Glossary

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Fight a powerful boss monster in the first region.

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Explore the second dungeon region.

See: Regions

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Second-tier skills units can acquire.

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Physical Attack Power
Magic Attack Power
Attack Speed
Critical Chance
Critical Damage Bonus
Hit Chance

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Max Health Total
Dodge Chance
Guard Chance
Guard Damage Reduction
Physical Resistance
Magic Resistance

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Cooldown Reduction
Max Energy
Movement Speed
Health Regeneration
Max Weight

The game's internal term for any applied effect on a unit: buffs, debuffs, inscriptions, racial traits, aura and status effects are all 'affecters'. In-game you mostly meet them as named buffs/debuffs (Barrier, Burning, Stun) and as inscriptions.

See: Effects

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Units can craft and consume various alcoholic drinks.

A total party wipe on an expedition, which triggers its own events (First Annihilation and follow-ups).

See: Events

A unit's proficiency with a particular weapon type or magic school (Sword, Bow, Fire Magic, etc.), which scales how effective it is with that weapon. Races have signature aptitudes (e.g. Humans in Sword/Greatsword/Fire).

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Reduces the Main Skill Point required to learn skills in the corresponding main skill tree. If negative, the cost increases by this amount.

See: Skills & trees

A special Rare dungeon metal used for high-end released gear, sitting outside the ordinary metal ladder.

See: Items

A recruit's origin (City Guard, Poacher, Mage, etc.) that determines which skill trees it starts with and can carry individual traits. 41 backgrounds map to different weapon/magic tree combinations.

See: Traits

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The lands devastated by the Dungeon Portals that drain energy from their surroundings.
Most areas are overrun by dark thorned vines, the soil is barren, and few creatures survive.
The expedition must develop this place as a base for rest and supplies on their way to the depths of the Dungeon.

See: World Lore

A temporary damage-absorbing shield pool (a status/affecter, distinct from an equipped shield). Water Magic is the main source of ally barriers.

See: Statuses

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Instead of the building being completed instantly, a building blueprint is placed.
Expedition members construct the building over time.

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Effects that improve a player's stats.
- Offensive
- Iron Wall
- Fortification
- Haste
- Rush
- Magic Amplification
- Sharpness
- Acceleration
- Precision
- Cooldown Reduction
- Reflexive Evasion
- Blood Drain
- Reinforced
- Ward

See: Effects

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Build structures for unit satisfaction and recreation.

See: Recreation

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Allows setting up camping equipment and resting during expeditions.

A non-combat work skill (Mining, Logging, Research, Farming, Crafting, Cooking, Taming, Medicine, Construction) that governs how well a unit performs settlement tasks; boosted by major stats, race and room quality.

See: Statuses

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Capture and domesticate Gloth, a 2nd Region monster. Female Gloths lay eggs.

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You can carry injured expedition members back to your settlement for rescue.
Special structures, such as operating tables, will be added.

Your clan's overall progression level (7 defined, capped at 3 in the current build). Higher ranks raise population cap, improve recruitment, and unlock rooms and research.

See: Expedition Rank

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Offer Mana Stones to the Goddess as a consecration to request a Level Up.
You can retry or cancel multiple times, but consumed resources cannot be recovered.

The amount of Mana Stones offered determines the bonus to stat increases.

Least Offering
Ordinary Offering
Plentiful Offering

See: Leveling & XP guide

Points your clan earns from expeditions and objectives, spent to advance your clan rank.

See: Clan ranks

See Contribution - the specific value spent to rank up the clan.

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Represents how much your expedition has contributed to dungeon exploration.
When Contribution reaches its maximum, your Expedition Rank increases.

It can be earned by completing certain quests or fulfilling Expedition Resolutions.

