Distant Roost

The Distant Roost is a bleak, dreary mountain region located on Petrichor V and is one of the initial Environments encountered in Risk of Rain 2.

Spires of earth jut through the fog and unknown avian creatures circle far peaks guarding their broods.

There are currently two variants of Distant Roost.

Newt Altars
The Newt Altars can spawn at several locations for each variant of the Distant Roost.


 * The Original Variant has 3 possible locations and 0-1 statues will spawn.
 * 1) Located down the gap near the land bridge, atop the bigger rock protruding from the wall.
 * 2) Behind the rock located on the upper ledge of the island.
 * 3) Within the door area, behind the fallen pillar and next to the mossy rock.


 * The Altered Variant has 3 possible locations and exactly 1 statue will spawn.
 * 1) Atop the arch within the cave.
 * 2) Within the door area, at the very edge to the left.
 * 3) Located under the several smaller land bridges.

Version History

 * Anniversary Update
 * Major Content
 * Added New Lore Entry: Distant Roost


 * PC Patch v1.0.3.1
 * Bug Fixes
 * Properly synchronize open-and-closed doors and other permutations on Distant Roost


 * PC Early Access Patch (Build ID No.4892828)
 * Bug Fixes
 * Fix a floating Newt Altar spawn on the Stage Variant for Distant Roost


 * Early Access Artifacts Content Update
 * Gameplay Changes
 * Stage Variant: Distant Roost
 * Improve overall stage performance and monster pathfinding


 * Early Access Hidden Realms Content Update
 * Major Content
 * Added Distant Roost Variant


 * Early Access Scorched Acres Content Update
 * Gameplay Changes
 * Update grass texture
 * Add environmental particles
 * on Distant Roost now properly have their ferns displayed

Trivia

 * Each variant of the stage has a big stone door that may be opened or closed. If opened, it gives access to a new area where chests, a Newt Altar and/or a Teleporter can spawn. If closed, no chest will spawn in the locked area.
 * As a result, Distant Roost is the only Environment in which a Newt Altar is capable of not spawning altogether.
 * Towards the distant edges of the map, there are flying, passive monsters that can be killed with certain long-range abilities, such as  and  . They have 1 health, and do not provide gold or experience when killed.
 * The name of the monsters are called Birdsharks, created accidentally when Hopoo messed up when trying to create a model for grass.
 * The internal development name for Distant Roost is Black Beach.
 * The remains of a Colossus from the original Risk of Rain can be seen outside the edge of the alternative variant of the stage.