Game Development Reference
In-Depth Information
FIGURE 10.12
Active potions show their remaining duration in a box to the left of the
inventory window.
Enhancing Potions
Potions provide a particular boost over a specified duration. Add a third brewing cycle to
modify their boost
or
their duration, and convert them into a throwable
splash potion,
or a
negative potion:
Glowstone dust
—Doubles the effectiveness of the potion where possible, typic-
ally at the expense of duration. Applies to Swiftness, Healing, Regeneration, and
Strength. Replaces the use of redstone dust, as discussed next.
Redstone dust
—Doubles the duration of the potion but replaces the use of glow-
stone dust.
Gunpowder
—Converts the potion into a splash potion at the cost of a 25% weaker
effect. You'll see the shape of the bottle change, looking a little like it's grown a
small hand-grenade pin on the side. Throw splash potions at mobs or down at your
feet if you want to get an immediate effect from the potion without taking the time
to drink it.
Fermented spider eye
—Add this curious crafting to transform the potion into a
negative potion.
Table 10.5
lists all those available along with other negative effect
potions that can be brewed without using a positive effect potion as the base. Craft
