Biomes & Nature [Sprites] The Gully: An Alternate Jungle

This is an absolutely wonderful, 10/10 suggestion.
The only real problem I have is the boss's ring. It's a bit bland and 7.8/10 too much dithering, although I understand why it's designed as such. Big sprites are massive a pain to make, and I could imagine that the creation of the boss was a long, long, long, tedious process. Other than that, 100/10.

More monstergrills pls
 
Yay! Of course, I'm here for the pretty decorative blocks, but a beautiful suggestion nonetheless.

I would definitely have a hard time deciding between this biome and the normal jungle, It just looks so pretty.
 
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Razor Hedge
Crafted with:
  • 1 Lotus
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  • 4 Moss Clumps
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  • 5 Golden Bulbs
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  • 8 Bramble Bits
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Speed: Fast
Damage: 30
Knockback: Weak
Info: Releases a small wave of splinters when swung. Can replace the Blade of Grass in the Night's Edge recipe.

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Bloomerang
Crafted with:
  • 1 Lotus
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  • 3 Moss Clumps
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  • 8 Golden Bulbs
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Speed: Very Fast
Damage: 28
Knockback: Very Strong
Info: A flower boomerang that leaves behind a damaging spore trail.

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Bramble Bolt
Crafted with:
  • Bramble Bit
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  • Makes 100
Damage: 14
Knockback: Weak
Info: A stronger poison dart but without poison.

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Flora Whip
Crafted with:
  • 5 Golden Bulbs
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  • 10 Moss Clumps
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Info: A flowery variant of the Ivy Whip.

HARDMODE

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Spinneret
From: Dropped by Drider
Speed: Fast
Damage: 52
Knockback: Weak
Info: A spider yoyo that that shoots webs at nearby enemies, slowing them down.

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Undertow
From: Dropped by Undine
Speed: Fast
Damage: 60, 35
Knockback: Average
Info: A throwing spear that casts a wave of energy spears to rise up from the ground as it soars over. Like the North Pole, but projectiles source from the ground and shoot upwards.

WYSTERIA

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Determinator
From: Dropped by Wysteria
Tooltip: 'You're so full of it..'
Speed: Fast
Damage: 45
Knockback: Average
Info: Fires a mini nuke to melt your enemies with small mushroom clouds.

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Glade Blade
From: Dropped by Wysteria, bought from Witch Doctor
Speed: Fast
Damage: 36
Knockback: Weak
Info: A consumable that bounces around a few times before dropping half the time. Can be bought from the Witch Doctor when at least one is in the player's inventory.

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Pistil Automata
From: Dropped by Wysteria
Tooltip: 'Re-load!'
Speed: Slow-Fast
Damage: 28
Knockback: Weak
Info: A better clockwork assault rifle that fires 3 rounds of 3-4 shots, slowly fires faster the longer in use.

DUNGEON CHEST

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Bramble Blaster
From: Gully Chest
Speed: Average
Damage: 50
Knockback: Strong
Info: Fires Bramble Bolts as Bramble Balls that stick to enemies and blocks, which explode after a few seconds. The bramble shrapnel then sticks to more blocks for more damage before poofing.

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Flora Armor, crafted out of Golden Bulbs
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, Lotuses
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, Moss Clumps
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, and Bramble Bits
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Flora Headdress
Crafted with:
  • 1 Lotus
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  • 4 Golden Bulbs
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  • 6 Moss Clumps
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Defense: 3
Boosts: Increases maximum mana by 40, 5% increased magic damage

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Flora Shirt
Crafted with:
  • 2 Lotuses
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  • 8 Bramble Bits
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  • 10 Moss Clumps
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Defense: 4
Boosts: 6% increased magic critical strike chance, reduces mana usage by 7%

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Flora Dress
Crafted with:
  • 5 Bramble Bits
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  • 12 Moss Clumps
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Defense: 3
Boosts: Increases movement speed by 12%, 4% increase magic critical strike chance

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Set Bonus: Standing still grows and enhances your armor, buffs last until damage taken, knocks down one stage.
Fortified Growth I: Defense increased by 5
Fortified Growth II: Life regen increased by 1.5
Fortified Growth III: Three circling petals appear to block a hit.

HARDMODE

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Dragon Armor, crafted out of Dragon Scales
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and Chlorophyte Bars.

