Dustopia

Dustopia is a very dark and colorless dimension.

Dustopia
Prerequisite Dimension	Greckon
Difficulty	Hard
Controlled by	Erebon
Dimension Text	You're beginning to feel more mortal than ever.
Version Added	1.1
Portal Sound

Overview

WARNING: If you are using version 2.4.B or below, then do not save and quit in this dimension. Due to a bug, doing so will cause the player to be dumped into the void upon returning to the Overworld. This bug is partially fixed in the latest version.

Dustopia is a very hard dimension, perhaps the most difficult dimension of them all. The Realmstone for Dustopia is dropped by Grillfaces, Hunters and Shifters - all of which can be found in Greckon. Players who visit Dustopia will receive a Strength buff from Erebon. It is recommended to have the best of the best equipment and weaponry when going to Dustopia, as the mobs that spawn there can take lots of punishment even with the bonus damage given from Erebon's Strength.

What to bring

- Surviving in Dustopia is very demanding and difficult, so you should bring some of the best sets of armor you can get! Biogenic Armor allows you to see Dustopia much more clearly, while also allowing you to engage and disengage fights with relative ease. The Commander Armor will increase your survivability flat out, allowing you to shrug off intense battles very quickly. The Archaic Armor can be a lifesaver, as it will shove enemies away and fully heal you when you've lost 80% of your HP, it cannot heal you for another 80 seconds. The mobs of Dustopia almost entirely use melee attacks, making the Nethengenic and Baron armor sets some of the best armor you can have in Dustopia.

- Some of the mobs of Dustopia can take a lot of punishment, so it's recommended you bring some of the most powerful swords you can muster, while also giving them powerful enchantments! The Candlefire sword doesn't do much on its own, but it can inflict incredible amounts of damage if given the Fire Aspect enchantment. The Crystal Maul deals a solid amount of damage and can sometimes send an enemy flying off a platform (or better yet, away from you). The Sweet sword deals a considerable amount of damage by itself and it can heal you more and more if you find yourself being swarmed. The Skeletal sword is the most reliable damage-dealing blade in Advent of Ascension, even without any enchantments to back it up. The Baron Sword can inflict incredible damage every now and then, but it should be backed up with a high Sharpness enchantment to make its dps more reliable.

- Bringing very powerful ranged weapons is also recommended, as you should always have one by your side regardless. The Deep Bow has a slow charge-up time, but it deals more damage than any bow In Advent of Ascension without the use of Enchantments. The Laser Blaster may be loud (and sometimes annoying), but its dps is nigh unchallenged. The Mecha Bow can deal moderate amounts of damage while also conserving ammo. The Predigun is one of the most reliable heavy weapons in Advent of Ascension, though it's very loud. The Mind Blaster has a very slow rate of fire, but it deals a large amount of damage with every shot.

- Lurkers inflict a very deadly Wither III debuff, so it's a good idea to bring a few Buckets of Milk with you to cure yourself. Poison can't kill you, but Wither can!

- Torches are not as effective in Dustopia as they are in most other dimensions. Having some means of Night Vision is highly recommended so that you can see well in the dimension.

- In order to fight Merkyres, your Hunter skill must reach Level 79. It needs to be even higher to fight Arkzynes and Crusilisks - Levels 89 and 95 respectively.

- Greatblades count as RANGED weapons. Because of this, they will not gain any benefits from Erebon's Strength. This is especially bad due to the fact that many of the mobs of Dustopia can take a lot of punishment. Do not bring Greatblades with you if you plan on fighting mobs in Dustopia.

Why come here

- realmstones to the Shyrelands.

- The Primordial Armor set is one of the most powerful armor sets in Advent of Ascension. Pieces of the set can be obtained by defeating the group of bosses of Dustopia - The Primordial Five.

- The Primordial Five drop 43,200 Hunting experience total.

- Powerful weapons can be obtained by grinding many of the mobs here, such as Sabbath and the Dark Destroyer.

- The Primordials offer many useful trades! The most important one of all is the Primordial Dust - which is used to summon and challenge the Primordial Five.

Generation

Dustopia has a flat landscape filled with very thick forestry and foliage. The landscape of Dustopia is almost pitch-black, making it almost impossible to see anything without some form of light by your side. Even then, the stone and wood that come from Dustopia are so blackened, the details are barely noticeable without Night Vision - making you feel as though you're mining in the dark.

