Powers (Beta)
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Main
This tab contains world and game statistics, general world powers, and various setting options. This tab consists of 15 powers
- File:IconPause10x.pngPause /
Resume Game: Stops or continues the flow of time
- File:IconClock10x.pngHourglass: Changes the flow of time. Increased time can work in unpredictable ways!
Statistics about your world: In-depth statistics about the progress of your current world
Eye of Insight: Reveals creatures possessing undiscovered traits
World Laws: You can change the laws and physics of your world here - decide what's possible
Ages: View the different ages and eras that are available for you to toggle in your world
World History: Major events from your world are logged here
Game Statistics: Your progress in the game across your worlds
Create a new world: Start over and begin a new world
Your worlds: Save and restore your previous worlds here
Game Settings: Change your settings here
- File:IconAchievements10x2.pngAchievements: See your achievements - and uncover new ones
WorldBox Community: Participate with others from the WorldBox community
Hide Power Bar and UI: Hide the power bar and other interface elements from view
Steam Workshop: Share your maps with the World and Friends!
File:Tab drawing10x.pngWorld Shaping
This tab is all about building your world. This tab consists of 46 powers
- File:IconTileDeepOcean10x.pngDeep Ocean: Very deep pit. Can be filled with water
- File:IconTileCloseOcean10x.pngClose Ocean: Moderately deep pit. Can also be filled with water
Shallow Waters: Small pit. Can be filled with water. Perfect companion for beaches
Sand: Basic sand. Natural and granular
Plain Soil: Fertile Soil. Just add some biome seeds
- File:IconTileHighSoil10x.pngForest Soil: Fertile Soil. Just add some biome seeds. Great place for trees!
- File:IconTileHills10x.pngHills: Low hills. A lot of stone can be found here.
- File:IconTileMountains10x.pngMountains: High and deadly
Summit: Very high and snowy
- File:IconWallOrder10x.pngStone Wall: Built from the bones of the earth
Wall of Evil: A wall haunted by ancient pain
- File:IconWallAncient10x.pngAncient Wall: A wall before our time
- File:IconWallWild10x.pngWooded Wall: A solid wooden defense
- File:IconWallGreen10x.pngGreen Wall: A wall that grows stronger with time and rain
Iron Wall: A wall of iron, lined with unforgiving spikes
Wall of Light: A barrier of pure radiance and awesomeness
Shovel (up): Tool to increase ground level
Shovel (down): Tool to decrease ground level
Finger: Copies pixels under it to others around it
- File:IconVertex210x.pngVortex: Distorts and shuffles pixels around
- File:IconSponge10x.pngSponge: Clears burned pixels, removes ruins and tornadoes
Sickle: Removes grass and bushes
Bucket: Removes water and lava
Pickaxe: Removes resources, such as stone, iron and gold
Spade: Removes biome
- File:IconAxe10x.pngAxe: Removes trees
Demolish: Used to remove buildings, roads, volcanos, etc
- File:IconEraser10x.pngLife Eraser: Removes ALL life with a single touch
Scissors: Remove city zones
Paint: Drop paint on a city to expand its borders
Fuse: Fire it up
- File:IconFireworks10x.pngFireworks: Fire them up and watch the show!
- File:IconPrinterHexagon10x.pngPrinter (Hexagon): Use this printer-ant that will create a brand new landscape for you with zero effort
Printer (Skull)
- File:IconPrinterSquares10x.pngPrinter (Squares)
- File:IconPrinterYinyang10x.pngPrinter (Yinyang)
- File:IconPrinterIsland10x.pngPrinter (Island)
- File:IconPrinterStar10x.pngPrinter (Star)
Printer (Heart)
- File:IconPrinterDiamond10x.pngPrinter (Diamond)
Printer (Alien Drawing)
Printer (Crater)
- File:IconPrinterLabyrinth10x.pngPrinter (Labyrinth)
- File:IconPrinterSpiral10x.pngPrinter (Spiral)
- File:IconPrinterStarFort10x.pngPrinter (Star Fort)
Printer (Code)
Noosphere and Life
This tab is all about statistics of current civilizations such as wars, population and such. This tab consists of 61 powers
Village Info: Select a village to see detailed information about it
Relations: Select a kingdom on the map, to see it's diplomatic relations with other kingdoms
Compare Statistics
Spite: Make everyone despise this kingdom
- File:IconFriendship10x.pngFriendship: Force kingdom to make peace
Inspiration: When used on a village, that's not a capital - it will become it's own kingdom
- File:IconWhisperOfWar10x.pngWhisper of War: Whisper into someone's ear to start a war with them
Discord: Plant seeds of dispute, forcing a kingdom to sever ties with an alliance
Unity: Unity leads to alliances
- File:IconFavoritesList10x2.pngFavorited Creatures: Check in on your chosen favorites - they might be up to something!
