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Sunshine is a drug in We Happy Few.

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Sunshine makes the player appear as if they're on Joy. In-game, it is stated that Sunshine makes the user's pupils constrict, mimicking the effects of Joy. Functionally, this means that players can pass by Downer Detectors and Joy Doctors without being detected. The player will experience some visual changes, but nothing anywhere near as vibrant and intense as Joy.

Taking Sunshine does not raise the Joy meter, so the player can take as much Sunshine as they want and never worry about suffering through Memory Loss or Withdrawal.

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The drug cannot be found anywhere in the open and therefore has to be bought or crafted. It can be bought from The Apothecary and the Shady Dealer.

In Act I, Arthur will receive five pills from the quest, The Two Musketeers. In Act II, Sally will start with one in her inventory.

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Finding the recipe for Sunshine may prove to be the most difficult, since its recipe can generate anywhere in the world. As a tip, search any and all areas in the Garden District for a Workbench or Chemistry Set, as they have a chance of having a recipe or two on top of them.

The recipe is:

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Sunshine was created at some stage by Anton Verloc, likely so that he could work unhindered by the side effects of Joy whilst still appearing as if he on the drug. Sunshine is known about by the Executive Committee and some of the populace; it's implied to be illegal, and its use is frowned upon by Wellies. A piece written by the "O" Courant that can be found in Gemma Olsen's House dismisses Sunshine as "some kind of nasty prank".

Sunshine, unlike Joy, is known to not be a contraceptive. Sally Boyle decided at some stage to stop taking Joy and switch to Sunshine; she later became pregnant. Her clientele list shows that she was supplying Sunshine to Prudence Holmes while she worked on escaping Wellington Wells. Gemma Olsen also began taking Sunshine during her investigation into Haworth Labs and the state of Wellington Wells. Her research shows that she, too, was aware of Sunshine's lack of contraceptive properties.

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  • Sunshine may be a reference to Orange Sunshine, which was essentially LSD but much stronger.
    • The pill in the game greatly resembles Orange Sunshine blotter.
  • In older builds, the crafting recipe for Sunshine required x1 rotten mushroom, x1 flour bag, and x2 Neximide pills.
  • Sunshine, as it functions appears in-game, seems to be a lot more effective than it is explained to be through dialogue and notes.
    • It's said that Sunshine only makes the user appear be on Joy, and that it has "no pharmaceutical effect". In practise, this should mean that things like Joy Detectors should not be usable; in-game, however, Joy Detectors can be bypassed perfectly fine.

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Sunshine has been available since the Early Access 27755 build of We Happy Few.

Buff TechFriendly Overview[]

Sunshine makes it appear like the player has taken Joy, without any of the harmful side effects, or visual/auditory changes. Sunshine allows the player to pass through Joy Detectors without being detected as a Downer.

It has its own meter that'll deplete after 30 seconds, but the player can take as many Sunshine pills they want to reset the timer.

It took up 1 slot in the player's inventory, and it could be placed in the player's quickslot.

In order to obtain Sunshine, the player needs to find the blueprint. To get the blueprint, the player has to complete It's a Terrible Life. It's a rather challenging quest that requires many items, and has a random chance of appearing in a world.

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