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Dragon Helmet
Crafted with:
  • Dragon Scales
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  • 12 Chlorophyte Bars
Defense: 18
Boosts: 10% increased melee damage

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Dragon Scalemail
Crafted with:
  • Dragon Scales
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  • 24 Chlorophyte Bars
Defense: 24
Boosts: 9% increased melee damage and melee critical strike chance

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Dragon Greaves
Crafted with:
  • Dragon Scales
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  • 18 Chlorophyte Bars
Defense: 15
Boosts: 10% increased movement speed, 6% increased melee critical strike chance

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Set bonus: Double tap down to form a protective dragon egg to block and return damage.
Info: When in dragon egg mode, defense is doubled, and all damage taken (including damage negated from defense) will be dealt back at 300% in a destructive explosion as you break out of the egg. The egg explodes when you attack or after 3 seconds from being hit. Cannot move in egg mode.

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Moss Clump
From: Dropped by Moss Slime and Naiad
Info: Used to craft Flora gear.

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Lotus
From: Found rarely on lily pads
Info: Used to craft Flora gear, or as decoration or vanity.

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Golden Bulb
From: Found commonly in the underground Gully
Info: Used to craft Flora gear.

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Bramble Bit
From: Dropped by Bramble Slime and Polypede
Info: Used to craft Flora Gear and Bramble Bolts
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Gully Seeds
From: Dropped rarely from cut Gully grass and flowers
Info: Spreads the Gully on mud blocks.

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Melon
From: Dropped rarely from Fruit Bat @Fruitbat
Info: Summons a pet Fruit Bat.

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Lily Pad Hat
From: Dropped rarely from Naiad
Info: It's a lily pad for your head!

HARDMODE

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Dragon Scales
From: Dropped uncommonly by Snapdragon
Info: Sparkly scales used to craft armor and Dragonscale Blocks
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Dragon Egg
From: Dropped rarely from Snapdragon
Info: Summons a Snapdragon mount. Decent speed, can flutter jump, and goomba stomp enemies for 100 damage.

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Gully Key
From: Dropped very rarely by any Gully mob in Hardmode at 1/2400 chance

BANNERS

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Mob and Critter Banners
From: Dropped by the 50th defeat of each mob/critter.
Info: Banners of the 16 members of the Gully Gang.

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Coming soon..
Maybe..
If I feel like it.

Post 1,234 finally! And 1,235. Anyway..

So there we have it.. another biome alt'd! It is not 100% complete quite yet, but I hope there was enough to be presentable :). Thank you all for reading, and I'd love to hear what you think of this, and what you'd like to see next, as I will be undergoing some updates to fill in the rest!

Special thanks to @AntithesisEK for some armor ideas and inspiration! And to @stormconure and @Vikri for some pre-post feedback.

And thanks to everyone for reading and hopefully posting! :p

To-do List:
  • Add in missing items
  • More blocks
  • More monstergirls (top priority)

5/7/2016
  • Release date
5/12/2016
  • Caterpillar critter
  • The four dragonflies
  • Water skeeter
  • Dragonscale Blocks
  • Block tiles for Moss Clumps
  • Block tiles for Bramble Bits
  • Listed Mushroom Stem Blocks, updated look
  • Alraune
  • Banners for the critters and Alraune
  • Made some corrections and tweaks to the main posts
  • Added changelog
Hiya! It's been awhile, hasn't it? Time for alt biome #3! This time around, I have created an alternate to the Jungle. As always I hope you enjoy it! And you can always glance over the thing, as there are lots of sprites.

Due to the similar theme, chlorophyte and its equipment will remain the same, Moonglow and Life Fruit will stay, and there will be beehives as well, so honey would still be obtainable in this kind of world.

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The home to sentient plants, fairies, and monstergirls, doing monstergirl stuff. You'll find fields of flowers and clusters of wisteria trees in this flora haven. A mystical, peaceful land where no one has to die.. but then you come along. The children of Wysteria won't stop at any cost to keep their home safe and free of evil.

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This time we have two warriors facing off against the magical creatures of the Gully. Wisteria trees of various colors can be found along the surface and deep underground, where the occasional living wisteria tree can be discovered, among several other new things to play with and devious monstergirls to keep an eye out for.


Over time the Gully will be updated. Not everything has been alt'd quite yet but the majority is. Now then, enough rambling and let's get on with the content!

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Wisteria Trees
Tool: Copper Axe+
Info: The colorful trees of the Gully, complete with draping petal chains. When chopped down, they provide Wisterwood.

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Wisterwood
Tool: Copper Pick+
Info: Swirly wood blocks for decorative purposes or to craft Wisterwood gear, which has the same strength as Rich Mahogany.

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Lily pad
Tool: Copper Pick+
Info: Lily pads function much like platforms and can be found upon lakes in the Gully. They will rarely have a Lotus
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on top.

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Golden Bulb
Tool: Any
Info: Brilliant golden bulbs
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that glow in the Underground Gully, used to craft Flora gear.

