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Bazaar Between Time
Hidden Realm: Bazaar Between Time
Stage Hidden Realm
Soundtrack Parjanya
Internal Name bazaar

Description
This stage serves as the shop in Risk of Rain 2. Players can purchase various Items with Lunar Coins or exchange items for higher-rarity ones in two crucibles.


The Bazaar Between Time is a Hidden Realm Environment that can be accessed by entering a Blue Portal that appears next to the Teleporter.

This stage serves as the shop in Risk of Rain 2. Players can purchase various Items with Lunar Coins or exchange items for higher-rarity ones in two crucibles. The time and difficulty meters are paused while the player is in this map.

Blue Portal[]

Blue Portal

A Blue Portal

The Blue Portal can spawn in two ways:

  1. Spending a Lunar Coin at a Newt Altar.
  2. Having it spawn naturally on stage creation. There's an initial 5% chance for a stage to spawn a portal, but this chance decreases as more portals are spawned through either method.

Regardless of however the portal appears, a small, trailing blue orb will orbit the Teleporter and the text "A blue orb appears" will notify players that a portal will spawn once the Teleporter event is completed.

The chance for a Blue Portal to spawn in a stage is 0.05 / (blue portals opened + 1).

On Stage 5, regardless of the Teleporter's alignment, going through the Blue Portal (or any portal) will cause the player to loop back to Stage 1.

Green Portal[]

The Green Portal can spawn on the bridge between the spawning area and the shop. An optional mission needs to be completed in order for the portal to spawn, which is only available if the player has the Seekers of the Storm expansion, they have not already reached stage 4, they have not already completed this mission in the current loop (this resets every loop), and the Seekers of the Storm - DLC Content
False Son (Boss) is part of the Seekers of the Storm DLC. It is only available if the DLC is enabled when starting a run.
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False Son (Boss)Seekers of the Storm - DLC Content
This content is part of the Seekers of the Storm DLC. It is only available if the DLC is enabled when starting a run.
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False Son (Boss)
Eye of the StormHP: 1000 (+300 per level)
Damage: 18 (+3.6 per level)
Class: Melee
Speed: 14 m/s
Armor: 23
has not been defeated yet. This can be used as an alternative way to enter the Path of the Collosus and reach its final boss.

3 Mini Geodes have to be destroyed which spawn in the area with the Blue Portal and on the path to the Null Portal. They can be found randomly in any of the following 9 possible locations.

Newt[]

Newt
Health 500000 (+150000 per level)
Health Regen 0 (+0 per level)
Damage 12 (+2.4 per level)
Speed 0 m/s
Armor 100
Category IgnoreFallDamage
Internal
Name Shopkeeper


Newt, the shopkeeper, watches the player in the shop. It can be attacked, but after a certain amount of damage is dealt, Newt will teleport the player outside the bazaar and seal it, preventing access until another return through a Blue Portal. If Newt’s health is brought to 0 before this occurs, Newt will disappear and the Bazaar will remain accessible. Bringing Newt's health to 0 does not "kill" it or significantly affect the game, and Newt will be in the shop the next time the Bazaar is visited.

While Newt does have scaling stats, Newt spawns on the Neutral team at level 1. Newt does not have a death animation, but his body will disappear once defeated after a period of time.

Newt does not have a corresponding logbook entry. Successfully killing it will never yield a logbook.

Skills & Behavior[]

Special: KickFromShop[]

Newt charges up before stomping, sending all players out of the shop and sealing the entrance.

This skill is used when Newt's health reaches under 99% of its combined health.

Lunar Buds[]

Lunar Buds
Lunar Buds

Newt offers a random selection of 5 Lunar items costing 2 that can only be purchased once each. Only items already unlocked by any of the players in the run can appear.

Lunar Shop Refresher[]

Lunar Shop Refresher
Lunar Shop Refresher

The Lunar Shop Refresher allows the player to reroll all the remaining Lunar Buds of the shop. Each reroll will cost some Lunar Coins, starting at price of 1 and doubling each time with no limit ( 1/ 2/ 4/ 8/ 16/etc).

Lunar Buds that have already been purchased will not be replenished.

Cauldrons[]

Red Cauldron
Red Cauldron

The trade-in Cauldrons can spawn any items from the Uncommon or Legendary pool. 3 Common items are required to trade up to an Uncommon item, and 5 Uncommon items are required to trade up to a Legendary item. Cauldrons will prioritize Scrap when trading, see Item Scrap, WhiteItem Scrap, White
Does nothing. Prioritized when used with 3D Printers.
for details on Scrap trading behavior.

Lunar Seer[]

Lunar Seer
Lunar Seer

The Lunar Seer consists of two pedestals that each respectively display an image of a forthcoming Environment. By interacting with one of them, at the cost of 3, the player is able to select which environment will appear next. Note that it is also possible to see both variants for either Distant RoostDistant Roost (Stage 1)
Ground Zero
You dream of waves, crashing on cliffsides.

Spires of earth jut through the fog and unknown avian creatures circle far peaks guarding their broods.
or Titanic PlainsTitanic Plains (Stage 1)
Ground Zero
You dream of rolling hills.

