Asphalt Mines
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Rubble encases this abandoned mine where ancient tribes siphoned the black blood for their own inscrutable purposes.
The Asphalt Mines are a location at the northern edge of the world map, just east of the Six Day Stilt. Most levels contain a large amount of
asphalt pools and many scattered pools of
oil.
Floors
Strata | Name |
---|---|
0 | surface |
1-4 | upper shafts |
5-8 | middle shafts |
9-12 | deep shafts |
13-17 | Darkunder |
18 | City of Bones |
19 | Great Sea |
20-25 | Tunnels of Ur |
26-30 | Swilling Vast |
Surface
The surface zone of the asphalt mines is populated by snapjaws. It may also be populated by other random or legendary creatures.[citation needed]
Asphalt mines, Strata 1-18
All floors of the asphalt mines will have scattered loot laying around. This loot varies randomly but may include: arrows, ammo, scrap, cooking ingredients, steel or carbide weapons, steel or ape fur armor, tonics, and more. Creatures in this area include:
eyeless crabs,
fire snouts,
drillbots,
albino apes,
quillipedes,
eyeless king crabs,
humors,
Very rarely: boulderers,
brainers,
luminaries and
Mechanimist pilgrims
Middle Shafts, Stratum 5
Level 5 of the Asphalt Mines will always contain some ancient bones with all of the following guaranteed items:[1]
laser pistol
solar cell
floating glowsphere
basic toolkit
- five servings of
canned Have-It-All
- one random
data disk
The Great Sea, Strata 19
Level 19 is a level called The Great Sea. Every tile that is not occupied by a wall or stairs on this level is completely covered in pools of asphalt.
Asphalt mines, Strata 20-30
lava pools will generate instead of asphalt pools.
great magma crabs will begin spawning at these depths.
Tips
- The Asphalt Mines are one of the only reliable sources of large quantities of oil in the game.
References
- ↑
XRL.World.Parts.CaverCorpseLoot2