Monoliths

Monoliths

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Statistics

Type	Furniture – Mechanism – Accessory – Vanity
Placeable
Use time	15 Average
Map color	Varies ●
Research	1 required

Sounds

Activate

Not to be confused with Astral Monolith, a type of tree.

Monoliths are furniture items that activate backgrounds and other screen effects normally seen during certain bosses, biomes, or events. When placed, they can be toggled with the Right Click button or via wire, like other mechanisms, providing their effects in a small area around them. They can also be equipped as vanity accessories, which enables their effect globally for the player.

There are 11 different monoliths: the Astral Projector, Blue Distorted Monolith, Draconic Incense, Exo Obelisk, Monolith of the Accursed, Plague Humidifier, and Purple Distorted Monolith can be crafted, the Boss Rush Monolith can be obtained via Shimmer, the Deep Sea Anchor drops from Leviathan and Anahita with a 10% chance, the Elden Diorama drops from The Old Duke with a 10% chance, and the Frigid Monolith is sold by the Archmage for 25 .

• The Astral Projector mimics effects that normally surround the Astral Infection biome.
• The Blue and Purple Distorted Monoliths mimic the screen effects of The Devourer of Gods boss fight.
• The Boss Rush Monolith mimics the effects seen during the Boss Rush event.
• The Deep Sea Anchor mimics the screen effects of the Leviathan boss fight.
• The Draconic Incense mimics the screen effects of the Yharon, Dragon of Rebirth boss fight.
• The Elden Diorama mimics the screen effects of The Old Duke boss fight.
• The Exo Obelisk mimics the screen effects of the Exo Mechs boss fight.
• The Frigid Monolith mimics the screen effects of the Cryogen boss fight.
• The Monolith of the Accursed mimics the screen effects of the Supreme Witch, Calamitas boss fight as well as the "Calamity Style" title screen.
• The Plague Humidifier mimics the screen effects of The Plaguebringer Goliath boss fight.

Unlike the other monoliths, the Monolith of the Accursed has three states: One off state and two on states – one with a simple red tint and cinders appearing from below, and the other with the title screen in addition to the cinders.

Types

Monolith	Placed		Dimensions	Map Color	Tooltip	Rarity	Sell
	Inactive	Active
Astral Projector			2 wide × 3 high	#103240 ●	'Control a small portion of the Astral Infection's influence.'		1
Blue Distorted Monolith			5 wide × 5 high	#327FD1 ●	'Create a localized rupture in the fabric of reality.'		30
Boss Rush Monolith			4 wide × 4 high	#40080C ●	'Bring forth the end.'		1
Deep Sea Anchor			3 wide × 4 high	#5C181F ●	'Dampen the air with heavy amounts of brine.'		8
Draconic Incense			2 wide × 6 high	#8F6A29 ●	'Ignite the air with dragonfire.'		75
Elden Diorama			4 wide × 8 high	#638530 ●	'Enshroud the sky with toxic torrents'		20
Exo Obelisk			3 wide × 5 high	#363636 ●	'Energize the atmosphere with exo energy.'		1
Frigid Monolith			3 wide × 4 high	#37D4E6 ●	'Enchant the sky with frosty auroras.'		5
Monolith of the Accursed			2 wide × 3 high	#2B132A ●	Let the sky burn a blazing red The monolith has two different modes		1
Plague Humidifier			2 wide × 4 high	#2C9636 ●	'Spread light amounts of the plague through the air.'		12
Purple Distorted Monolith			5 wide × 5 high	#327FD1 ●	'Create a localized rupture in the fabric of reality.'		30

Crafting

Recipes

Result	Ingredients	Crafting station
Monolith of the Accursed	Occult Brick (15)	Altar of the Accursed
Blue Distorted Monolith	Cosmilite Bar (15)	Cosmic Anvil
Draconic Incense	Yharon Soul Fragment (15)
Purple Distorted Monolith	Cosmilite Bar (15)
Exo Obelisk	Exo Plating (15)	Draedon's Forge
Astral Projector	Astral Monolith (15)	Iron Anvil or Lead Anvil
Plague Humidifier	Infected Armor Plating (15)	Mythril Anvil or Orichalcum Anvil
Boss Rush Monolith	Rock	Shimmer Transmutation

total: 8 row(s)

Notes

• While the Plague Humidifier is activated, it will emit visual moving plague mist clouds.
• If the Monolith of the Accursed is equipped in an accessory slot, it will only display in its second mode.

Gallery

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  The Astral Projector when active.
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  The Blue Distorted Monolith when active.
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  The Boss Rush Monolith when active.
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  The Deep Sea Anchor when active.
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  The Draconic Incense when active.
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  The Exo Obelisk Monolith when active.
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  The Frigid Monolith when active at day.
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  The Frigid Monolith when active at night.
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  The Monolith of the Accursed's first state.
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  The Monolith of the Accursed's second state.
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  The background seen from the Monolith of the Accursed's second state.
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  The Plague Humidifier when active.
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  The Purple Distorted Monolith when active.

See Also

• Monoliths on the Vanilla Wiki.

History

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These history sections are still a work-in-progress, and may not yet contain changes relevant to the current version of the Calamity Mod.

• 2.1.1: Elden Diorama now uses the rarity instead of , and increased sell price from 5 to 20 . Changed its map color from #363636 ● to #638530 ● and now breaks into toxic green dust.

• 2.1.0:
  • Introduced Elden Diorama.
  • Decreased the intensity of Boss Rush Monolith's screen shader.
  • Astral Projector now has a sell price of 1 .
  • Blue Distorted Monolith and Purple Distorted Monolith now have a sell price of 30 .
  • Boss Rush Monolith now has a sell price of 1 .
  • Deep Sea Anchor now has a sell price of 8 .
  • Draconic Incense now has a sell price of 75 .
  • Exo Obelisk and Monolith of the Accursed now have a sell price of 1 .
  • Frigid Monolith now has a sell price of 5 .
  • Plague Humidifier now has a sell price of 12 .
  • Fixed all Monolith not being affected by Echo Coating.
  • Fixed Astral Projector, Blue Distorted Monolith, Boss Rush Monolith, Deep Sea Anchor, Draconic Incense, Exo Obelisk, Frigid Monolith, Plague Humidifier, and Purple Distorted Monolith not having an outline when using Smart Cursor.
  • Fixed a sheeting error with Astral Projector's glowmask.
  • Fixed Boss Rush Monolith and Deep Sea Anchor dropping twice when broken in multiplayer.
  • Fixed Monolith of the Accursed not properly cycling through its effects in multiplayer.

• 2.0.4.002: Fixed improper sprite cropping on Boss Rush Monolith.

• 2.0.4.001:
  • Introduced Astral Projector, Blue Distorted Monolith, Boss Rush Monolith, Deep Sea Anchor, Draconic Incense, Exo Obelisk, Frigid Monolith, Plague Humidifier, and Purple Distorted Monolith.
  • Monolith of the Accursed now works while equipped in accessory slots.
  • Fixed Monolith of the Accursed not giving its item back if broken while active.

• 2.0.1.002: Introduced Monolith of the Accursed.