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Red Mushroom Block
Tool: Copper Pick+
Info: Harvested from mushroom houses in the underground. Can be used to craft red mushroom furniture.

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Mushroom Stem Block
Tool: Copper Pick+
Info: Found along with the Red Mushroom Blocks, when used together, can craft red mushroom furniture.

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Red Mushroom House
Info: Structures that replaced Jungle Shrines. They contain any of the normal Ivy Chest items.

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Moss Clump
Tool: Copper Pick+
Info: Dropped by some enemies, can be placed for decoration.

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Bramble Bit
Tool: Copper Pick+
Info: Dropped by some enemies, can be placed but will hurt on contact!

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Dragonscale Block
Tool: Copper Pick+
Info: Crafted from Dragon Scales and 30 Stone Blocks, makes 30.


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Gully Crate
Tool: Copper Pick+
Info: Found from fishing in the Gully. They contain any of the normal Jungle items.

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Fruit Bat
HP: 30
Defense: 4
Damage: 22
Drops:
  • Melon
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    0.1%
  • Depth Meter 1%
Info: Little fruit bats that flap and flutter around much like their jungle cousin. They'll sometimes spawn hooked underneath blocks in groups of 3-5.

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Moss Slime
HP: 52
Defense: 8
Damage: 20
Drops:
  • Gel (1-2) 100%
  • Moss Clump
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    10%
  • Slime Staff 0.01%
  • Bonus Slime drops
Info: Purple slimes with mossy overgrowth. They'll leap and bounce around like any other slime.

HARDMODE

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Snapdragon
HP: 520
Defense: 24
Damage: 60(Melee), 80 (Dragon Breath)
Drops:
  • Dragon Scales
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    6%
  • Dragon Egg
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    0.5%
Info: Giant snapdragons that evolved to walk, stomp, and breathe poisonous gas blasts. Average speed, though can spit their flame from a distance.

Grubby, Buggy, Sluggy, and Frogs can all be found within the Gully.

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Fae
HP: 5
Info: A cute innocent fairy that can be caught and placed in a bottle for a placeable light source.. how terrible.

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Caterpillar
HP: 5
Bait Power: 30%
Info: A hungry caterpillar looking for some food..

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Red, Blue, Green, and Gold Dragonfly
HP: 5
Bait Power: 15, 20, 25, 50%
Info: Pretty dragonflies that zoom around, minding their own business.

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Water Skeeter
HP: 5
Bait Power: 30%
Info: Found skittering around on water.

Fruit Bats, Moss Slimes, and Snapdragons will also spawn underground.

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Bramble Slime
HP: 70
Defense: 10
Damage: 30(Melee), 34(Ranged)
Drops:
  • Gel (1-2) 100%
  • Bramble Bit
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    50%
  • Slime Staff 0.01%
  • Bonus Slime drops
Info: An earthy slime with prickly brambles, it will jump after you and launch splinters.

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Polypede
HP: 80
Defense: 15
Damage: 40
Drops:
  • Bramble Bit
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    33%
Info: Is it a caterpillar or a snake? The Polypede will tunnel through blocks but unlike other worm-types, once it reaches near the player it will begin to crawl and bounce around to coil around you. All it wants is a hug.

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Naiad
HP: 65
Defense: 8
Damage: 35
Drops:
  • Moss Clump
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    33%
  • Lily Pad Hat
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    1%
Info: A young aquatic nymph who spends most of her time in the water, where she behaves much more like a jellyfish with her flowing dress mimicking their movement.

HARDMODE

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Drider
HP: 150
Defense: 20
Damage: 60(Melee), 40(Ranged)
Drops:
  • Spinneret
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    2%
Info: This spidergirl has had a little too much grape juice.. she'll climb and leap around, hiccuping toxic grape juice bubbles at anyone explorer who draws too near.

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Undine
HP: 300
Defense: 38
Damage: 60(Melee), 90(Ranged)
Drops:
  • Undertow
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    1%
Info: Naiad's older sister, she's a warrior with great mobility in water. When the player is in sight, she'll unleash a series of Undertow spears hurdling your way.

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Alraune
HP: 450
Defense: 40(in bulb), 20
Damage: 70(Melee), 30(Vine)
Drops:
  • Lotus
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    25%
Info: A mischievous alraune who will slowly walk around and fling vines in attempt to pull the player into her bulb, where she closes up for continuous damage. Keep attacking to break free.

"The Gully grows restless.."
As you come across a defenseless Wysteria Sapling
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, you decide, for whatever reason, to kill it with your pix pickaxe. You experience a strange sensation.. the grass around your feet seems to be reaching for you, tying your legs down. The faint sound of rustling leaves and crackling branches resonates from above. Massive thorny vines shoot down around you, circling around to trap you.

