New, custom healing potions are now being used

Wyvern · Post by **Wyvern** » Thu Apr 05, 2007 3:43 am

I have implemented custom heal pots that will be available in the merchants, replacing the standard cure light, moderate, strong and critical potions. The new potions come in three varieties (except light and strong which currently come in only two).

The three varieties are type 1, 2 and 3. Type 1 will give a slow rate of healing, over a longer duration. Type 2 will give a medium rate of healing over a shorter duration. Type 3 will give the fastest rate of healing, in the shortest period of time. Type 1 is the cheapest, then type 2 and type 3s are the dearest.

Regular potions are now no longer available in Mae's or Rams. They will however still drop in treasure drops just like they have always done. They can also be crafted in the same way as before.

If you have any questions, I am happy to answer them.

Wyvern · Post by **Wyvern** » Thu Apr 05, 2007 5:06 am

For some reason, at least some of the potions dont want to work properly on the main server. I will replace the new potions until I can debug what's going on.

Wumpus Slayer · Post by **Wumpus Slayer** » Thu Apr 05, 2007 5:08 am

Out of curiosity, what was the reason for the change? Was there something broken about the old potions?

Also, if a player drinks two of the slow-healing potions back-to-back, does the healing rate double, or does one just go to waste?

Wyvern · Post by **Wyvern** » Thu Apr 05, 2007 5:25 am

Nothing was broken with the old potions, but because of stockpiling, people were able to remain largely immune to damage, because within 3 rounds they could be back to full health. Now, the potions cure over a longer period, and to answer your second question, no, currently there is no stacking.

I have just pulled the new potions and replaced them with the old ones, on account of the new ones not actually healing (dispite all local tests where they worked fine). So hopefully this change will be coming in the near future.

Maevan2 · Post by **Maevan2** » Thu Apr 05, 2007 4:55 pm

I haven't seen these potions in action, but the first idea i had when i read this was: i just hope they cannot be exploited as some kind of regeneration spell. So i would say that the effects must not stack or people will just drink a few of these potions before each battle and things will become worse than they are today. Or the effect must completely stop when you are at full health. Or....

Wyvern · Post by **Wyvern** » Thu Apr 05, 2007 5:02 pm

If you have ANY regen effects on you when you drink one of the potions (including the effects of a previously drank potion) then it will have no effect. The effects absolutely do not stack. Also, once you reach full health, you will not continue to gain hp.

Stormknife · Post by **Stormknife** » Thu Apr 05, 2007 5:14 pm

Does it turn off once you're at full HP, or does the effect just wait until you're injured again? For example would it do this:

Round 1: Drink potion. 10/20 HP.
Round 2: Potion ticks. 20/20 HP.
Round 3: Haven't taken any damage. 20/20 HP.
Round 4: Take 5 damage. 15/20 HP.

Would the potion tick again and put you back to 20? Or is it dispelled after round 2?

Wyvern · Post by **Wyvern** » Thu Apr 05, 2007 5:17 pm

The duration is fixed. If at full health, the healing effect will stop, but if you get injured before the effect actually wears off, the regeneration will kick in once more.

broncoblitz · Post by **broncoblitz** » Thu Apr 05, 2007 5:32 pm

nice this just made the bards regen inspiration useless!

Wyvern · Post by **Wyvern** » Thu Apr 05, 2007 5:37 pm

The bard's regen inspiration is party wide, correct? Potions are individual only. Plus it is free. The potions will cost more money than before (depending on the type you buy) so how has it been rendered useless?

Wyvern · Post by **Wyvern** » Thu Apr 05, 2007 5:40 pm

As a matter of fact, if the bard's regen inspiration is active, the potions have been rendered useless - not the other way around.

broncoblitz · Post by **broncoblitz** » Thu Apr 05, 2007 5:58 pm

sweet!

urgualamand · Post by **urgualamand** » Fri Apr 06, 2007 5:05 pm

This is very good news

This makes the clerics healing seem more like an instant blessing, where the potions will have a kind of drink and enjoy the healing feel to them

Hope it works out as it sounds.. Awesome in every aspect!

ErictheRed · Post by **ErictheRed** » Fri Apr 06, 2007 5:08 pm

I think this is a reasonable change, but I would have thought it would be simpler to just limit potions available in stores to nothing stronger than Cure Moderate Wounds potions. I definitely think the idea is good though; it's kind of silly that you can regain close 200 or so hit points in 3 rounds!

Wyvern · Post by **Wyvern** » Fri Apr 06, 2007 5:12 pm

Well, this way, you now have ten options for healing available from the merchants, instead of just two (if we restricted to just cure lights and cure moderates). Variety is the spice of life and all that.