Infection

right| "Something slithers into your cargo hold."; -Infection message Infection is a game mechanic that can occur when the player is carrying Fish. When an infection occurs, the affected fish's condition changes from "," "," or "," to "." The infection is indicated by a cluster of bulbous, dark purple growths on the affected fish. If the player has an amount of panic that makes the eye in the HUD open, a panic event where something slithers in the water towards the boat. If this is not dodged, a carried fish will become infected and the message "something slithers into your cargo hold". Other methods of obtaining infected fish include the Jelly Bombs in Stellar Basin; using Atrophy which rewards fish in various states of the rotting process including "". Infection can spread from one fish to another adjacent fish over time. Infection cannot spread to Aberrations, but when infection spreads, there is a chance that a normal fish is converted into an aberration which will be "". If The Iron Rig DLC is installed, whenever a Dark Splash enters the cargo hold it has a small chance to infect an adjacent fish. Whenever infection spreads the following message will appear: "A sickly stench rises from your cargo hold" and further spreading will declare "The foul smell in your cargo hold grows stronger." Infection will prevent a fish from rotting, but also reduces the price of the fish to 35% of the stated value (before other modifications) when being sold. Despite primarily being a negative, the fact that it prevents fish from turning to rot can make it a good thing in some limited circumstances.

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