Level Feeling (2)

A Level Feeling is an uncommon modifier adding special rules to the level or unique structures and enemies that do not normally generate.

A message will always display at the beginning of a level to indicate what level feeling is active. Multiple level feelings can occur on a single level, although the message will only display the level feeling with the highest priority.

List of Level Feelings

Level Feelings never occur in 1-1 of Dwelling, Duat, Ice Caves, or the Cosmic Ocean under any circumstances.

Level Feeling	Description	Generation
You can't see a thing!	The entire level is covered in darkness, and a lit torch will spawn at the beginning of the stage. Multiple immobile torches are mounted along the wall of the main path, and can be ignited to provide more light. Spectacles and/or the Hedjet can be used to greatly increase visibility in dark levels. Most traps are illuminated to mark their location, and Arrow Traps will fire ignited arrows, dealing an extra point of damage. Tiki Men in Jungle carry a lit torch instead of a Boomerang, throwing it if threatened.	Levels are guaranteed to not be dark if the previous level was completed in 30 seconds or less. This rule is ignored by Seeded Runs. Only two dark levels can occur per area. Never occurs by itself in Olmec's Lair, The City of Gold, Abzu, Tiamat's Throne, Eggplant World, or Hundun's Hideaway, unless Kali has been sufficiently angered, forcing levels to be dark while a Punish Ball is chained to the Spelunker's leg.
Your voice echoes in here...	The level has a 6x6 room layout instead of a 4x4 room layout, for a total of 36 rooms instead of 16. If the level feeling occurred in Jungle/Volcana or Tide Pool/Temple of Anubis, a Leprechaun is guaranteed to spawn. The timer until the Ghost appears is not increased; this is made up for with the guaranteed Leprechaun spawn and the Four-Leaf Clover he drops.	Levels are guaranteed to not be larger if the previous level was completed in 30 seconds or less. This rule is ignored by Seeded Runs. Does not occur in the majority of special levels.
You hear an incessant buzzing...	A beehive occupies a portion of the level, containing multiple Bees. A backlayer door can be found within the hive, leading to an inner portion of varying size. A Queen Bee can be found inside, which drops a Royal Jelly on death.	Only spawns in Jungle and Temple of Anubis. In either area, beehives have a 1/10 chance of appearing in the first two levels, and a 1/8 chance of appearing in the last two levels. Cannot spawn on the same level as the Black Market.
The dead are restless!	Fog covers the level, and a large structure made of gray brick spawns containing numerous gravestones with Ghists flying around them. Jiangshi, and Jiangshi Assassins also spawn around this structure, regardless of where the level feeling occurred. The center of the structure contains a backlayer entrance, where treasure, Vampires, and the level's Curse Pot spawns.	Only appears in Jungle/Volcana or Tide Pool/Temple of Anubis. Can spawn on the same level as the Black Market, but not the same one as Vlad's Castle. In Tide Pool, this level feeling is limited to appearing in either 4-1 or 4-4.
You hear the sounds of metal clanking...	A conveyor belt system is in place along the main path of the level, moving piles of Scrap created by the many Generators in the area. The conveyor belt system leads the piles of scrap into a large lake of Lava and the level will always contain a backlayer containing more Conveyors and Scrap Generators.	Spawns only in Volcana, and never on the same level as Vlad's Castle.
There is an air of oppression here...	Along the main path is a big room containing 6 locked doors. Each of these lead to the inside of a prison cell, which may contain a Hired Hand, Bone Block, or nothing. There are no assigned Keys to each of the cells, forcing the player to use a Skeleton Key or other means to enter.	Spawns only in Tide Pool, and never in 4-2 or 4-3.

Pseudo Level Feelings

These level feeling-style messages appear if certain criteria is met:

• "You hear the beating of drums...": Entered 1-4 of Dwelling, containing Quillback.
• "Welcome to the Black Market!": Entered the Black Market.
• "Your blood begins to run cold...": Entered the backlayer containing Vlad's Castle.
• "You feel a burst of excitement inside you!": Reached The City of Gold.
• "It smells like wet fur in here": Went inside the backlayer containing the Yeti King and Queen in Ice Caves.
• "You hear the sounds of revelry!": Entered 6-3 of Neo Babylon, containing Madame Tusk's Palace of Pleasure.
• "You feel strangely at peace.": Entered Eggplant World.
• "You feel forgiven.": The Shopkeeper's Association has forgiven the spelunker, and are no longer mad at them.

Gallery

A dark level in Tide Pool.

A "Your voice echoes in here..." level in Dwelling.

A Beehive.

The interior of a beehive.

The bigroom that spawns in a "The dead are restless!" level.

The backlayer to the bigroom in a "The dead are restless!" level in Temple of Anubis

A "There is an air of oppression here..." bigroom.

The backlayer to the "There is an air of oppression here..." bigroom.

A "You hear the sounds of metal clanking..." bigroom.

The backlayer to a "You hear the sounds of metal clanking..." bigroom.

Spelunky 2 Places
Area 1	Dwelling
Area 2 A	Jungle (Black Market)
Area 2 B	Volcana (Vlad's Castle)
Area 3	Olmec's Lair
Area 4 A	Tide Pool • Abzu
Area 4 B	Temple of Anubis • The City of Gold • Duat
Area 5	Ice Caves
Area 6	Neo Babylon • Tiamat's Throne
Area 7	Sunken City • Eggplant World • Hundun's Hideaway
Area 8	Cosmic Ocean
Miscellaneous	Camp
See also	Level Feelings