Favorite Icons: Show your favorite creatures on the map
Favorited Items: Your personally curated collection
- File:IconFavoriteItems10x.pngFavorite Item Icons: Highlight your favorited items on the map
Wars: See who wages wars in your lands
- File:IconWarZones10x.pngWar Lines: Show active wars in your worlds
- File:IconPlotsList10x.pngPlans and Plots: Reveal the ongoing schemes and plans unfolding in the world
Plans and Plots Icons: Enable showing icons of active plots in the world on the map
- File:IconAllianceList10x.pngAlliances: Browse the bonds between kingdoms
Alliance Layer: Show zones of alliances
Kingdoms: View all who hold power over these lands
Kingdom Layer: Show kingdom zones
Villages: View a list of all your villages
Village Layer: Show village zones
Clans: Browse the royal bloodlines of magical rulers
Clan Layer: Show zones of clans and villages they control
- File:IconReligionList10x.pngReligions: Look into the sources of divine magic and wonders
Religion Layer: Show religion zones
Cultures: Browse the customs and traditions of societies in your world
Culture Layer: Show culture zones
Languages: Explore the many voices of your world
- File:IconLanguageZones10x.pngLanguage Layer: Show language zones
Families: Discover the social bonds shaping your world
Family Layer: Show families and herds zones
Subspecies: Catalog of life ready for divine genetic modification
Subspecies Layer: Show zones for subspecies
Map Names: Shows names depending on selected map layer
Map Zones: Enabling displaying of zones for selected layer
Kings and Leaders: See the location of leaders when zoomed out
Boats: Show transport and trading boats when zoomed out
Show Armies: See the location of armies when zoomed out
Show Battles: See the location of battles happening when zoomed out
Highlight Kingdom Enemies: Show enemies of a kingdom, when you mouse over it
Army Targets: Show where armies are going to attack when zoomed out. Works only with army icons enabled
Important Events: Show all major events the moment they happen
Show Meta Pins: Display colored indicators showing units' selected meta layer
Show Happiness Icons: Display icons showing units' happiness levels
Highlighted Favorites: Highlight favorited units and meta objects on map
Show Task Icons: Display icons showing units' current tasks
- File:IconMoneyFlow10x.pngMoney Flow: Display animated coins flying between units during trades and taxation
Bubbles: Show speech and thought bubbles
Conversations: See effects when someone swaps beliefs, customs, or words
Tooltip Zones: Show tooltip when you hover over selected zone layer
Tooltip Units: Show tooltip when you hover over units
- File:IconArrowDestination10x.pngDestination Arrow: Shows where the selected unit is heading
Lover Arrow: Shows the romantic partner of the selected unit
- File:IconArrowHouse10x.pngHouse Arrow: Shows where the selected unit lives
Family Arrow: Shows all family members of the selected unit
- File:IconArrowParents10x.pngParents Arrow: Shows the parents of the selected unit
- File:IconArrowKids10x.pngKids Arrow: Shows the children of the selected unit
- File:IconArrowAttackTarget10x.pngAttack Target Arrow: Shows who the selected unit plans to attack
File:Tab creaturesIMP10x.pngAnimals, Creatures and Monsters
This tab is all about spawning mobs. This tab consists of 117 powers. See Category:Creatures for more on animals, creatures, and monsters.
