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Boss Stem Cell
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Boss Stem Cells (or simply Boss Cells) are permanent items that increase the difficulty of the game when active. The first one is acquired by beating the Hand of the King with no Boss Stem Cells active, the second by beating him with one active, and so on. However, the fifth Boss Stem Cell is obtained by beating the Giant with four active.
Boss Stem Cells can be injected and removed at the start of the game in the Tube. Each one makes the game significantly harder by increasing enemy tier, density, variety, and limiting healing options. On the other hand, higher difficulty levels also increase cells dropped from enemies and the level of the Legendary Forge, and allow access to new blueprints and bonus doors scattered through the levels, as well as some ones dropped by enemies exclusive to high BSCs. The doors show the number of Boss Stem Cells required to enter and shine blue if enough are currently active. The fifth Boss Cell is special in that it doesn't modify anything compared to the fourth until the Throne Room, where it grants access to a secret biome, the Astrolab, and the hidden final boss of the game in the Observatory.
Modifiers[edit | edit source]
| # of Boss Stem Cells | Modifiers |
|---|---|
| - Hard difficulty - Health fountains are only available every other level and Passages without them will instead give a flask recharge. Extra ones can also be purchased from food shops. + Improves the level of the Legendary Forge by allowing you to increase the frequency of + and ++ items up to 100% + Unlocks a door in Prison Depths that goes to the Ancient Sewers + Unlocks a door in Corrupted Prison that goes to the Ramparts + Allows you to collect the next Boss Stem Cell + Bosses skip their first phase | |
| - Very Hard difficulty - Removes all health fountains, but gives one flask recharge within Passages. Extra ones can also be purchased from food shops. + Improves the level of the Legendary Forge by allowing you to increase the frequency of S items up to 25% + Multiplies the amount of dropped cells by 2 (effect also applies to cells found in containers) + Unlocks a door in Slumbering Sanctuary that goes to the Cavern + Unlocks a door in Forgotten Sepulcher that goes to Guardian's Haven + Allows you to collect the next Boss Stem Cell + Bosses skip their first phase | |
| - Expert difficulty - Free flask recharges now only appear after the first boss and before the second. Extra ones can also be purchased from food shops. + Improves the level of the Legendary Forge by allowing you to increase the frequency of S items up to 50% + Multiplies the amount of dropped cells by 2 (effect also applies to cells found in containers) + Allows you to collect Scroll Fragments + Legendary items and colorless items are improved (Adds +3 to gear power of Legendary items). + Unlocks a door in Ramparts that goes to the Insufferable Crypt + Allows you to collect the next Boss Stem Cell + Bosses skip their first phase | |
| - Nightmare difficulty +Increases detection range of mobs and gives most of them the ability to teleport next to your position. - Extra flask recharges can only be purchased from food shops. + Improves the level of the Legendary Forge by allowing you to increase the frequency of S items up to 100% + Multiplies the amount of dropped cells by 3 (effect also applies to cells found in containers) + Allows you to collect more Scroll Fragments + Legendary items and colorless items are improved. + Allows you to collect the next Boss Stem Cell from The Giant + Bosses skip their first phase | |
| - Hell difficulty - Increases detection range of mobs and gives most of them the ability to teleport next to your position. - Extra flask recharges can only be purchased from food shops. + Malaise is activated. See the main article for information about malaise. + Improves the level of the Legendary Forge by allowing you to increase the frequency of S items up to 100% + Multiplies the amount of dropped cells by 3 (effect also applies to cells found in containers) + Allows you to collect more Scroll Fragments + Legendary items and colorless items are improved. + Gives access to the Astrolab and the Observatory (Rise of the Giant DLC content). Entrance to The Astrolab is located at the end of Throne Room. + Bosses skip their first phase + The Collector's Intern replaces the Collector in Passages. |
Trivia[edit | edit source]
- When Boss Stem Cells, then named Boss Runes, were added in the v0.5.3 patch of the Foundry Update, they could all be obtained on 0 BSC difficulty and each was dropped by a different boss.
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History[edit | edit source]
- 0.5: Introduced.
- 1.2: Introduced 5 BSC difficulty.
- 1.9: Removed Legendary item improvements from 3+ BSC that added one stat of each color.
- Does not apply to the Hunter's Grenade.
- 2.3: Adjusted BSC difficulty curve:
- 2 BSC now grants a flask recharge in every Passage.
- 3 BSC now grants a flask recharge before the first boss and after the second boss.
- 4 BSC no longer has the Malaise mechanic.
Gallery[edit | edit source]
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Gear • Biomes (Interactive Map) • Enemies • Bosses • Mutations • Runes • Mechanics • Custom Mode | |
Dead Cells was first released on 10th May 2017 and is available to play on Nintendo Switch, Android, PlayStation 4, iOS, Xbox One, Macintosh operating systems, Linux and Microsoft Windows. The game, sets in the roguelike-metroidvania RPG video game market, where players take control of a dead slime creature within a dungeon, from which they have to try and escape. As players progress through the game, they can gain more weapons and resources to help them fight of dangerous creatures, as well as gaining money to help them unlock new items.
Developed and published by Motion Twin, Dead cells has received strong reviews, with a rating of 10/10 on Steam and 89% on Metacritic. It was also the winner of the ‘Best Action Game’ at The Game Awards in 2016 and ‘Best Indie Game’ at the Golden Joystick Awards in 2018.
Save Location
The location of your game save files for Dead Cells varies based on the operating system you're using to play the game. Don't worry, though, they're still easy to find! Check out help relevant to your operating system below.
IMPORTANT NOTE: If you're not playing via Steam (e.g. GOG), or have Steam Cloud disabled, see 'Without Steam Cloud and GOG Installations' to find your save location.
By default, Dead Cells has Steam Cloud enabled. This means that your save files are stored in the cloud. Thankfully, they are also saved locally in your Steam library folder, so you can create backups, modify them, send them to friends, or do whatever else you want with them!
On Windows, Mac, and Linux, you can find your Dead Cells saves at the following location:
Steam library folder > userdata > a folder named after your SteamID3 > 588650 > remote
If that folder is empty you've probably disabled Steam Cloud: see the Without Steam Cloud help lower down on this page. And if you're not sure what to do with the above path, fear not! We've explained how to locate your game saves in more detail below.
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First, go to your Steam library folder. By default, this can be found at:
Windows:C:Program Files (x86)Steam
Mac:~/Library/Application Support/Steam
Linux:~/.steam/steam
If you can't find it at the default location (the location above), see this guide to locate it and then check back here.
Once in your Steam library folder:
- Go into the
userdatafolder. - In the
userdatafolder, there is a folder for each of the Steam accounts that have played on your installation. Each folder is named after the SteamID3 of the account it relates to. If there is just one folder, go into that one. If there is more than one, go into the folder named after the SteamID3 of the account you wish to find the save files for. Search online for a SteamID3 finder to find out your SteamID3. - Once in the correct folder, all you need to do is going into the
588650folder, and then in theremotefolder you can find your Dead Cells game saves!
Without Steam Cloud and GOG Installations
If you're playing Dead Cells with Steam Cloud disabled, your game saves can be found in the save folder, which is found within your installation path. See help for finding these below:
Steam
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By default, Steam's save location for Steam Cloud disabled installations is:
If that isn't where your Dead Cells saves are, see this guide to locate your Dead Cells game folder, then go into the save folder once there.
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GOG
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On GOG, your Dead Cells saves can be found by default at this path: