Hypospray
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| Name | hypospray |
| Appearance | hammer-shaped device |
| Base price | 500 zm |
| Weight | 15 |
| Material | plastic |
| Monster use | Will not be used by monsters. |
A hypospray is a type of magic tool that appears in dNetHack, notdNetHack and notnotdNetHack. It is a tiny-sized tool that has a base material of plastic and is considered a futuristic item. It appears as a "hammer-shaped device" when unidentified.
Generation
Anachrononauts start the game with knowledge of the hypospray's identified appearance.
Elf Anachrononauts start each game with a hypospray.
Several quest levels can generate hyposprays:
- 3 uncursed hyposprays are generated in the bottom right storage room inside the bastion on the Anachrononaut quest home level. Only one hypospray is generated in the Android quest home level instead.
- 1 hypospray is generated in the Anachrononaut quest and Android quest locate levels.
- 1 hypospray is always generated in the Lawful Incantifier Kensei quest.
Hyposprays are not randomly generated and cannot be wished for by a hero that isn't a Tourist, though they may still be found in bones.
Description
A hero applying a hypospray will be prompted to pick a hypospray ampule with charges left to inject. A hero can inject hypospray ampules into either themselves or an adjacent monster that has blood. The effects of a hypospray ampule is identical to its potion counterpart of the same beautitude, though not all potions have a corresponding ampule. The following types of hypospray ampules exist:
- gain ability hypospray
- restore ability hypospray
- blindness hypospray
- confusion hypospray
- paralysis hypospray
- speed hypospray
- hallucination hypospray
- healing hypospray
- extra healing hypospray
- gain energy hypospray
- sleep hypospray
- full healing hypospray
- amnesia hypospray
Strategy
Polymorph hypospray ampules affect all non-unique monsters, making them ideal for disabling monsters which prove troublesome to fight head on. Paralysis hypospray ampules are particularly valuable, as they can temporarily incapacitate almost all monsters. While the utility of the hypospray is highly dependent on which hypospray ampules are generated within the quest, their versatility nonetheless makes them generally useful consumables. Hypospray ampules are incredibly lightweight and aren't damaged by fire, cold, and water, making them safe to carry in open inventory. However, one distinctive disadvantage of the hypospray is that its ampules cannot be altered through alchemy like potions can, making healing and extra healing ampules less useful for raising the hero's maximum hit points. As hypospray ampules come in a limited supply, it may be worth considering polypiling the less useful ampules, one finds. A hypospray ampule retains its doses when polymorphed and only polymorphs into other hypospray ampules.
Messages
- You can't inject that!
- You attempted to inject an item other than a hypospray ampule.
- The ampule is empty!
- You attempted to inject an empty hypospray ampule.
- It would seem that the patient has no circulatory system....
- You attempted to inject a hypospray ampule into a monster without blood.
