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Bulbfreak

Justanotherrimworldnerd — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 03:51:37 GMT

irrelevant/meaningless information

Philophagy

Hordes — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 03:43:24 GMT

Analysis: typo

Ghoul

Aelanna — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 23:58:30 GMT

Simplifying addition.

Ghoul

198.169.140.29 — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 23:57:11 GMT

Analysis

Philophagy

Hordes — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 23:39:31 GMT

Analysis

The Mechanitor Guide

Aelanna — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 23:33:49 GMT

Rewriting added section.

The Mechanitor Guide

198.169.140.29 — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 23:29:02 GMT

Traits

Tox pack

Aelanna — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 23:25:31 GMT

Rewrite for readability.

Tox pack

198.169.140.29 — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 23:22:51 GMT

Analysis

Ailments

Aelanna — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 23:19:22 GMT

Please check spelling and grammar in edits.

Ailments

198.169.140.29 — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 23:16:32 GMT

Alzheimer's

Holding platform

Harakoni — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 20:16:53 GMT

the archotech ones are infinitely available thru trade

Hunter trap

Harakoni — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 19:47:55 GMT

Analysis

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Justanotherrimworldnerd — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 19:44:37 GMT

Sentience catalyst

2A02:A44E:FB25:0:4D75:C8A1:E777:1898 — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 18:53:59 GMT

Inhumanized

Hordes — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 17:55:31 GMT

Xenogerm

Hordes — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 17:35:35 GMT

Analysis

Blood torch

Hordes — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 17:25:59 GMT

Light and heat

Holding platform

Hordes — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 17:10:40 GMT

Holding spot

Hordes — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 17:00:57 GMT

no entity REQUIRES a holding platform specifically, all entities have "requires holding platform" def but a spot can contain them

Advanced component

Hordes — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 16:51:58 GMT

Analysis

Assign

Cauterite — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 16:19:32 GMT

Food policies: Need to verify prisoner behaviour

Hive

71.127.137.232 — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 14:18:33 GMT

replaced a wrong DLC icon

Defense structures

Wood — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 14:18:13 GMT

Cover

Sniper rifle

Hordes — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 10:43:19 GMT

Analysis

Money making guide

Hordes — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 10:39:58 GMT

Transmute steel

Biomes

Ickputzdirwech — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 06:43:14 GMT

Comparison table

Money making guide

Hordes — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 06:34:14 GMT

Transmute steel

Medicinemaker dryad

Hordes — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 06:03:30 GMT

Analysis

Gazelle

Hordes — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 05:58:16 GMT

Nutrition

Porcupine

Hordes — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 05:55:04 GMT

Tamed animal

Pigskins

Hordes — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 05:35:56 GMT

Analysis

Auto mortar

Hordes — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 05:29:35 GMT

Unnatural darkness

Hordes — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 05:25:22 GMT

Summary

Philophagy

Hordes — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 05:17:44 GMT

Analysis

Skilltrainer

Hordes — Sun, 26 Apr 2026 22:29:00 GMT

Summary

Philophagy

Hordes — Sun, 26 Apr 2026 22:26:58 GMT

Analysis

Skills

Volatile depressive — Sun, 26 Apr 2026 20:49:02 GMT

Summary: added examples

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 This high value comes with complications: [[Electroharvester]]s should not be used around Bulbfreaks, as they will harm and eventually kill them over time, causing the containment facility to flood with hostile, uncontained fleshbeasts. There are also few ways to down a bulbfreak without causing them to explode, with the only reliable options being a [[Psychic shock lance]] or [[Shard shock lance]], the latter being more likely to use on a regular basis, due to being renewable. Shard shock lances are expensive, however, and so minimizing the times a Bulbfreak breaks containment and needs to be psychically shocked into safe capture is desirable.
-Between Shard shock lances and [[Provoke pit gate]], the capture of Bulbfreaks is an important part of progressing in Anomaly, both in research and in having Bioferrite to spend.
+The capture of Bulbfreaks is a useful addition to most colonies for the high research and bioferrite yields.
 == Health ==

