Patch-Up-Punch

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Patch-Up Punch

Type	Vending Machine
Family	Map Furniture (Interactive)
Brand	Catastropop™ (Endtimes Bottling Co.)
Product	Patch-Up Punch™ (Strawberry Hemogoblin)
Tagline	“Mends what the horde un-did.”
Interact range	16 units
On-screen prompt	Press [E] to heal for {cost}
Interact time	Instant
Cooldown	None
Cost formula	((max_hp - hp) * 100) div 10 + (15 * uses)
Rounding	round(cost / 15) * 15 (to nearest 15)
Scaling vars	Missing HP; uses
Effect	Restores player HP to full.
Effect expression	hp = max_hp
Limits	Disabled when at full health (shows “Health full”)
Stacks?	N/A
Sounds	sndBuy, sndPowerDrink
System hooks	Consumes Score (points)
Appears on	All current maps
First appearance	DEAD (v1.0)
Notes	Cost increases with both missing health and number of uses.

Patch-Up Punch

“Doctor’s orders: 250ml of stop-dying.”

Overview

The Patch-Up Punch is a Catastropop™ vending machine that instantly refills the player’s health to maximum. It’s the most reliable sustain tool in DEAD—quick to use, no cooldown, and always available unless you’re already at full health.

Mechanics

• Interact range: 16 units (player proximity check).
• Prompt: Press [E] to heal for {cost} (uses the configured action button).
• Interaction time: Instant.
• Cooldown: None.
• Effect: Sets the player’s HP to Max HP immediately.
• Lockout: When HP == Max HP, the machine won’t charge you and shows Health full.
• Audio: Plays sndBuy on purchase and sndPowerDrink on effect.

Cost

The price scales with missing health and the number of times you’ve used the machine:

• Base formula:

 `cost = ((max_hp - hp) * 100) div 10 + (15 * uses)`  

• Rounding:

 `cost = round(cost / 15) * 15` → price is always a multiple of 15.  

• Uses increment: After a successful heal, `uses++`, increasing the surcharge for subsequent purchases.

Strategy

• Value buy: The machine is most cost-efficient when you’re missing a lot of HP (since cost scales with missing HP in fixed steps, the rounding often “compresses” large heals into similar price bands).
• Between waves: Heal just before the next spawn to keep pressure off your point economy mid-round.
• Synergy: Great alongside expensive Beast paths—convert points into survivability to protect your investment.

Trivia

• “Strawberry Hemogoblin” started as a throwaway flavour note in a test build and never left.
• Internally nicknamed the “Honest Heal” because it has no trick timers or DoT—just immediate full HP.
• The price rounding to 15s is a small nod to arcade token pricing.