Twilight Heroes Game Manual

Items/Pulls
Pulls affect how your items are handled. You will never lose any of your items (with a few exceptions for quest items) or chips, but you have options where they will temporarily be moved to what is called Deep Storage (a location in Somerset). Many of the choices involve "pulls" -- your items are sent away, but then each day you can pull a certain number of items from deep storage to use during the run. Your options are:

The mettle the you earn can be spent in the Nocturne's store, a location in Downtown Twilight. There are 8 pieces of epic equipment available in the store, two for each class. These have to be unlocked by playing runs as that class, at a sufficient difficulty. There are also four foods (two sugar, two caffeine) available in the store (also need to be unlocked, by performing a run where you limit yourself to just that one food type). There are a number of other items that can be unlocked in the store (class avatars, more gear, transportation, and a sidekick, but we won't spoil those details here just yet).

FAQ

Q. Do I have to try retcon?
A. No, it's completely optional. But we think for most people it's likely to add a lot of interesting options to the game, and be more fun than not trying it.

Q. Will I lose any items?
A. No, you don't lose items (except a very few quest items). At worst they go into Deep Storage and you have to wait a while to get them back, but even that option is completely in your control.

Q. Do I lose skills? What happens to skill points?
A. You get to perm (remember permanently) one skill each run (if it is greater than 1 mettle). Every time you start over you lose any unpermed skills. All skill points are zeroed out each time, too, but you will earn more skill points to re-invest. There are a few other exceptions, like Passable Pilot which can't be permed and need to be re-learned each run, or the Criminology Lab skill which is automatically permed when you learn it the first time, because it's so difficult to acquire. Skills purchased from the Wok of Stars are always permanent.

Q. What about transmogrifying? Will it go away?
A. Transmogrify will stay around, mostly as a way to change class during a run. While transmogrifying resets your level to 1 and gives you a new class, unlike retcon it does not affect any other quest statuses or affect the mettle value of your run.

Q. What if I start a run and don't like the restrictions?
A. Inside your Account Settings you can drop any of your restrictions, if you like. When you do this you also lose the mettle value for that restriction. Note that you have to drop all the way down to the basic option -- you cannot go from "abstainer (no caffeine, no sugar) to diet (no sugar), you have to drop all the way down to "both caffeine and sugar."

Q. What happens to the time, bedtime, and extra turns when I retcon?
A. Using the R.E.T.C.O.N. Device puts you back as if you'd just started your very first day in Twilight. It will be 6 p.m., you'll have the standard allotment of turns, and you'll have room for your daily dose of caffeine and sugar. It does mean if you have any turns left when you activate the device, they are simply lost, so use your existing turns before you start over, if you want them.

Q. What about buffs from other players?
A. If you're under any item restrictions, you cannot receive buffs from other players. As soon as those restrictions are lifted (or if you're in a run where they don't apply), you can receive buffs.

Q. What happens if a player sends me items while I'm in a run?
A. Items are automatically sent to Deep Storage, to be retrieved later.

Q. What about the Auction House, or trades?
A. If you're under any item restrictions, you cannot buy things from the Auction House or participate in trades with other players. You can give items to others, if you like.

Q. What happens to my computer at retcon? And the software?
A. Computers are put into Deep Storage like other items, but most installed software is lost.

Q. Will my understudy forget any of his skills?
A. Nope. Once learned, those are permanent. You may not always have your understudy around, but when you do all skills are available.

Q. At what point does a run end for leaderboard purposes?
A. Runs are recorded when Susan Novak gives you the R.E.T.C.O.N. device.

Q. What items are lost at retcon?
A. Mostly quest items. The exceptions are installed software (noted above) and unused units in the Recyclonizer and Digitizer. Quest items include things like (this is not an exhaustive list, but should be indicative of the types and reasons that things would be deleted): all rental gear, steel knuckles, the Bard's script, skeptic sandals, gray sand, black sand, bland sack, bicycle built for two fish, 77 Habits of Highly Effective Heroes, capo key, Secpass B, Quincy's rental coupon, Frostheim key card, the dreamer's clock or any components, black box, cereal port scanner, pre-vandalism radio, grappling hook, and trimensional cortex.

Q: What happens to my chips when I retcon?
A: First, you won't lose a single chip by retconning; however, your access may be limited, depending on the type of retcon you choose. Should you choose the "all items" option, you won't notice any changes, your chips will be right there with you. If you pick an item restricted run, all your chips will be moved to Deep Storage, just like your items. Unlike your items, though, you won't be able to access your chips until you either complete the run, or end the restriction (either by the 48 hour break option or dropping the restriction). There are some high value items that might be pulled and sold, however.