Side Effects of Joy?

[LucyLucy]

Just "completed" the game for the first time, and it seemed like there was no reason not to take joy most of the time. Are there currently any side effects or penalties for taking too much joy in this version of the game?

[Fornøyd]

You'll starve and suffer from thirst faster if you take a joy pill, also you'll look suspicuous for a while after the pill's effect turns off. It affects you a lot if you have few canteens and very limited amount of food. You can take a lot of joy pills and you'll have overdose : you'll forget your day and return to your previous day with low thirst and hunger. Have a care not to overindulge!

[LucyLucy]

Originally posted by Ingenue:

You'll starve and suffer from thirst faster if you take a joy pill, also you'll look suspicuous for a while after the pill's effect turns off. It affects you a lot if you have few canteens and very limited amount of food. You can take a lot of joy pills and you'll have overdose : you'll forget your day and return to your previous day with low thirst and hunger. Have a care not to overindulge!

Ah, okay. The side effects aren't that well explained in game, nor did I notice them. That might be a bad sign, when I don't even notice the side effects of taking a happy pill. Maybe they should be a bit more severe in a different way?

[Fornøyd]

Just be careful and check your condition of Joy in character section : it's important to not let Joy meter reach 100% otherwise you'll forget your current day, 3 pills are enough to reach the maximum effect and duration of Joy.The effect of joy is balanced, in Wells city it's impossible to find food and water without Joy, if you're out of normal food and water, you'll need to find a way how to survive without getting overindulged

[LadyGrrimm]

Hmm, I took 3 or 4 Joy and didn't seem to forget the day. I was trying to find the invisible house :\ No such luck yet.