Fungal infections: Difference between revisions

* {{favilink|fickle gill}} - Emits a cloud of fickle gill spores in response to damage

* {{favilink|glowcrust}} - +10 Cold resist, grow {{favilink id|Hoarshroom|plural}} occasionally

* {{favilink|mumble mouth}} - 5% chance of revealing secrets upon entering a new zone

* {{favilink|waxflab}} - +10 Electrical resistance, -5 Heat resistance

=== Effects ===

 

== Modes of Transmission ==

When a creature who is not {{Qud text|&GFriendly}} with the [[Fungi]] faction (for players, having less than {{qud text|&G250}} [[reputation]]) enters any of the 8 tiles surrounding a [[brooding puff]], the puff will spew its infectious spores into the air. The spores act similar to a [[gas]], and will generally linger in the air for around 60-100 turns. Any creature or player that is in the same tile as fungal spores must make a [[save|toughness save]] each turn (difficulty 10) or become afflicted with [[itchy skin]], which eventually leads to the fungal infection after 2-3 days.{{Code Reference|class=GasFungalSpores|method=ApplyFungalSpores}}

 

Drinking {{favilink|honey}} or eating {{favilink|yuckwheat stem|plural}} does not help in fighting off itchy skin, but certain cooking effects can give temporary immunity to itchy skin or remove an existing itchy skin effect. For details, refer to the [[itchy skin]] page.

Fungi spawn in [[zones]] that are randomly generated with a ''fungus patch'', ''fungus grove'', or ''fungus forest'' postfix.<ref><code>XRL.World.Biomes.FungalBiome</code></ref> These zones can appear in any biome, including under ground, though they are somewhat uncommon. When such an area spawns in the world, it is typical for multiple connected zones to each be populated with fungi.

Fungal zones have a recognizable type of blue grass. They are also filled with {{favilink|dandy cap|plural}} and {{favilink|spotted shagspook}}, which, though harmless themselves, can often obscure the visibility of nearby [[brooding puff]]s. It is also common for fungal zones to include creatures that are infected with one or more fungal infections. These creatures often have the ''and friend to fungi'' postfix on their name.

The {{favilink|Corpus Choliys}} contains the cure to many known diseases and infections in Qud, including fungal infections.

The fungal infection cure recipe is randomized for each playthrough, but will always have the same general structure. To cure a fungal infection, one must:{{Code Reference|class=CureableFungalInfection}}

# Spray a mixture of {{favilink|gel}} and one other random liquid onto the infection.

All possible creatures have a 100% corpse drop rate. The worm-like creatures required to initiate the cure will always be one of the following:<ref name="GenerateFungalCure"><code>XRL.Core.XRLCore.GenerateFungalCure()</code></ref>

! Where to Find<ref>Determined by review of <code>Worlds.xml</code>, <code>ZoneTemplates.xml</code>, and <code>PopulationTables.xml</code>.</ref>

| A rare solitary creature most commonly found in levels 1-5 underground beneath non-[[ruins]] biomes (such as [[hills]], [[mountains]], [[Salt Marsh|salt marshes]], [[Flower Fields|flower fields]], [[Salt Dunes|salt dunes]], [[Jungle|jungles]], and [[Banana Grove|banana groves]]). Even in these areas they have a very low spawn rate. If you go deeper than strata 5 underground, they are found only in low-tier cave areas, such as the south-western parts of the world map where the player begins the game.

The liquid required by the cure will always be a 1:1 mixture of {{favilink|gel}} and one of the following randomly chosen liquids.<ref name="GenerateFungalCure" /> The mixture must be put into a {{favilink|spray bottle}} and applied to the infection.

| style="min-width:140px;" | {{favilink id|PutrescencePool}}

** For example, cooking with {{favilink|spine fruit jam}} can grant [[Quills]], which temporarily equips {{favilink|quills}} to the body and will remove any fungal infection from that slot. Mutations that do not force unequip worn items do not work for this.

* {{favilink|glowcrust}} provides a continuous supply of {{favilink page|luminous hoarshroom (food)|plural}}. These can be used as healing tonics.