en:rpd:icecap_plant
Table of Contents
Icecap Plant
Description
Icecap is one of the magical plants in Remixed Dungeon that can be grown from its seed (Icecap Seed). When activated, it releases a cloud of pollen that freezes nearby creatures.
In-game description: “Upon touching an Icecap excretes a pollen, which freezes everything in its vicinity.” (Icecap_Desc, strings_all.xml#L1103)
Stats
- Seed: Icecap Seed (item kind `Icecap.Seed`)
- Appearance: Small blue flower (sprite frame index 1, per `plantsDesc/Icecap.json`)
- Effect Range: The plant cell plus all 8 adjacent cells
- Primary Effect: Freeze on every non-LOS-blocking cell in range
- Alchemy Class: Potion of Frost (
IcecapSeed.javasets `alchemyClass = PotionOfFrost.class`)
Effects
- Releases the freezing effect when any character steps on it
- Affects the source cell and all eight neighbours; cells blocked by line of sight are skipped
- The effect is identical to Potion of Frost
- When eaten: heals and applies a doubled Frost buff (duration `5 x durationFactor x 2`)
Mechanics
- Found growing naturally in the dungeon, including in the Treasury and Spiders Treasury levels
- Grown by planting Icecap Seeds
- Activates when any character (hero or enemy) steps on it
- Effect area: 1 tile radius (immediate adjacent tiles, excluding LOS-blocked cells)
- When eaten: heals `Random.Int(0, max1)` and applies a 2x duration Frost buff
Strategy
- Excellent for freezing groups of enemies in tight spaces
- Useful against fast-moving enemies that are difficult to hit
- Can be eaten for emergency healing and a long Frost buff
- Consider planting in corridors to freeze enemies before combat
- LOS-blocking terrain (walls, boulders) shields adjacent cells from the freeze
Code References
- Behavior (Lua): Icecap.lua - replaced the former `plants/Icecap.java` during the Lua migration
- Sprite/Sprite Frame Config: Icecap.json
- Seed Implementation: IcecapSeed.java
- Registration: LevelObjectsFactory.java#L84 - `registerObjectClassByName(“Icecap”, Plant.class)`
- String Resources: Icecap_Name, Icecap_Desc
Related
- Icecap Seed - The seed that grows into this plant
- Plants - Other plants in the game
- Seeds - Seeds that can be planted to grow useful plants
- Frost - Status effect applied by Icecap
- Freezing - Freezing mechanics and effects
1)
maxHP - currentHP) / 4, 10
en/rpd/icecap_plant.txt · Last modified: by 127.0.0.1

