Mushroom Forest

The biomass in this area is dominated by plantlife. Picking up faint Alterra technology signatures. ― PDA, Dialogue

The Mushroom Forests are biomes characterized by towering coral known as Tree Mushrooms, as well as many other types of life forms, especially flora.

Northeastern Mushroom Forest

The Northeastern Mushroom Forest is the smaller of the two Mushroom Forests. It is found next to the front of the Aurora.

It is densely packed with Tree Mushrooms and features occasional cliffs that lead down to the Bulb Zone. Most of the fauna of the Bulb Zone, including its predators (Mesmers, Ampeels, and Bonesharks), will often wander into the Northeastern Mushroom Forest, making it equally if not more dangerous than the Northwestern one. A Reaper Leviathan that wanders away from the Crash Zone may travel into this biome. In addition to this, there is always a Reaper Leviathan close to the border with the Mountains and a Kelp Forest, near a naturally formed bridge. It is strongly advised to stay away from this small section of the biome as it is highly dangerous.

Near the Crash Zone, a small clearing can be found that is home to a large amount of Boneshark Eggs. The numbers can vary from 2-5 eggs.

An entrance to the largest Mushroom Forest Caves is located embedded into a cliff, facing the Bulb Zone, below the largest Tree Mushroom. These caves also connect to one of the Bulb Zone Caves.

This forest is packed with resources, especially Lithium and Shale Outcrops.

Story Elements

An Alien Vent Entrance Point is found in this Mushroom Forest.

Resources

• Acid Mushroom
• Boneshark Egg
• Copper Ore
• Diamond
• Fungal Sample
• Gold
• Jellyray Egg
• Large Copper Deposits
• Large Lithium Deposits
• Large Salt Deposits
• Lead
• Lithium
• Salt Deposit
• Silver Ore
• Titanium

Fauna

• Ampeel
• Boneshark
• Jellyray
• Mesmer
• Peeper
• Reefback Leviathan
• Shoal of Fish
• Spadefish

Flora

• Acid Mushroom
• Grue Cluster
• Pygmy Fan
• Tree Leech
• Treespawn
• Veined Nettle
• Writhing Weed

Scannables

• Brain Coral
• Jordi's Tung
• Slanted Shell Plate
• Tree Mushroom

Wreck Fragments & Items

• Cyclops Bridge
• Cyclops Hull
• Modification Station
• Moonpool
• Power Transmitter

Northwestern Mushroom Forest

The Northwestern Mushroom Forest is the larger of the two Mushroom Forests.

This forest borders the Dunes, Northern Blood Kelp Zone, Underwater Islands, Grassy Plateaus, and one of the Kelp Forests. It is dominated by a single Giant Tree Mushroom, where most of the valuable resources can be found in abundance. The player is advised to stay cautious while exploring this area, as Bonesharks tend to lurk in the denser parts of the biome as well as several Reaper Leviathans found along the Dunes border of the Northwestern Mushroom Forest. Bonesharks and even some Ampeels can come from the Underwater Islands and the Northern Blood Kelp Zone respectively.

Wreck 9 can also be found in the Northwestern Mushroom Forest. Two Purple Pinecones can be found southeast from the wreck, close to other local flora and coral, near the border with the Grassy Plateaus.

Story Elements

An Alien Arch Cache can be found inside a small cave, in a trench located on the outskirts of the biome along the border with a Kelp Forest.

All Data Boxes are found in Destroyed Lifepods and Wrecks:

• Cyclops Thermal Reactor Module
• Ultra Glide Fins
• Vehicle Upgrade Console

Resources

• Acid Mushroom
• Boneshark Egg
• Copper Ore
• Coral Tube Sample
• Diamond
• Fungal Sample
• Gel Sack
• Gold
• Jellyray Egg
• Large Copper Deposits
• Large Lithium Deposits
• Large Salt Deposits
• Lead
• Lithium
• Salt Deposit
• Silver Ore
• Table Coral Sample
• Titanium

Fauna

• Boneshark
• Jellyray
• Peeper
• Reefback Leviathan
• Shoal of Fish
• Spadefish

Flora

• Acid Mushroom
• Blue Palm
• Gel Sack
• Grue Cluster
• Purple Pinecone
• Pygmy Fan
• Spotted Reeds
• Tree Leech
• Treespawn
• Veined Nettle
• Writhing Weed

Scannables

• Purple Pinecone
• Brain Coral
• Jordi's Tung
• Slanted Shell Plate
• Table Coral
• Tree Mushroom

Seabed Fragments

All fragments listed here are found on the biome's seabed:

• Cyclops Bridge
• Cyclops Hull
• Modification Station
• Moonpool
• Power Transmitter

Wreck Fragments

All fragments listed here are found in Wrecks:

• Cyclops Bridge Fragment
• Cyclops Hull Fragment
• Light Stick Fragment
• Modification Station Fragment
• Power Cell Charger Fragment
• Power Transmitter Fragment

Wreck Scannables

All scannables are found in Wrecks:

• Bench
• Command Chair
• Composite Plant Pot
• Desk
• Floodlight
• Office Chair
• Picture Frame
• Plant Shelf

Gallery

Ditto, at night

View from above the Mushroom Forest

The giant Tree Mushroom

Another view of the giant Tree Mushroom

Various species of Flora found in the Mushroom Forest

Bioluminescent plants in the Mushroom Forest at night

A crevice in the Mushroom Forest floor

Tree Mushroom with Grue Clusters

Gel Sacks on the Giant Tree Mushroom

The Northwestern Mushroom Forest at night

Dense Tree Mushrooms at night

Two Purple Pinecones in the Northwestern Mushroom Forest

Transition with the Dunes

Transition with the nearest Grassy Plateaus

Transition with the nearby Kelp Forest

Transition with the Northern Blood Kelp Zone

Transition with the Underwater Islands

Concept art

Concept art of the Giant Tree Mushroom

Trivia

• During the early development of the Lost River, the Mushroom Forest was planned to be one of the entrances to it.
• The Mushroom Forest used to be the only biome to have all three types of Cyclops Fragments.