Hello!
Toeli had a great suggestion on the forums: The ability to empty out your potions to give you an empty bottle (but without drinking them). This has to do with the Stagnant Water's negative effects on any non-Cultist character, though I also think it'd be a great way to safely dispose of Black Potions too.
This was a great idea and I really ran with it tonight. First off, this is how the item command screen looks when you now select any potion:
As you can see, the old (and useless in this circumstance) "EQUIP" option has been replaced by a new "DUMP" one. Additionally, the "USE" command of old has been replaced with "SIP", though these both perform the same task.
I chose the term 'dump' over 'empty' because it looked too similar to 'equip' at a quick glance. And the term 'sip' really helps the player know that HEY this item has some different commands to it, yeah!?
- SIP: You will drink the potion, just like old times. Think of it as a fancy "USE" command.
- DUMP: You will dump the contents of the potion on the ground of the spot you're standing on, giving you an empty bottle without having to drink the contents.
But wait, there's more!
Dumping any potion while standing on a floor fire trap now puts it out.
This can be really handy if a pesky fire is blocking a narrow hallway that you need to travel back and forth a few times through.
Dumping a Fire Water on a twig now creates a campfire
I can't tell you how great this is. You'll know the twig when you see it, they spawn pretty commonly throughout the dungeon. This will only catch fire if it's not raining of course. Fire Water is very useful to resist fire magic (and traps), so think carefully on how you want to use it. And look Ma, more strategy!
Dumping a Purple Potion on a bone pile brings it back to life!
Purple Potions will bring a bone pile back to life in the form of a Skeleton Champion. Your new thief can try this right away by choosing this potion as one of his starting gifts. But.. Yeah, good luck with that!
NOTE: The only stipulation is that a Coven Floor Event can't be going on at the same time, otherwise the potion will be wasted!
Dumping a Black Potion in a pond causes massive pollution
Black Potions- as anyone who's ever gotten one will tell you- are pretty dangerous items as they have a high chance to kill you when ingested. By dumping one in a pond instead it will have the same effect as a Pest Scroll and kill all of that floor's plantlife. This includes all Killer Plant enemies and even the Plant King himself.
However, it's not all good: Killing every plant also means every edible flower and pot of spazz weed will also be killed and unusable to you. Additionally, the pollution even kills the fish! Make sure you get all your fishing and flower eating done before dumping your Black Potion!
Dumping a Golden Flask on a bone pile summons the Ghost
If you don't want to drink that rare Golden Flask for that sweet +2 permanent MDEF you can always dump it on a bone pile to summon the Ghost boss. I don't THINK this is too OP, as #1) the Ghost is pretty hard and #2) it's not like Golden Flasks grow on trees or anything.
Dumping Stagnant Water on a web will disolve it
This is a really great way for the other non-Cultist classes to get some use out of any stagnant waters you may find. If you get stuck in a web, simply dump the water to instantly disolve it- And waste no stamina in the process!
Dumping a Yellow Potion on a regular chest changes it gold
A great GREAT way to potentially gain good loot. You can use it on both locked and unlocked regular chest varieties. You'll have to consider whether it'd be more useful to save your yellow potion until you find a ton of chests all in a row (drink it for the +100% gold find, for lots of $$$) or use it on a single chest for a potentially great item.
The cauldron section in the tutorial has adjusted a bit to reflect the new dumping mechanics as well, along with a new page directly addressing dumping potions:
I think this is a pretty good addition however of course if you guys run into problems or maybe it IS too overpowered don't hesitate to let me know and I'll try to do some more rebalancing.
And now since it's almost 2am...
Time for bed!!
-Del_Duio