Recurse

Unlock Enhanced Item Cursing in Brotato with Recurse

Tired of unfortunate curse rolls on your shop items in Brotato? The Recurse mod offers a powerful solution, allowing you to potentially reroll the curse factor of already cursed items, giving you a second chance to secure valuable buffs. This mod builds upon the game’s existing curse mechanics, introducing a new layer of strategic depth for players seeking optimal builds.

How Recurse Enhances Cursing

The core functionality of Recurse revolves around the presence of the `Fish Hook` item. When equipped, this mod enables a chance for locked items in the shop that are already cursed to have their curse factor rerolled. This means that a seemingly suboptimal curse can be re-evaluated, potentially leading to a more beneficial outcome for your run. The mod maintains the integrity of the original curse system, ensuring that only suitable items are affected and that the curse factor generally increases, though specific modes offer nuanced behaviors.

Key Features and Customization

Recurse offers a range of configurable options to tailor the rerolling experience to your playstyle. These settings allow for fine-tuning how and when curse factors are adjusted.

• Recurse Enabled: Toggle the mod’s core functionality on or off.
• Recurse Mode: Choose from several distinct reroll behaviors, including default rerolls, wave-based adjustments, asymptotic improvements, setting to maximum, and random infinite increases. Each mode offers a unique approach to optimizing curse factors.
• Recurse Ignore Curse Chance: Force rerolls on locked, already cursed items regardless of the standard curse chance.
• Recurse Debug: Enable detailed logging to monitor the mod’s activity within the game.

Understanding the Mechanics

Recurse operates by interacting with Brotato’s built-in curse system. When a `Fish Hook` is acquired, it grants a `curse chance`. This chance determines the likelihood that locked shop items will become cursed, bestowing stat bonuses. The magnitude of these bonuses is dictated by the `curse factor`. Recurse allows you to influence this factor on items that have already been cursed, providing a way to improve them further. The mod’s behavior, including whether a rerolled curse factor is accepted, is contingent on the selected mode and the inherent curse chance mechanics, including the valuable pity bonus system.

For players looking to experiment with curse mechanics, the `Creature` character, starting with a cursed `Fish Hook`, is an excellent choice to easily activate Recurse’s capabilities.