See: Clan ranks

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Effects that weaken a player's stats.
- Weakened
- Vulnerable
- Slow
- Limping
- Critical Weakness
- Disturbance
- Stiffness
- Break
- Fracture

See: Effects

A per-floor 'freshness' counter from 5 (full) down to 0 (depleted). When a floor hits 0, that floor gets the Depleted Dungeon effect, cutting its drop rates by 50% until it recovers over time. Other floors keep their full drops.

See: Depletion guide

The depletion recovery interval: GAMESYSTEM_Campaign_DepletionTerm = 4'320 in-game minutes (3 in-game days) per stack. A floor farmed to 0 needs 15 in-game days (~4.5 real hours at 1x) to refill fully.

A combat stat computed from major stats and gear, such as Physical Attack Power, Max Health, Attack Speed, Critical Chance or a resistance. Shown in-game with a 'Per Stat +X' contribution from each major stat.

See: Talents & stats guide

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The unknown interdimensional space controlled by the infamous Dungeon Core Arcteon, which destroyed the Elros Empire.
Exposure to the dungeon's twisted magic gradually erodes sanity over time.

See: World Lore

A scheduler constant shipped in the game data (24 / 48 / 72 / 96 / 120 / 144 cumulative campaign hours) intended for escalating dungeon-break events - dormant in the current build: it is tagged Dev_NotUsed and no alert, affecter or event consumes it. The long-expedition pressure you actually feel is the Dungeon Stay (D1-D4) mood ladder.

See: Depletion guide

A story device that maintains the dungeon dimension; lore reveals it as an experiment of the Elros Empire. Also appears as a fixed loot interactable.

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The Dungeon Core is a device that maintains the Dungeon, an interdimensional space created for the magical experiments of the Elros Empire.
When massive amounts of magic stones were supplied to research infinite power, Dungeon Core Arcteon awakened, gained consciousness, and took the name Arcteon.

After seizing control of the Dungeon, Arcteon created Dungeon Portals across the continent to bring ruin to the world.
The ultimate goal of the expedition team is to reach the deepest part of the Dungeon and destroy this malevolent being.

See: World Lore

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The Dungeon Guild is an organization established with the support of multiple nations to prevent the crises brought to the world by Dungeon Core Arcteon.
Through contact with the guild, you can recruit new members, accept missions, or trade resources.

See: World Lore

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The gateway to the dungeon created by Dungeon Core Arcteon to bring ruin to the continent.
The surrounding lands have been drained of energy and turned into Barren Land.

See: World Lore

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Random environmental effects occur in dungeons.

See: how the roll works

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The longer you stay in the dungeon, the more you experience mental distortion and suffering due to the high concentration of magical energy.

Dungeon Stay (D1),
Dungeon Stay (D2),
Dungeon Stay (D3),
Dungeon Stay (D4)

See: Difficulty scaling

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The Deputy Commander gains Exceptional Leadership (Elf).
All members and any members who join later gain Blessing Of The World Tree.

Monster grades above Normal. Elites drop better loot; Bosses give a guaranteed mana stone plus special drops. Some inscriptions (e.g. Challenge) specifically boost damage to Elite and Boss enemies.

See: Units & monsters

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The ancient magical empire destroyed by Dungeon Core Arcteon.
They created the isolated interdimensional Dungeon and conducted advanced magical research.
Their vast knowledge and techniques have become a forgotten legacy.

See: World Lore

An authored combat constant (+10% hit chance and +5% critical chance per unit surrounding a target) that is DEFINED in the game data but not wired into the combat code in this build, so it currently has no effect on anyone. If the developers activate it, it would apply symmetrically (for and against you, since combat resolution is faction-agnostic) from the first surrounding unit.

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Currently, units barely interact with each other. More interactions will be added in future updates.

Per-region conditions (weather, resource abundance, hazards) that apply positive or negative effects during an expedition; harder difficulties roll more negative environmental effects.

See: Dungeon Environment Effect

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A type of Expedition Rank.
An expedition that has begun to make its presence known.

