase Four. It is made through trading a Living Core to a Factory, and then giving the resulting item to a Stage I Beckon. The canisters are crafted using Beckon Membranes and High-tier parasite parts.
    • It can be upgraded into The Consecrator via a Stage IV Beckon in the Parasite Biome, spreading Parasite Biome blocks (and the biome itself if in range of a Node) instead of Beckon blocks.
      • Sneaking causes it to create Beckon blocks instead.
  • The Bleeding Tome is a utility item for use in a Hijacked Enchanting Table. When placed in its designated slot, it will record the enchantments that the table displays. A tome with enchantments recorded will instead allow the table to apply those enchantments.
    • It can be reset via any crafting grid.
  • The Pact is a useable item which removes all parasites in the world, excluding Nexus versions and a few others. If enough non-player-sourced parasites are removed, a Scent Gland will be formed that references them. An Evolution Cooldown will be set upon usage. The item is crafted from Pristine Matter, a Beckon Harbringer, Noxious Brains, and Beckon Membranes.
    • Attacking a mob with the gland will spawn a Scent to unleash the referenced parasites.
    • Sneaking while using the item will prevent its consumption, and the creation of the Scent Gland. It also doesn't apply the Evolution Cooldown.
    • A Resolute variant can be crafted with the original and a Dispatcher Membrane. This emulates the Sneaking behavior regardless of whether or not you are sneaking; no consumption, Evolution Cooldown, or Scent Gland to its name.
  • The Dismissal Wand will remove any parasite it is used on. Only works for Vagrants, or any player in Creative Mode. Crafted from Beckon Membranes and Altered Tendons.
  • The Bloodstained Saddle is an item which allows some parasites to be ridden. Control is identical to that of a Horse, minus any bucking behavior, and generally much faster. It is obtained by trading a Saddle with a Factory. The following parasites can be ridden:
    • Assimilated/Feral Horse, Pig
    • Primitive/Adapted Reeker, Summoner
    • Adapted Yelloweye
    • Monarch
    • Light Bomber
    • Overseer
    • Bogle
    • Wraith
  • The Nidus Accumulator records any kills that its bearer (or parasites they created) perform. Once it records 15 kills, it will transform into a Dispatcher Nidus.
  • Nature's Mockery  is an item that stores any kills that its bearer (or parasites they created) perform. Each kill can be extracted for 3 biomass each, or 5 biomass each if all 10 are collected.
  • The Well Divining Rod is a non-parasitic tool that emits sparks in the direction of Wells.
  • The Tally Counter is an item that reports the current value of Ante.
  • The Salt Compass is an item that tracks the location of the nearest Graduate Saltine.
  • Frayed Wires are drops of Enhanced Mobs. Used for crafting, and past Ante 5 harmful in the inventory.
  • Ruinous Salt is a fragment of a Creeping Salt block, obtained when they are broken. Used for crafting, and harmful in the inventory.
  • The Vagrant Divining Rod emits red mist in the direction of the nearest Parasite Player (or Vagrant).
  • The Putrid Unit and Mortifying Tentacle are two new parasite drops only obtainable via Factory salvaging parasite drops from Feral and Preeminent parasite factories, respectively.
  • The Soulless Core is a special Living Core sapped of its lifeforce. If Hermit's Arsenal is installed, it can be used to obtain Living Core variants from that mod.
  • The Enhancement Wand is a Creative Mode-exclusive item that causes any mob it is used on to become an Enhanced Mob.
  • The Blighted Mirror will, while held, reveal the location of any Beckons or Dispatchers close enough to be rendered.
  • The Macabre Pearl can be used to force parasites you made to follow you. It can be crafted from Rupter Viscera and an Ender Pearl. The item is not consumed in the process.
    • Sneaking while using the item will cause it to teleport all parasites it was used on to the bearer. This has a short cooldown.
    • Holding the item shows you parasites that have been marked by it.
  • The Faustian Note works similarly to the Trustworthy Note, without the Evolution Phase restriction. Parasite Players can make this by trading either a Book or a Trustworthy Note with a Factory. It also tracks your current amount of points contributed, increasing the amount that other Parasite Player start with!
  • Factory Innards are dropped by Factories and Parasite Players whenever they die. It is advised that Parasite Players destroy these drops whenever they can, as it may be used against them later. This item won't drop if the death was environmental.
• Parasitic equipment can be repaired by sneaking near a Primitive or Adapted Summoner. An Overseer can also do this. 
  • This only applies to the equipment in your main hand. If you want to repair your armor, you'll have to do it one piece at a time.
• Factories can be used to create drops for parasites using biomass, since as a member of the Hive you can't kill them.
  • Simply right click with a sword, or the Living Scalpel if you want a discount.
  • Some parasites have extra drops exclusive to this mechanic:
    • Bogle, Haunter, Wraith - Mortifying Tentacle
    • Bogle - Bogle Charge
    • Stage III/IV Beckon - Pristine Matter
    • Any Feral - Putrid Unit
    • Assimilated/Feral Enderman - Ender Pearl
    • Assimilated/Feral Cow - Leather
    • Assimilated/Feral Horse - Leather
    • Asssimilated/Feral Sheep - Wool and String
    • Host and Herd - Bone
• Assimilated Ender Dragon breath can be collected in a bottle.
• New Potion Effects:
  • Scrying, a new potion effect which scales Evolution Points gained on kill based on a mob's experience drop. Usually granted with a thrown Brew Sac.
  • Phasing, a new potion effect which makes parasites phase through walls to reach their target.
  • Recuperation, a new potion effect which heals once a second, the amount scales with the amplifier. Usually granted by the Latch.
  • Antibodies, a new potion effect which immunizes against several negative potion effects, provided its amplifier is high enough. Applied by Yelloweye/Wraith nades, or from the Latch. The list is configurable.
  • Dazed, a negative potion effect which stuns whatever is afflicted, pausing AI in its tracks. Used during this mod's cutscene.
  • Gravity, a negative potion effect that slams its target onto the ground, dealing substantial damage on impact. The damage dealt does not scale with distance fallen.
  • Yielding, a negative potion effect that causes percentage-maximum-health true damage to be dealt each time the afflicted takes damage from a living entity. Past a certain amplifier, ANY damage dealt will proc it.
  • Clotting, a negative potion effect that prevents healing entirely.
  • Trauma, a negative potion effect that marks a mob for death. If it reaches a high enough amplifier, you WILL die.