Part of surviving your trek throughPEAK’slevels is eating enough food to avoid starving to death. While you can find plenty of food inside luggage and by foraging bushes, trying out weird foods makes the experience more fun and chaotic. That’s where the Napberry comes into play.
Not only is the Napberry difficult to find, but it also has a peculiar power that can either end your run instantly or save you, depending on the circumstances. Let’s dive into where to find Napberries inPEAKand their uses.
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How to find Napberry in PEAK
Napberry plants spawn exclusively in Alpine,PEAK’sthird level after Tropics. After progressing through the game far enough to reach this level, you’ll occasionally find this purple fruit growing out of a small plant. You’ll know you’re nearby when you see purple particles coming out of a plant and start gaining a tired status effect.
The exact location of Napberry plants differs each day as the maps cycle. However, once you find one, you’ll spot the plant in the same location during each run, letting you memorize its spawn until the map resets. Your best bet is to search caves, as they frequently spawn inside ALPINE’s mountains. This makes them difficult to access, so move quickly if you want to avoid the fog and reach the level’s peak without freezing to death.
What does Napberry do in PEAK?
As you approach a Napberry plant, you’ll slowly become increasingly tired, with a pink “Zzz” status effect appearing on your stamina bar. Upon eating it, your bar will fill well past its normal capacity, causing your character to fall asleep until it depletes. Depending on the circumstances, this can eliminate your character, ending your run.
However, it does have some potential benefits. If you’re suffering from injuries or other status effects, the Napberry’s exhaustion will clear most of them. Similarly, if you’re about to take a massive amount of damage by falling, becoming poisoned, or burning to death, you can quickly eat the Napberry as a “cure” of sorts. If you recover before your life bar depletes, you’ll stand back up, making you, overall, healthier than you were previously.
This comes with several risks, though. In most cases, you won’t recover in time, causing your character to die. Even if you were energized before eating the Napberry, it’ll usually knock you out anyway. You’ll also be susceptible to freezing damage from snowstorms if you’re outside while eating it.
On the plus side, if you’re confident you can survive the encounter or have a teammate who can revive you later, you can use the Napberry to progress through theForaging Badge. The Foraging Badge requires you to eat five different berries in a single expedition. The Napberry counts as one, leaving you only four more to consume by the time your run ends.
