The Vial of Acid is a tube containing green acid with orange/yellow caps on both ends. It is used in the Uprinsing level to remove graffiti. It must be smashed on the surface containing the graffiti, where it will release a green splatter when it bursts. (This may be accomplished by throwing the vial or by holding it while hitting a reachable area.) The acid will then slowly disappear, as it dissolves the graffiti paint. Once sufficiently dissolved, the paint can be removed with the Mop.
Some graffiti requires 2 (or more) vials of acid to dissolve enough to be removed with the mop.
The vial of acid may leave a burn mark on the wall or ceiling where it bursts. This mark must be removed with the Laser Welder. The burn mark should only appear if there is no paint present while the acid splat remains. If the player breaks a vial on a surface without paint nearby, a burn mark can be prevented by mopping up the acid quickly, before it starts eating away at the wall or ceiling[1].
A few vials of acid are included at the start of the level, but more can be obtained from the Vendor.
Unused vials of acid must be disposed of (or placed in the Janitor's Trunk) before punching out, since the Sniffer detects them as inorganic trash.
Gallery
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Graffiti before and after being dissolved with acid.
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A faint burn mark
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A slightly darker burn mark
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A deep burn mark