Humans: Masters of adaption and bad decisions
Orcs: Warriors with a heart of gold and a head of stone
- File:IconElves scaled 10x.pngElves: Mystical beings with a superiority complex and great hair
- File:IconDwarf scaled 10x.pngDwarves: Master craftsman who never forget a grudge
Cat: Cute little carnivore
Dog: Woof woof
Chicken: Have you heard about this bird?
Rabbit: Small animal with huge ears
Monkey: It can throw rocks. What next?
- File:IconFox scaled 10x.pngFox: What does the fox say?
Sheep: Peaceful creatures. Like to nibble grass
Cow: It goes moo, doesn't say meow
- File:IconArmadillo10x.pngArmadillo: A tough little mammal, covered in natural armor
- File:IconRaccoon10x.pngRacoon: A furry bandit, sneaking through the lands in search of treasures (or snacks)
- File:IconWolf scaled 10x.pngWolf: Dangerous predator. Eats meat for a meal
Bear: Large and hairy animal
Rhino: It can't see very well
Buffalo: Shaggy behemoth of the Great Plains
Hyena: Known for laughing at their prey
Rat: Small rat
Alpaca: Alpacas are social animals, always sticking close to their herd
Capybara: This water-loving rodent is as relaxed as it is large
Goat: Known for its playful headbutts and endless curiosity
Penguin: A bird that was built for swimming
Ostrich: Who needs flying when you can sprint like the wind?
Crab: A tiny animal that loves to rave
Scorpion: Silent and swift, the scorpion uses its venomous sting to defend and attack
Turtle: Living shield on tiny legs
Crocodile: The boring dinosaur
Snake: Cute little venomous snek
Frog: Fun fact. Frog eat bug
- File:IconPiranha scaled 10x.pngPiranha: Predatorial fish. Swimming & killing
Seal: Children of storm and sea
- File:IconFlowerBud10x.pngFlower Bud: It may look pretty, but it has the personality of a cactus
Crystal Sword: Sharp as the sea and twice of salty
- File:IconLemonSnail10x.pngLemon Snail: A curious plant species resembling a snail
Garl: Has a bite as strong as its smell
Smore: A terrifying creature that spreads death and destruction purely for fun
Acid Blob: A rolling mass of acidic slime
Lulliar: Rain isn't enough for these flowers - they prefer to drink the tears of their defeated foes
Crystal Golem: They've got that cool, calm, ocean vibe - right until you upset them
Lemon Man: Tough on the outside, sour on the inside
- File:Civ garlic man10x.pngGarlic Man: Smell that? That's the scent of victory
Candy Man: Behind those sugary smiles lies a hunger for blood and flesh
Acid Gentlemen: You'll be drawn in by their manners, only to be eaten away by their nature
- File:IconBandit scaled 10x.pngBandit: Dangerous boys who like to play with TNT and fire. Watch out!
Snowman: He knows nothing
Evil Mage: Fighter of the white mage
- File:IconWhiteMage scaled 10x.pngWhite Mage: Fighter of the evil mage
Necromancer: Champion of the skeletons
Druid: She likes to watch grass grow
Plague Doctor: Trust her, she is a doctor in a cool mask
Cold Ones: Ancient creatures who bring snow to the land around them. Hate everything living
Ice Tower: Spawn cold ones and freezes the ground where it's placed
Demon: Hellish creature. Red and hot
Flame Tower: Spawn demons and shoots fireballs
Angle: Their razor-thin bodies cutting through flesh and sanity alike
- File:IconAngleTower10x.pngAngle Tower: A sanctuary where divine angles measure the sins of curved ones
Alien: Out of This world
UFO: Unidentified Flying Object that flies around in the air
Zombie: Undead creature. Turns other creatures into zombies
Skeleton: Spooky scary skeleton that can fight
- File:IconTumorMonster10x.pngTumor Monster: An abomination of flesh and horror, twist beyond recognition
- File:IconTumor scaled 10x.pngTumor: Grows on land and devours everything it's way. Burns very well
Bioblob: A blob of shifting biological matter with eyes that stare into your soul
Biomass: Too many eyes
Lil Pumpkin: Always up to somethin
- File:IconSuperPumpkin scaled 10x.pngSuper Pumpkin: It's alive!
