[b]WARNING: This post contains details about the Azure Weald that might be considered spoilers to some.[/b] [h1]Hello Survivors,[/h1] In order to meet the latest quotas, management has decided to open operations in a new biome: the Azure Weald! Today we’ll talk a bit about what makes this place so marvelous and profitable. On the surface, the Azure Weald is a stunning blue cave with blue and pink luminescent plants that produce a soft and comforting light. It’s not as dense with rock as Salt Pits, and features no pesky obstacles like the vines of Hollow Bough, making it a fairly maneuverable place. It’s the only cave system with water as a minor obstacle and a surrounding border. [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43726543/ef000b182bbe7a9cc1642aa9f816d4bcd025c6a9.png[/img] The biome has a few features you won’t find anywhere else, like the glowing crystal formations known as [b]p[[[[[[[{0}]]]]]]]q[/b]. These crystals will heal you when you stand near them, but Glyphids gain the same benefit so use them wisely. They can also be destroyed with your trusty pickaxe… or an ill-timed drop pod. You might want to preserve them though, because Azure Weald contains no Red Sugar to heal you. Another Azure Weald curiosity is the membranes on the ground that launch you into the air when you walk over them. They offer a quick getaway or a daring aerial attack if you’re feeling brave. [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43726543/c3c6a8c5a6f865ed44422ebec92b9002da551151.png[/img] The Azure Weald is home to a couple of new Glyphids that are sure to make your job interesting. The [b]Glyphid Mini Exploders[/b] are faster than regular Glyphid Exploders, very abundant, fashionably pink, and almost as deadly as their bigger brothers. The cunning [b]Glyphid Warden[/b] is also lurking around between the glowing lichens of the Weald. When stationary, it sets up a Mind-Link that makes all nearby Glyphids take much less damage. You will have to hunt it down to get rid of it, as it is fairly skittish. [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43726543/50d7d806246098e9b12e02055a911297f37e7752.png[/img] The Azure Weald comes with all the bells and whistles of a new biome: Five Hazard levels with three biome goals in each, and a Biome Mastery mode with five Hazard level challenges offering permanent meta bonuses to any runs in the Weald. That’s it for now miners. Stay tuned for more details about Update 04 which is on track to launch this fall. [b]Rock and Stone![/b]