Invisibility (ego) - Revision history

Ge0ff: bump v and cba 60eeae62d10

2024-05-07T16:18:19Z

bump v and cba 60eeae62d10

Hordes: /* Desirability */

2023-09-26T18:41:57Z

‎Desirability

Hordes: /* Desirability */

2023-09-26T18:40:13Z

‎Desirability

Hordes: /* Desirability */

2023-09-26T18:36:32Z

‎Desirability

Hordes: version bump, strategy writing

2023-09-26T18:32:49Z

version bump, strategy writing

Wwf: Added amount of MaxHP drained.

2022-05-03T04:32:03Z

Added amount of MaxHP drained.

Ge0ff: Evoking +Inv still causes contamination

2022-03-22T22:34:48Z

Evoking +Inv still causes contamination

Hordes at 05:26, 19 March 2022

2022-03-19T05:26:59Z

Ge0ff: typos

2021-07-15T11:31:58Z

typos

Hordes: .26 gave a pretty big nerf

2021-07-13T14:24:34Z

.26 gave a pretty big nerf

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-{{Flavour|When activated, it grants the wearer temporary invisibility, but also drains their max health.}}
+{{flavour|When activated, it grants the wearer temporary invisibility, but also drains their max health.}}
 Wearing equipment with the '''invisibility ego''' grants you the Evoke Invisibility [[ability]], allowing you to turn [[invisible]] at will. It has a chance of failure, based on your [[Evocations]] skill.
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 ==History==
 *Prior to [[0.28]], turning invisible caused more [[magic contamination]] initially and applied some contamination over time.
 *Prior to [[0.26]], evoking invisibility caused [[comestible|hunger]] instead of [[drain]]ing you.

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 Being invisible is a strong effect. Against enemies that can't see invisible, it greatly reduces chance of being hit, and allows you to [[stab]]. A scarf of invisibility gives all those benefits without needing to use a rare [[potion of invisibility|potion]].
-However, being drained is a heavy cost. The [[Evocations]] skill required to reliably go invisible is high. And as the drain happens even if you fail, you often don't want to try until you have enough skill. By then, most 'tough' enemies will be able to see invisible. The invisibility ego can still be useful (many weaker enemies don't have SInv), but you may want a more consistent ego instead.
+However, the drain prevents you from spamming the ability. Plus, the [[Evocations]] skill required to reliably go invisible is high. As the drain happens even if you fail, you generally don't want to try until you have enough skill. By then, most 'tough' enemies will be able to see invisible. This ego can still be useful (many weaker enemies don't have SInv), but you may want a more consistent ego instead.
 Even in the late game, there are many enemies that can't see invisible. Notable examples include [[caustic shrike]]s, [[death cob]]s, [[list of draconians|draconians]], [[tormentor]]s, and [[hellion]]s.

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 Being invisible is a strong effect. Against enemies that can't see invisible, it greatly reduces chance of being hit, and allows you to [[stab]]. A scarf of invisibility gives all those benefits without needing to use a rare [[potion of invisibility|potion]].
-However, the [[Evocations]] required to reliably go invisible is high. And the heavy draining discourages use until you do get enough skill. By then most 'tough' enemies will be able to see invisible. The invisibility ego can still be useful (many weaker enemies don't have SInv), but you may want a more consistent item.
+However, being drained is a heavy cost. The [[Evocations]] skill required to reliably go invisible is high. And as the drain happens even if you fail, you often don't want to try until you have enough skill. By then, most 'tough' enemies will be able to see invisible. The invisibility ego can still be useful (many weaker enemies don't have SInv), but you may want a more consistent ego instead.
-Even in the late game, there are many enemies that can't see invisible. Examples include [[caustic shrike]]s, [[death cob]]s, [[list of draconians|draconians]], [[tormentor]]s, and [[hellion]]s.
+Even in the late game, there are many enemies that can't see invisible. Notable examples include [[caustic shrike]]s, [[death cob]]s, [[list of draconians|draconians]], [[tormentor]]s, and [[hellion]]s.
 Success rate rises with [[Evocations]] skill:

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 Being invisible is a strong effect. Against enemies that can't see invisible, it greatly reduces chance of being hit, and allows you to [[stab]]. A scarf of invisibility gives all those benefits without needing to use a rare [[potion of invisibility|potion]].
-However, the [[Evocations]] skill required to reliably go invisible is high. And the heavy draining discourages use until you get high skill. By then, more and more enemies can see invisible. It can still be useful, but faces competition from other slots.
+However, the [[Evocations]] required to reliably go invisible is high. And the heavy draining discourages use until you do get enough skill. By then most 'tough' enemies will be able to see invisible. The invisibility ego can still be useful (many weaker enemies don't have SInv), but you may want a more consistent item.
 Even in the late game, there are many enemies that can't see invisible. Examples include [[caustic shrike]]s, [[death cob]]s, [[list of draconians|draconians]], [[tormentor]]s, and [[hellion]]s.