The screen slowly tints a deep green. An ominous presence looms down above you.. it's a giant tree with a woman's face. "Give my child back.. and I will spare you.." she speaks with a deep, earthy voice. But it's already murdered.

Wysteria has awoken!

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Mr. Photoshop, meet Ms. Paint

Wysteria transforms when under half health, or when the three bulbs are destroyed, or when the player leaves the Gully. Being pulled out will increase firing speed and damage will be doubled.

Wysteria
Head HP: 40,000
Defense: 40-0
Damage: 70

Yellow Bulb HP: 6,000
Defense: 10
Damage: 40

Cyan Bulb HP: 7,000
Defense: 8
Damage: 44

Magenta Bulb: 5,000
Defense: 10
Damage: 50

Drops:
  • Ruins Key
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    100%
  • Pygmy Staff 25%
  • Determinator
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    14.29% (100% first time with Rocket 1s)
  • Glade Blade
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    (30-50) 14.29%
  • Pistil Automata
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    14.29%
  • Flower Pow 14.29%
  • Leaf Blower 14.29%
  • Seedler 14.29%
  • Nettle Burst 14.29%
  • Thorn Hook 5%
  • Wysteria Mask 14.29%
  • Wysteria Trophy 10%

During the battle, the player is trapped within the spiky vine ring. Touching it will harm you and inflict poison, and venom in enraged state. It traps you in, limiting your mobility, though Wysteria very slowly moves with you. Nearby players outside the ring will be lashed in with a vine, similar to the Wall of Flesh's tongue.

Each bulb will fire seeds at you while sliding around on the ring. Wysteria's head will remain at the top, as pink and purple petals gently drift down at the player. She has high health and defense, but if the bulbs are taken out, her defense drops to 0.

Your hands are coated lightly in pollen.

"I'LL KILL YOU!"

Realizing her child is dead, Wysteria stops holding back. The bulbs open up into indestructible giant flowers, now spraying deadly spores out that seek the player. Vine whips will also lash out in a straight line, remaining for some time to temporarily block off part of the arena. Wysteria will begin spewing spinning glade blades around, which bounce off the vine ring 8 times before poofing.

She'll continue attacking full force until you kill her.

Due to image restrictions, the rest of the Gully suggestion is in the post below.

It's so colourful omg ;-;, Forget the mud and slime in the Jungle the Gully looks amazing -w-
 
There is indeed a bit of Undertale, but I have no plans to add even more refs from it for now. Further updates will focus on refs from other sources as well as original content.

I may possibly replace the Undine and move her to another biome idea. And as for the Snapdragon, its name comes from a real plant, and as @Baconfry pointed out here, I decided to follow the apparent trend and themed the enemy and armor off of Yoshi. Chlorophyte armor is already green so I went with yellow/gold with green accents (the recipe does include chlorophyte), which then resulted in a somewhat unintended Alphys ref as well. But it's mostly a Yoshi one.

Thank you all for the support, and I hope to add more to this eventually! Finals have been keeping me a bit busy, and a recent loss has made it difficult to keep a lot of attention on this project.
 
geez. just..geez. and that boss...omega flowey much? anyway, this is a great suggestion. if it doesn't make it into the game, it'll definitely make it into a mod. my only gripe is that dragon armor already exists as a version exclusive for mobile and console.
 
UPDATE!

I was going to make more stuff but I decided to break it apart into smaller updates for now.

  • Tweaked Snapdragon a bit to show its second horn:
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  • Updated the Pistil Automata to not look weird:
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  • Dragon wings, crafted with Dragon Scales and Souls of Flight:
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  • Instead of hives, giant flowers will generate in the Gully, constructed of Petal Blocks and Stem Blocks:
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  • The alternate to Honey, magical Myrrh sap which improves certain stats!
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    It also glows in the dark!
  • When Myrrh mixes with Honey, it forms Pollen Blocks
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    Other collisions coming later.
  • Cattails will grow from Gully grass in shallow ponds
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    (tile)
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    (item)
  • Alraune drops Sap Stream
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    , a new healing weapon. She also drops Petal and Stem Blocks to make them renewable, yay!
  • Caterpillar and Dragonfly Statues, crafted with Caterpillars and "Any Dragonfly"!
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  • Renaming Determinator to Termination

That's it for now. Got plans on more stuff later, such as a boss for the giant flowers and redoing parts of Wysteria.
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As usual, the main posts will update in a bit, as it's easier to have one tab with the new sprites than to have a ton!
 
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