Description[]
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| Lloyd's beacon is an intricate magic device,[sic] that allows you to return to a place you have already been.
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Use[]
Set beacon
Lloyd's Beacon allows the Hero to teleport to any depth of the dungeon that has been visited (excluding boss rooms). However, you must manually set the beacon at the exact tile that you want to be able to return to. You can set/use the beacon when an enemy is in your view, but not when the enemy is right next to you. A set beacon will glow white. Once used, the beacon must then be re-set; thus, Lloyd's Beacon is a one-way teleportation. The teleportations are unlimited, as there is no charge or cooldown.
Lloyd's Beacon is not lost upon revival with an Ankh.
Obtaining[]
There is a 1/3 chance of getting Lloyd's Beacon from Goo.
Tips[]
- Lloyd's Beacon can be used to mark a depth's exit.
- When you are done exploring a depth, use Lloyd's Beacon to teleport back, saving you time and hunger.
- The beacon can be used to place precious space between the Hero and an enemy. (See the Pro as heck guide to Sniper)
- At the first two stages, it can be helpful to set the beacon in a Garden, especially if your Hero needs to heal up. (It won't be helpful in deeper stages, since your Hero's max health will be too high to fully regenerate before starving.)
- If you're an item hoarder, it would be wise to set the beacon beside the Shop's door at every stage, so that you can instantly return and sell any unnecessary items for more gold as well as buy some more essential items you might not have been able to purchase the first time.
- This is especially helpful for whenever the Backpack becomes full.
- If you're at Depth 24 before fighting Yog-Dzewa and you have sufficient healing items (and/or can avoid enemies in previous depths), it would make for an easier/faster time to re-ascend to Depth 1 to set the beacon there, re-descend, defeat Yog-Dzewa, obtain the Amulet of Yendor, then teleport back to Depth 1 with Lloyd's Beacon to ascend to the Surface, so the Hero can avoid the increased enemy spawn rate that's triggered by obtaining the Amulet of Yendor and opting to ascend to the Surface.
Trivia[]
- The name of this device, "Lloyd's Beacon" is a reference to the spell from the Might & Magic game series, which existed in every game except the first one.
- If the Hero returns to a tile an enemy is already located on, they will overlap. The enemy won't perform any action until the Hero moves.
Huntress and Swarm of flies sharing the same tile
History[]
| Update | Change |
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| 0.5.1a | Fixed: Lloyd's Beacon Depth Duplicate Exploit |
| 0.5.4c | Bug: Unobtainable; doesn't drop from Goo |
| 1.6.0 | Fixed: Unobtainable bug |