Mod:Lost Artifacts
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Lost Artifacts is a Mod for Hollow Knight. It introduces a new mechanic called Artifacts, which are collectible items that can be embedded into the Nail to provide various enhancements, similar to Charms.
Content
Artifacts
Artifacts are special collectibles scattered throughout Hallownest. Each one provides a certain Trait that improves at different Levels based on which Artifact Slot they are fit into.
| Name | Trait | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Attuned Jewel | Attuned: Casting a Spell grants bonus attack range, movement speed, or damage for 5 seconds | Godhome - Next to the Void Idol |
| Beast Shell | Beast Tamer: Striking an enemy buffs the damage of minion Charms for 5 seconds | Colosseum of Fools - Defeat God Tamer in the Trial of the Fool |
| Buzzsaw | Secluded: Nail damage increases with distance from nearest enemy | White Palace - Hidden in the Workshop |
| Charged Crystal | Energized: Nail Arts deal increased damage | Crystal Peak - Defeat the Crystal Guardian |
| Crying Statue | Fallen: Take one extra mask of damage per hit, but deal more damage for 10 seconds after being hit. | City of Tears - on a ledge in the Hollow Knight Statue courtyard |
| Dreamwood | Enervating: Enemies hit with the Dream Nail take bonus damage for 15 seconds. | Resting Grounds - Next to the Whispering Root after completing it and re-entering the room |
| Dung Ball | Stinky: Grants the odor cloud from Defender's Crest | Royal Waterways - Inside Dung Defender's cave. |
| Hidden Memento | Pogomaster: Performing a Nail Bounce increases the damage of the next attack | White Palace - By the entrance to Path of Pain after completing it. |
| Honeydrop | Honey Coating: Dealing enough damage creates a coating that blocks one hit of damage | The Hive - Next to the Bench |
| Infected Rock | Forgotten: Increases SOUL gain from striking enemies with the Nail | Ancient Basin - Defeat the Broken Vessel |
| Lumafly Essence | Shocking: Swinging the Nail creates a chain of electric bursts | Fog Canyon - Next to the Lumafly tank in Teacher's Archives |
| Lush Moss | Regeneration: Heal 1 mask after a certain amount of Nail hits | Greenpath - Defeat the Massive Moss Charger |
| Noxious Shroom | Toxic: Hitting an enemy has a chance to release a damaging spore cloud that can spread to nearby enemies | Fungal Wastes - Next to the large mushroom corpse in Fungal Core |
| Paving Stone | Stagspeed: After dashing, reduce Nail Art charge time and Nail swing delay for 3 seconds. | Forgotten Crossroads - Next to the Last Stag in the Stag Station. |
| Thorned Leaf | Lacerating: Striking an enemy inflicts damage over time for 5 seconds | Queen's Gardens - Defeat the Mantis Traitor locked room arena. |
| Totem Shard | Soulful: Deal increased damage for a short time after Healing | Soul Sanctum - Next to a Soul Totem in the room after Soul Master. |
| Traveler's Garment | Resilience: Scales damage with the player's highest velocity over the last second | Dirtmouth - Next to the well leading to Forgotten Crossroads |
| Tumbleweed | Windswept: Striking an enemy increases movement speed for 5 seconds | Howling Cliffs - On one of the far West platforms. |
| Void Emblem | Abyssal: Repeatedly hitting enemies increases the damage of the next Spell | Abyss - Next to the Void Tendrils Journal Entry |
| Weaver Silk | Sealed: Performing a Nail Art increases the damage of all attacks for 10 seconds | Deepnest - in the Weavers' Den |
| Wyrm Ash | Rebirth: Spawn a Glowing Womb hatchling after a certain amount of hits. | Kingdom's Edge - Defeat Hornet Sentinel, or found outside the Cast-Off Shell after obtaining the King's Brand |
Artifact Slots
Artifact Slots are a new system for the Nail, allowing the Knight to enhance their combat abilities. Picking up an Artifact for the first time enables the Artifact screen from the INVENTORY menu.
More slots are unlocked as the Nail is upgraded. Placing an Artifact in a higher level slot improves that Artifact's bonus.
- Old Nail: Handle (Level 1)
- Sharpened Nail: Blade L (Level 2)
- Channeled Nail: Blade R (Level 2)
- Coiled Nail: Head (Level 3)
Unlocking the Pure Nail allows the Knight to Overcharge one slot, increasing the slotted Artifact's level by 1 additional boost.
- Overcharging the Head slot boosts the Artifact to Level 4. This is the only way to achieve this Level.
Integrations
- RandomizerMod: Artifacts can be randomized between themselves or with all other items
- DebugMod: Artifacts can be unlocked by command, and artifact slots can be set to unlock all or unlock by Nail level.
Credits
- Ideas and balancing feedback: BANANALOVAH, DDX2000, 4djesus
- Artifact icons: Chrome, HBKit
- Help with assetbundling and custom UI: RedFrog, SFGrenade
- Help with Randomizer/ItemChanger: BadMagic, Flibber, pimpas
- Other people whose code I referenced: Kaykao
- HK Modding Discord for being cool
