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In terms of its optimal use in regards to its medical potency: Glitterworld medicine is best used in surgical operations and bringing people from the brink of death when it comes to diseases such as the dreaded [[plague]]. In the case of wound treatment and normal disease treatment, it is significantly overkill unless you have a highly incompetent doctor who simply can't get the job done with ordinary medicine.
 
In terms of its optimal use in regards to its medical potency: Glitterworld medicine is best used in surgical operations and bringing people from the brink of death when it comes to diseases such as the dreaded [[plague]]. In the case of wound treatment and normal disease treatment, it is significantly overkill unless you have a highly incompetent doctor who simply can't get the job done with ordinary medicine.
  
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All colonists have Glitterworld medicine as their highest level of medicine usage. Doctors always use the best medicine available, which means it will be used any time a colonist needs medicine, even if they just need herbal! Due to its price and the difficulty to acquire it compared to other types of medicine, this can be a huge waste. In vanilla RimWorld, this can be gotten around in a number of ways. One is to forbid any Glitterworld medicine you have until it's needed, which will stop doctors from touching it. Another is to set all colonists' medicine level to regular medicine, which will make ''that'' the best medicine available to them. Just remember to unforbid or allow Glitterworld medicine when it's needed, or your colonist could be in big trouble!
  
  
 
== Acquisition ==
 
== Acquisition ==
Glitterworld medicine cannot be crafted however, it may be purchased from [[trade|exotic goods traders]] or [[faction base]]s for around 55 - 70 silver. It can also be give as a [[quest]] reward, found on some raiders, or given as a gift by a visiting caravan.
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Glitterworld medicine cannot be crafted, however, it may be purchased from [[trade|exotic goods traders]] or [[faction base]]s for around 55 - 70 silver. It can also be give as a [[quest]] reward, found on some raiders, or given as a gift by a visiting caravan.
  
 
Finally, a [[noble]] {{RoyaltyIcon}} of Baron/Baroness or higher can use the "Glitterworld medicine drop" [[permit]] to call for a drop of 5 glitterworld medicine. This permit can be used once every 45 [[time|days]] and costs 8 honor if used within the cooldown time.
 
Finally, a [[noble]] {{RoyaltyIcon}} of Baron/Baroness or higher can use the "Glitterworld medicine drop" [[permit]] to call for a drop of 5 glitterworld medicine. This permit can be used once every 45 [[time|days]] and costs 8 honor if used within the cooldown time.

Revision as of 18:09, 24 May 2022

Medicine

A kit of advanced ultra-tech medical supplies, probably manufactured on a distant glitterworld. It contains advanced polymorphic drugs, nanite diagnostic and healing assisters, a mini-imager, and various multi-use tools.

Base Stats

Type
Medical ItemsMedicine
Market Value
50 Silver
Stack Limit
25
Mass
0.5 kg
Beauty
-4
HP
60
Deterioration Rate
2
Flammability
70%
Rotatable
False
Path Cost
15 (46%)

Medical

Medical Potency
160%
Max medical tend quality
130%
Technical
defName
GlitterworldMedicine


Glitterworld medicine is produced using highly advanced techniques and technology only found on Glitterworlds. It is the most powerful medicine in RimWorld, being 60% more powerful than ordinary medicine, and over twice as powerful as herbal medicine. Like other medicines, glitterworld medicine is used in doctoring practices. It is also used to provide materials for the Bioregeneration cycle of the biosculpter podContent added by the Ideology DLC.

In terms of its optimal use in regards to its medical potency: Glitterworld medicine is best used in surgical operations and bringing people from the brink of death when it comes to diseases such as the dreaded plague. In the case of wound treatment and normal disease treatment, it is significantly overkill unless you have a highly incompetent doctor who simply can't get the job done with ordinary medicine.

All colonists have Glitterworld medicine as their highest level of medicine usage. Doctors always use the best medicine available, which means it will be used any time a colonist needs medicine, even if they just need herbal! Due to its price and the difficulty to acquire it compared to other types of medicine, this can be a huge waste. In vanilla RimWorld, this can be gotten around in a number of ways. One is to forbid any Glitterworld medicine you have until it's needed, which will stop doctors from touching it. Another is to set all colonists' medicine level to regular medicine, which will make that the best medicine available to them. Just remember to unforbid or allow Glitterworld medicine when it's needed, or your colonist could be in big trouble!


Acquisition

Glitterworld medicine cannot be crafted, however, it may be purchased from exotic goods traders or faction bases for around 55 - 70 silver. It can also be give as a quest reward, found on some raiders, or given as a gift by a visiting caravan.

Finally, a noble Content added by the Royalty DLC of Baron/Baroness or higher can use the "Glitterworld medicine drop" permit to call for a drop of 5 glitterworld medicine. This permit can be used once every 45 days and costs 8 honor if used within the cooldown time.

Summary

Analysis

Version history

  • 0.8.657 - Added
  • Beta 19 - a new description added, and market price was cut in half to 50 silver. Also received a slight retexture and medical potency was nerfed. Renamed to Ultratech medicine
  • 1.0. Name change to Ultratech medicine reverted back to glitterworld medicine.