- Maximum expedition members: 8
- Lycans can be recruited
This is currently the highest rank attainable in the game.

See: Clan ranks

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Displays remarkable Talent and grows faster than most.

Base stat gain on Level Up: 4~6

A run into a dungeon region. Time keeps flowing on the shared campaign clock during an expedition, and staying too long on normal floors steps your units up the Dungeon Stay mood penalties.

See: Regions

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Allows setting task priority for expedition members.

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Represents the reputation and standing of the Dungeon expedition. Higher ranks allow broader use of the Guild.
You can raise the rank by accumulating Contribution Point.

Trivial Expedition
Insignificant Expedition
Established Expedition

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Notable Expedition
Reputable Expedition
Renowned Expedition
Legendary Expedition

See: Clan ranks

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Guild recognition changes based on your expedition's reputation.

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Gain EXP by defeating monsters. Once EXP reaches its maximum, you can Level Up at the Goddess Statue.

See: Leveling & XP guide

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Allows planting and harvesting crops.

See: Farming

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Detail ability which is finally calculated by reflecting Major Stat, equipment, traits, etc.

See: Talents & stats guide

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Born with rare innate Talent.
Holds nearly limitless potential.

Base stat gain on Level Up: 5~7

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The basic currency of the continent.
Gained by consuming valuables from dungeon.
Used for recruitment and trade.

Actively blocking with a shield to reduce incoming damage by about 50%. Also reduces the equipment durability lost from a hit.

See: Combat guide

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You can check tooltip information by hovering.
Press the CapsLock button to Hold this tooltip, and then you can view Tooltip within a tooltip.

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The Deputy Commander gains Exceptional Leadership (Human).
All members and any members who join later gain Pioneering Spirit.

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Improves HUD and quality-of-life features to enhance gameplay.

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End content where players descend as deep as possible.

See: Infinite Abyss guide

A permanent trait-like bonus a unit can gain at level-up or arrive with when recruited. Inscriptions grant stat boosts, whole skill trees, or special effects, and come in Common/Uncommon/Rare/Legendary rarities. There are 95 in total.

See: Inscriptions guide

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A type of Expedition Rank.
For now, it is still a small and unremarkable expedition.

- Maximum expedition members: 6
- Elves can be recruited
- More items available from the Guild Merchant

See: Clan ranks

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The minimum offering required for Level Up.
Stats increase slightly when leveling up.

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A type of Expedition Rank.
They are recognized as the very best without question.

- Maximum expedition members: 10

See: Clan ranks

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Indicates the unit's rank.
Higher levels require better Mood.
Units can reach level 12 through Level Up.

See: Leveling & XP guide

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Units that have reached maximum EXP can perform Consecration at the Goddess Statue to level up.

During Consecration, increases to each Major Stat are presented at random based on the unit's Talent.

Leveling up also grants Main Skill Point and Sub Skill Point.

See: Leveling & XP guide

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The Deputy Commander gains Exceptional Leadership (Lizardman) and Greatest Warrior.

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The Deputy Commander gains Exceptional Leadership (Lycan).
All members and any members who join later gain Survival Instinct.

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Used to learn active skills.
Earned through Level Up.

One of the 6 core attributes - Strength, Constitution, Willpower, Intelligence, Agility, Perception - that feed derived combat stats. How fast each grows on level-up is set by its talent tier.

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Represents the character's core abilities. For example, high Strength increases physical attack power, and each Major Stat determines its related Final Stat. Major Stat can be increased through Level Up.

See: Talents & stats guide

The currency of leveling. Grades are Lesser (Low), Intermediate (Mid), Greater (High) and Supreme; higher-level units need higher-grade stones to level up.

See: Leveling & XP guide

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Possesses an ordinary level of Talent.
Nothing stands out.

Base stat gain on Level Up: 2~4

A settler's morale, driven by needs, food quality, environment and events. Low mood hurts performance; sustained low average mood triggers morale-crisis events.

