Create: Big Pharma

[v0.2.1-b] - Balance Update: Punishing Negative Effects

This release significantly strengthens negative effects so overdose and withdrawal actually feel dangerous instead of minor inconveniences.

Major Changes

• Organ Strain - Increased severity and frequency

  • Damage: 1 heart → 3 hearts per tick (scales with overdose level)
  • Frequency: 3x faster (every 0.75s instead of 2.5s)
  • Health threshold: spares only last 0.5 hearts instead of last 2

• Withdrawal - Now genuinely crippling

  • Duration: 6s → 15s per tick
  • Speed penalty: -20% → -40%
  • Attack damage penalty: -20% → -40%
  • Added -35% mining speed reduction
  • Amplifier increased from 0 → 1

• Overdose - Triggers sooner and lasts longer

  • Organ strain threshold: 1.25x → 1.1x (kicks in earlier)
  • Duration: 60 ticks → 180 ticks (9 seconds)
  • Blackout threshold: 2.0x → 1.9x (slightly easier to trigger)

• Positive Effects During Withdrawal - Diminished

  • Compound buffs now reduce amplifier by 1 when you have withdrawal
  • Overdose/organ strain completely blocks positive effects

Bug Fixes

• Blister Pack Dose Counting - Fixed stacking issue

  • Packs are now properly separated from stacks when used
  • Prevents shared dose counts across multiple packs
  • Example: A stack of 5 packs with 4 doses each now correctly maintains individual counts

• Death Reset - Now fully clears UI

  • Player death resets all doses, physiology, and effects
  • Client-side HUD and screen overlays properly clear

• System Clear Command - Enhanced

  • /pharma clear now removes active effects (organ strain, withdrawal, confusion)
  • Sends client-side packets to clear visual effects and HUD