The Encroachment

The Encroachment is a crossover location added in the 0.10.0.15175 Major Update: Dark Energy. It is themed after Core Keeper and closely resembles that game’s larva hive sub-biome, sharing a similar look, enemy roster, and overall atmosphere while also including references to other locations.

In-game, The Encroachment can be found in the mines, past and to the right of one of the pumps that must be repaired to activate the Synchrotron. The area is a hostile anteverse known as Anteverse 299 in GATE’s compendium, and it was previously surveyed by TransRecon Team 7, who recommended further probe-based research before any expedition could safely continue. The entry describes it as populated by a wide variety of larval, troglyditic, cancrine, gelatinous, crystalline, fungal, vermicular, and semi-sentient biomechanical entities, and notes that researchers consider it a place to treat with great respect.

The zone is dimly lit and contains yellow-orange patches that heavily slow the player. It also has multiple power sources and possible base locations, but it is still a dangerous place to establish anything near the path of Nyth. Once Nyth the Gluttonous is defeated, progression opens up further, including access to a Core Fragment.

• Common enemies include Larva, Hive Larva, Big Larva, Big Hive Larva, and Nyth the Gluttonous.
• Bring a strong light source before exploring; visibility is poor throughout the area.
• Be careful when moving over the yellow-orange ground patches, as they apply a severe movement slowdown.
• The area can serve as a temporary base site, but its enemy density and Nyth’s route make long-term construction risky.
• Although it is an encroaching anteverse, it does not count as a portal world, so items found here do not respawn when portal worlds reset.