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 Philophagy is relatively niche since it costs a shard, only improves 1 skill at a time, and requires a sacrifical pawn that has a high level in the desired skill. Recuriting the pawn directly would keep 100% of the skill experience, and the cases where a pawn is outright unrecruitable is rare as [[brainwipe]] is able to remove resistance and [[unwavering loyalty]].
-Still, philophagy can be useful as recruiting the victim can be unideal for a number of reasons. The most obvious use of the ritual is to transfer skill XP from an undesirable yet skilled pawn (e.g, poor [[trait]]s or [[creepjoiner]] downsides) into a more useful pawn. For instance, stacking skill XP onto an [[industrious]] pawn would allow tasks to be done faster than an average pawn. [[Children]]{{BiotechIcon}} are good recipents as a properly raised child will often have good [[trait]]s, but they don't start with any skill levels. Similarly, a [[slow learner]] or [[slow study]]{{BiotechIcon}} pawn who is otherwise desirable can be a great recipient. Even if the philophagy target would be a decent colonist, recruiting more colonists has its downsides. A higher colonist count will increase [[raid points]] and [[PopulationIntent|make it harder to recruit further colonists]], so it can be more efficient and computer-friendly to transfer skills instead.
+Still, philophagy can be useful as recruiting the victim can be unideal for a number of reasons. The most obvious use of the ritual is to transfer skill XP from an undesirable yet skilled pawn (e.g, poor [[trait]]s or [[creepjoiner]] downsides) into a more useful pawn. For instance, stacking skill XP onto an [[industrious]] pawn would allow tasks to be done faster than an average pawn. [[Children]]{{BiotechIcon}} are good recipents as a properly raised child will often have good [[trait]]s, but they don't start with any skill levels. Similarly, a [[slow learner]] or [[slow study]]{{BiotechIcon}} pawn who is otherwise desirable can be a great recipient. Even if the philophagy victim would be a decent colonist, recruiting more colonists has its downsides. A higher colonist count will increase [[raid points]] and [[PopulationIntent|make it harder to recruit further colonists]], so it can be more efficient (and computer-friendly) to transfer skills instead.
 Furthermore, it can be beneficial to stack skill XP onto a single pawn. For example, three colonists with Crafting 9 isn't necessarily better than one colonist with Crafting 15, as having Crafting 15 would create higher [[quality]] items. It is also possible to create pawns good at every skill, as philophagy does not care about passions or [[Global Learning Factor]].{{Check Tag|Verify}} Doing this is particularly valuable for [[corrupted obelisk]] duplication.
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 It is not necessary to use [[prisoner]]s as victims for this ritual. One strategy is to level up a [[slave]]{{IdeologyIcon}} or sacrificial colonist who has a passion in a desirable skill, either by using a [[skilltrainer]] or by having them continuously [[training|train]] the skill, then transfer the XP over to a desired recipient.
-Overall, chronophagy will rarely be an ''immediate'' priority of a shard, but it should be considered once the colony has a decent supply of shards and suitable prisoners to steal XP from.
+Overall, chronophagy will rarely be an ''immediate'' priority of a shard, but it should be considered once the colony has a decent supply of shards and suitable victims to steal XP from.
 === Experience table ===

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 If Biotech is installed, [[xenotype]]s{{BiotechIcon}} are important to consider before [[genetics|gene modding]] is readily available. While it is always possible to implant genes with a [[xenogerm]] later, a ghoul with a good melee xenotype will be stronger in the early game before then. [[Yttakin]] are the best base xenotype, starting with [[Robust]] and [[Strong melee damage]], as well as [[Naked speed]], which is a pure buff for ghouls. The other strong melee damage xenotypes can be good options, too.
 === Organ Harvesting ===
-If a ghoul pawn is desired, and you dont have the bionics, or other implants to put inside of the ghoul, you can harvest non critical organs of the pawn you want to use ghoul infusion on, and then use it. This can be used to also generate some cash alongside the new ghoul. Potentially netting another archotech shard if an exotic goods trader has one.
+Non-critical organs can be harvested from a subject before a ghoul infusion is used on them, which will then regrow after they are turned into a ghoul.
 === Hunger management ===
 Hunger is the primary cost of ghouls, as they cannot eat anything but raw meat and corpses, thus preventing the use of [[crop]]s for stable food or [[meal]]s to get the most out of food. However, certain upgrades can be used to reduce the food cost, which have no downsides for ghouls:

