Pain pills system

The Pain Pills system provides a way to temporarily reduce pain and the effects of severe injuries. When a pill is taken, a stackable effect is applied with a defined duration and level of strength. It does not heal wounds: it only reduces pain, allowing the player to move and function while awaiting proper treatment or evacuation.

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How It Works

1

Intake

When using a valid pill item, an animation plays and a dose is registered with its label, duration (in seconds), and level (strength).

2

Stacking

Multiple pills can combine their levels and durations. The system recalculates the total level and applies the corresponding effect.

3

Fading

Every second, all active doses lose duration. When a dose reaches 0, it is removed. If no doses remain, the effects are cleared.

4

Internal State

While any doses are active, the player is marked as under painkillers; once they expire, the state and effects are automatically removed.

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What It Does and Doesn’t Do

• ✅ Reduces pain and allows more normal movement and interaction.

• ✅ Can be stacked: multiple pills add up to increase total level and extend duration.

• ❌ Does not heal injuries: you must still use Diagnose and treat each body part with the correct medical item.

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Default Pills

Config.MedicalSystem = {
    enable = true,
    items = {
        -- Pain Relief Medications
        {
            item = 'painkiller',
            label = 'Painkiller',
            duration = 20000,        -- 20 seconds
            effects = {
                reduce_bruising = 2, -- Reduces bruising level by 2
                reduce_burning = 1,  -- Reduces burning level by 1
                screen_blur = true,  -- Adds slight blur effect
                movement_slow = 0.9  -- 90% movement speed
            }
        },
        {
            item = 'morphine',
            label = 'Morphine',
            duration = 60000,        -- 60 seconds
            effects = {
                reduce_bruising = 4, -- Removes all bruising
                reduce_burning = 3,  -- Reduces burning significantly
                reduce_bleeding = 1, -- Slightly reduces bleeding
                screen_blur = true,
                screen_distortion = true,
                movement_slow = 0.7,  -- 70% movement speed
                weapon_accuracy = 0.5 -- 50% weapon accuracy
            }
        },

        {
            item = 'hemostatic_agent',
            label = 'Hemostatic Agent',
            duration = 12000,             -- 12 seconds
            effects = {
                reduce_bleeding = 3,      -- Reduces bleeding by 3 levels
                stop_bleeding_chance = 80 -- 80% chance to stop bleeding completely
            }
        },

        -- Burn Treatment
        {
            item = 'burn_gel',
            label = 'Burn Treatment Gel',
            duration = 24000,          -- 24 seconds
            effects = {
                reduce_burning = 2,    -- Reduces burning by 2 levels
                cooling_effect = true, -- Visual cooling effect
                pain_reduction = 0.5   -- 50% less burn pain
            }
        },

        -- Stimulants
        {
            item = 'adrenaline',
            label = 'Adrenaline Shot',
            duration = 18000,          -- 18 seconds
            effects = {
                movement_boost = 1.3,  -- 130% movement speed
                weapon_accuracy = 1.2, -- 120% weapon accuracy
                health_regen = true,   -- Gradual health regeneration
                screen_shake = true,   -- Adrenaline shake effect
                heart_rate_increase = true
            }
        },

        -- Antibiotics
        {
            item = 'antibiotic',
            label = 'Antibiotic',
            duration = 90000, -- 90 seconds
            effects = {
                prevent_infection = true,
                slow_healing = true,
                immunity_boost = 0.2 -- 20% damage resistance
            }
        },

        -- Emergency Medications
        {
            item = 'epinephrine',
            label = 'Epinephrine Auto-Injector',
            duration = 30000,           -- 30 seconds
            effects = {
                instant_health = 50,    -- Instant health boost
                reduce_all_effects = 1, -- Reduces all damage types by 1
                movement_boost = 1.1,
                weapon_accuracy = 1.1,
                screen_flash = true -- Emergency injection flash
            }
        },

        -- Sedatives
        {
            item = 'self_sedative',
            label = 'Self Sedative',
            duration = 45000, -- 45 seconds
            effects = {
                reduce_bruising = 3,
                reduce_burning = 2,
                movement_slow = 0.6,   -- 60% movement speed
                weapon_accuracy = 0.3, -- 30% weapon accuracy
                screen_blur = true,
                drowsiness = true
            }
        }
    }
}

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Usage Tips

• Start with lower doses (e.g., perc5 or vic5) and evaluate if a stronger dose is required.

• Avoid combining multiple strong pills in a short period (e.g., morphine30 + perc30) unless absolutely necessary.

• Remember: pain pills are a temporary support to stabilize the patient — they do not replace proper body-part treatments.

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Configuration

• Enable/disable the system with Config.EnablePainPills.

• Adjust durations and strength levels inside Config.PainPills.

• Keep the practical cap below 10 to avoid accidental overdoses on your server.