Biomes

Dustopia (Dustopian Forest): The regular Dustopia biome filled with tall and cluttered forestry. This biome was renamed to "Dustopian Forest" in the 2.5 snapshot.

Dustopian Marsh: Swampy biomes with large lakes and tall foliage. The water from this biome sometimes "leaks" into other biomes.

Dustopian Plains: Treeless biomes that bear features all too similar to that of Overworld Plains.

Blocks

Naturally Generated
Dawn Leaves
Dawn Wood
Dustopia Grass
Dustopia Stone
Foliage
Dawn Bush
Dawn Stocks
Dawn Flower
Dawn Grass
Dawn Bulb
Generates in Structures
Dawnwood Bars
Dawnwood Planks
Dustopian Lamp
Primordial Shrine
Darkwash Bricks
Iron Bars
White Stained Glass

Structures:

Dustopia has a few structures including:

Primordial Village Structure Type Village Version Added 1.1

Primordial Village These small villages are the homes of the Primordials - Dustopia's testificates. The Primordials come in various forms, such as the Primordial Guide, Primordial Banker, Primordial Merchant, Primordial Spellbinder and the Primordial Wizard.

Lotto Cage Structure Type NPC Structure Version Added 1.1

Lotto Cage These cages are the lottery structures of Dustopia. Many of the cages you'll find may be empty however. The lottomen will trade a Terminator Totem and a Daybreaker Totem in exchange for Dustopia Gems. The totems have a low chance to drop their namesake items, though it should be obvious considering it's a lottery.

Merkye Tower Structure Type Dungeon Version Added 1.1

Merkyre Tower These skyscrapers are home to Merkyres. Players should avoid these towers until they reach Hunter level 79, as they cannot harm Merkyres until they do so. Drops you can farm at this structure: Primordial Skull.

Primordial Shrine Structure Type Boss Structure Version Added 1.1

Primordial Shrine By activating the unlit Dustopian Lamps using Primordial Dust, then right-clicking the Primordial Shrine, players can summon and challenge the Primordial Five - the five bosses of Dustopia. Drops you can "farm" at this structure: Primordial Greatblade, Primordial Bow, Primordial Staff and Primordial Armor.

Arkzyne Tower Structure Type Dungeon Version Added 2.4

Arkzyne Tower A tower with spawners at the top that spawn Arkzynes. Players should avoid these towers until they reach Hunter level 89, as they cannot harm Arkzynes until they do so. The Sabbath can be farmed here, but precautions should be taken.

Crusilisk Cave Structure Type Dungeon Version Added 2.4

Crusilisk Cave A small enclosed structure containing spawners that spawn Crusilisks. Players should avoid these dungeons until they reach Hunter level 95, as they cannot harm Crusilisks until they do so. The Beamer can be farmed here, but be careful when farming them.

Mobs

The aggressive mobs in Dustopia have a very dark and macabre theme. They also blend in very well with the colorless landscape of Dustopia, making it extremely difficult to detect them. Fortunately, many of them are also very loud, so it's easy to know what enemies are nearby once you've memorized the sounds they make.

Hostile:

Name	Spawning Requirement	Desirable loot drops	Notes
Arkzyne	Spawns in Arkzyne Towers.	Sabbath Silver Coins	Warning: This mob is a Level 89 hunter mob. Players cannot jump or fly near Arkzynes due to increased gravity, even in Creative mode. The Gravity Blaster will also not work while Arkzynes are present.
Basilisk	Spawns naturally	Duster Darkly Upgrade Kits	N/A
Crusilisk	Spawns in Cruslisk Cave.	Beamer	Warning: This mob is a Level 95 hunter mob. This mob will occasionally jolt you in a random direction, making movement very difficult when confronting groups of Crusilisks.
Devourer	Spawns naturally	Harvester Sword	Successful attacks will fully heal itself and cover your screen with a bloody smear. The Harvester Sword deals the most damage of all the swords in Advent of Ascension, but it costs 1 HP to use.
Dusteiva	Spawns naturally	Dark Destroyer	Teleports you into the air if you stare at its face.
Duston	Spawns naturally	N/A	Spawns four Dust Striders when it dies.
Dust Strider	Spawns in groups of four when a Duston dies.	Uncharged Orbs	Covers your screen with bits of "dust" when it hits you.
Lost Soul	Spawns naturally	Shyrelands Realmstone Darkly Upgrade Kits	Heals extremely quickly when you look at its face.
Lurker	Spawns naturally	Darkly Upgrade Kits	Successful attacks inflict Wither III.
Merkyre	Spawns in merkyre towers.	Primordial Skulls	Warning: This mob is a level 79 hunter mob. Successful attacks inflict Blindness.
Stalker	Spawns naturally	N/A	Staring at it causes it to slow down to a near halt, but covers your game with nigh-opaque "static".
Stalker Prime	Spawns naturally but is rare.	Dustopia Realmstones Dustometer	Staring at it causes it to slow down greatly and fill your screen with inanimate static, exactly like Stalkers would.

