Frequently Asked Questions

Note: This list was not created by David Brevik, ILB's developer, but by wiki and community members instead.

On this page, we will attempt to gather and answer the most asked questions about the game.

If you didn't find answers to your questions, please check back later, as the page will be updated.

The purpose of this is mostly to make sure we are not pestering David too much about things that have already been explained a gazillion times.

Please feel free to update this page and add more questions/answers. However, try to make sure that the answer is:
 * 1) Correct, and not unnecessarily confusing/misleading.
 * 2) Preferably answered by David himself.

Where can I get the game?
Currently, you can only get it on Steam, as it is in Early Access.

What state is the game in right now?
It is in Early Access. It's being frequently updated.

Will there be multiplayer?
Maybe, perhaps. But if it comes, it will be after the game is released.

How do I control my character??
See the How to Play Guide.

Where are my save files located?
C:/Users/"your Windows user name"/AppData (hidden folder)/Local/Graybeard games/It lurks below

Also in this folder is the config file (ilb_config.txt), which can be used to remap your keys.

How do I remap/change my keys?
You can remap your keys from the Options menu.

You can also rebind your keys (and set some other things as well) by manually re-writing values in the " " file located in your save folder. Run the game at least once for this file to be created. You can access your save folder quickly by searching for " ". The full path is " ". The key codes can be found at "https://wiki.libsdl.org/SDLKeycodeLookup". Use the decimal values.

You may also use https://it-lurks-below.github.io/remapper/ to help with generating the config.

How is the Creative Mode different?
There is no Hunger or Energy meter. You have access to various blocks from the start. You do not lose items on death. There are no Invasion events occurring. The overall difficulty is much lower.

What to do at the start of the game?
Walk around the world picking up (right clicking) everything you can. Make sure to cook your food and not eat it all raw.

Note that killing Commander Vile stops the Corruption of It from spreading and stops monsters from spawning on the surface.

How do skills work?
Your skills in ILB (called Ancient Items) are items that you put into a designated hotbar, which has limited space. You can upgrade them and switch them around whenever you like.

Every 5 levels, you get a new Ancient Item as a reward.

Each class has five Ancient Items that give the class its unique abilities.

You can, however, find miscellaneous Ancient Items that can be found and used by any character class.

How are Wands, Sword and Shield, Mace and Shield and Dual Swords different?
Wands do 100% base damage, Sword/Mace and Shield 150% and Dual Swords 200%. It is balanced this way to reflect the fact that wands can shoot and Sword/Mace and Shield has a high Block chance. Note that crouching ("s") with Sword/Mace and Shield doubles your Block chance. Dodge chance is not affected by crouching.

How are the classes different?
Different classes have access to different weapon types.

There are two groups of classes with different stats they can level up (the Inteligence/Ranged classes and the Grit/Melee classes).

Each class has their own unique set of skills (called Ancient Items).

Each class has their own unique Passive Ability.

Further differentiation through new "Class Items" is planned.

How does elemental damage/resistance work?
Elemental damage % bonuses increase damage you deal with that particular element, if you are using it (e.g. wand element, ancient item element..).

Elemental resistances do not reduce incoming damage of any type. They only affect how likely you are to get dot-ed (Damage Over Time status effect, e.g. being poisoned or burning).

Is Armor a flat reduction or is it % based?
There is an Armor curve - at certain levels you are expected to have certain Armor. The damage dealt is then decided by how far you are from that number. If you are over the number a lot, it is not very helpful to buff your armor further, as there are diminishing returns at work.

Where do tomato/black bean/corn/etc. seeds or plants drop/grow?
All the plants in the game except saplings are planted into dirt piles on top of "Dirt" or "[something] Dirt" blocks. It does not matter which one. Saplings are placed on the ground.

Seeds to uncommon plants can be found in seed bags underground, or bought in the General Store (the seeds offered change every in-game day).

Do rocks/sticks/wheat bushels/carrots/cabbage/mushrooms of snack etc. respawn on the surface?
With a bit of in-game time, rocks, sticks, tough grass, and wheat bushels respawn randomly on the surface. The starting vegetables and mushrooms do not.

What is the Corruption of It? Will it keep spreading?
The lore behind the corruption and it's master is currently unknown.

It will stop spreading once Commander Vile (the surface tutorial boss) has been defeated. It will grow again slowly while an Invasion is ongoing.

Can you stack more than 100% of elemental resistances? Is it useful?
Yes, you can. It is useful in Nightmare difficulty, as you get the -50 to all resistances debuff.

