The next step is to defeat the final boss of the alternate path, Mother.
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Progressing through each of the alternate paths is required to unlock Tainted characters. The alternate floors are far more difficult than the normal floors, presenting a challenge even to experienced players. Each alternate floor requires different things to access, such as a key, bombs or even some life. RELATED: Roguebook's Preorder Demo Combines Magic: The Gathering With a Roguelikeĭefeating Hush three times will unlock Repentance's alternate paths, which in turn can be accessed in each floor's boss room. Hush is a tricky boss with armor that scales to the player's damage.
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To gain access to ?, players will need to defeat Mom's Heart/It Lives (the alternate form of Mom's Heart) in under 30 minutes. After this, a new exit will appear after that takes players to ? to fight Hush. Hush is located on the ? floor, which in turn is unlocked after players defeat the boss Mom's Heart 10 times. Unlocking the alternate path involves killing Hush, a boss introduced in the game's first expansion.
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Each alternate path floor includes unique enemies, mechanics, boss fights and even some additional secrets along the way. The alternate path is basically a new variation to every existing floor in the game. To start, players will need to unlock the alternate path that was one of Repentance's main additions.