Thinking Cap Trinket Guide

Description

Thinking Cap appears as a green cap, with words in a mint-green thinking bubble saying "I'm A Thinker". It can be bought from Dandy's Store in the Lobby for 750 Ichor and finishing 30 Machines. Before v0.2, Thinking Cap used to increase Skill Check Window Size by only 25 units. It is the first and currently only Skill Check Trinket to be obtained in Dandy's Store.

Strategies

Thinking Cap gives you almost 1 extra Star in Skill Check size. This Trinket can be used by beginners to hit Skill Checks easier and is especially useful for 1 Star Skill Check Toons such as Bassie or Cosmo due to the size of their Skill Check. Note that this Trinket specifically increases Skill Check size and not Chance or Value, so it won't directly help with extraction efficiency — only reducing the time it takes to hit Skill Checks. Pairing this with Paint Bucket will maximize your Skill Check size, which could be helpful for Toons with 1 Star Skill Check.

This Trinket can also mitigate the Skill Check size loss from Magnifying Glass, allowing you to use Magnifying Glass for its extra completion boost while covering the smaller window size. It makes Ichor Leaks easier to deal with, as the Skill Check size increase can partially counteract the Illness III debuff from Ichor puddles. If you are proficient at hitting Skill Checks, this Trinket will not help much. Mime Makeup is another alternative, as it stops alerting nearby Twisteds rather than enlarging the window, which can be more beneficial in most cases.

Trivia

Before v0.2, Thinking Cap used to increase Skill Check Window Size by only 25 units. Thinking Cap is the first and currently only Skill Check Trinket to be obtained in Dandy's Store. The total amount of Skill Check size that can be gained from this Trinket is: 1 Star (50) → 90; 2 Stars (100) → 140; 3 Stars (150) → 190; 4 Stars (200) → 240; 5 Stars (250) → 290.

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