See individual mob pages for more information.

Npcs:

Name	Spawning Requirement	Useful Trades Notes
Dustopian Lottoman	Spawns in lotto cages.	See here.
Primordial Banker	Spawns in primordial villages.	Converts different types of coins.
Primordial Guide	Spawns in primordial villages.	Talks to the player about Dustopia.
Primordial Merchant	Spawns in primordial villages.	See here.
Primordial Spellbinder	Spawns in primordial villages.	See here.
Primordial Wizard	Spawns in primordial villages.	See here.

See individual mob pages for more information.

Bosses:

Name	Spawning Requirement	Useful Drops:	Notes
Primordial Five	Spawned by lighting the Dustopian Lamps surrounding the primordial shrine, then right clicking the shrine.	See here.

See individual boss pages for more information.

Tips for Hunting Mobs and exploring Dustopia

• The mobs of Dustopia can take lots of punishment and deal just as much in return. As such, it's recommended you bring the best armor and weapons you can muster.
• Because of the nigh pitch-black landscape of Dustopia, torches won't do you much justice in Dustopia. Bringing some Potions of night vision or equipping Biogenic Armor can allow you to see much more clearly in Dustopia.
• The Primordials have many useful trades, but be prepared to fight whatever monstrosities get in your way during your search for some villages!
• Stalker Primes are the most powerful of all rare mobs currently existing in Advent of Ascension in terms of stats alone.
• It's sometimes a good idea to turn up the brightness of your game if you're having trouble navigating in Dustopia.
• If you wish to build a home in Dustopia, it's recommended you make it out of colorful blocks so that it can stand out among its colorless landscape.

Resources

The Resources that can be obtained in Dustopia are:

Misc Items	Obtained from
Darklight Orb	Primordial Spellbinder
Darkly Upgrade Kit	Basilisk, Lost Soul and Lurker
Dusk Orb	Primordial Spellbinder
Dustopia Gems	Basilisk, Duston and Lost Soul
Dustopia Realmstone	Stalker Prime
Energy Rune	Primordial Wizard
Fire Rune	Primordial Wizard
Kinetic Rune	Primordial Wizard
Primordial Dust	Primordial Merchant
Primordial Skull	Merkyre
Raw Beef	Primordial Merchant
Rosite Ingot	Primordial Merchant
Storm Rune	Primordial Wizard
Shyrelands Realmstone	Lost Soul
Sunfire Orb	Primordial Spellbinder
Uncharged Orb	Dust Strider
Wind Rune	Primordial Wizard
Wither Rune	Primordial Wizard
Totems	Obtained from
Daybreaker Totem	Dustopian Lottoman
Terminator Totem	Dustopian Lottoman
Guns	Obtained from
Beamer	Crusilisk
Dark Destroyer	Dusteiva
Duster	Basilisk
Dustometer	Stalker Prime
Sabbath	Arkzyne
Terminator	Terminator Totem
Swords	Obtained from
Harvester Sword	Devourer
Greatblades	Obtained from
Primordial Greatblade	Okazor
Bows	Obtained from
Daybreaker	Daybreaker Totem
Primordial Bow	Okazor
Staves	Obtained from
Primordial Staff	Okazor
Armor	Obtained from
Primordial Armor	Okazor
Banners	Obtained from
Dustopian Banner	Lost Soul and Lurker

Dimensions

Ancient Cavern • Barathos • Candyland • Celeve • Creeponia • Crystevia • Dustopia • Ethereus • Gardencia • Greckon • Immortallis • Iromine • Labricon • Lands of Lelyetia • Lands of Runandor • L'Borean • Lunalus • Mysterium • Overworld • Playtopia • Precasia • The Abyss • The Deeplands • The Everland • The Haven • The Nether • The Shyrelands • Vox Ponds

Other

Ancient Teleportation