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Potion of Frost

Potion of Frost

A Potion of Frost is a type of potion in Remixed Dungeon that creates a freezing effect when exposed to air.

Effect

When shattered, the potion creates a freezing cloud that affects all creatures within 2 tiles of the impact point:

  • Freeze: Creatures are frozen in place, unable to move or act
  • Area of Effect: The freezing cloud affects all creatures within 2 tiles of the impact point
  • Duration: Creatures remain frozen until the effect wears off or is cleared
  • Mechanism: Uses Freezing blob to apply the freeze effect

Properties

  • Rarity: Common
  • Weight: 1
  • Price: 50 gold coins (base price)
  • Identification: One use to identify (shatter to learn effect)
  • Type: Throwable Potion
  • Upgrade Class: UpgradablePotion
  • Effect Radius: (int)(DISTANCE * qualityFactor()) where DISTANCE is 2

Mechanics

  • When shattered at any location, creates an area of effect based on distance map
  • Uses PathFinder.buildDistanceMap to calculate affected area
  • Affects all cells within the calculated distance map
  • Freezing effect is applied to each affected tile using Freezing.affect()
  • According to string resources: “Upon exposure to open air, this chemical will evaporate into a freezing cloud, causing any creature that contacts it to be frozen in place, unable to act and move.”

Function

  • Shatter: When thrown at a target or ground, creates the freezing effect cloud
  • Arrow Moistening: Can be used to moisten arrows, turning them into Frost Arrows
  • Utility: Effective for stopping dangerous enemies or creating temporary barriers
  • Environmental interaction: Can extinguish fires on impact

Strategy

  • Use to temporarily disable dangerous enemies during combat
  • Particularly effective on single powerful enemies that are difficult to fight
  • Can be used to create temporary breathing room during difficult encounters
  • Be careful not to freeze yourself or important allies
  • Useful for crowd control when facing multiple enemies
  • Excellent for crowd control in corridors and enclosed spaces
  • Effective against fire-based enemies for extra damage
  • Can be used to interrupt enemy casting or special abilities
  • Combine with other crowd control items for maximum effect
  • Invaluable for creating Frost Arrows through the moistening process
  • Particularly effective against fire-based creatures

Obtaining

  • Found as random drops in dungeon levels
  • Available in shops
  • Sometimes found in chests
  • Dropped by certain enemies

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