Gigantic stone arches bracket the skyline, while the main play-field overlooks a vast fractured tectonic lowland.
at the same time because they are considered unique environments. After looping both pre-loop and post-loop environment variants can appear. Furthermore, while Seekers of the Storm - DLC Content
Reformed Altar is part of the Seekers of the Storm DLC. It is only available if the DLC is enabled when starting a run.
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Reformed AltarSeekers of the Storm - DLC Content
This content is part of the Seekers of the Storm DLC. It is only available if the DLC is enabled when starting a run.
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Reformed Altar (Stage 2)
Shadow of the Savior
You dream of refuge.

, Seekers of the Storm - DLC Content
Treeborn Colony is part of the Seekers of the Storm DLC. It is only available if the DLC is enabled when starting a run.
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Treeborn ColonySeekers of the Storm - DLC Content
This content is part of the Seekers of the Storm DLC. It is only available if the DLC is enabled when starting a run.
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Treeborn Colony (Stage 3)
Path of the Protector
You dream of vines, cutting through the sky.

, and Seekers of the Storm - DLC Content
Golden Dieback is part of the Seekers of the Storm DLC. It is only available if the DLC is enabled when starting a run.
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Golden DiebackSeekers of the Storm - DLC Content
This content is part of the Seekers of the Storm DLC. It is only available if the DLC is enabled when starting a run.
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Golden Dieback (Stage 3)
March of the Fallen
You dream of golden leaves.

can normally be accessed only via a Green Portal, they can also appear here. Seekers of the Storm - DLC Content
Prime Meridian is part of the Seekers of the Storm DLC. It is only available if the DLC is enabled when starting a run.
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Prime MeridianSeekers of the Storm - DLC Content
This content is part of the Seekers of the Storm DLC. It is only available if the DLC is enabled when starting a run.
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Prime Meridian (Stage 4)
Relic of the False Son
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on the other hand cannot.

The selected environment will only be guaranteed if the Blue Portal is used to exit the Bazaar. Travelling to the Void FieldsVoid Fields (Hidden Realm)
Cosmic Prison
Hidden Realm accessible only through the Bazaar Between Time. Until the cell is stabilized, the Void Fields will constantly "suffocate" the player for a small percentage of their current health.
through the Null Portal located under the Bazaar will cancel any purchase made at the seer, causing the stage following the Void Fields to be selected at random.

Environment Overrides[]

For each pedestal there’s a chance that it will be replaced by a specific environment. This chance is variable and dependent on conditions. It starts with a base value of 0% for any of the following conditions it is incremented accordingly.

Chance Environment Condition
5% Gilded Coast No condition
5% Void Locus Survivors of the Void, no eclipse, at least 4 stages cleared
10% Gilded Coast Seekers of the Storm, Seekers of the Storm - DLC Content
False Son (Boss) is part of the Seekers of the Storm DLC. It is only available if the DLC is enabled when starting a run.
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False Son (Boss)Seekers of the Storm - DLC Content
This content is part of the Seekers of the Storm DLC. It is only available if the DLC is enabled when starting a run.
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False Son (Boss)
Eye of the StormHP: 1000 (+300 per level)
Damage: 18 (+3.6 per level)
Class: Melee
Speed: 14 m/s
Armor: 23
not defeated yet

For each condition met its destination is put in a weighted list and is selected from for the replacement. For example, with all conditions met, there is a 20% chance that each pedestal will be replaced and within that there is a 75% chance that Gilded Coast will be selected. However, if the replacement environment for the second pedestal has already been selected for the first one, the second one will be skipped.

Survivor Suspended In Time[]

Survivor Suspended In Time
Survivor Suspended In Time

The survivor ArtificerArtificerThe Artificer is a high burst damage survivor who excels in fighting large groups and bosses alike.
Class: Ranged
HP: 110 (+33 per level)
Damage: 12 (+2.4 per level)
Armor: 0
Umbra: Herald of the House Beyond
is locked in a crystal near Newt. Paying 10 will unlock her, completing Pause. This crystal only appears if at least one player in the lobby has not unlocked the character. Because of this the crystal does not appear during a Prismatic Trial as all unlockables are considered unlocked.

Null Portal[]

The Null Portal is a type of Portal that teleports the player to the Void Fields, a Hidden Realm where the player can go through 9 waves of enemies to gain rewards. It is accessed only once per run through the Bazaar Between Time, below the Blue Portal which the player enters and exits. Dropping below the platform and into a green, misty cave in the wall will reveal a purple and black portal surrounded by dead Void ReaversVoid Reaver
HP: 1900 (+570 per level)
Damage: 12 (+2.4 per level)
Class: Ranged / Self-Destruct
Speed: 6 m/s
Armor: Unknown
. As mentioned previously, the portal can only be entered once per run; going to the spot where the portal was after being used only shows the empty cavern.

Logbook Entry[]

Bazaar Between Time - Environment Log

Environment Log location

The Environmental Log can be found between two support arcs far below the Blue Portal platform and can be accessed by jumping down the rift and landing on the support arcs. It is at the same level as the path leading to the Null Portal.

