Concrete Jungle

Concrete Jungle

Important stratum themes: Monster: Status: Soundtrack: City Rubble Rumble Navigating the Dark City Levels: Blight Boulevard Blight Boulevard II Totem Trouble Totem Trouble II Briar Bone Barrage

The Concrete Jungle is a region. Regions categorize levels with similar characteristics that have been incorporated into the Clockworks.

Description

This long forgotten city was reclaimed by nature and then by the legions of the undead. Now it is a vile nest of malady, home to all manners of toxic monsters, living and otherwise. — Gate Icons

Notes

Each level map is fixed.

When accessible via the arcade, they are found in a rotation of 1-2 levels in the depth they occupy depending on the level. Rotation time seems to always be 3 minutes or less:

• Blight Boulevard levels are always found in a rotation of 2 with each other.
• Totem Trouble levels are always found in a rotation of 2 with each other.
• Briar Bone Barrage is exclusive to Tier 3 and is always the only level in the depth it occupies.

Compared to other regions, Concrete Jungle levels are a rare sight in arcade gates, with Briar Bone Barrage possibly being the rarest level in the arcade because the stratum combinations necessary for these levels do not often occur with enough room for the levels to generate in a cluster down through Tier 3 depths, which seems necessary for Briar Bone Barrage to appear.

Levels are populated by multitudes of Drouls and a few Slimes. Briar Bone Barrage is the only place the Toxilargo monster can be encountered.

Similar urban terrain can be seen in the Dark City and Devilish Drudgery.

History

• release 2011-04-04: Levels of this region have been available for exploration since launch.
• release 2011-06-22: Levels of this region can no longer appear in Tier 1.
• release 2011-07-20: Monster balancing to better reflect stratum behavior.

Recommendations

Loadout

Loadout Disclaimer

As always, use whatever gear you are most comfortable with, as long as it does not interfere with the strategies and success of the squad. Some gear can be significantly more expensive than others, so you should always factor in economics when considering loadout options for missions. Will the gear help with only a few specific areas, or many? Will it pay for itself quickly, if at all? There is usually more than one way to solve problems - these are what work for many players.

An elemental sword will take care of undead and is fine against slimes. A bomb such as the Electron Vortex will help quickly defeat groups of enemies here. Bring a knockback handgun such as the Wildfire. The vortex as well as knockback help pull or push enemies out of brambles and totem range if shield bumping doesn't manage the task.

See Also

• Exploration
• Gate
• Geography
• NPC