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In [[SLASH'EM]]<ref>[[potion.c#line2172]]</ref>, items may be upgraded into other objects, by dipping them into a [[potion of gain level]], or by the gnomish [[tinker]] technique.
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In [[SLASH'EM]], items may be upgraded into other objects, by dipping them into a [[potion of gain level]]<ref>[[potion.c#line2166]]</ref>, or by the gnomish [[tinker]] technique.
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Generally, non-magical objects are upgraded into magical objects, and vise versa.
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Listed are the various item transformations.
 
If an object has multiple possible upgrades listed, the upgrades are equally likely unless otherwise noted.
 
If an object has multiple possible upgrades listed, the upgrades are equally likely unless otherwise noted.
 
Much information taken from (and thanks to) Eva Myers's spoiler<ref>http://www.statslab.cam.ac.uk/~eva/slashem/potions.html</ref>.
 
Much information taken from (and thanks to) Eva Myers's spoiler<ref>http://www.statslab.cam.ac.uk/~eva/slashem/potions.html</ref>.
  
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==Weapons and Ammunition==
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===[[Daggers]]===
 
{|class="prettytable"
 
{|class="prettytable"
−
|+ '''Weapons and Ammunition'''
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
! Old Object
 
! Old Object
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|-
 
|-
 
| Dark elven dagger
 
| Dark elven dagger
 +
|}
 +
This is a good source of [[great daggers]], since they are rarely, if ever, randomly generated.
 +
As of SLASH'EM version 0.0.7E7F3, there is a bug where apparently identical stacks of great daggers will not stack with one another.
 +
They are apparently treated differently if they were originally an elven dagger, or a dark elven dagger.
 +
The other dagger types do not appear to suffer from this bug.
 +
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===Short Swords===
 +
{|class="prettytable"
 
|-
 
|-
−
| Knife
+
! Old Object
−
| Stiletto
+
! New Object
−
|-
 
−
| Stiletto
 
−
| Knife
 
−
|-
 
−
| Axe
 
−
| Battle-axe
 
−
|-
 
−
| Battle-axe
 
−
| Axe
 
−
|-
 
−
| Pick-axe
 
−
| Dwarvish mattock
 
−
|-
 
−
| Dwarvish mattock
 
−
| Pick-axe
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
| Orcish short sword
 
| Orcish short sword
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| Dark elven short sword
 
| Dark elven short sword
 
|-
 
|-
−
| Short sword 2
+
| Short sword
 
|-
 
|-
 
| Dwarvish short sword
 
| Dwarvish short sword
 
| elven short sword, or <br>dark elven short sword
 
| elven short sword, or <br>dark elven short sword
 +
|}
 +
 +
===Bows===
 +
{|class="prettytable"
 
|-
 
|-
−
| Broadsword
+
! Old Object
−
| Elven broadsword
+
! New Object
−
|-
 
−
| Elven broadsword
 
−
| Broadsword
 
−
|-
 
−
| Club
 
−
| Aklys
 
−
|-
 
−
| Aklys
 
−
| Club
 
−
|-
 
−
| War hammer
 
−
| Heavy hammer
 
−
|-
 
−
| Heavy hammer
 
−
| War hammer
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
| Elven bow
 
| Elven bow
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| Bow
 
| Bow
 
| elven bow, <br>dark elven bow, or <br>yumi
 
| elven bow, <br>dark elven bow, or <br>yumi
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|}
 +
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===Arrows===
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{|class="prettytable"
 +
|-
 +
! Old Object
 +
! New Object
 
|-
 
|-
 
| Elven arrow
 
| Elven arrow
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|}
 
|}
  
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===Other Weapons===
 
{|class="prettytable"
 
{|class="prettytable"
−
|+ '''Armor'''
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
! Old Object
 