What happens when I upgrade armor to Aspirational/Cosmic?
It keeps it's stats and adds more. Therefore, it's better to upgrade better armor.

Can I upgrade set armor (e.g. Lord High Marshall's Armor) to Aspirational/Cosmic?
No, you cannot.

How does the in-game time work?
One in-game hour takes 30 seconds in real life. So for example, 12 IRL minutes = 24 in-game hours.

Can buildings be moved and how?
Yes.

Press "shifrt + rmb" on the vendor NPC to pick the building up.

Be careful not to place your buildings in the Muddy Layer and below - they will be lost when you reset the world map later.

I can freely socket and unsocket gems from my armor, what?!
Yes. This is intentional. You can swap the crystals around as much as you want.

How does Attack Power work?
One point of AP grants you 5% increase in Damage.

How does Vitality work?
One point of Vitality grants 45 to maximum hit points.

How does Wisdom work?
Wisdom has been removed from the game. It used to grant 0.10s reduction to wand reload time.

How does Intelligence work?
One point of Intelligence grants 1 mana (=additional wand charge).

How does Grit work?
One point of Grit grants 5 to your Armor.

How does Vigor work?
One point of Vigor grants 2% to all resistances

Note: Resistances only affect how likely you are to get DOTed

(DOT = damage over time, e.g. being on fire, being frozen etc.)

Can the miscellaneous Ancient Items be found in different rarities?
Not anymore. They have only one rarity. They can be upgraded by stacking more than one.

Is it possible to get exceptional/unique crystals through harvesting crystal crops?
Yes. The chance is quite low.

Note that iLvl of the crystals you harvest is equal to your character's experience level.

How come all my Refrigerators share the same space?
This is intended - they are all connected.

When do you unlock the Scroll of Identification's recipe?
After you mine and collect some Copper Ore for the first time.

Gems/Crystals dropping in Nightmare don't mach the last craftable armor?!
Exactly. Both the crystal shapes and the armor socket shapes are planned to repeat on Nightmare. Only two Nightmare armors are in the game now, so the progression past that is currently tied only to unique armor.

What is the game's official website?
Website: http://www.itlurksbelow.com/

Where to find answers to questions that are not on this page?
Search through this wiki! You can start at the How to Play Guide or the main page It Lurks Below Wiki.

Discord: https://discord.gg/EE2wM87

Steam page: https://store.steampowered.com/app/697550/It_Lurks_Below/

Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/ItLurksBelow/

When will "X" be implemented to the game?
In David's f***ing infinite free time!

Questions asked and answered way back (February 2018)
Note that all answers listed below are from Frebruary 2018 and may not reflect the current state of the game or David Brevik's current plans for the game.

The questions that are still relevant were picked from from community member Taizun's spreadsheet (found here).

Is there a prestige-mode?
No

Twitch clip with full answer: https://clips.twitch.tv/EsteemedPlumpHorseShadyLulu

Multi-waypoint Homestone/Portals?
Twitch clip with answer 1: https://clips.twitch.tv/IntelligentBitterEaglePJSalt

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Random diseases?
Yes

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What will the end-game be like?
Twitch clip with full answer: https://clips.twitch.tv/CrowdedCaringTrayAMPEnergyCherry

Will the game have a story?
Yes

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Will there be an eco-system in the game?
No

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Will there be curses in the game?
Yes

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Will there be easter eggs?
Yes

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Will there be traps in the game?
There are no plans for it

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Will the game have a cooking skill?
Not a skill; But recipes

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Will there be some sort of flight mechanic?
Yes

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Will there be elemental immunity (on yourself or monsters)?
Not on yourself, but on monsters

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How long will it take to beat the game?
15+ hours

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Will there be lootboxes in the game?
No

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Does the banker charge a service fee?
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Will Deckard Cain be in the game?
No

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Will you be able to recruit people to help defend your base?
Not currently; but good idea

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How many NPC buildings will the game have?
About 10 buildings

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How often do the NPC vendors update their stock?
Once per game-day

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Will the game have furniture?
Maybe

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Are there any tanky classes?
Yes

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Is there a shapeshifting class?
No, but will be coming

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Is there a shared stash between characters?
Yes

Is there stealth in the game?
Yes

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What level do you expect players to be when they beat the game?
Level 50

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Will there be dance emotes in the game?
No

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Will you be able to respec your statpoints?
Maybe

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Will there be mimics in the game?
Maybe

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Do monsters use the items they drop?
No

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Does the difficulty of monsters scale with your level?
No

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How many bosses will there be in the game?
In the 10-15 range

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Do monsters do damage on contact?
No

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Is there "smart"-digging like in Terraria?
No, but might be added

Twitch clip with answer 1: https://clips.twitch.tv/BlushingRoundYamHeyGirl

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Will there be a zoom in feature?
Good idea

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What are the status indicators in the top-left corner?
Health, Mana, Hunger, Energy

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Will you be able to share the world seed with other people?
Not currently, but maybe

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How can you highlight items on the ground?
Using the ALT-key

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Will we be able reload a save from a point before dying?
No. The game saves when you die.

