Volcano Dungeon

Volcano Dungeon's Entryway

The Volcano Dungeon is located inside the volcano at the north end of Ginger Island, accessed through a large cave on the south side of the volcano. The dungeon consists of ten floors through which the player must proceed in sequence to reach the Forge, thereby "completing" the dungeon.

Entering the cave, the player faces a lava river, across which lies the Volcano Dungeon. On the west side of the entryway is a pool of water. On its east side is a gate, initially locked, with a button on the floor to the south through the gate, out of reach.

To cross the lava river and enter the dungeon, pour water on it with the watering can, creating a pathway to walk on. A steel (or higher) watering can is able to cover 5 squares in line, enough to build a bridge with a single tool use. The path remains for the length of the day, but disappears every night. After the player completes the dungeon, a parrot offers to build a permanent bridge in exchange for 5 Golden Walnuts.

Once across the lava river, the player can proceed north, past a few monsters and through the doorway, to enter the first floor of the dungeon.

Passage Through the Dungeon

Unlike the Skull Cavern or The Mines, the Volcano Dungeon does not have ladders for instant exits or descent through floors. Instead, the player must find the doorway that leads to the next floor on each floor. Exit from the dungeon is accomplished by retracing the path through the floors and up to the cave's entryway, except by means of Warp Totems or Return Scepter. A player who passes out at 2am in the Volcano Dungeon awakens the next day in the Island Farmhouse (or in the original Farmhouse if the Island farmhouse is yet to be unlocked) and the game deducts data-sort-value="2500"> 2,500g from available funds.

Within the dungeon, the player will encounter a variety of monsters, and may find Mystic Stones or other mining nodes that yield Cinder Shards, gems, or ores (including iridium). Floor nine always contains a chest. Unlike the Mines or Skull Cavern, the game populates each floor with these items only once each day. Leaving and reentering the dungeon does not cause re-spawning on the same day.

Once the parrot appears on floor five, it can create a special dungeon exit (hole in the floor) for 5 Golden Walnuts. This exit takes the player outside to the east side of the volcano, next to the Parrot Express. Once outside, the player cannot reenter at floor five, but must start again by entering the cave.

Floor 10

The Forge is located at the end of the Volcano Dungeon.

There is also an open doorway in the southwest corner that takes the player back to the far side of the gate at the entryway to the cave. Once there, the player must step on the button on the floor to permanently open the entryway gate, allowing passage in either direction thereafter. Thus, completing the dungeon permits direct access to the Forge.

After the shortcut between Floor 10 and the Volcano entrance has been unlocked, 20 additional floor layouts can appear.

Monsters

The volcano dungeon holds a unique set of Monsters.

Image Monster HP Damage Notes
Dwarvish Sentry 300 18 Has a chance to spawn when a crate is broken. May drop gems on death.
False Magma Cap 290 15 Replicates the rock crab's behavior. Almost always drops a Magma Cap on death, and can occasionally drop Cinder Shards.
Hot Head 215 18 At low HP or death, it becomes a bomb that will explode quickly. May drop Solar Essence on death.
Lava Lurk 220 15 Shoots 4 fireballs that will travel through walls. May drop Bone Fragment or Dragon Tooth on death. Possible to kill when the Lava Lurk is within two spaces of the edge of the lava pool.
Magma Sprite 220 15 May drop Cinder Shard on death.
Magma Sparker 310 15 Can inflict Burnt debuff on player. May drop Cinder Shard on death.
Magma Duggy 380 16 May drop Taro Tuber, Cinder Shard, or Mega Bomb on death.
Tiger Slime 415 23 May drop Tiger Hat, Ginger, Taro Tuber, Pineapple Seeds, Mango Sapling or Tiger Slime's Egg (only if player has Slime Hutch) on death.

Special Floors

Volcano Caldera

Floor 10 of the dungeon contains the Forge. Players can pay Cinder Shards to use various gems on their weapons and equipment, giving enhancements and enchantments. This floor has an exit to the volcano's entry in the southwest corner. Players can fish in the magma area to get Lava Eel, Trash, and the painting 'Physics 101'. There is a chest containing 1 Prismatic Shard upon the player's first visit, which does not respawn when taken.

Gated Doors

On some floors in the dungeon, the gateway to the next floor may be blocked behind a gate. The gate has small colored dots to indicate the state of the locks that control its opening: red for locked, green for unlocked. The gate opens once all dots are green, and the player can then move to the next floor.

The gate is activated by 1 to 3 pressure pads. Standing on the pad will push it downward making the red dot become a green dot. The player must search for all of these pads throughout the current floor to reach the next floor.

Mushroom Floors

 
A mushroom floor.