! Old Object
 
! New Object
 
! New Object
 
|-
 
|-
−
| Elven mithril-coat
+
| Knife
−
| Dark elven mithril-coat
+
| Stiletto
 +
|-
 +
| Stiletto
 +
| Knife
 +
|-
 +
| Axe
 +
| Battle-axe
 +
|-
 +
| Battle-axe
 +
| Axe
 
|-
 
|-
−
| Dark elven mithril-coat
+
| Pick-axe
−
| Elven mithril-coat
+
| Dwarvish mattock
 
|-
 
|-
−
| Orcish chain mail
+
| Dwarvish mattock
−
| Chain mail
+
| Pick-axe
 
|-
 
|-
−
| Chain mail
+
| Broadsword
−
| Orcish chain mail
+
| Elven broadsword
 
|-
 
|-
−
| Studded leather armour
+
| Elven broadsword
−
| rowspan=2 | Leather armour
+
| Broadsword
 
|-
 
|-
−
| Leather jacket
+
| Club
 +
| Aklys
 
|-
 
|-
−
| Leather armour
+
| Aklys
−
| Studded leather armour
+
| Club
 
|-
 
|-
−
| Robe
+
| War hammer
−
| robe of protection, or <br>robe of power
+
| Heavy hammer
 
|-
 
|-
−
| Robe of protection
+
| Heavy hammer
−
| rowspan=2 | Robe
+
| War hammer
 +
|}
 +
 
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==Armor==
 +
===Cloaks===
 +
{|class="prettytable"
 
|-
 
|-
−
| Robe of power
+
! Old Object
 +
! New Object
 
|-
 
|-
 
| Cloak of protection
 
| Cloak of protection
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|-
 
|-
 
| Elven cloak
 
| Elven cloak
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|}
 +
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===Helmets===
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{|class="prettytable"
 +
|-
 +
! Old Object
 +
! New Object
 
|-
 
|-
 
| Fedora
 
| Fedora
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| Dunce cap
 
| Dunce cap
 
| Cornuthaum
 
| Cornuthaum
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|}
 +
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===Gloves===
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{|class="prettytable"
 +
|-
 +
! Old Object
 +
! New Object
 
|-
 
|-
 
| Leather gloves
 
| Leather gloves
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|-
 
|-
 
| Gauntlets of dexterity
 
| Gauntlets of dexterity
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|}
 +
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===Shields===
 +
{|class="prettytable"
 +
|-
 +
! Old Object
 +
! New Object
 
|-
 
|-
 
| Elven shield
 
| Elven shield
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| Large shield
 
| Large shield
 
| Dwarvish roundshield
 
| Dwarvish roundshield
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|}
 +
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===Robes===
 +
{|class="prettytable"
 +
|-
 +
! Old Object
 +
! New Object
 +
|-
 +
| Robe
 +
| robe of protection, or <br>robe of power
 +
|-
 +
| Robe of protection
 +
| rowspan=2 | Robe
 +
|-
 +
| Robe of power
 +
|}
 +
 +
===Other Armor===
 +
{|class="prettytable"
 +
|-
 +
! Old Object
 +
! New Object
 +
|-
 +
| Elven mithril-coat
 +
| Dark elven mithril-coat
 +
|-
 +
| Dark elven mithril-coat
 +
| Elven mithril-coat
 +
|-
 +
| Orcish chain mail
 +
| Chain mail
 +
|-
 +
| Chain mail
 +
| Orcish chain mail
 +
|-
 +
| Studded leather armour
 +
| rowspan=2 | Leather armour
 +
|-
 +
| Leather jacket
 +
|-
 +
| Leather armour
 +
| Studded leather armour
 
|-
 
|-
 
| Low boots
 
| Low boots
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|}
 
|}
  
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==Tools==
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===Containers===
 
{|class="prettytable"
 
{|class="prettytable"
−
|+ '''Miscelaneous'''
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
! Old Object
 
