The Chaos Shield is a unique shield item in Remixed Dungeon that has special mechanics related to damage and charges. It's a level 3 shield that can gain and lose levels based on combat interactions.

The Chaos Shield is the result of fusing a Chaos Crystal with ordinary shield, causing it to manifest random chaotic effects upon a successful block. It's an unusual shield with dynamic properties that can change its level based on combat outcomes.

• Starting Level: 3
• Min/Max Damage: 3-4
• Delay: 0.75x (relative to weapon firing speed)
• Price: 60 gold (20 * level)
• Type: Left-hand equipment (off-hand/shield)
• Sprite: chaosShield.png

• Charges System: The shield maintains an internal charge counter
• Owner Takes Damage: When the shield's owner takes damage, charges decrease by 1
• Owner Does Damage: When the owner deals damage, charges increase by 1 (cursed shields disable this behavior)
• Degradation: If charges go below 0 after taking damage and the shield level > 3, the shield degrades (level decreases) and charges reset to required amount for current level
• Upgrading: If charges exceed the required threshold after dealing damage, the shield upgrades (level increases) and charges reset to 0
• Charge Formula: Required charges for upgrade = 5 * (current_level)^1.5
• Cursed Behavior: If cursed, the shield doesn't contribute to the special mechanics (damage dealt doesn't affect charges)

The Chaos Shield is implemented as a Lua script that extends the shields library:

• Implemented in RemixedDungeon/src/main/assets/scripts/items/ChaosShield.lua
• Uses the shields.makeShield() function from the shields library
• Has special handling in ownerTakesDamage() and ownerDoesDamage() events
• ownerTakesDamage() decreases charges when owner is hit
• ownerDoesDamage() increases charges when owner successfully damages enemy (if not cursed)
• desc() function provides item description using string resources
• image() function determines sprite based on current level

• Information source: Lua script ChaosShield.lua
• Implementation: Based on shields library functions
• String resources: ChaosShield_name and ChaosShield_desc from strings_all.xml
• Last updated: December 2025, source: Remixed Dungeon 1.9.3

• Lua Script: ChaosShield.lua
• Shield Library: shields.lua
• String Resources: strings_all.xml

• ChaosShield_name - “Chaos Shield”
• ChaosShield_desc - “The Chaos Shield is the result of fusing a Chaos Crystal with ordinary shield, causing it to manifest random chaotic effects upon a successful block.”

• Shields - All shield types in the game
• Armor - Other defensive equipment
• Items - All items in the game
• Chaos Staff - Another item with chaos-themed mechanics
• Chaos Bow - Another item with chaos-themed mechanics
• Buffs - Status effects that might interact with shields