Abandoned Aqueduct

The  is an arid, sprawling desert located on Petrichor V and is a Stage 2 Environment encountered in Risk of Rain 2.

Massive skeletons and pools of tar are littered around, and a towering aqueduct pouring down tar dominates the area.

Hidden Chamber
The Hidden Chamber necessary for the completion of the Death Do Us Part Challenge is locked behind the Ancient Gate located in the sandy hills outside of the central aqueduct walls, just behind the large tar pit. To open the gate, two Pressure Plates must be found and triggered. These Pressure Plates spawn in two of eight different locations throughout the level, and can be located using the through which they are marked with a ? icon.

Both plates must be activated and held down at the same time, whether by multiple players or weighted objects such as:
 * Explosive Tar Pots

Pot Rolling
Explosive Tar Pots can be moved on top of pressure plates through the use of 'Pot-rolling'. This involves using the player character's hitbox to shove the pots around the level. Sprinting toward a pot from behind is the most consistent way to achieve this. Note that aiming directly at the pot is fairly ineffective, instead aim to "brush off" the side of the pot while sprinting. If a pot lands perfectly upright or upside down, simply stand directly on top of the pot, then sprint off, this will fling the pot slightly towards the same direction.

There are specific 'pot-rolling' strategies that are hero- or item- specific:


 * Huntress can use their Utility skills, Blink & Phase Blink to effectively fling pots. This is achieved by using the respective skill while walking (not sprinting) towards a pot at an angle.
 * Commando can use their Utility skill, Tactical Slide in a similar fashion. Simply use the skill while aiming at the pot from a close distance.
 * Railgunner can use their Utility skill, Concussion Device to launch pots by a significant distance. However, the angle and strength of the launch can vary greatly depending on the exact placement of the skill, hence it is fairly easy to unintentionally launch a pot too far, thus losing time.
 * Activating Primordial Cube can help transport pots great distances and scale vertical cliffs.

The Ancient Gate
When both plates are activated, the Ancient Gate will open and the tunnel to the Hidden Chamber may be entered. Inside are two unique Elite ; Kjaro and Runald. Upon their death, they will drop a and a  respectively, and will complete the challenge Death Do Us Part which allows both items to drop in future runs.

Newt Altars
There 3 possible locations for the Newt Altars and excluding the guaranteed spawn, 0-2 will randomly from the rest:
 * 1) High ledge across from Ancient Gate and sand pit
 * 2) On top of an aqueduct wall
 * 3) In fossil head skull (on very top of the map)

Version History

 * Survivors of the Void
 * (Undocumented) can now spawn after looping


 * Anniversary Update
 * Bug Fixes
 * Abandoned Aqueduct now has defensive tar fully circling outside of the play area


 * PC Patch v1.0.1.1 (Build ID No.5440050)
 * Gameplay Changes
 * now presses the buttons on Abandoned Aqueduct


 * Early Access Artifacts Content Update
 * Gameplay Changes
 * 🌧 Disable Ice & Fire from spawning if the gate isn’t legitimately opened. We see you, Mr Streamer.


 * Early Access Hidden Realms Content Update
 * Gameplay Changes
 * Reduce spawn cost of to match other maps with Clay Templars
 * Fix some collisions


 * Early Access Scorched Acres Content Update
 * Gameplay Changes
 * Fix a map hole that allowed the player to get out of bounds.
 * Can now spawn new monsters post-loop

Trivia

 * The internal development name for Abandoned Aqueduct is Goo Lake.
 * The two have 3000% HP and start with 20 . They do not scale with the ambient level and do not gain the same damage bonus as regular elites.