Pickups

## Someone left you a present!

As the Player navigates through the maps of **HROT** you will discover many necessary items required in order to proceed. These include standard items such as ammo and health boosts, essential keys that are required in order to progress, and useful power ups that grant short-term special abilities.

## Ammunition

Some enemies, when killed, will drop party favors to reward the Player for the effort.

* Backpack (Smaskou)
* Bullets (Smaskou)
* Clips (Skapuci)
* Shells (Hazmat Suit)
* Grenades (Kejdovec, Kong)

## Koruna

### First found

E1M1: Kosmonautu Station

Found commonly throughout all the missions, a **1 Koruna** coin, also called a **crown** adds one point to the Player's armor. It was a common coin in the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic, the price of one piece of Pedro gum. This particular design with socialist elements by Marie Uchytilová was used between 1961 and 1990.

## 5 Koruna

### First found

E1M2: Luna

The shiny big brother to the 1 Koruna coin that packs 5 times the punch and 5 times the armor. The **5 Koruna** coin was introduced in 1925, struck in cupro-nickel until 1928, when a silver version was introduced. This denomination reverted to cupro-nickel in 1938. The version of the coin depicted in the game, designed by Jiří Harcuba, was in circulation between 1966 and 1990.

## Clean Briefs

### First found

E3M3: Roztyly

What could better gird the Player with the snug feeling of warmth and comfort better than a fresh pair of clean underware? Not only do they give the Player 60 points of armor, they will steel your resolve to destroy all the horrors that are plaguing the homeland.

## Medal

### Availability

Semi-common

The **Medal** is a reference to the lore that Soviet World War II veterans had chests coated with medals, and that there were so many medals it made them bulletproof. Finding one will give the Player 30 points of armor.

## Wifebeater

### First found

E1M1: Kosmonautu Station

A white tank top undershirt, the pride of all Czech Army soldiers, the **Wifebeater** gives the Player 50 points of armor. It is only scattered about a few of the episodes in the game, due to the generous amount of protection it grants, so you should remember that whatever does not kill you only makes you stronger.

## Kifli

### First found

E2M4: Factory Farm

A common type of bread roll throughout much of central Europe and nearby countries, **Kifli** 10-point of health? Enjoy its fresh-baked goodness, then get cracking and kill more enemies. **Kifli** makes its first appearance in The Degustation, E2M4: Factory Farm, where it is generously distributed.

## Liver Dumpling

### First found

E2M1: Tocnik Castle

**Liver Dumpling** is a semi-rare health pickup first seen in Episode 2 — The Degustation. Consuming one gives the Player 2 points of health and will bring a smile to your lips as you savor its meaty goodness. **Liver Dumplings** are very popular in the Czech Republic, a traditional part of the wedding menu, and a vital ingredient to Liver Dumpling Soup.

## Medkit

### First found

E1M1: Kosmonautu Station

A semi-rare health pick up, the **Medkit** is filled with antibacterial agents, remedies against poisoning and radioactivity, and gauze that will rejuvenate the Player with 31 points of health, allowing you to continue killing the insidious invaders of the homeland.

## Semi-Skimmed Milk

### First found

E1M1: Kosmonautu Station

Common health pick up in all the HROT missions, a bag of Milk gives the player 19 points of health. The bag of **Semi-Skimmed Milk** was typical packaging in the socialist Czechoslovakia, and likely refers to the frequent advertising of milk drinking health benefits found on information kiosks throughout the game.
(TODO research points of health, +19 is on Very Easy)

## Soup Main Course Cake

### First found

E1M1: Kosmonautu Station

This delectable health pickup is a metal lunch container containing the eponymous three-course meal of a soup, main course, and cake. Finding one will give the Player 50 points of health, so you should eat hearty and get back to killing enemies of the homeland.

## Tasty Canned Poultry

### First found

E1M1: Kosmonautu Station

Finding a can of **Tasty Canned Poultry** is worth 5 points of health to the Player even if their health is at 100, the only health boost that can do so. This health pickup was previously called a **Can of Blood and Fat** but rebranded in version 0.4.8. **Krevní tučnice** was a mixture of pork blood and fat in a can. It was used mainly as the main ingredient in a soup called prdelačka or for making blood sausage. Sometimes the name was used jokingly as an example of absurd food.

## Wine

### First found

E1M2: Luna

A bottle of **Wine** is a portable health kit, bound to the tenth inventory slot, that the Player can carry and consume as needed. It is a bottle of **Bušek z Velhartic**, a Czech table wine. A single bottle will have a number of swigs that the Player can consume before the bottle is emptied and brazenly discarded. Each swig of **Wine** will give the Player 10 points of health, which can can exceed the 100 maximum. It will also make the Player mildly disoriented, depending on how much **Wine** was consumed.

## German Meat Salad

### First found

E3M2: Hospital

The delicacy of German cuisine, the **German Meat Salad** (Fleischsalat), is made from thin strips of bologna sausage, pickles, onion and ungodly amount of mayonaisse.

## Keys

* Rusted Key
* Aluminum Key
* Common Key
* Horse Key

## Power-Ups

2X
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### First found

E2M4: Factory Farm

A rare but useful power-up, **2X** grants the player the ability to fire at twice the speed for 20 seconds. This lets you smite the enemies arrayed against you, but can also drain your available ammo quickly. It first appears in E2M4: Factory Farm, where it is extremely useful in dispatching several Headless Chickens that wish to peck you to death.

## Calvaria of Čáslav

### First found

E1M6: Vysehrad Castle

The **Calvaria of Čáslav** grants the Player a damage bonus for 20 seconds. It is inspired by the Calva of Čáslav, the top part of the human skull attributed to Jan Žižka, leader of the Hussites during the Hussite Wars. It can be found in E1M6: Vysehrad Castle, E2M1: Tocnik Castle, E2M3: Velhartice, and E2M7: The Granny's Valley.

## Pioneer of Socialism

### First found

E1M6: Vysehrad Castle

**Pioneer of Socialism** is a rare and unique powerup that gives the Player double damage with the Sickle.

## Trivia

* Early versions of the game had the **Medal** pickup, but was replaced in version 0.3.0 by the **1 Koruna**. It was restored in version 0.5.0.
* **Wine** was originally introduced in E2M5: Kasperk Castle, version 0.4.9 as a powerup to get you ready to fight the trio of Gimps in the training yard. In 0.5.5 its role was expanded and was added as the final inventory key for the Player, with **Wine** bottles being found in many maps.