I-1: The Death of Paradigm

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I-1: THE DEATH OF PARADIGM is the first level of Indulgence and Act III, Reverend Hailbreaker

The music used in the level is Hidden Waters / Ache Beneath Your Skin in the beginning of the level, Tell Me What The Sky Holds as the main theme of the level, and A Radiant Blur / Overthrown with Anarchy during the train section of the level.

The level takes place in a dilapidated hydroelectric facility used by the giant superstructure in Indulgence, the Zeus superstructure, to process water into renewable energy. Various machinery can be seen working throughout the level, with areas that take place outside as well, allowing the player to see the forest and the city on the underside of the Zeus. The second part of the level takes place on the IST-662, a train system that has several encounters.

The level is decently linear, with a tad bit of backtracking and branching paths within it. As of current, this is the first level in Project Purgatorio that showcases the Orange Skull keys.

I-1 introduces the Craven and Hermes as the level's boss.

FIRST ROOM
An overgrown area filled with rattling pipes and water filled rooms. An Orange Skull key pedestal is needed to deactivate in order to progress. The player will cross a room with a small pit then enter a circular room with a singular tree in the center. Along the walls of this room there are screens which display the message:

After sliding into a server room beyond the previous room shows the Orange Skull key along with another screen that states:

After taking the skull the power goes out, and the player can progress to the next arena. If the player backtracks to the area with the open pit, a door will be open revealing the first soul orb.

WAVES:

• 1 Filth (After the power goes out)

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CRAVEN ENCOUNTER
A square shaped room comprised of a stairway leading upwards. In the center is a skull pedestal which initiates the boss encounter with the Craven.

WAVES:

• 1 Craven
• 2 Cravens

After they are defeated, a book falls from the ceiling that reads:

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THE DAM
A long dam with a blocked off red skull key door at the end of it. The forest, black hole, and ZEUS can all be seen from the dam. The left side drops off into a pit while the right side holds some water, along with the second soul orb. After the first wave, a Carcass bursts through a wall, revealing the way forwards along with activating a green hookpoint.

WAVES:

• 1 Craven, 2 Strays
• 1 Carcass

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CATWALKS
Short catwalks leading to the next arena. This area is directly connected to the Craven encounter room below after it's accessible. If the player enters the room before the Carcass breaks through the wall, the area where it breaks through has an image of THE FATTEST FUCK

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GEYSER ROOM
A tall room with various walkways. The bottom of the room is flooded and features a Geyser, which every few seconds blasts the player upwards and can kill enemies, giving the unique + HYPERHYDRATION style bonus. Once all waves are completed, a green hookpoint activates.

WAVES:

• 1 Streetcleaner, 1 Virtue
• 2 Soldiers, 1 Malicious Face
• 3 Drones, 1 Mindflayer, 1 Craven

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FOREST VIEW BALCONY
A short walkway that reveals more of Indulgence's forest with water flowing from a wall. While walking, lightning will flash one in the background.

Sliding underneath where the water outflow is coming from leads to a small area with the third soul orb, along with the entrance to I-S: ???

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DRAINAGE
A tall room that is surrounded by a moat. Once the two waves are defeated a yellow hookpoint will appear, which opens up some grates and allows the player to ascend upwards.

WAVES:

• 2 Cerberus
• 2 Cerberus (After one of the first Cerberi are killed)

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WAY TO THE HEATSINK
A small hallway with moving metal parts. A barrier similar to those found in Wrath is ahead, although it's red.

WAVES:

• 1 Streetcleaner

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HEATSINK
A tall room filled with pipes and moving parts with a red skull sitting in the center. After the first Malicious Face is killed the room will fill with water quickly.

WAVES:

• 2 Malicious Faces
• 2 Strays, 2 Soldiers (One of each after a Malicious Face is killed)

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BACK TO THE PEDASTAL
Once the red skull key is taken, the Heatsink room will loose power. A grate at the bottom of the drainage is now open, which drops the player off where the Carcass broke out of the wall. The player can proceed from here to the red skull pedestal to move forwards

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WATER STORAGE A long room with several water tanks. A spinning machine lies in the center of the room. To the back left of the room is a small opening which leads to a blood orb

WAVES:

• 2 Soldiers (From water tanks)
• 1 Guttertank (After the blood orb is picked up)

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BEFORE THE TRAIN
A plus sign shaped room. The center has a large broken pipe which a??????. There are screens in this area which display the message:

WAVES:

• 2 Streetcleaners, 1 Gutterman, 2 Virtues
• 4 Filth, 1 Craven
• 1 Craven
• 2 Drones

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TO THE TRAIN
After the previous arena and walking down a hallway the player has their gravity flipped in a room. Screens display the message:

After the shift, three enemies spawn, only to all be killed by {[hl|Hermes}}. The enemies killed by Hermes get unique style bonuses, those being + SLICED, + DICED, and + THRICED. Going forwards the player can jump down a shaft into the next area.

