Polarities Mod/Fractalizing

Fractalizing is a special debuff that is constantly applied to the player while they are in the, its duration counting up over time instead of decreasing like other debuffs. While it initially only disables natural life regeneration and prevents lifesteal effects in a similar manner to Moon Bite, once the timer reaches 50 seconds it begins to damage the player, initially very slowly but increasing over time as its duration increases. While it is guaranteed to eventually overwhelm the player (taking about four minutes if no additional healing effects are utilized), it can be somewhat countered by effects that increase the player's health and the potency of healing items, such as Lifeforce and or the Philosopher's Stone.

When the timer reaches 5 minutes, and  can be mined, allowing the player to acquire powerful pre-Golem gear if they can survive long enough (though Selfsimilar Ore requires the Picksaw to mine, meaning only Dendritic Energy can be acquired before Golem's defeat). At 12 minutes, s, s, and s begin to spawn if Golem has been defeated, marking the start of the Fractal Dimension's post-Golem content as the pushes back the beginning of the damaging effect to this point as well. The debuff will instantly be removed if the player leaves the Fractal Dimension, allowing for a quick reset, but it will also reset when the player dies and respawns or uses a or Twisted Recall Potion.