Koi Pond Rim

Location Description

Koi-pond rim on Workshop Cherry Blossom Garden — Steam listing pond hide; dual-sample water and stone.

Why It Works

Koi Pond Rim on Cherry Blossom Garden works because koi-pond rim on workshop cherry blossom garden — steam listing pond hide; dual-sample water and stone. Guide rating 84/100 — difficulty tier from Steam Workshop, not live match statistics. Published guides (Steam Workshop — Cherry Blossom Garden) emphasize pose discipline: Koi-pond crouches and bridge-rail prop mimics; avoid open mountain paths. Color plan: Torso base samples Primary surface at Koi Pond Rim (F → paint menu, Space eyedropper); Shadow side samples Nearby shadow or darker patch at lock position; Limb / head edges samples Surface adjacent to limbs at lock height. Guide rating 84/100 reflects difficulty tier from Steam Workshop — a curated estimate from published walkthroughs, not aggregated match statistics. The core advantage is silhouette breaking: seekers scan for human-shaped lumps and value mismatches before they analyze hue. Koi Pond Rim gives you clutter, depth, or verticality that buys time when paint and pose are locked in prep.

Best Colors

TheGamer, IGN, and mecchachameleongame.wiki all recommend the in-game Eyedropper (Space) on the exact surface you touch — not fixed hex/RGB codes. Lighting and patches change effective values; the table below lists which surface to sample per body part and how to apply it.

• Torso base: Primary surface at Koi Pond Rim (F → paint menu, Space eyedropper) — Pond water vs stone rim vs leaf vs wood rail are different values — sample the surface you touch.
• Shadow side: Nearby shadow or darker patch at lock position — HSV Value one step down — never sample a similar surface across the room
• Limb / head edges: Surface adjacent to limbs at lock height — 360° white-gap check before prep ends (SlashSkill #1 day-one mistake)

When To Use

• When this applies: Workshop map by Xiu~ (Sep 9, 2026) — Chinese-inspired garden, not official Kyoto.
• When this applies: Steam listing landmarks: koi pond, bridges, flowers, traditional architecture.
• Serious lobbies where you need a reliable round-one survive — best-category spots prioritize consistency over memes

When NOT To Use

• When seekers in your lobby already slow-check this zone twice in one session — rotate

Pro Tips

Steam listing: relaxing koi pond. Dual-sample water and stone rim; keep limbs inside the bank. Player comments call the pond remarkable — seekers check it after the first viral round. PC Workshop only until Switch 2 user maps ship.

How to Win Here

• Workshop map by Xiu~ (Sep 9, 2026) — Chinese-inspired garden, not official Kyoto.
• Steam listing landmarks: koi pond, bridges, flowers, traditional architecture.
• PC Workshop only until Switch 2 user maps ship later this year.
• Pro tip from our database: Steam listing: relaxing koi pond. Dual-sample water and stone rim; keep limbs inside the bank. Player comments call the pond remarkable — seekers check it after the first viral round. PC Workshop only until Switch 2 user maps ship.
• Source: Steam Workshop — re-verify in a private lobby after major patches.

Color & Paint Plan

Body-part breakdown from published guides — sample with in-game Eyedropper (F → Space), then fine-tune HSV / metallic / roughness per surface.

Common Mistakes

• Standing too close to the edge where your outline breaks the geometry
• Using one flat eyedropper sample for the whole body — guides say lit + shadow sides need separate samples (mecchachameleongame.wiki paint-system)
• Moving the camera or adjusting pose after seekers enter the room
• Setting up during hunt phase instead of prep — SlashSkill: spend first third of prep on spot, then paint

Counter Strategy

For seekers hunting this zone — sourced from map guides and community checklists

• Seeker timing: Guide rating 84/100 — difficulty tier from Steam Workshop, not live match statistics.

Guide Sources

• Steam Workshop — Cherry Blossom Garden
• mecchachameleongame.wiki Paint System

Guide Notes

• Workshop map by Xiu~ (Sep 9, 2026) — Chinese-inspired garden, not official Kyoto.
• Steam listing landmarks: koi pond, bridges, flowers, traditional architecture.
• Primary tip from Steam Workshop: Steam listing: relaxing koi pond. Dual-sample water and stone rim; keep limbs inside the bank. Player comments call the pond remarkable — seekers check it after the first viral round. PC Workshop only until Switch 2 user maps ship.
• Steam Workshop — Cherry Blossom Garden — https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3798672001
• mecchachameleongame.wiki Paint System — https://mecchachameleongame.wiki/paint-system/
• Verify in a private lobby after major patches.