! Old Object
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| Bag of holding
 
| Bag of holding
 
| Oilskin sack
 
| Oilskin sack
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|}
 +
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===Magical Tools===
 +
{|class="prettytable"
 
|-
 
|-
−
| Towel
+
! Old Object
−
| Blindfold
+
! New Object
−
|-
 
−
| Blindfold
 
−
| Towel
 
−
|-
 
−
| Credit card
 
−
| rowspan=2 | Skeleton key
 
−
|-
 
−
| Lock pick
 
−
|-
 
−
| Skeleton key
 
−
| Lock pick
 
−
|-
 
−
| Tallow candle
 
−
| Wax candle
 
−
|-
 
−
| Wax candle
 
−
| Tallow candle
 
−
|-
 
−
| Oil lamp
 
−
| Brass lantern
 
−
|-
 
−
| Brass lantern
 
−
| Oil lamp
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
| Tin whistle
 
| Tin whistle
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| Magic harp
 
| Magic harp
 
| Wooden harp
 
| Wooden harp
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|-
 +
| Crystal ball
 +
| Magic marker
 +
|-
 +
| Magic marker
 +
| Crystal ball (3-12 charges, unless marker had fewer)
 +
|}
 +
 +
===Mundane Tools===
 +
{|class="prettytable"
 +
|-
 +
! Old Object
 +
! New Object
 +
|-
 +
| Towel
 +
| Blindfold
 +
|-
 +
| Blindfold
 +
| Towel
 +
|-
 +
| Credit card
 +
| rowspan=2 | Skeleton key
 +
|-
 +
| Lock pick
 +
|-
 +
| Skeleton key
 +
| Lock pick
 
|-
 
|-
 
| Leash
 
| Leash
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| Tin opener
 
| Tin opener
 
|-
 
|-
−
| Crystal ball
+
| Tallow candle
−
| Magic marker
+
| Wax candle
 +
|-
 +
| Wax candle
 +
| Tallow candle
 +
|-
 +
| Oil lamp
 +
| Brass lantern
 +
|-
 +
| Brass lantern
 +
| Oil lamp
 +
|}
 +
 
 +
==Food==
 +
{|class="prettytable"
 
|-
 
|-
−
| Magic marker
+
! Old Object
−
| Crystal ball (3-12 charges, unless marker had fewer)
+
! New Object
 
|-
 
|-
 
| K-ration
 
| K-ration
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|-
 
|-
 
| Cram ration
 
| Cram ration
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|}
 +
 +
==Stones==
 +
{|class="prettytable"
 +
|-
 +
! Old Object
 +
! New Object
 
|-
 
|-
 
| Loadstone
 
| Loadstone
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| luckstone, or <br>healthstone
 
| luckstone, or <br>healthstone
 
|}
 
|}
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==Strategy==
 +
Upgrading objects, either by potions of gain level or the tinker techinque, is the "poor hacker's polypiling"<ref>[[potion.c#line2167]]</ref>.
 +
It can be used to get some good items without many of the the risks of polypiling.
 +
Most of the transformations are also reversible, although polypiling in SLASH'EM is by default reversible, since objects revert after some time.
 +
Also note that most of the [[magical items]] transform into other magical items, and mundane items change into other mundane items.
 +
Thus, with a few exceptions, it is not a viable way to make more magical items for [[polypiling]].
 +
However, many useful items can be obtained, including helms of brilliance, healthstones, tinning kits and magic markers.
 +
 +
===Cost And Safety===
 +
One potion is used up per item (or stack of items) transformed, if using a potion of gain level.
 +
If using the tinker technique, much more time passes, using up food, and spawning enemies.
 +
Thus gnomes can save on potions, but must find a safe place to tinker, so they are neither interrupted or killed.
 +
[[Boulder forts]] work well, but may be hard to come by early in the game.
 +
Shops work very well in the early game, with the door locked.
 +
If you lack a way of (un)locking the door, you can also pick up an unpaid item, and let the shopkeeper block the door.
 +
Be sure not to stand in a straight line from the door, so monsters can't shoot you, and beware tunneling monsters.
 +
 +
===Getting The Armor You Want===
 +
One good use of upgrading is to get highly-enchanted armor or weapons.
 +
A +5 [[orcish helm]] may be upgraded into a +5 [[helm of brilliance]].
 +
Also, since many transformations are reversible, the player may change a highly enchanted piece of armor from one type to another.
 +
For example, a wizard has less use of a +3 helm of telepathy than a +3 helm of brilliance.
 +
 +
===Polyfodder===
 +
Objects may also be upgraded for use in polypiling.
 +
Most magical items transform into other magical items, and most mundane items transform into other mundane items.
 +
Thus upgrading objects for polyfodder will often be a waste of potions or time spent tinkering.
 +
The exceptions are mundane items which transform into magical items:
 +
* flint stones
 +
* dwarvish helms
 +
* orcish helms
 +
* dented pots
 +
* dwarvish cloaks
 +
* orcish cloaks
 +
* leather gloves
 +
* robes
 +
* tin whistles
 +
* wooden harps
 +
* wooden flutes
 +
* tooled horns
 +
* sacks
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
 