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Auto-pickup settings?
There already is auto-pickup for some items

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Multiplayer?
Not a priority right now

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Will the framerate be capped?
No

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Will the game have controller-support?
Yes

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Will there be an option to turn off screen-flash in favor of text spam?
Yea, that's possible

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Will there be colorblind support in the game?
Possibly

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Will there be support for mods?
Not a priority right now

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Will 21:9 Resolutions be supported?
Yes

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How long do dropped items stay on the ground?
Your own: Forever

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Is there going to be a book of identify?
No

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Will the game have full prefix/suffix runewords?
Yes

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Will there be items giving stats that you can keep in your inventory?
There already is; ancient items

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Will there be something similar to a Horadric Cube?
No

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Will there be storage chests?
Probably not

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Will we be able to defend our base with items/deployables?
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Will you be able to combine items?
Yes

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Are Pickaxes upgradable?
Yes

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Are there charms in the game?
No

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Are there items that make the torches unnecessary?
Yes

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Blue hair for characters?
Yes

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Do weapons or tools degrade?
No

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Inventory/Gear slots?
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Throwable weapons?
No

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Why are guns wands?
Because magic!

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Will there be gear gambling?
Maybe

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Will there be set gear and class-specific effects?
Yes

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Are stats on items fixed or randomly generated?
Randomly generated

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Do unique items have different looks?
Yes

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Will there be a seperate inventory for vanity items?
No

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Will there be armor dye?
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Are there shrines in the game?
Yes

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Is there a dungeon in the game?
Yes

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What is the "Goop"/Corruption?
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Will there be a cow level?
Yes

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Will there be seasonal events in the game?
If the game is succesful; absolutely

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Will there be world-changing events such as catastrophes, weather, disease?
Sounds fun; maybe?

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Does the world wrap?
Yes

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Is the world randomly generated?
Yes

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Are you (David) currently wearing pants?
Yes

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Do you have a stronger connection to this game due to having made it mostly alone?
Yes

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How did you choose the first testers?
People we know, closed community

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How long have you been working on the game?
Since December 2016

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Is there anything you learned from Hellgate: London that you brought into this game?
Not to overhype stuff

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Was Dwarven Fortress an inspiration?
Yes

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What game(s) inspired you to create this game?
Minecraft, Terraria, Starbound

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What will you do after release if the game is succesful?
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Will you hire other people for the release of the game?
I doubt it, besides working with PR-people

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Will you do any development streams?
Maybe

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Will the game be good for speedrunning?
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Will will there be any "It Lurks Below"-merchandise?
"We need to do this!"

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Release date?
"When it's done", I hope it will be soon

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Which platform(s) are you releasing on?
Steam for PC

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Will the game be available on Humble Store?
Maybe? https://clips.twitch.tv/BigIcyOpossumBudStar

Will the game be available on mobile platforms?
Maybe? https://clips.twitch.tv/ThoughtfulZealousApeItsBoshyTime

Will the game be on Mac and Nintendo Switch?
Maybe? https://clips.twitch.tv/PlausibleSpunkyAnacondaANELE

Will the game be released on Xbox One?
Maybe? https://clips.twitch.tv/QuaintBelovedApeChefFrank

Crowdsourced translations?
"Maybe"

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What graphics API are you using?
DirectX

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What is the games engine called?
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What languages will the game support?
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What program did you use to make the pixel art?
Pyxel Edit

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What programming language do you (David) use?
Mainly C and C++

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Will the engine ever become available for third-parties?
No

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Will the game have Steam Trading Cards?
Possibly

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Will there be Steam Achievements?
Possibly

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Is the game going to be open source?
No

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Are savefiles stored locally or in the cloud?
Locally, but looking at implementing cloudsaves

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What did you use to make the music in the game?
Fruity Loops and instruments

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See Also: Official Trello page