Food can make or break a PEAK expedition. If you're starving and on the verge of passing out, grabbing a quick bite to eat can save your life, even if it's just for a couple of minutes. When it comes to Shroomberries, however, you can do more harm than good.
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How to find Shroomberries in PEAK
Shroomberries spawn exclusively in PEAK's Roots biome. This biome has a chance to appear each day as an expedition's second level, replacing the Tropics. Shroomberries grow on the ground and up the biome's mountain, similar to a mushroom.
Eating a Shroomberry will inflict a small amount of spore damage to you, regardless of its type. It'll also restore hunger and give bonus stamina.
All Shroomberry types in PEAK
There are five Shroomberry types you can find within PEAK's Roots biome. Each variant features a unique color and pattern to distinguish it from the others. Here's a complete list of every Shroomberry type you can find:
| Appearance | Color | Pattern |
|---|---|---|
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Red | Squiggly lines |
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Green | Stars |
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Blue | Sprinkles |
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Purple | X shapes |
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Yellow | Spirals |
Eating Shroomberries grants you a unique effect that varies by color and the map for today. While a red berry may have a positive effect one day, a yellow one can negatively affect you. While the effects don't change with each expedition, they do change with every map. In other words, if a purple Shroomberry is helpful today, it might hurt you tomorrow.
Here's a list of some effects we've encountered while playing:
- Removes a small amount of spores, injury, and other harmful ailments from your stamina bar.
- Inflict extra spore damage.
- Makes your stamina bar disappear temporarily, replacing it with mushrooms.
- Your character will fall to the ground, temporarily becoming paralyzed.
- A fart sound effect and a cloud will appear around your character.
- Gain unlimited stamina temporarily, similar to the Big Lollipop's or Bugle of Friendship's effects.
- Gain faster climbing speed temporarily.
How to get the Advanced Mycology Badge in PEAK
Obtaining the Advanced Mycology Badge requires eating all five Shroomberry types in one expedition. While some effects are helpful, especially those that grant unlimited stamina or faster climbing speed, others can be detrimental if you're near a Roots biome zombie or already have low health. Cooking your Shroomberries over a portable stove or campfire can help mitigate some of these effects.
The trickiest part is finding all five Shroomberry types in one run. While the berries themselves aren't rare, you can get unlucky with their spawns. They appear randomly, so you can't rely on memorizing their locations. Collecting all five berries for the Advanced Mycology Badge requires a bit of luck, but you can take advantage of a berry's positive perks to help you search for the rest.
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