Assimilator: A self-replicating machine that assimilates mass to build an army
Cybercore: ASSIMILATE!
God Finger: Multiplayer Simulator
Dragon: Scary flying lizard that brings destruction to your world. Fun!
- File:IconFairy scaled 10x.pngFairy: Peaceful creature, that heals everyone around it
Unicorn: Magic included, sparkles optional
- File:IconJumpySkull10x.pngRude Skull: Spewing insults with each bounce
Fire Skull: A demonic spirit, imprisoned within a fiery skull
- File:IconFireElemental10x.pngFire Elemental: A demonic being born from flames, turning everything to ash in its path
- File:IconGhost10x.pngGhost: A whisper on the wind, a shadow in the corner of your eye
Meowmorph: They may look adorable, but those claws say otherwise
Barkfolk: Their loyalty is legendary, their bite is worse
Pecklord: Top of the pecking order
Hopper: When in doubt, hop it out
Monke: Silent as shadows, deadly as a well-placed banana peel
Slypaw: In the game of life, they never play fair - and that's why they always win
Baakin: Where others see grass, they see potential profit
- File:Civ cow10x.pngMootaur: They're calm, until someone looks at them wrong - then it's time to mooooove
Armaldar: Born to rock, built to roll
Howleer: The howl isn't just a warning - it's a promise that blood will be spilled tonight
Grranth: Fierce on the battlefield, but soft enough to help their cubs bake cookies
Armoroc: They do not always hit, but when they do, they hit hard
Buffolon: Horns may be for fighting, but those hooves? They're all about dancing the night away
Lulclaw: The bigger the chaos, the louder they laugh
Nibling: They steal hearts... and probably a few other things
Charmaca: Soft, fluffy, and always ready to charm their way out of trouble
Chillbara: They make your mom laugh
Herdor: Stubborn as a rock, but just as reliable
Coolbeak: They dream in warm hues, where they paint with the blood of their fallen foes
- File:Civ crab10x.pngCrablin: They might walk funny, but when it comes to battle, they're deadly serious
Scorp: The guardians of the desert's deepest secrets
Turtok: They live long enough to see their enemies become dust
Reptiloid: They spend most of their time plotting domination, and the rest pretending they're not
Snok: Their sarcasm's so sharp, it's basically venom - and it stings more than their bite ever could
Ribbit: Quick as the wind, deadly as a lily pad to the face
Gnapkin: On land or sea, their hunger knows no bounds
Bee: Small but busy pollinators
Beehive: Spawns bees. Bees pollinate flowers
Butterfly: Beautiful flying insect that likes flowers
Beetle: Tiny Insect
Grasshopper: Tiny happy insect that likes to jump around
Fly: Tiny flying insect
Blue Ant: The Classic Langton ant. Converts matter into sand and ocean pixels
- File:IconAntGreen scaled 10x.pngGreen Ant: Species of Langton ant. Creates soil from everything
- File:IconAntBlack scaled 10x.pngBlack Ant: Species of Langton ant. Creates mountains and sand
Red Ant: Species of Langton ant. Creates square-likes patterns
Sand Spider: Creates sand, then dies
Worm: Crawls underground and messes up the landscape
Greg: This is Greg
File:Tab nature10x.pngNature and Disasters
This tab is all about biomes, trees, ores, and disasters. This tab consists of 53 powers
- File:IconTemperaturePluse10x.pngTemperature (Hot): Changes temperature on region
- File:IconTemperatureMinus10x.pngTemperature (Cold): Changes temperature on region
Lightning: Lightning strike from the skies. Sets wood on fire and heats up pixels.
- File:IconEarthquake10x.pngEarthquake: Shakes the ground
Tornado: Violently rotating column of air
- File:IconRain10x.pngRain: Can be used to extinguish fire or help villagers to grow wheat
- File:IconFire10x.pngFire: Sparks that set fire to things on contact
- File:IconAcid scaled 10x pngcrushed.pngAcid: Dissolves any ground
- File:IconLava10x.pngLava: Very hot. Turns to rock when it cools down
Grass Seeds: Create the grassland biome! It's... green!