If the player goes right, they find a secret plushie of Unfortunate Development.

WAVES:

• 2 Strays, 1 Soldier

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THE IST-662, FIRST CHECKPOINT
The player drops onto a train speeding down a railway. More trains join as more and more waves come, up to three trains. The first and second trains are identical, but the third train has an elevated section a Sentry sits on top of.

For the second wave, all of the enemies get killed by a passing sign, giving the unique style bonus + LONG HAUL.

WAVES:

• 1 Craven, 2 Streetcleaners
• 2 Strays, 1 Schism
• 1 Soldier, 2 Streetcleaners
• 2 Schisms, 1 Sentry

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THE IST-662, SECOND CHECKPOINT
More enemies keep popping up.

Like the previous encounter, the first wave gets killed by some more passing signs.

WAVES:

• 2 Virtues
• 1 Schism, 1 Soldier, 1 Malicious Face, 1 Craven
• 2 Gutterman

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THE IST-662, THIRD CHECKPOINT
Final section on the train. The Cerberus that came with the third train wakes up during this encounter.

WAVES:

• 3 Drones, 1 Craven, 1 Cerberus

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INTERMISSION The two side trains stop, and the main train comes to a stop at a loading dock, demanding an Orange Skull. When getting the skull, Hermes can be seen running across a vent.

To the left of the skull is a small vent which, when destroyed and climbed into, leads to the final soul orb.

After the skull is placed on the train Hermes jumps out of a glass pane and starts their boss battle.

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HERMES BOSS FIGHT
Hermes stands at the front of the trains and unsheathes their weapons starting their fight. More trains join up to make the platform the fight takes place on.

Once defeated, Hermes jumps into a passing sign and dies.

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FINAL AREA
The final train stops at a loading bay with a single Schism. Killing it will open a grate and allow the player to continue onto I-2: If There Were No Thunder.

WAVES:

• 1 Schism

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Unlike the basegame versions of this challenge, nothing specifically needs to be done to prevent water from touching the player, if they wish. However, to make it easier the player can destroy three valves hidden across the level to completely drain all of the water.

The first valve is found right after the player exits the first vent after the power goes out. Behind some boxes is another vent which the player can slide into to destroy a valve. The second valve is found at the top of the Geyser Room behind a breakable glass pane. The third and last valve is found in the Drainage, behind another glass pane above the Cerberus encounter.

• The title of the level is a reference to "The Death of Paradigm" from the album If These Trees Could Talk by the band of the same name.
• The book found after the Craven introduction is written similarly to the logbook for Egocentrism from Risk of Rain 2.

CollapseLevels
Prelude	Rubicon
	R-1: Carcass R-2: Bottomless Pit R-3: Welcome To The Dome
Act I Bloodstar Perforator	Pride	Envy	Hostility
	PR-1: As Regular as Clockwork PR-2: A Hatchet Buried Through Blood PR-3: Keep My Coffin Shut PR-4: Against All Odds	E-1: Lost Fields Of Gold E-2: Palace Of Black Spires E-3: Castle Maniac E-4: Every Star In The Sky	H-1: A Nine Brick High Storm H-2: ???
Act II Deathgrasped Impurity	Sloth	Avarice	Prodigality
	S-1: Midnight Marauders S-2: Mourn At Night S-3: It's Almost Dry S-4: ...Dying of Thirst	A-1: Hope Rides Alone A-2: Dead Freight A-3: My Soul Cleaves To Dust A-4: ???	PD-1: New Person, Same Old Mistakes. PD-2: No Light Till Life's End
Act III Reverend Hailbreaker	Indulgence	Lechery	Earthly Paradise
	I-1: The Death Of Paradigm I-2: If There Were No Thunder I-3: Starless and Bible Black I-4: Even To The Edge of Doom	L-1: Sunday Bloody Sunday L-2: Are We Safe In Our Citadel? L-3: Beauty in the Dissonance L-4: Dawn Of Eternal Night	EP-1: I Am Gaia EP-2: Alive.