In the Volcano Dungeon, mushroom floors are filled with Magma Caps and False Magma Caps, which will come to life and attack the player when they are close by. There are also mushroom husks that can be cut through like grass. These husks have a 0.5% chance to yield an Ancient Seed when cut down.[1]

Islands

Some floors have islands surrounded by lava. Occasionally pressure pads, treasure chests, or useful mining nodes will spawn on the islands. To reach them, use the watering can to pour water on the lava and create a bridge. Fishing inside the dungeon is not possible.

Treasure

There are two types of treasure chests that can spawn randomly, common and rare. The chance for a chest to be rare is significantly higher on the 9th floor and is also affected by Luck.

Common Chests

 
A common chest

Below is a list of all items that can be dropped from common chests.[2] The first common chest opened will also give a Golden Walnut.[3]

Image Name Description Quantity Chance
Cinder Shard You can feel a warm glow from within this stone. 3 1/7*
Golden Coconut This is one tough nut to crack, but a professional might be able to break it open. 1 1/7*
Taro Tuber Plant these in warm weather. Takes 10 days to mature. Grows faster if planted near a body of water. 8 1/7*
Pineapple Seeds Plant these in warm weather. Takes 14 days to mature, and keeps producing fruit after that. 5 1/7*
Protection Ring Stay invincible for a little while longer after taking damage. 1 1/7*
Soul Sapper Ring Gain a little bit of energy every time you slay a monster. 1 1/7*
Dwarf Sword It's ancient, but the blade never dulls. 1 1/21*
Dwarf Hammer It emits a very faint whirring sound. 1 1/21*
Dwarf Dagger It's ancient, but the blade never dulls. 1 1/21*

Rare Chests

 
A rare chest

Below is a list of all items that can be dropped from rare chests.[2] The first rare chest opened will also give a Golden Walnut.[3]

Image Name Description Quantity Chance
Cinder Shard You can feel a warm glow from within this stone. 10 1/9*
Mermaid Boots Mermaid scales gives these boots a protective aura. 1 1/9*
Dragonscale Boots These shimmering boots are extremely tough. 1 1/9*
Golden Coconut This is one tough nut to crack, but a professional might be able to break it open. 3 1/9*
Phoenix Ring Once a day, regain some health after being knocked out in combat. 1 1/9*
Hot Java Ring Greatly increases your chance to find coffee drinks when slaying monsters. 1 1/9*
Deluxe Pirate Hat Only the most infamous pirate could pull off this look. 1 1/9*
Ostrich Egg It may be the world's largest egg. 1 1/9*
Dragontooth Cutlass The blade was forged from a magical tooth. 1 1/27*
Dragontooth Club This club was crafted from a magical tooth. 1 1/27*
Dragontooth Shiv The blade was forged from a magical tooth. 1 1/27*

*It is impossible to get a Golden Coconut from either chest before one is cracked. Therefore, the probability of obtaining other loot before one is cracked is 1/6 for items and 1/18 for the weapons in the common chests, while in rare chests it is 1/8 for items and 1/24 for weapons.

Metal Crates

All crates in the Volcano Dungeon, with the exception of the one closest to the Dwarf on Floor 5, will always contain one item from the following table:[4]

Content Chance
Nothing 18%
  Dwarvish Sentry 18.86%
  Amethyst 6.86%
  Coal (1-2) 6.86%
  Copper Ore (2-5) 6.86%
  Gold Ore (1-3) 6.86%
  Hardwood (2-5) 6.86%
  Iron Ore (2-5) 6.86%
  Omni Geode (1-2) 3.29%
  Cave Carrot (1-2) 2.4%
  Emerald 2.4%
  Ruby 2.4%
  Topaz 2.4%
  Carrot Seeds (2-3) or
  Summer Squash Seeds (2-3) or
  Broccoli Seeds (2-3) or
  Powdermelon Seeds (2-3) (see Note)
2%
  Cinder Shard 0.89%
  Curiosity Lure 0.89%
  Diamond 0.89%
  Iridium Ore 0.89%
  Pineapple Seeds (1-2) 0.89%
  Taro Tuber (1-3) 0.89%
  Warp Totem: Farm 0.89%
  Warp Totem: Island 0.89%

The crate closest to the Dwarf on Floor 5 will always contain one item from the following table:[4]

Content Chance
Nothing 18%
 
 
Magma Cap (gold-quality)
80%
  Carrot Seeds (2-3) or
  Summer Squash Seeds (2-3) or
  Broccoli Seeds (2-3) or
  Powdermelon Seeds (2-3) (see Note)
2%

In addition, for all crates, if the crate wasn't empty and didn't contain Carrot Seeds, Summer Squash Seeds, Broccoli Seeds or Powdermelon Seeds, each of the following can be added:

