Potion of Overhealing

Potion of Overhealing

The Potion of Overhealing is a potion in Remixed Dungeon that restores health beyond the drinker's maximum HP, providing temporary health points.

Item Overview

Type: Potion
Rarity: Uncommon
Special Effect: Heals beyond maximum HP, giving temporary hit points
Usage: Single use item (consumed upon drinking)
Price: 50 gold when identified
Identification: Becomes identified when consumed, shattered, or when seen in inventory after being identified

Special Mechanics

Overhealing: Restores health that exceeds the maximum HP, adding temporary hit points
Temporary HP: The extra health received is temporary and will gradually fade over time
Duration: The temporary health lasts for a number of turns before naturally fading
Status Effect Removal: Removes Poison, Cripple, Weakness, and Bleeding status effects
Shattering: When shattered on the ground, overheals 25% of max HP as temporary HP to any character on that tile
Identification: Becomes identified when consumed, shattered, or when seen in inventory after being identified
Stacking: Multiple potions can be carried and used as needed
Emergency Use: Can be used to survive attacks that would otherwise be lethal

Strategy

Essential for surviving dangerous encounters in high-risk situations
Best used before anticipated high-damage attacks or boss fights
Can be used proactively for maximum safety during dungeon progression
Shattering can be useful for overhealing allies or when unable to drink
More effective than regular healing potions for high-stakes encounters
Good to use before challenging encounters to create a safety buffer
Essential for attempting difficult challenges where survivability is critical
Temporary health fades gradually, so timing is important
More expensive than normal healing potion but offers superior survivability
Should be conserved for the most dangerous situations

Obtaining

Found throughout dungeon levels (less common than regular healing potions)
Available in shops at higher prices (50 gold when identified)
Dropped by various enemies (more common from magic-oriented enemies)
Found in containers and special rooms
Alchemically crafted from Life Flowers and Sungrass Seeds using the alchemy pot
Less common than Potion of Healing

Effect

When consumed, the Potion of Overhealing restores all current hit points and adds temporary hit points equal to 50% of the maximum HP. These temporary hit points gradually fade over time until only the character's normal maximum HP remains.

According to the game's string resources: “An elixir that will not only return you to full health but grant you temporary health beyond your normal maximum.”

Code References

Java Implementation: PotionOfOverHealing.java
Potion Base Class: Potion.java
Healing Mechanism: PotionOfOverHealing.java#L35-L45 (overhealing implementation)
Status Effect Removal: PotionOfOverHealing.java#L38-L43 (curing specific debuffs)
Alchemical Recipe: LifeFlower.java#L48 - Recipe details
Shattering Mechanics: PotionOfOverHealing.java#L48-L53 (for when the potion is shattered)
Price Configuration: PotionOfOverHealing.java#L47-L49 (price is 50 gold when identified)
Overhealing Effect: Char.java#L109-L117 - Implementation of temporary HP system
English String Resources: PotionOfOverHealing_Name, PotionOfOverHealing_Info, PotionOfOverHealing_Apply (PotionOfOverHealing_Name, PotionOfOverHealing_Info, and PotionOfOverHealing_Apply)
Russian String Resources: PotionOfOverHealing strings (Russian localization)
Stats verification: Extracted directly from PotionOfOverHealing.java class methods
Effect descriptions: Based on code analysis and string resources
mr: namespace: Check potion_of_overhealing_item for machine-readable data

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