In the mod options (which you can get in by pressing c whenever you're on a starting room) you can set the fortunes to be only the vanilla ones.

Maybe I missed it but I dont recall seeing an option to disable them at all, so if there isnt, then yeah I recommend not picking the item cus it does get pretty annoying overall.

Originally posted by Ferry:

In the mod options (which you can get in by pressing c whenever you're on a starting room) you can set the fortunes to be only the vanilla ones.

Maybe I missed it but I dont recall seeing an option to disable them at all, so if there isnt, then yeah I recommend not picking the item cus it does get pretty annoying overall.

Yeah I saw this option but the fortunes still end up covering half of the screen because of the item. I guess I just won't take the item no matter how good the effects are lol

no

I honestly would love a toggle as well, if not for fortunes themselves popping up, then for the item itself.

Had a run in which I had high tear rate and picked up the item, and it really started getting on my nerves not being able to see the top half of the screen, since it was constantly bombarded with fortune pop-ups

Originally posted by Shadow Knight:

I honestly would love a toggle as well, if not for fortunes themselves popping up, then for the item itself.

Had a run in which I had high tear rate and picked up the item, and it really started getting on my nerves not being able to see the top half of the screen, since it was constantly bombarded with fortune pop-ups

Or at least have the item's fortune rate go WAY down from what it currently is.

if you have a problem with the item, then adjust your screen resolution accordingly or don't take the item

Originally posted by peas:

if you have a problem with the item, then adjust your screen resolution accordingly or don't take the item

Alright.
I dunno if this is just me being weird, but I kinda have the feeling you're a bit peeved with my post. If my initial post was rude in any way, I did not mean that.in the slightest and I mean no offense towards the team behind Fiend Folio. I'm enjoying the mod! The sheer amount of effort and love put into it is not only admirable but downright impressive. I'm just saying that this item could be tweaked for a better user experience.

At one point I assumed that the rapid frequency of the fortunes appearing on the top of the screen was a form of a "downgrade", akin to the Retro Vision pill obscuring the gameplay in a similar fashion, but now it just seems like an unintended effect. I just thought that maybe a tweak in the settings menu to adjust the frequency of the fortunes when picking up Leftover Takeout. Something to consider.

Best of luck with your future endeavors and have a nice day!

What makes this item terrible is that it constantly covers up half the screen, making it very difficult to play since you cannot see what is going on in half of the room.

i think thats the point of the item. it is a much higher stat increase then most vanilla all stat ups so they tried to balance it by having a downside.

Devs are trolls and get off on bugging others. Use Da Rules mod to replace it with a random item from the current room's pool.

Originally posted by Candy_fox:

i think thats the point of the item. it is a much higher stat increase then most vanilla all stat ups so they tried to balance it by having a downside.

I see, but in my opinion, a downside shouldn't obscure half of the screen. I can't think of any other item that's this obstructive besides Retro Vision, which is kind of a ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ pill if you ask me.

When I think of items with downsides, I think of stats going down or a bigger hitbox, not something that makes the game downright annoying to play.

what a ♥♥♥♥♥♥ answer by the devs lmao, this item is bad design at its finest and saying "just dont pick the item" is such a lame response lmao

Originally posted by Rome9:

what a ♥♥♥♥♥♥ answer by the devs lmao, this item is bad design at its finest and saying "just dont pick the item" is such a lame response lmao

its not wrong tho

Originally posted by Rome9:

what a ♥♥♥♥♥♥ answer by the devs lmao, this item is bad design at its finest and saying "just dont pick the item" is such a lame response lmao

it's a risk/reward item, if you don't like it, don't take it! it really is that simple

BRUH, you literally don't have a choice sometimes. Curse of the Blind, alt path mystery item, Missing No, Eden, T Eden, etc.