Savanna Seeds: Create the savanna biome! It's kinda hot!
Birch Seeds: Create the birch grove biome! It's ripples!
Maple Seeds: Create the maple grove biome! It's Canadian!
Swamp Seeds: Create the swamp biome! It's sticky!
Jungle Seeds: Create the jungle biome! It's colorful!
Corrupted Seeds: Create the corrupted biome! It's spooky!
Infernal Seeds: Create the infernal biome! It burns!
Mushroom Seeds: Create the mushroom biome! It has mushrooms!
Candy Seeds: Create the candy biome! The most evil one!
- File:Civ garlic man10x.pngGarlic Seeds: Create the garlic biome! It's smelly!
Lemon Seeds: Create the lemon biome! It's a pretty acceptable biome!
Enchanted Seeds: Create the enchanted biome! It's sparkling!
Arcane Desert Seeds: Magic seeds, that keep turning into smooth golden sand, and eventually filling the vast lands into Arcane Desert.
Rocklands Seeds: Create the rocklands biome! It's wtf!
Crystal Seeds: Create the crystal biome! It's full of minerals!
Permafrost Seeds: Grass as cold as ice. Even in the sun
Flower Seeds: Create the flower meadow biome! It's colorful!
Celestial Seeds: Create the celestial biome! It's literally heaven!
Singularity Swamp Seeds: Create the singularity swamp biome! It's glitchy (or) It's buggy!
Paradox Seeds: Create the melting clocks biome! It's surreal!
Clover Seeds: Create the clover meadow biome! It's lucky!
Plants Fertilizer: Grow some plants and flowers in biomes
- File:IconFertilizerTrees10x.pngTrees Fertilizer: Grow some trees in biomes
Fruit Bush: Delicious Fruits. Food source
- File:IconStone scaled 10x pngcrushed.pngStone: Basic resource. Can be mined
Ore Deposit: Basic resource that can be mined by citizens to create metals
Silver: Precious metal, loved by elves. Can be mined
- File:IconMythril scaled 10x pngcrushed.pngMythril: Precious metal, loved by dwarves. Can be mined
- File:IconAdamantine scaled 10x pngcrushed.pngAdamantine: One of the best metals!
Gold: Precious metal. Can be mined
- File:IconAcidGeyser10x.pngAcid Geyser: Spews acid. Don't come close!
Geyser: A hot spring in which water intermittently boils, sending a tall column of water and steam into the air
- File:IconVolcano10x.pngVolcano: Erupts lava around
Cloud of Life: Summon a cloud that scatters seeds of life across the land
Rain Cloud: Risk of rain
Thunder Cloud: Summon a cloud that unleashes thunder across the land
Hell Cloud: Spawns a cloud that rains fire upon the land
Acid Cloud: Raining acid. Painful droplets
Lava Cloud: Raining lava. It's doom time
Ash Cloud: Makes you want to lose your lungs
Magic Cloud: Makes you want to dance under it
Snow Cloud: Turns everything white
Rage Cloud: Makes you want to yell at the weather
File:Tab bombs10x.pngDestruction and Chaos
This tab is all about explosives and terror. This tab consists of 37 powers
- File:IconPulse10x.pngForce: Use it to bounce creatures around
- File:IconFingerFlick10x.pngFlick: Yeet them into the unknown
- File:IconTnt10x.pngTNT: High explosive. Explodes when set on fire
Delayed TNT: It's ticking
- File:IconWaterBomb10x.pngWater Bomb: Explodes on contact with water
Landmine: Explodes when a creature walks over it
Grenade: Small, but effective
Bomb: Drops a bomb
Napalm Bomb: Apocalypse now!