Unlike most other environment logs, it will not disappear 5 minutes after entering the level.

Lore[]

There was a sudden flash of white, blue, and green as the pod of time newts, two hundred strong, burst through the walls of the occlusion and into the slipstream.

They relaxed as they re-entered their natural habitat. The currents of the slipstream were strong - but they were much stronger. With magnetic webs, the newts propelled themselves at amazing speeds. They all swam effortlessly and gracefully – all but one.

Fifty meters behind the pod, a lone newt struggled to keep up. With a defective left arm – atrophied and bent - he didn’t have the same capabilities as his brothers and sisters. 

The group ignored his struggles as they continued down the stream. Soon, the pod was completely out of sight – and he was all alone, in the darkness of the slipstream.

Slowly, a smile creeped onto the face of the blind, disfigured newt. Finally. Unbeknownst to his brethren, he knew of a secret place nearby – and he didn’t want them to find out. He dove deep, between two boulders, and into a long, dark tunnel.

He passed through the tunnel and surfaced on the other side. Compared to the roaring of the slipstream, this place was seemingly silent. His smile grew wider.

A tidepool. The tension in the newt’s body began to fade. It’s been a very long day, and he could really use the rest. The tidepool was completely removed from the currents of the slipstream – and from the abuse of his pod. 

He began to float along the surface. The newt has been here hundreds of times before, but each time he fell deeper and deeper in love. His mind drifted to his experiments – it felt like he was near a breakthrough with some of his tinctures. 

With his mind preoccupied, he didn’t notice some changes had taken place since his last visit. He didn’t notice that the water levels were a bit higher – and a bit warmer. He didn’t notice that all the flyfish were gone. He didn’t notice the blue glow.

He didn’t notice the long, pale arms, grasping in the depths below.

Version History[]

Patch v1.3.7
  • Other Changes
    • Added an alternate way to enter the Path of the Colossus.
  • Bug Fixes
    • The Bazaar shopkeeper has found their voice once again.

Anniversary Update
  • Major Content
    • Added New Interactable: Lunar Shop Refresher
    • Added New Lore Entry: Hidden Realm: Bazaar Between Time
  • Gameplay Changes
    • Now allows you to reroll shop contents, at the cost of 1/2/4/8… lunar coins

PC Patch v1.0.1.1 (Build ID No.5440050)
  • Bug Fixes

Early Access Content Update 5
  • Gameplay Changes
    • Base Portal Chance: 25% for the first portal ⇒ 37.5% for the first portal
    • Lunar Buds: 4 ⇒ 5

Early Access Artifacts Content Update
  • Quality of Life
    • Add portrait icon for NewtNewt
      HP: 500000 (+150000 per level)
      Damage: 12 (+2.4 per level)
      Class: N/A
      Speed: Unknown m/s
      Armor: 100

Early Access Hidden Realms Content Update
  • Gameplay Changes
    • Update shop visuals

Early Access 'Skills 2.0' Content Update
  • Major Content and Changes
  • Gameplay Changes
    • 🌧︎ Add Lunar Seers
      • Lunar Seers allow you to, at a price, determine the next upcoming stage. The intent for this is to allow us to continue adding content that is stage dependent (Timed Security Chest on Rallypoint Delta, Broken Robot in Abyssal Depths, etc) without it becoming frustrating in the future to actually land on those maps.

Early Access Scorched Acres Content Update
  • Bug Fixes
    • ☂ Fix holes in the ceiling of the BazaarBazaar Between Time (Hidden Realm)
      Hidden Realm: Bazaar Between Time
      This stage serves as the shop in Risk of Rain 2. Players can purchase various Items with Lunar Coins or exchange items for higher-rarity ones in two crucibles.

Trivia[]

  • The language files contain some unused entries relating to the Bazaar and the Newt.
    • In the Interactors.txt language file, there is an unused interactor listed as "BAZAAR_UPGRADE_LUNAR_NAME" : Slab, which according to the file would allow you to "Permanently upgrade Item Shop". It is unclear what this means, although there is another unused interactor with a similar property called "BAZAAR_UPGRADE_DRONE_NAME" : Slab, which allows you to "Permanently upgrade Drone Shop".
    • In the Messages.txt file, there are entries that suggest the Newt was once planned to talk to the player.
      • When upgrading ("NEWT_UPGRADE"):
        • "Yes yes. That will grow both ways. Both ways."
        • "More growth. Good good good."
        • "Good growth. Will grow both ways. Both!"
      • When an item is purchased ("NEWT_LUNAR_PURCHASE"):
        • "That went badly. Badly last shape. But try again."
        • "Good choice. Good good."
        • "Shape is louder. Loud."
        • "Strange choice. Strange shape."
        • "Your shape narrow. Will be back soon."
        • "Will remember this shape."
        • "More shaped. Shaped like Nomad."
        • "Shaped like Providence. Shape?"
      • Presumably when being attacked ("NEWT_ANNOY"):
        • "Again again. Everytime."
        • "Reshape. Out of forever."
        • "Bad bad. Do not bother."
        • "Bad. Will reshape into forget."
        • "Will narrow your shape. Bad."
        • "Stop stop. Bad bad."

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