<references/>
 
<references/>
 
{{featured}}
 
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Revision as of 22:21, 22 May 2009

In SLASH'EM, items may be upgraded into other objects, by dipping them into a potion of gain level[1], or by the gnomish tinker technique. Listed are the various item transformations. If an object has multiple possible upgrades listed, the upgrades are equally likely unless otherwise noted. Much information taken from (and thanks to) Eva Myers's spoiler[2].

Weapons and Ammunition

Daggers

Old Object New Object
Orcish dagger Dagger
Dagger elven dagger, or
dark elven dagger
Great dagger
Elven dagger Great dagger
Dark elven dagger

This is a good source of great daggers, since they are rarely, if ever, randomly generated. As of SLASH'EM version 0.0.7E7F3, there is a bug where apparently identical stacks of great daggers will not stack with one another. They are apparently treated differently if they were originally an elven dagger, or a dark elven dagger. The other dagger types do not appear to suffer from this bug.

Short Swords

Old Object New Object
Orcish short sword Short sword
Elven short sword Dwarvish short sword
Dark elven short sword
Short sword
Dwarvish short sword elven short sword, or
dark elven short sword

Bows

Old Object New Object
Elven bow Bow
Dark elven bow
Yumi
Orcish bow
Bow elven bow,
dark elven bow, or
yumi

Arrows

Old Object New Object
Elven arrow Arrow
Dark elven arrow
Ya
Orcish arrow
Arrow elven arrow,
dark elven arrow, or
ya

Other Weapons

Old Object New Object
Knife Stiletto
Stiletto Knife
Axe Battle-axe
Battle-axe Axe
Pick-axe Dwarvish mattock
Dwarvish mattock Pick-axe
Broadsword Elven broadsword
Elven broadsword Broadsword
Club Aklys
Aklys Club
War hammer Heavy hammer
Heavy hammer War hammer

Armor

Cloaks

Old Object New Object
Cloak of protection oilskin cloak, or
elven cloak
Cloak of invisibility
Cloak of magic resistance
Cloak of displacement
Dwarvish cloak
Orcish cloak
Oilskin cloak cloak of protection,
cloak of invisibility,
cloak of magic resistance,
or cloak of displacement
Elven cloak

Helmets

Old Object New Object
Fedora Elven leather helm
Elven leather helm Fedora
Dented pot Orcish helm
Orcish helm Dwarvish iron helm
Helm of brilliance
Helm of telepathy
Dwarvish iron helm helm of brilliance, or
helm of telepathy
Cornuthaum Dunce cap
Dunce cap Cornuthaum

Gloves

Old Object New Object
Leather gloves gauntlets of swimming, or
gauntlets of dexterity
Gauntlets of swimming Leather gloves
Gauntlets of dexterity

Shields

Old Object New Object
Elven shield Uruk-hai shield, or
orcish shield
Uruk-hai shield Elven shield
Orcish shield
Dwarvish roundshield Large shield
Large shield Dwarvish roundshield

