This guide explains how to use Bellows and Whirlpool in Potion Craft.
It covers special movement and warp mechanics in detail.
Use this guide to help with your playthrough.
What Bellows and Whirlpool Can Do
In fact, Bellows are not used solely to complete potions.
By making good use of these techniques, you can often discover routes that may seem impossible at first glance.
Stepping on the Bellows Rotates the Whirlpool
A Whirlpool is a mechanism placed throughout the Alchemy Map.
← This is what it refers to.
When the bottle touches the rotating Whirlpool, it moves along with the flow of the Whirlpool.
As the bottle moves, its route changes accordingly, allowing you to aim for specific positions to pass through Effect areas or avoid skeleton walls.
Warp to a Fixed Position
If you keep operating the Bellows until the bottle is fully drawn into the Whirlpool, it will warp to a fixed destination.
This technique helps you discover shorter routes and reduce ingredient usage.
The warp destination is fixed for each individual Whirlpool, so there is no randomness involved.
Whirlpool Mechanics
• A Whirlpool becomes active (able to be affected by the Bellows) once the bottle approaches it and the color deepens.
• A clockwise-rotating Whirlpool gradually pulls the bottle toward its center.
Because of these characteristics, it’s good to keep them in mind.
If your goal is only to move along the outer edge of the Whirlpool, it’s recommended to press the Bellows gently and in small increments.
Even if a Whirlpool movement fails, you can reposition the bottle on the outer edge by adding Base, allowing you to retry as many times as needed.
Key Techniques for Whirlpool Warping
Warping with Whirlpools is something you don’t want to do blindly.
The distance the bottle travels from stirring ground ingredients carries over even after Whirlpool movement or warping.
By keeping this in mind, you can develop recipes that achieve even greater ingredient efficiency.
Movement Distance After Warping
For example, imagine a situation like the image below, where you are aiming for the upper-right area.
If you stir everything fully and then warp, the bottle will appear at the windmill point.
However, as shown in the image above, if you deliberately warp while keeping the bottle right at the edge of the Whirlpool,
you retain slightly more momentum compared to a warp after fully stirring.
This technique is well worth using.
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