- File:IconAtomicBomb10x.pngAtomic Bomb: Drops very powerful bomb from the sky
- File:IconAntimatterBomb10x.pngAntimatter Bomb: Annihilates pixels
Tsar Bomba: This bad boy can destroy the whole World
Bowling Ball: Very heavy but bouncy
Heat-Ray: Hold to heat up the pixels. Hold longer to melt them
Meteorite: Small rock from space. WARNING: can kill everyone if it lands on a village
Infinity Coin: Removes half of the creatures in the world
Robot Santa: Ho ho ho! D:<
Grey Goo: Nano bots? Virus? DESTRUCTION
Crab Bomb: It's rave time
Crabzilla: Become an enormous Crab, the destroyer of worlds
Zombie Infection: Infects creatures with zombie virus
MUSH Spores: MUSH must grow! Spread spores on units
The Plague: Start outbreak of epidemic disease
Madness: Creatures will become mad and start fight with each other
Corrupted Brain: Makes creatures plunge into madness!
Golden Egg Desire: Instill a relentless pursuit for a mythical golden egg in creatures
Golden Egg: An eerie golden relic that empowers its bearers
Ethereal Harp Desire: Induce a longing in creatures to follow the captivating sounds of the ethereal harp
Ethereal Harp: Lures creatures with its mesmerizing divine melody
- File:IconWaypointAlienMoldDrop10x.pngAlien Mold Desire: Infect creatures with purple alien mold
- File:IconWaypointAlienMold10x.pngAlien Mold: A pulsing infected heart that strengthens and attracts mold creatures
Computer Chip: Embed a neuro-loop chip in creatures to ensure they obey commands
- File:IconWaypointComputer10x.pngEvil Computer: Corrupts creatures into digital servants under your control
Living Plants: Make plants and trees come to life
Living Houses: Make houses and structures come to life.
Conway game of Life (Pink): A cellular automaton with simple rules. Brings the destruction and the fun
Conway game of Life (Green): A cellular automaton with simple rules. Brings the destruction and the fun
File:Tab other10x.pngOther various powers
This tab is all about stuff that probably wouldn't make sense if they went in the other 5 tabs. This tab consists of 31 powers
About WorldBox: Learn more about the people behind WorldBox
Tutorial Bear: The tutorial bear will teach you everything you need to know about how to play WorldBox!
- File:Clan trait gods chosen10x.pngNews and more: Instructions on how to play, Patchlog and WorldBox news!
Divine Magnet: Grabs creatures to be dropped somewhere else
Divine Light: Miracle! Removes diseases, madness, and infections | Divine light can heal, but can it ever erase the pain?
- File:IconMonolith10x.pngMonolith: ?.?
Golden Brain: Attracts the creatures that like to eat brains. Nothing can stop them
Blood Rain: Restores health for creatures [20% of max health and removes burning status]
Shield: Protect creatures from taking damage
- File:IconBlessing10x.pngBlessing: Bless creatures to make them stronger and overpowered
Curse: Make creatures weak and miserable
Coffee: Gotta go fast
Powerup: Make creatures strong! Maybe too strong?
Clone Rain: Clone units
- File:IconJazz10x.pngSmooth Jazz: The right song at the right time leads to the next generation
Dispel: Abolish active spells and magic status effects
Sleep: Put your units to sleep
Black Dust: Makes creatures forget everything
White Dust: Makes creatures forget their language
Red Dust: Makes creatures forget their family, clan and loved ones
Gold Dust: Makes creatures forget their kingdom
- File:IconDustBlue10x.pngBlue Dust: Makes creatures forget their culture
- File:IconDustPurple10x.pngPurple Dust: Makes creatures forget their religion
Gamma Rain (Edit): Pick some nice traits and make it rain!
- File:IconRainGamma10x.pngGamma Rain (Drop): Pick some nice traits and make it rain!
- File:IconRainOmegaEdit10x.pngOmega Rain (Edit): Pick some bad traits and make it rain!
- File:IconRainOmega10x.pngOmega Rain (Drop): Pick some bad traits and make it rain!
Delta Rain (Edit): Pick some weird traits and make it rain!
Delta Rain (Drop): Pick some weird traits and make it rain!
Loot Rain (Edit): You get a sword, you get a sword, everyone gets a sword!
Loot Rain (Drop): You get a sword, you get a sword, everyone gets a sword!
Debug Powers
There are many other "powers" available to you in the Debug Menu. Debug options allow you to manipulate the game in ways you can't with normal powers.