Robes

Old Object New Object
Robe robe of protection, or
robe of power
Robe of protection Robe
Robe of power

Other Armor

Old Object New Object
Elven mithril-coat Dark elven mithril-coat
Dark elven mithril-coat Elven mithril-coat
Orcish chain mail Chain mail
Chain mail Orcish chain mail
Studded leather armour Leather armour
Leather jacket
Leather armour Studded leather armour
Low boots High boots
High boots Low boots

Tools

Containers

Old Object New Object
Large box Chest
Ice box
Chest Ice box
Sack 4/5 chance of oilskin sack,
1/5 chance of bag of holding
Oilskin sack Bag of holding
Bag of holding Oilskin sack

Magical Tools

Old Object New Object
Tin whistle Magic whistle
Magic whistle Tin whistle
Wooden flute Magic flute (10-14 charges)
Magic flute Wooden flute
Tooled horn frost horn, fire horn, or
horn of plenty
Horn of plenty Tooled horn
Fire horn
Frost horn
Wooden harp Magic harp (10-14 charges)
Magic harp Wooden harp
Crystal ball Magic marker
Magic marker Crystal ball (3-12 charges, unless marker had fewer)

Mundane Tools

Old Object New Object
Towel Blindfold
Blindfold Towel
Credit card Skeleton key
Lock pick
Skeleton key Lock pick
Leash Saddle
Saddle Leash
Tin opener Tinning kit (70-99 charges)
Tinning kit Tin opener
Tallow candle Wax candle
Wax candle Tallow candle
Oil lamp Brass lantern
Brass lantern Oil lamp

Food

Old Object New Object
K-ration cram ration, or
food ration
C-ration
Lembas wafer
Food ration Lembas wafer
Cram ration

Stones

Old Object New Object
Loadstone Flint stone
Flint stone luckstone, or
healthstone

Strategy

Upgrading objects, either by potions of gain level or the tinker techinque, is the "poor hacker's polypiling"[3]. It can be used to get some good items without many of the the risks of polypiling. Most of the transformations are also reversible, although polypiling in SLASH'EM is by default reversible, since objects revert after some time. Also note that most of the magical items transform into other magical items, and mundane items change into other mundane items. Thus, with a few exceptions, it is not a viable way to make more magical items for polypiling. However, many useful items can be obtained, including helms of brilliance, healthstones, tinning kits and magic markers.

Cost And Safety

One potion is used up per item (or stack of items) transformed, if using a potion of gain level. If using the tinker technique, much more time passes, using up food, and spawning enemies. Thus gnomes can save on potions, but must find a safe place to tinker, so they are neither interrupted or killed. Boulder forts work well, but may be hard to come by early in the game. Shops work very well in the early game, with the door locked. If you lack a way of (un)locking the door, you can also pick up an unpaid item, and let the shopkeeper block the door. Be sure not to stand in a straight line from the door, so monsters can't shoot you, and beware tunneling monsters.

Getting The Armor You Want

One good use of upgrading is to get highly-enchanted armor or weapons. A +5 orcish helm may be upgraded into a +5 helm of brilliance. Also, since many transformations are reversible, the player may change a highly enchanted piece of armor from one type to another. For example, a wizard has less use of a +3 helm of telepathy than a +3 helm of brilliance.

Polyfodder

Objects may also be upgraded for use in polypiling. Most magical items transform into other magical items, and most mundane items transform into other mundane items. Thus upgrading objects for polyfodder will often be a waste of potions or time spent tinkering. The exceptions are mundane items which transform into magical items:

  • flint stones
  • dwarvish helms
  • orcish helms
  • dented pots
  • dwarvish cloaks
  • orcish cloaks
  • leather gloves
  • robes
  • tin whistles
  • wooden harps
  • wooden flutes
  • tooled horns
  • sacks

References

  1. ↑ potion.c#line2166
  2. ↑ http://www.statslab.cam.ac.uk/~eva/slashem/potions.html
  3. ↑ potion.c#line2167
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