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-{{Flavour|When activated it hides its wearer from the sight of others.}}
+{{Flavour|When activated, it grants the wearer temporary invisibility, but also drains their max health.}}
-Wearing equipment with the '''invisibility ego''' grants you the Evoke Invisibility [[ability]], allowing you to turn [[invisible]] at will. It requires a decently high [[Evocations]] skill to use reliably or for a long duration. No matter if you actually turn invisible, your maximum hitpoints will be temporarily [[drain]]ed. Turning invisible will also cause [[magic contamination]]. (See the [[Invisible]] article for details.)
+Wearing equipment with the '''invisibility ego''' grants you the Evoke Invisibility [[ability]], allowing you to turn [[invisible]] at will. It has a chance of failure, based on your [[Evocations]] skill.
 The invisibility ego can be found on:
 *[[Scarves]]
-*The [[artefact]] [[ring of Shadows]]
+*The [[unrand]] [[ring of Shadows]]
 *Randomly generated [[artefact]]s
 ==Desirability==
-Invisibility is a decent ego, giving the wearer the ability to turn invisible without needing to use up a rare potion. Being invisible grants many strong bonuses, such as greatly decreased enemy [[to-hit]], an increased chance for enemies to forget about you or fail to notice you entirely, and the ability to get low-tier [[stab]]s.
+Being invisible is a strong effect. Against enemies that can't see invisible, it greatly reduces chance of being hit, and allows you to [[stab]]. A scarf of invisibility gives all those benefits without needing to use a rare [[potion of invisibility|potion]].
-However, the [[Evocations]] investment required for reliable use and fairly heavy drain (a bit more than 8% of MaxHP) discourage using it until you start facing more monsters who can [[see invisible]]. Players can try evoking with low skill, but risk getting drained with no benefit.
+Even in the late game, there are many enemies that can't see invisible. Examples include [[caustic shrike]]s, [[death cob]]s, [[list of draconians|draconians]], [[tormentor]]s, and [[hellion]]s.
 Success rate rises with [[Evocations]] skill:
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 ==History==
-*Prior to [[0.28]], turning invisible caused more [[magic contamination]] initially and applied contamination over time.
+*Prior to [[0.28]], turning invisible caused more [[magic contamination]] initially and applied some contamination over time.
 *Prior to [[0.26]], evoking invisibility caused [[comestible|hunger]] instead of [[drain]]ing you.
 *Prior to [[0.25]], invisibility generated on [[cloak]]s instead of scarves.

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 {{Flavour|When activated it hides its wearer from the sight of others.}}
-Wearing equipment with the '''invisibility ego''' grants you the Evoke Invisibility [[ability]], allowing you to turn [[invisible]] at will. It requires a decently high [[Evocations]] skill to use reliably or for a long duration. No matter if you actually turn invisible, your maximum hitpoints will be temporarily [[drain]]ed.
+Wearing equipment with the '''invisibility ego''' grants you the Evoke Invisibility [[ability]], allowing you to turn [[invisible]] at will. It requires a decently high [[Evocations]] skill to use reliably or for a long duration. No matter if you actually turn invisible, your maximum hitpoints will be temporarily [[drain]]ed. Turning invisible will also cause [[magic contamination]]. (See the [[Invisible]] article for details.)
 The invisibility ego can be found on:
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 ==History==
-* Prior to [[0.26]], evoking invisibility caused [[comestible|hunger]] instead of [[drain]]ing you.
+*Prior to [[0.28]], turning invisible caused more [[magic contamination]] initially and applied contamination over time.
-* Prior to [[0.25]], invisibility generated on [[cloak]]s instead of scarves.
+*Prior to [[0.26]], evoking invisibility caused [[comestible|hunger]] instead of [[drain]]ing you.
-* Prior to [[0.21]], removing an invisibility-ego item while invisible did not cost the player extra magical contamination.
+*Prior to [[0.25]], invisibility generated on [[cloak]]s instead of scarves.
-* Prior to [[0.20]], this ego would let the player turn visible again once invisible, as a way to reduce contamination.
+*Prior to [[0.21]], removing an invisibility-ego item while invisible did not cost the player extra magical contamination.
-* Prior to [[0.18]], this ego could be found on [[ring]]s.
+*Prior to [[0.20]], this ego would let the player turn visible again once invisible, as a way to reduce contamination.
-* Prior to [[0.16]], this was called the Darkness ego.
+*Prior to [[0.18]], this ego could be found on [[ring]]s.
 [[Category:Cloaks]]
 [[Category:Egos]]