The Rot

The Rot is a region exclusive to the Downpour DLC, with being the only Slugcat that can access it. As it's name suggests, this region features heavy usage of The.

Overview
The Rot is the Five Pebbles region during the peak of its rot infestation. Much like Unfortunate Development, the region features fluctuating gravity as well as an abundance of, , and. Due to the superstructure's increased intake of water and mechanical failure, some sections of the region are completely flooded. The region offers complete protection from the Rain, making hibernating optional for survival.

Points of Interest

 * Pearl_RM.png Music Pearl

Primary Cortex
As the General Systems Bus has been rendered inaccessible by the Rot, this subregion is the main path to reach Five Pebbles' chamber. A common visual effect is a set of arrays that emit green electrical discharges; these, however, are completely harmless.

Recursive Transform Array
The only area of Five Pebbles that remains mostly untouched by the Rot. It is largely the same as previous campaigns, except for a few altered rooms and the fact that the flux condensers can temporarily shut down along with the low gravity, making them safe to touch.

Linear Systems Rail
This place houses Five Pebbles' Mass. It is also filled with many high voltage flux condensers that require careful movement to navigate around.

Depths
The combined remnants of Unfortunate Development and Memory Conflux, twisted and mutated so badly by the Rot that they're nearly unrecognizable. It is filled to the brim with Rot hazards, including a couple as well a few blue. Most of the bottom half is flooded. The Rot has progressed so dramatically that the surrounding structure has lost almost all resemblance to anything mechanical, instead looking cavernous and jagged.

Cystic Conduit
The Cystic Conduit is Five Pebbles' lymphatic drainage systems which pump water throughout his superstructure and eject the debris to the outside world. These effectively serve as replacement connections to Five Pebbles rooms that would be otherwise inaccessible due to the Rot.

Trivia

 * The Rot has the acronym RM in game files, which stands for Rotten Maw.
 * The green electrical discharges in Primary Cortex hurt the Slugcat in older versions of Downpour.
 * The Arena mode unlockable for Mother Long Legs is in a very close spot to the unlock for Daddy Long Legs in the previous campaigns.
 * If the Rarefaction Cell is extracted and the player does not have it, it is impossible to get to the maps Arena unlockable.