Loader: Swing By

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Loader: Swing By
Spiked Fist
As Loader, reach and proceed through the Celestial Portal in 25 minutes or less.
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Loader: Swing By is a challenge in Risk of Rain 2. It is completed as Loader LoaderLoader.pngLoaderThe Loader is a slow but powerful bruiser that can use her grappling hook to uniquely navigate the environment.
HP: 160 (+48 per level)
Damage: 12 (+2.4 per level)
Armor: 20
Umbra: Bionic Powerhouse
by reaching and proceeding through the Celestial Portal in 25 minutes or less.

Tips

  • To complete this challenge, the player must skip the Mithrix final bossMithrix.pngMithrix
    King of NothingHP: 1000 (+300 per level)
    Damage: 16 (+3.2 per level)
    Class: Melee / Ranged
    Speed: 15 m/s
    Armor: 20
    boss fight to continue the run and loop. There are three ways to do this:
    • Interact with the prongs on the outside of the Primordial Teleporter found on Sky Meadow Sky Meadow. This aligns it to the planet, so that entering will send the player to either Titanic Plains Titanic Plains, Distant Roost Distant Roost or Survivors of the Void contentSurvivors of the Void - DLC Content
      Siphoned Forest is part of the Survivors of the Void DLC. It is only available if the DLC is enabled when starting a run.
      Click for more info.
      Siphoned Forest Siphoned ForestSiphoned Forest.pngSurvivors of the Void contentSurvivors of the Void - DLC Content
      This content is part of the Survivors of the Void DLC. It is only available if the DLC is enabled when starting a run.
      Click for more info.
      Siphoned Forest (Stage 1)
      Ground Zero
      You dream of fire and ice.

      The map is blanketed in a layer of snow, with large trees surrounded by platforms spanning multiple levels.
      , instead of the Commencement final stage.
    • Interact with a Newt Altar on Sky Meadow, then enter the resulting Blue Portal to go to the Bazaar Between Time Bazaar Between Time.
    • Input an artifact code at the Compound Generator underneath Sky Meadow and complete an artifact trial in Bulwark's Ambry Bulwark's Ambry.
  • Players attempting this challenge should also know that:
    • The challenge goes by the in-game timer, not real time, thereby allowing players to visit environments where time is paused, such as Bazaar Between Time Bazaar Between Time, Gilded Coast Gilded Coast, or Bulwark's Ambry Bulwark's Ambry.
    • As Loader is very powerful and can survive with minimal items. Playing on Drizzle Drizzle difficulty is highly recommended to reduce the chance of death.
    • Look for glowing particles in the air when spawning on a new stage. They will reveal the location of the Teleporter from just about anywhere on the map.
    • By inputting a code in Sky Meadow, it is possible to skip the charging of the teleporter and associated boss fight, thus saving the player time.

Version History

PC Early Access Patch (Build ID No.4233443)
  • Quality of Life
    • Fix Loader Loader'sLoader.pngLoaderThe Loader is a slow but powerful bruiser that can use her grappling hook to uniquely navigate the environment.
      HP: 160 (+48 per level)
      Damage: 12 (+2.4 per level)
      Armor: 20
      Umbra: Bionic Powerhouse
      "Swing By" challenge using 25 real-time minutes instead of the in-game timer
Early Access 'Skills 2.0' Content Update
  • Major Content
    • Added New Class Challenge: Loader: Swing By