Shaded Citadel
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SPOILER WARNING: Subregion
This section contains details concerning a subregion(s) of this region. If you have not yet visited this area, then read no further!
Downpour-Exclusive Content
This section contains content exclusive to the Downpour DLC. This content is not available in the base game.
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Connections (Karma requirements) |
 Industrial Complex   Shoreline   The Exterior   Garbage Wastes 
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SH (Shadow Urban) | ||||||||
Subregions |
Memory Crypts | ||||||||
Rooms (Screens) |
68 (144) | ||||||||
Shelters |
10 | ||||||||
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Shaded Citadel is an early to mid-game region, characterized by dark, decrepit hallways and dangerous infested lower pathways. It is considered a challenging early-game region for new players. While traveling without a light source is not impossible, it is highly recommended for first time visitors. It is the starting region for 
Gourmand.
Overview[edit | edit source]
The middle and lower areas of Shaded Citadel are pitch-black, only acutely illuminated by swarming Fireflies, forcing players to either find a light source or use the map to navigate level geometry. These rooms are often infested with 
Coalescipedes, but can mostly be avoided by passing through the upper, lighter rooms of the region. The visual traits of the region indicate it to be a cathedral, with various shrines and sprawling spaces hinting at this possibility.
A dark and partially submerged sewer-like area inhabited by 
Monster Kelp can be found at the deepest point of the citadel. In the Downpour DLC, this area features an abundance of 
Lilypucks. These lower areas of the region double as an entrance point to the Memory Crypts, and in turn The Exterior.
Lanterns can be bought with a 
Pearl or stolen from 
Scavengers or the 
Scavenger Merchant in the region. It is also possible to pick up and carry 
Lantern Mice as a light source, although this weighs 
Slugcat down considerably. 
Flashbangs can also be found growing on tall stems in some lower areas which, when picked off the stem and thrown, illuminate the screen and instantly kill or stun any photosensitive creatures nearby.
The deepest parts of the citadel can be accessed with minimal threat from Spiders by heading down and left from the central tower shelter.
Creatures[edit | edit source]
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* Karma Flowers do not appear as Hunter
Points of interest[edit | edit source]
Gallery[edit | edit source]
SH_C04
SH_E05
SH_A09
SH_A13
SH_B05
Subregions[edit | edit source]
Memory Crypts[edit | edit source]
SPOILER WARNING: SubregionThis section contains details concerning a subregion(s) of this region. If you have not yet visited this area, then read no further!
Memory Crypts is a dark, open and linear area accessed from the deepest sewer sections of Shaded Citadel. There are no shelters within this area. Packs of 
Miros Birds roam the landscape, attacking whatever they find. This, combined with the length of the area, forces the player to move quickly enough to avoid the end of cycle rain while stopping and hiding from passing Miros Birds. Intermittent flashes of green lightning and thunder punctuate the journey as fireflies drift back and forth above the terrain.
Creatures[edit | edit source]
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Tips[edit | edit source]
- Memory Crypts has no threat music, but approaching Miros Birds can be heard from offscreen due to the loud clanking noises they make when moving.
Spears spawn randomly and have a few guaranteed spawn points across the sub-region. These can be embedded in walls to travel over terrain more quickly than going in the tunnels underneath.
Flashbangs also spawn at set points through the sub-region and blind Miros Birds for up to 10 seconds when thrown in their vicinity.- Discarding or swallowing
Lanterns in favor of other more useful items is recommended as Memory Crypts is bright enough to travel without one.
Gallery[edit | edit source]
SH_E01
SH_E03
SH_D03
Arena mode unlockables[edit | edit source]
- Hunter exclusive
- Gourmand exclusive
- Artificer exclusive
- Rivulet exclusive
- Spearmaster exclusive
- Saint exclusive
- Downpour exclusive
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Shaded Citadel  
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 Big Spider • Lantern Mouse • Coalescipede • Miros Bird -
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Flashbang • Lantern
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Shaded Citadel | ||
Trivia[edit | edit source]
- Shaded Citadel was originally called Shadow Urban.
- In room SH_B11, there are 20
Coalescipedes that cannot reach the player due to level geometry.
Maps[edit | edit source]
- Download all full sized .png visual maps here.
Interactive Map[edit | edit source]
Downpour-Exclusive ContentThis section contains content exclusive to the Downpour DLC. This content is not available in the base game.
Downpour Maps[edit | edit source]
Interactive Map[edit | edit source]
Interactive map ported by Dual, Original by Henpemaz.
Downpour-exclusive content ends here.
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