See: Mood status

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Adds more monster cooking recipes.

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Adds more traits, including background, inscription, and individual traits.

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The following features are currently not implemented.
They are planned for future development.

- Capture and Domesticate Gloth
- More Traits Overall
- Alcoholic Drinks

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A type of Expedition Rank.
The guild has high expectations for this expedition.

- Maximum expedition members: 10

See: Clan ranks

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Interact with various NPCs in the game.

The prayer tier you choose at level-up (Least, Ordinary, Plentiful). It trades mana-stone cost against the size of your stat gains; it does NOT affect inscription rarity.

See: Leveling & XP guide

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A standard offering for Level Up.
Stats increase normally when leveling up.

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Clearly has Talent.
Capable of steady growth and reliable results.

Base stat gain on Level Up: 3~5

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A generous offering for Level Up.
Stats increase significantly when leveling up.

The region tier a drop pool belongs to: DROP_R1* pools serve Veil of Silence and DROP_R2* pools serve Festering Burrow. Chest loot and monster drops are wired to these region-tiered pools.

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Shows little to no Talent.
Growth potential is very limited.

Base stat gain on Level Up: 1~3

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Represents the number of expedition members.
As Expedition Rank rises, it can accommodate a larger population.

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Indicates the overall level of a building.

A dungeon area on the expedition map. 2 are playable (Veil of Silence, Festering Burrow); the rest are placeholders or internal biomes.

See: Regions

A leftover object placed in the world by scripts or events (for example the Support Wagon that delivers your starting kit).

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Remove obstacles around your settlement to expand.

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A type of Expedition Rank.
A famous expedition known by many.

- Maximum expedition members: 10

See: Clan ranks

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A type of Expedition Rank.
An expedition recognized for its skill and accomplishments.

- Maximum expedition members: 10

See: Clan ranks

An enemy-free staging area (floor index -1: entrance, corridor, portal) generated at the start of an expedition, skippable via the Skip Safe Floor option. Per-region rules: Veil of Silence and the Tutorial never get one, Abandoned Mine forces one (skip disabled), and Festering Burrow's is the Giant Stone Golem memorial camp.

See: Safe floors guide

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Sets the carried expedition member down on the ground.

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Complete various side quests provided by the guild.

See: Quests

A collectible dropped by (or made from) a monster, intended for the not-yet-finished taming system. Each of the 7 stones this build still ships grants a Soul trait when used.

See: Gated content

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The Stat suggested by the goddess during prayer will increase or decrease by a certain percentage based on the chosen type of consecretion.

See: Talents & stats guide

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Specify which item types can or cannot be stored in a storage.

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Used to learn passive skills.
Earned through Level Up.

A per-stat rating (Poor, Moderate, Outstanding, Exceptional, Genius) that determines how many points a major stat gains each level-up. Higher talent tiers mean faster growth.

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Talent represents a character's growth potential in a Major Stat.
The higher the talent, the more that Major Stat can increase during Level Up.

- Poor
- Moderate
- Outstanding
- Exceptional
- Genius

See: Talents & stats guide

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Each day consists of 24 hours, and vision range is affected by whether it is day or night.

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Enables trading various items with the guild.

See: Merchants

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Represents the characteristics possessed by the character. Provides various effects.

See: Traits

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A type of Expedition Rank.
Hardly anyone even knows this expedition exists.

- Maximum expedition members: 4
- Humans and Lizardmen can be recruited

See: Clan ranks

The recurring gold cost of keeping a recruited unit in your clan; higher-level units cost more upkeep.

See: Recruitment guide

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Various interesting random events occur during gameplay, tailored to the expedition's situation and the traits of its members.

See: Events

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Being exposed to rain for a certain amount of time decreases Mood and Movement Speed.

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Being exposed to rain for a certain amount of time decreases Mood and Movement Speed.

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Represents ordinary weather with no notable changes.
It has no effect on expedition activities.