Content Chance Condition
  Golden Walnut 10% Only 5 are available from crates
  Qi Bean (1-2) 5% Qi's Crop quest is currently active
  Mystery Box   Golden Mystery Box (depending on whether Foraging Mastery has been claimed) 0.005346 + (Daily Luck * 0.044), increased by a third if Book of Mysteries has been read. Have seen cutscene saying Mystery Boxes can be found.
Random cosmetic item 0.3%
  Golden Animal Cracker 0.0015 * (1 + Daily Luck) Farming Mastery has been claimed
One of the following, chosen at random:   Bait And Bobber   Combat Quarterly   Mining Monthly   Stardew Valley Almanac   Woodcutter's Weekly 0.09%

Note

The seed that drops depends on the season and date the player opens the crate.

From Till Seed Description
  21 Winter   23 Spring   Carrot Seeds Plant in the spring. Takes 3 days to grow.
  24 Spring   20 Summer   Summer Squash Seeds Plant in the summer. Takes 6 days to grow, and continues to produce after first harvest.
  21 Summer   20 Fall   Broccoli Seeds Plant in the fall. Takes 8 days to mature, and continues to produce after first harvest.
  21 Fall   20 Winter   Powdermelon Seeds This special melon grows in the winter. Takes 7 days to grow.

Golden Walnuts

Up to 17 Golden Walnuts can be obtained by mining or killing monsters in the Volcano Dungeon. In particular:

  • Up to 5 Golden Walnuts can be obtained by breaking rocks.
  • Up to 5 Golden Walnuts can be obtained by killing enemies.
  • Up to 5 Golden Walnuts can be obtained by breaking metal crates. Until 5 are earned in this way, each metal crate broken has an 8% chance of containing a Golden Walnut.[4]
  • 1 Golden Walnut is obtained from the first common chest opened.[3]
  • 1 Golden Walnut is obtained from the first rare chest opened.[3]

Shop

 
Dwarf Shop

On floor 5 of the dungeon, there is a dwarf that runs a small shop and a pool where the Player can refill their Watering Can. 3 crates are always present on this floor. Monsters cannot spawn here, but a Dwarvish Sentry can still spawn when a crate is broken. The crate closest to the dwarf has a different drop pool than the rest of the crates, including an 80% chance of containing a gold quality Magma Cap.[4]

It is not possible to trade with the dwarf without having the Dwarvish Translation Guide.

In addition to the standard stock, the shop also offers one of two Food items every day.[5]

Image Name Description Price Day Sold/Chance of being sold
Cinderclown Shoes These magic shoes belonged to a famous Dwarvish jester.   Cinder Shard (100) Every day
The Diamond Hunter All stones have a chance to drop a diamond when mined by hand.   Diamond (10) Every day
Cherry Bomb Generates a small explosion. Stand back! data-sort-value="450"> 450g Every day
Bomb Generates an explosion. Watch out! data-sort-value="1000"> 1,000g Every day
Mega Bomb Generates a powerful explosion. Use with extreme caution. data-sort-value="1600"> 1,600g Every day
Roots Platter This'll get you digging for more. data-sort-value="1200"> 1,200g 50%
Super Meal It's a really energizing meal. data-sort-value="1200"> 1,200g 50%
Pink Bow This huge bow makes quite a statement! data-sort-value="10000"> 10,000g Every day
 
 
Warp Totem: Island Recipe A recipe to make Warp Totem: Island data-sort-value="10000"> 10,000g Every day (until purchased)
 
 
Ginger Ale Recipe A recipe to make Ginger Ale data-sort-value="1000"> 1,000g Every day (until purchased)

Secrets

Bugs

  • No mail is generated when a player passes out at 2AM in the Volcano Dungeon.

References

  1. See CosmeticPlant::performToolAction in the game code.
  2. 2.0 2.1 See VolcanoDungeon::PopulateChest in the game code.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 See Chest::dumpContents in the game code.
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 See BreakableContainer::releaseContents in the game code.
  5. See Data\Shops.xnb in the game files.

History

  • 1.5: Introduced.
  • 1.6: Added The Diamond Hunter book to shop inventory. Chance for Pink Bow to appear in Dwarf Shop's stock increased from 25% to 100%. Breakable containers can now contain Seed Spot seeds, Golden Animal Crackers, Mystery Boxes, Golden Mystery Boxes, some skill books, and random cosmetic items. Introduced the Ancient Doll secret.
  • 1.6.4: Added 20 new volcano dungeon layouts, which can appear after unlocking the shortcut between the caldera and the volcano entrance. The monsters in the volcano entry level are now randomized each day.