Caffeine
Introduction
Caffeine is one of the three consumables in Twilight Heroes, the others being Sugar and Vegetable. Consuming caffeine increases your Bedtime, allowing you more time to play.
Each caffeine item has a size in "units" of caffeine. You can consume 12 such units per day. Trying to consume more will get you the message:
- You've had enough caffeine for one night. Any more and you're going to get twitchy and start acting weird instead of heroic. And trust me, nobody wants that.
Trying to multi-use too much caffeine will get you the message:
- That's way more caffeine than you should drink in one night. You think better of it, and your nerves silently thank you.
Trying to multi-use caffeine when you are under decaf restrictions gets you the message:
- You have opted to go without caffeine this run, so you can't have that, no matter how much you'd like to.
Summary Table
| Item | Time | Caffeine | Avg Time/Caffeine | Variance Time/Caffeine | Requirement | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| bowling ball | 144 | 6 | 24 | 0 | Level 5 | |
| Bray energy drink | 115-125 | 5 | 24 | 2 | Level 6 | |
| Scalpel energy drink | 115-125 | 5 | 24 | 2 | Level 6 | |
| Exigen-C cocktail | 90-100 | 4 | 23.75 | 2.5 | Level 7 | |
| Turkish coffee | 65-75 | 3 | 23.33 | 3.33 | Level 5 | |
| stimpack | 88-96 | 4 | 23 | 2 | Level 9 | |
| EOL drink | 130-140 | 6 | 22.5 | 1.67 | Level 6 | Gives effect: Moore Power 300 minutes |
| ice latte | 130-140 | 6 | 22.5 | 1.67 | Level 10 | |
| nanovolt | 42-48 | 2 | 22.5 | 3 | ||
| postprecoffee | 57-69 | 3 | 21 | 2 | Level 5 | Gives effect: Temporal Jitters 60 minutes |
| pre-coffee | 55-65 | 3 | 20 | 3.33 | Level 4 | |
| hyper-c, drop | 17-21 | 1 | 19 | 4 | Level 5 | Gain 1 reflexes |
| white pill | 132-172 | 8 | 19 | 5 | Level 4 | Gives effects: Euphoria 60 minutes Utter Wretchedness 240 minutes |
| Frostheim mocha | 137-149 | 6 | 18.833see notes | 2 | Level 12 | 3 Sugar |
| moleroot | 137-149 | 6 | 18.833see notes | 2 | Level 12 | 3 Sugar |
| the undiet soda | 137-149 | 6 | 18.833see notes | 2 | Level 12 | 3 Sugar |
| anachronistic Gingerette | 45-50 | 2 | 18.75see notes | 2.5 | Level 5 | 1 Sugar |
| Powdered Moleroot | 90-100 | 4 | 18.75see notes | 2.5 | Level 5 | 2 Sugar |
| Rainbow's Ark pill | 50-60 | 3 | 18.333 | 3.33 | Level 6 | |
| fortified coffee | 85-95 | 5 | 18 | 2 | Level 4 | |
| laurel root beer | 34-38 | 2 | 18 | 2 | Level 6 | Gives effect: Hardy Rester 60 minutes |
| Blue Oxford drink | 33-39 | 2 | 18 | 3 | Level 4 | |
| goat latte | 32-40 | 2 | 18 | 4 | Level 5 | When used in combat can reduce turn length up to 60 seconds, capped at 4 minutes |
| oil can coffee | 64-80 | 4 | 18 | 4 | Level 5 | |
| Shift soda | 49-56 | 3 | 17.5 | 2.33 | Level 4 | |
| Mister Tea | 97-113 | 6 | 17.5 | 2.67 | Level 5 | |
| dose of X-presso | 32-38 | 2 | 17.5 | 3 | Level 4 | |
| Guatemalan pepperjuice | 32-38 | 2 | 17.5 | 3 | Level 3 | Gives effect: The Sweats 35 minutes |
| hyper-c, small | 48-57 | 3 | 17.5 | 3 | Level 3 | Gain 2 reflexes |
| hyper-c, large | 96-114 | 6 | 17.5 | 3 | Level 5 | Gain 4 reflexes |
| ground coffee | 48-54 | 3 | 17 | 2 | Level 10 | Restore some PP |
| gigavolt | ?-41-44-? | 2 | 16.25?see notes | 1.5? | 1 Sugar | |
| the Mick's Thunderbolt | 60-68 | 4 | 16 | 2 | Level 10 | also gives some XP, 5 Strength, 5 Intellect, 5 Reflexes |
| imp teacup | 29-35 | 2 | 16 | 3 | ||
| koffee of the future | 29-35 | 2 | 16 | 3 | ||
| Tanzanian cola | 58-70 | 4 | 16 | 3 | Level 5 | Gives effect: Soda-Licious 60 minutes |
| boogie monster energy drink | 42-54 | 3 | 16 | 4 | Level 6 | restores some PP |
| Dungeon Darjeeling | 14-18 | 1 | 16 | 4 | Extends effect Dungeon Durability, Dungeon Dinner, or Dungeon Dash | |
| bag of PG Tips | 42-48 | 3 | 15 | 2 | Level 3 | |
| pep-up pill | 55-65 | 4 | 15 | 2.5 | Level 5 | Gain 3 Intellect |
| scorched coffee | 55-65 | 4 | 15 | 2.5 | Level 7 | |
| buzzing dew | 27-33 | 2 | 15 | 3 | Level 9 | Gain 3 strength |
| Gingerette Black | 27-33 | 2 | 15 | 3 | Level 2 | |
| cracked chockfulo nuts | 40-50 | 3 | 15 | 3.33 | restore some HP | |
| can of Gingerelle can of Gingerette |
13-17 | 1 | 15 | 4 | ||
| spilled tea | ?-13-17-? | 1 | 15? | 4? | ||
| caffeinated cloth | ?-26-32-? | 2 | 14.5 | 3 | Gives 10 XP | |
| festive coffee bonsai | ?-14-? | 1 | 14? | ? | ||
| Manly Man energy drink | 73-92 | 6 | 13.75 | 3.17 | Level 8 | Take 6 damage |
| green tea | 24-28 | 2 | 13 | 2 | Level 4 | Gives Seeing Green (60 minutes) |
| vial of powdered mojo | 46-54 | 4 | 12.5 | 2 | Level 4 | |
| caffeine pill | 23-27 | 2 | 12.5 | 2 | Level 4 | |
| smart juice | 27-33 | 3 | 10 | 2 | Level 2 | Gives 10 XP |
| coffee mochi ball | 27-33 | 3 | 10 | 2 | ||
| fancy latte | 27-33 | 3 | 10 | 2 | Coffee Snob Merit Badge | |
| latte | 27-33 | 3 | 10 | 2 | ||
| shot of espresso | 27-33 | 3 | 10 | 2 | ||
| cup of coffee cup of tea |
27-33 | 3 | 10 | 2 | ||
| Brad energy drink | 18-22 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
Notes
- It is hard to compare items which consume contain both sugar and caffeine to items that contain only one of them. The values used in the table above assume that each sugar unit yields 10 minutes, such as the amount given by eyeball gumball and other standard sugar items. Other useful comparisons might be:
| Sugar yield/unit | Caffeine yield/unit |
|---|---|
| 10 (e.g. eyeball gumball) | 18.833 |
| 11.75 (e.g. sugar substitute) | 17.958 |
| 12.5 (e.g. stroopwafel) | 17.583 |