Act 4 (LOWAS)

Act 4 (LOWAS), known in-comic as HS 3258 ([S] Act 4 ==>), is the second detailed walkaround flash in Homestuck. It shows John exploring the Land of Wind and Shade while directed by an Exile, later revealed to be Peregrine Mendicant. A canonical version of the events in this flash, as seen from PM's point of view begins HS 3312 (here).

Information
John wanders around the Land of Wind and Shade as prompted by PM. He talks to Nannasprite telepathically, as well as with many of the Salamanders living here. They tell him of how The Slumbering One made a deal with Dersite Agents, created the Imps, clogged the planet with oil and brought eternal cloud cover over him. They also explain to him how this can be reversed by waking and killing Typheus.

The Parcel Pyxis system is also explained to John. He finds two minitablets carved by his Dad, and sends him a hat and a shoe in return, without knowing who he is sending them to. He also finds an uncarved minitablet and a chisel, which he later uses to request his Sburb server disc. The third canonical find he makes is a firefly encased in amber, believed to be Serenity.

John reaches a high place, and with his telescope, spots his house high above the planet. If he has dropped the telescope, he can find it again in the parcel pyxis here. Nannasprite gives him a short explanation on the nonlinear path his gates will take him on.

In John's Sylladex

 * Colonel Sassacre's Daunting Text of Magical Frivolity and Practical Japery
 * Harry Anderson "Wise Guy"
 * PDA
 * Serious Business Goggles
 * Telescope
 * Hellacious Blue Phlegm Aneurysm Gushers
 * 5 shoes
 * Fedora
 * 4 pieces of Candy Corn
 * Betty Crocker Barbasol Bomb
 * Barber's Best Friend

Found in Parcel Pyxi

 * Jar of Bugs
 * Cog
 * Chunk of Amber
 * Illegal Contraband
 * Chisel
 * Uncarved Minitablet
 * Carved Minitablet (hat)
 * Carved Minitablet (shoe)
 * Elegant Pipe
 * Exquisite Pipe

Elsewhere

 * Rocks
 * Mushrooms
 * Vitality Gel
 * Cruxite Dowel
 * Telescopic Sassacrusher

Battle
Numerous Shale, Cobalt and Mercury Imps can be found throughout the game. John has a variety of different attacks he can use against them. A regular attack with the Wrinklefucker can be done by pressing Space, while pressing Z causes John to Flip the Fuck Out in a more powerful attack that slowly drains Boypluck, which replenishes over time. Either of these attacks can be augmented by holding the Shift key to dual-wield with the Pogo Hammer. Additionally, holding Space allows John to charge his Mangrit, unleashing a very powerful attack that will KO any imp.

Weaponizing Sylladex
John is also able to weaponize his sylladex. Hitting the imps with items expelled or simply removed from his sylladex deals damage to them. Of particular note are the Hellacious Blue Phlegm Aneurysm Gushers, which when removed from the sylladex shake out a few gushers, which John can use to heal himself. The Barbasol bomb explodes when removed from the sylladex, however, if this is canonical, he HS 3385 (alchemized another one).

Trickster Mode
Attempting to enter Trickster Mode in this flash causes John to do the animation associated with This Is Stupid.