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 If Biotech is installed, [[xenotype]]s{{BiotechIcon}} are important to consider before [[genetics|gene modding]] is readily available. While it is always possible to implant genes with a [[xenogerm]] later, a ghoul with a good melee xenotype will be stronger in the early game before then. [[Yttakin]] are the best base xenotype, starting with [[Robust]] and [[Strong melee damage]], as well as [[Naked speed]], which is a pure buff for ghouls. The other strong melee damage xenotypes can be good options, too.
+=== Organ Harvesting ===
 === Hunger management ===
 Hunger is the primary cost of ghouls, as they cannot eat anything but raw meat and corpses, thus preventing the use of [[crop]]s for stable food or [[meal]]s to get the most out of food. However, certain upgrades can be used to reduce the food cost, which have no downsides for ghouls:

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 Philophagy is relatively niche since it costs a shard, only improves 1 skill at a time, and requires a sacrifical pawn that has a high level in the desired skill. Recuriting the pawn directly would keep 100% of the skill experience, and the cases where a pawn is outright unrecruitable is rare as [[brainwipe]] is able to remove resistance and [[unwavering loyalty]].
-Still, philophagy can be useful as recruiting the victim can be unideal for a number of reasons. The most obvious use of the ritual is to transfer skill XP from an undesirable yet skilled pawn (e.g, poor [[trait]]s or [[creepjoiner]] downsides) into a more useful pawn. For instance, stacking skill XP onto an [[industrious]] pawn would allow tasks to be done faster. [[Children]]{{BiotechIcon}} are good recipents as a properly raised child will often have good [[trait]]s, but they don't start with any skill levels. Similarly, a [[slow learner]] or [[slow study]]{{BiotechIcon}} pawn who is otherwise desirable can be a great recipient. Even if the philophagy target would be a decent colonist, recruiting more colonists has its downsides. A higher colonist count will increase [[raid points]] and [[PopulationIntent|make it harder to recruit further colonists]], so it can be more efficient and computer-friendly to transfer skills instead.
+Still, philophagy can be useful as recruiting the victim can be unideal for a number of reasons. The most obvious use of the ritual is to transfer skill XP from an undesirable yet skilled pawn (e.g, poor [[trait]]s or [[creepjoiner]] downsides) into a more useful pawn. For instance, stacking skill XP onto an [[industrious]] pawn would allow tasks to be done faster than an average pawn. [[Children]]{{BiotechIcon}} are good recipents as a properly raised child will often have good [[trait]]s, but they don't start with any skill levels. Similarly, a [[slow learner]] or [[slow study]]{{BiotechIcon}} pawn who is otherwise desirable can be a great recipient. Even if the philophagy target would be a decent colonist, recruiting more colonists has its downsides. A higher colonist count will increase [[raid points]] and [[PopulationIntent|make it harder to recruit further colonists]], so it can be more efficient and computer-friendly to transfer skills instead.
-Furthermore, philophagy can be used to stack skill XP onto a single pawn. For example, three colonists with Crafting 9 isn't necessarily better than one colonist with Crafting 15, as having Crafting 15 would create higher [[quality]] items. It is also possible to create pawns good at every skill, as philophagy does not care about passions or [[Global Learning Factor]].{{Check Tag|Verify}} Doing this is particularly valuable for [[corrupted obelisk]] duplication.
+Furthermore, it can be beneficial to stack skill XP onto a single pawn. For example, three colonists with Crafting 9 isn't necessarily better than one colonist with Crafting 15, as having Crafting 15 would create higher [[quality]] items. It is also possible to create pawns good at every skill, as philophagy does not care about passions or [[Global Learning Factor]].{{Check Tag|Verify}} Doing this is particularly valuable for [[corrupted obelisk]] duplication.
 It is not necessary to use [[prisoner]]s as victims for this ritual. One strategy is to level up a [[slave]]{{IdeologyIcon}} or sacrificial colonist who has a passion in a desirable skill, either by using a [[skilltrainer]] or by having them continuously [[training|train]] the skill, then transfer the XP over to a desired recipient.

