Crystal Dimming
Overview
Section titled “Overview”Crystal Dimming is a mid-tier weapon in the snowball cannon line, upgraded from Snow Blindness. Its mechanics mirror Universal Frost at a smaller scale: steady rapid fire, an Ice Soul orb on normal shots, and an automatic Glacial Age mode after 20+ consecutive shots that summons an ice pillar array at the cursor.
Base Stats
Section titled “Base Stats”| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Base damage | 122 |
| Ammo | Snowballs |
| Damage type | Ranged |
| Sell price | 16 gold 75 silver |
| Rarity | Blue |
| Best modifier | Unreal |
Combat Behavior
Section titled “Combat Behavior”Normal Fire
Section titled “Normal Fire”Each shot fires:
- 3 bullet-form snowballs (each with extra updates; 50% chance for 1/3 damage on a single pellet; 25% chance to grow larger; 33% chance for +5 pierce and extra updates)
- One Ice Soul Orb: lasts about 3 s, homes on enemies within about 38 tiles; bounces off walls at 0.9–2.0× speed mapped by lifetime and drops 3 ice spikes downward
Normal fire gradually speeds up (fastest about every 0.12 s).
Glacial Age Mode
Section titled “Glacial Age Mode”After about 20 shots at max fire rate, enters about 1 s of charge. The first shot in this mode fires:
- 9 empowered snowballs (half damage) + 50% chance to add ice shards
- Multiple ice bursts and antler spikes at the cursor
- Screen shake + charge sound, then a short cooldown
After one charged shot the mode ends. Compared to Universal Frost, it lacks the blizzard field and overall scale is smaller.
How to Obtain
Section titled “How to Obtain”Craft at the Ancient Manipulator:
With Calamity Mod installed:
- Snow Blindness ×1
- Prideful Hunter’s Planar Ripper ×1
- Ruinous Soul ×12
Calamity Overhaul only:
- Snow Blindness ×1
- Luminite Bar ×5
Upgrade Path
Section titled “Upgrade Path”Snowball Cannon → ... → Snow Blindness → Crystal Dimming → Universal Frost