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A '''potion of see invisible''' is a type of [[potion]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''.
  
The '''potion of see invisible''' enables you to see invisible monsters. Blessed potions give you the intrinsic permanently; uncursed and cursed give you the intrinsic for 750-849 turns. If it is not cursed, this potion will also remove [[blindness]].
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==Generation==
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===Alchemy===
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Potions of see invisible may be obtained through [[alchemy]], by mixing {{! of|fruit juice}} with either {{! of| gain level}} or {{! of|gain energy}}.
  
When drinking this potion, you receive the message "This tastes like [fruit; default is slime mold] juice." (a reference to the game [[Rogue (game)|Rogue]], a major inspiration for NetHack). Similarly, the cursed version will taste "rotten". The [[potion of fruit juice]] has the same messages; these are therefore difficult to tell apart by random [[quaff]]ing. They also share the same base cost. Some ways to tell the two apart include:
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==Description==
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{{main|See invisible}}
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Quaffing a potion of see invisible confers the [[see invisible]] intrinsic, which lets you see [[invisible]] monsters, with its effects dependent on [[beatitude]]: a cursed or uncursed potions gives you the intrinsic for 750-849 turns, while a blessed one gives you the intrinsic permanently.{{refsrc|src/potion.c|778|version=NetHack 3.6.6}} Non-cursed potions also cure [[blindness]].{{refsrc|src/potion.c|772|version=NetHack 3.6.6}}
  
*If you were blind and were unblinded, it was see invisible.
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[[Cancel]]ling a potion of see invisible will turn it into a potion of fruit juice.
*If you see previously invisible monsters after quaffing, it was see invisible.
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*If you were invisible, you get the terribly worded message "You can see through yourself, but you are visible!"
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==Strategy==
*Put on a [[ring of invisibility]] and if you get the message "Gee! All of a sudden, you can see right through yourself." rather than the normal "Gee! All of a sudden, you can't see yourself." then it was a potion of see invisible.
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After you have permanently obtained intrinsic see invisible (typically from a blessed potion), these potions are a prime candidate for [[dilution]]. [[Foodless]] players may want to cancel these potions to gain nutrition from the resulting fruit juice.
*Zap a [[wand of enlightenment]] or otherwise attain enlightenment. If you have the see invisible intrinsic, it was see invisible.
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*Fruit juice is sold in a [[delicatessen]]; see invisible is not. If you see one of the two in a deli, it's fruit juice (or [[potion of booze|booze]]). Likewise, if a deli buys the potion, it's fruit juice. A [[delicatessen]] shopkeeper will not buy see invisible.
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===Identification===
*Dipping a [[unicorn horn]] into a [[potion of sickness]] turns it into fruit juice.
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The potions of see invisible and fruit juice share [[Potion of fruit juice#Messages|exactly the same messages]] (a reference to the game [[Rogue (game)|Rogue]]). This makes them quite difficult to tell apart by random [[quaff]]ing; it is recommended to type-[[name]] both potions so that you can rename them later if one is identified. Some ways to identify a potion of see invisible include quaffing them while blind, with see invisible curing the blindness, and looking for previously invisible monsters that suddenly become visible. [[Enlightenment]] after quaffing a suspected potion will reveal if you have the intrinsic.
*Dipping an [[amethyst]] into a [[potion of booze]] turns it into fruit juice.
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*Cancelling a [[potion of sickness]] or see invisible turns it into fruit juice.
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==Messages==
*If you are on the border of a hunger change and it disappears upon quaffing, it was fruit juice; however, this is difficult to test.
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Aside from the messages shared with the potion of fruit juice, there are other messages relevant to the potion of see invisible.
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{{message|You can see through yourself, but you are visible!|You quaffed the potion while invisible.}}
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{{message|Gee! All of a sudden, you can see right through yourself.|You became invisible after you obtained the see invisible intrinsic.}}
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==References==
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Latest revision as of 01:18, 28 March 2022

! Pink potion.png
Name see invisible
Appearance random
Base price 50 zm
Weight 20
Monster use Will not be used by monsters.

A potion of see invisible is a type of potion that appears in NetHack.

Generation

Alchemy

Potions of see invisible may be obtained through alchemy, by mixing fruit juice with either gain level or gain energy.

Description

Main article: See invisible

Quaffing a potion of see invisible confers the see invisible intrinsic, which lets you see invisible monsters, with its effects dependent on beatitude: a cursed or uncursed potions gives you the intrinsic for 750-849 turns, while a blessed one gives you the intrinsic permanently.[1] Non-cursed potions also cure blindness.[2]

Cancelling a potion of see invisible will turn it into a potion of fruit juice.

Strategy

After you have permanently obtained intrinsic see invisible (typically from a blessed potion), these potions are a prime candidate for dilution. Foodless players may want to cancel these potions to gain nutrition from the resulting fruit juice.

Identification

The potions of see invisible and fruit juice share exactly the same messages (a reference to the game Rogue). This makes them quite difficult to tell apart by random quaffing; it is recommended to type-name both potions so that you can rename them later if one is identified. Some ways to identify a potion of see invisible include quaffing them while blind, with see invisible curing the blindness, and looking for previously invisible monsters that suddenly become visible. Enlightenment after quaffing a suspected potion will reveal if you have the intrinsic.

Messages

Aside from the messages shared with the potion of fruit juice, there are other messages relevant to the potion of see invisible.

You can see through yourself, but you are visible!
You quaffed the potion while invisible.
Gee! All of a sudden, you can see right through yourself.
You became invisible after you obtained the see invisible intrinsic.

References