After Charlie achieves her goal, Moonmush forest should return to peace

[Mr.Oshiro]

As is well known, when you activate the archive switch, Moonmush forest will forever become a battlefield of shadow and lunar.

This is not a war without a reason. If you carefully watch the promotional animation, you will find that Charlie wants to steal secrets from the archives, where the method of building ancient gates is recorded. In the end, she succeeded.

In the "Forgotten Knowledge" animation, Charlie leads the Shadow Legion in an attempt to break through the Moonmush forest:

In the animation 'Return of Them', Charlie successfully enters the ancient archives with two shadow guards:

In the anime 'From Beyond', Charlie repaired the ancient gate by examining the scroll.

 

In terms of plot, Charlie should naturally stop attacking the archives after succeeding. In terms of gameplay, I have always found the forest to be a very charming place, but unfortunately, it is too dangerous to build a base here.

So please let those shadows disappear, including cracks and stone tablets(The knowledge of three water dispensers has been unlocked as a condition), and restore peace to this beautiful forest.

Edited October 9, 2025 by Mr.Oshiro

[RubLog6]

It's a nice place to have a farm base nearby too. Blue mush and lunar mush (for ww) is awesome and you can refill watering cans too.

[Milordo]

Absolutely, yes!

[konijnenmoed]

Agreed. Would love to be able to make a late game base at Lunar Grotto.

[loopuleasa]

Or the other way.

When Charlie wins, the entire area becomes full of shadows like the ruins.

Depending who wins of the two.

And if both ultra-endgame bosses die, the area remains empty of spirits.

[Kacpert25]

Good idea, sounds logical. However, I'd prefer Nightmare Rampart and fissuers not to disappear. 
Just as it makes sense that no more shadow attacks would occur because why would Charlie keep sending them if she'd already achieved what she wanted? I don't think she'd be nice enough to clean up the mess she made at the Lunar Grotto.
Besides, Nightmare Rampart is a unique structure, so it would be a shame to see it disappear forever. Plus, it would just be a bit boring. You activate the Archives, which changes the biome somewhat. But this change is pointless anyway, because it will be undone once the Shadow Rift is activated.
So I think it would be more interesting if fissures and Nightmare Ramparts stayed, but they were no longer active and shadows no longer spawned in the biome itself.
The war in Lunar Grotto would have ended. But it wouldn't have happened without scarring the biome in the form of Nightmare Ramaparts and fissures.

[Milordo]

1 hour ago, loopuleasa said:

Or the other way.

When Charlie wins, the entire area becomes full of shadows like the ruins.

Depending who wins of the two.

And if both ultra-endgame bosses die, the area remains empty of spirits.

YOOOOOO!

I dig it! Absolutely let's push this to Klei!

42 minutes ago, Kacpert25 said:

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Yes, this true too. Overall when you finish the game, you should have full power on everything, almost creative-like because....well you finished the game. It should be awarded at that point to continue your world as you please, hardcore or chill, and thus having a way to on/off the war on Grotto.