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[REP/REP+] Lydia*

Shoutout to Ferpe (@IFerPe01 on Twitter)[x.com] for the awesome thumbnail art! They do commissions!!!



* This was intended to be another full-package mod like my previous project, but due to a combination of Isaac burnout + newfound employment, I don't foresee myself finishing this one. Nevertheless, I couldn't just keep it all to myself!

* Additionally, not all of the mechanics/RNG get reverted by Glowing Hourglass, which I'm displeased with. I tried banging my head against the wall a few times to fix this, but it didn't really work out.

* While development of this mod will be indefinitely on hold, I'll still work on any other bug fixes if need be.

* So what features are missing?:

• Tainted Lydia
  
• 1 challenge
  
• 2 collectibles
  
• 1 familiar
  
• 1 card
  
• Unlock conditions for new content
  
• API for adding custom Gems/Sockets
  
• Fiend Folio compatibility
  
• Unique Items Port Pack compatibility
  
• Metal Spoon costume
  
• Alternate Wavy Chip costumes (Keeper, ???, etc.)

* All of that being said, there's still a handful of smaller odds & ends that I'd like to make, so you may see a couple more uploads from me in the future.


- Just Lydia
- Lydia Items
- Card Recyclers


- Completion Marks for ALL Modded Chars! or Repentogon
- External Item Descriptions or Encyclopedia
- MinimAPI




What if you could buy Secret Room items from Shops? Or get Angel items from beating bosses? A Library full of Devil items, perhaps? Or maybe, if you're extra lucky, Planetarium items straight from the Treasure Room! These and more can be yours when you play as Lydia, the character who replaces item pools!

To replace item pools, Lydia uses two new types of card-slot consumables that are exclusive to her: Gems and Sockets! There's a Gem for every item pool in the game, and there's also a Socket for every item pool. Essentially, a Gem represents "giving" an item pool out and a Socket represents another item pool "taking" it in. Use one followed by the other to make the switch!

(For example, if you wanted Angel items to appear in Treasure Rooms, you would use an Angel Gem to "give" that pool out, followed by a Treasure Socket to make that pool "take" it in.)

Gems and Sockets appear from all sorts of places throughout a run. Killing enemies, taking damage, beating bosses, buying items, performing Devil deals, and many more actions can yield a Gem or Socket. Wanna get cool items from Beggars? Give them some money, or blow them up, to see if you get a Beggar Socket! Or try to get the Guppy transformation, by opening loads of Red Chests to look for a Red Gem!

Notably, using a Gem/Socket makes it more likely for the opposite type of consumable to appear until a pool is successfully changed. Use this to your advantage, and you can make all sorts of combinations!

In case you lose track, you can hold down the map button to see a pair of cycling icons above Lydia's head, showing the replacements that have been made so far. Gems on the left, Sockets on the right.

Lydia also starts with the Pay to Win trinket + an absorbed copy of Silver Dollar, to keep the fun going!

For more comprehensive info about her mechanics, check out the Encyclopedia entries!



Along with Lydia herself, this mod comes with some new collectibles, trinkets, and consumables to spice things up! You can watch the showcase video to see what they do, or check out the Encyclopedia entries for more info.



Lastly, this mod adds a new type of machine called a Card Recycler! Occasionally found in place of the Donation Machine in Shops (or rarely, in Treasure Rooms), they allow you to swap your held card for another random one at the cost of 3 cents. Think of it almost like rooting through cards with Restock + Steam Sale!

They can also recycle a rune, but you'll break the machine in the process!

Like other machines, they have a small chance to explode on use. They can either drop a few pickups, or a card-themed pedestal item:

• Booster Pack (common, 50% chance)
  
• Deck of Cards (common, 35% chance)
  
• Starter Deck (rare, 10% chance)
  
• Tarot Cloth (very rare, 5% chance)

- External Item Descriptions
- Mod Config Menu Pure
- Encyclopedia
- MinimAPI
- Birthcake: Rebaked
- Sewing Machine
- Time Machine PLUS (YMH UPDATE) [REP+]
- TimeMachine[Repentance]
- Faster Animations
- Alt Path + Mother in Greed Mode


- Ferpe[x.com] for the thumbnail art
- Wofsauge & the Github contributor team for maintaining the Lua API documentation
- The Modding of Isaac community for help and advice
- Hopefully you, for checking out the mod or informing me of any concerns in the comments!