[Spoiler] Room Effects

[Esoteric Rogue]

Can anybody clear my confusion?

I figure either the "smell of carrots" & potion of carrot juice is not always +5...
...or room effects don't affect you when you're standing in the doorway, even though that is where the room message triggers, as shown in my screenshot. I drank the potion on this square:

"Rooms that smell of carrots will give a one-time boost of +5 to Perception, if a potion of carrot juice is drunk inside them (in this case, any sort will do)"

but I drank one and only got +1 (from 18 to 19) while playing v1.2.0p20.

My +1 is recorded at http://youtu.be/Pm7OBV8_kx4?t=1m46s

I think I'm still in that dungeon clearing a vault, I now realize I can go back to check whether the smell is still there.

Thanks.

[Joe]

Maybe your potential max was just 19?

[Esoteric Rogue]

Maybe your potential max was just 19?

Hmm. No, my HighElf Archer's potential is 29

[asdf]

+1/+3/+5 cursed/uncursed/blessed

[Esoteric Rogue]

I just confirmed the smell was indeed gone.

+1/+3/+5 cursed/uncursed/blessed

Thanks, asdf!

[anon123]

+1/+3/+5 cursed/uncursed/blessed

Thanks, nice to hear it's still possible to get +5 Pe from these. I thought it had been balanced by reducing the stat boost (regardless of B/U/C status), in exchange for more frequently appearing carrot smell rooms which don't really seem too frequent.

[iffi]

Thanks, nice to hear it's still possible to get +5 Pe from these. I thought it had been balanced by reducing the stat boost (regardless of B/U/C status), in exchange for more frequently appearing carrot smell rooms which don't really seem too frequent.

I've had more of them since upgrading from p5 to the recent free releases. Even two in the current game. All before ToEF. But good to know about the change to the B/U/C status, I did not notice I have been getting +3 instead of +5 because I was just assuming I get the latter!