Request: Make Potions Really Expensive

[rastus07]

The Inventory Pause System has been (personally) a very problematic part of DDDA's combat.

 

Pausing the game mid-combat to munch up a hundred Greenwarish or Ten Harspud Sauces really breaks the flow and honestly removes all the tension in the game.

 

Reducing the victory conditions of a fight to whether the enemy can one-shot you.

 

Now, there is already a mod that apparently removes the Curatives from the game altogether-- (turns them into Misc.Items) but I'm looking for a less drastic approach.

 

So here's the pitch:

 

'' Make the Potions (Curatives) Really- Really-- Really Expensive. ''

 

That's it.

 

Lorewise it makes sense. Potions should be expensive if it saves you from life and death.

 

Mechanically it makes sense. To limit potion whoring. To incentivize(?) gathering resources while adventuring. To Promote item crafting. Makes Money actually relevant again in post game.

 

More Importantly It makes Curatives an active element of gameplay-- since it's one of only three ways to restore beyond white health.

 

Difficulty wise it makes sense. You shouldn't be able to heal yourself to full health every time with zero consequence. If it doesn't kill you, it will certainly kill your wallet.

 

Well,

 

I'm not sure how hard it is to edit in game prices but I think this is a much better approach than removing Pause menu altogether (DS4/Xbox Controller players can't use the quickslot system)

 

 

As an example;

 

In Hardmode (Due to Incresed Money Drops) :

 

Make Potent Greenwarish & Greenwarish Family

Around 7,500G a pop.

 

Make Harspud Sauces & Harspud Family

Around 20,000G a pop

 

Make Musroom Potages & Mushroom family

Around 10,000G a pop

 

Make Panacea

Around 20,000G a pop

 

Too high? Keep in mind that anything from Rats to Goblins to Spiders can drop 10K gold very easily. 1 in 8 odds(?)

 

Ofc. This mod would be just that, a mod. It's a choice whether or not you want to play with it.

 

One can always downscale or adjust to preference.

 

End of request.

 

 

Maybe this has already been suggested before, maybe it's too much work.

 

I just want to put this in here in case someone is interested.