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 === Traits ===
-Your colonist will always start with the [[recluse]] trait, giving a {{+|12}} mood bonus when no other colonists are present but decreasing with people around, up to a {{--|8}} mood penalty when 16 or more humans are present. See that trait section for details.
+Your colonist will always start with the [[recluse]] trait which gives them a {{+|12}} mood bonus when no other colonists are present but that decreases as colonist count increases, down to a limit of {{--|8}} mood when 16 or more colonists are present.
-*As the mood penalty from recluse is not severely crippling you should not be hesitant to accept a colonist should they have desirable traits. Additionally if Anomaly DLC is also installed. Ghouls do not count for it either. This means that if the desirable pawn is skilled in melee combat, or you dont want to use your own mechs as disposable pawns. A ghoul can be used instead.
 === Xenotypes ===

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 While useless in an open area, Tox packs gain a lot of utility when used in tight corridors and cramped rooms. As Rimworld simulates gas physics for tox gas, smoke and [[Deadlife dust]]. Tox packs are very good for melee blockers inside of killboxes. Do remember however that unless your pawns have full toxic immunity, they will at least partially be affected by tox gas. Thus this strategy is recommended with [[Waster]]s and other tox resistant/immune xenotypes.
-==="Tear" Gas===
+===Riot Control===
-Additionally, tox gas can be used to effectively stop prison breaks, however, due to the danger of tox gas in enclosed areas, and considerably meager effectiveness outside, it is recommended to use it carefully, most of the time when using tox gas in an tight corridor against a prisoner, it just results in a dead prisoner. Using it on a group of prisoners is much better however, especially for sanguinophage colonies, where the Warden (or Wardens) have a moderately high chance of blowing off the head of their target instead of beating them into unconsciousness.
+Tox gas can be used to stop prison breaks or slave rebellions. However, due to the danger of tox gas in enclosed areas and its greatly reduced effectiveness outdoors, it can be very unreliable and either be ineffective or quickly result in dead escapees. It might still be a better option if all of your wardens would likely cause fatal injuries in direct combat, such as if your colonists are mostly [[sanguophage]]s or otherwise have strong melee.
 == Version history ==

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 Because the tox gas cloud is created centered on the user tox packs are best used on [[waster]]s or xenotypes with toxic resistance.
 ===Toxic Killbox===
-While useless in an open area, Tox packs gain a lot of utility when used in tight corridors and cramped rooms. As Rimworld simulates gas physics for tox gas, smoke and [[Deadlife dust]]. Tox packs are very good for melee blockers inside of killboxes. Do remember however that unless your pawns have full toxic immunity, they will atleast partially be affected by tox gas. Thus this strategy is recommended with [[Waster]]s and other tox resistant/immune xenotypes.
+While useless in an open area, Tox packs gain a lot of utility when used in tight corridors and cramped rooms. As Rimworld simulates gas physics for tox gas, smoke and [[Deadlife dust]]. Tox packs are very good for melee blockers inside of killboxes. Do remember however that unless your pawns have full toxic immunity, they will at least partially be affected by tox gas. Thus this strategy is recommended with [[Waster]]s and other tox resistant/immune xenotypes.
 == Version history ==

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 * [[Chronophagy]]{{AnomalyIcon}}: As pawns younger than 34 cannot get Alzheimer's, reversing age to younger than that in a Chronophagy ritual will remove it.
 * [[Unnatural healing]]{{AnomalyIcon}}: a Creepjoiner with unnatural healing replicates the effect of a healer mech serum and so can be similarly used to cure Alzheimers at the minor risk of replacing an arm with a flesh tentacle for the cured pawn
-* [[Scarless]]{{BiotechIcon}}: Similarly to Luciferium, Scarless gene can heal permanent injuries including Altzheimer's. But is incredibly rare to come by outside of Sanguinophages. It comes with no downsides to non body purist pawns though.
+* [[Scarless]]{{BiotechIcon}}: Similarly to Luciferium, the Scarless gene can heal permanent injuries and ailments including Alzheimer's. It is rare to see outside of [[sanguophage]]s but has no downsides other than for colonists with [[traits|body purist]].
 === Asthma ===

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 === Containing entities without proper containment level ===
-If an entity has enough brain damage, gets both/all of its legs/moving body parts destroyed, or otherwise loses enough of its [[moving]] or [[consciousness]] to permanently [[down]] it, the escape interval reduces to "never". This allows you to safely store the entity anywhere, as long as it can't regenerate permanent damage. As such, this strategy won't work with [[ghoul]]s, but will work with nearly any [[fleshbeast]], [[sightstealer]], and [[noctol]], with all of them allowing you to gain effectively infinite research, [[bioferrite]] and, in some cases, [[power]] at no cost. Some entities will eventually die if used with an [[electroharvester]]. An somewhat expensive late game strategy can be to repeatedly use [[shard insanity lance]]s on entities to give them enough brain damage, their Archotech equivalents can also work, but are strictly non renewable.
+If an entity has enough brain damage, gets both/all of its legs/moving body parts destroyed, or otherwise loses enough of its [[moving]] or [[consciousness]] to permanently [[down]] it, the escape interval reduces to "never". This allows you to safely store the entity anywhere, as long as it can't regenerate permanent damage. As such, this strategy won't work with [[ghoul]]s, but will work with nearly any [[fleshbeast]], [[sightstealer]], and [[noctol]], with all of them allowing you to gain effectively infinite research, [[bioferrite]] and, in some cases, [[power]] at no cost. Some entities will eventually die if used with an [[electroharvester]]. An somewhat expensive late game strategy can be to repeatedly use a [[Psychic lance|psychic or shard lance]]s on entities to give them enough brain damage.
 === Meditation ===

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 == Analysis ==
-Unlike the traditional [[spike trap]]s, hunter traps are better treated as [[landmine]]s, benefitting from being placed in the open, some distance away from the main defensive line. As they are effectively an homing projectile, raiders often don't have the time to take the trap down before it reaches them.
+Unlike the traditional [[spike trap]]s, hunter traps are better treated as [[IED trap]]s, benefitting from being placed in the open, some distance away from the main defensive line. As they are effectively a homing projectile, raiders often don't have the time to take the trap down before it reaches them.
 A hunter drone's [[bomb]] damage can easily destroy most non-[[stone]] [[wall]]s, which can create openings in defensive structures.

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 == Summary ==
-Sentience catalysts can be used by colonists on any tamed or wild animal (excluding [[wild human]]s) and are consumed on use. Every animal can receive a sentience catalyst injection, but not more than one. The catalyst can applied by selecting "use" on the sentient catalyst, then locating an animal to administer it to. Once used, all effects are permanent. Note that the effects of the catalyst are not inherited by the offspring of the affected animal.
+Sentience catalysts can be used by colonists on any tamed or wild animal (excluding [[wild human]]s) and are consumed on use. Every animal can receive a sentience catalyst injection, but not more than one. The catalyst can be applied by selecting "use" on the sentient catalyst, then locating an animal to administer it to. Once used, all effects are permanent. Note that the effects of the catalyst are not inherited by the offspring of the affected animal.
 It lowers the wildness of the targeted animal by 25% which subsequently lowers the [[minimum handling skill]] of the animal by 2-3 levels in most cases, with the exception of 99% wildness animals like the [[alpha thrumbo]] which benefit from a much larger 7 level reduction. Note though this does not affect the revenge chance on failure. The taming pawn still has to meet the new handling requirement to tame it, even with [[inspired taming]].

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 === Anomaly ending ===
 When you finish the Anomaly ending, you can choose between two different endings. If you choose the [[Endings#Ending_-_Embrace_the_Void|embrace the void]] ending, a pawn of your choosing becomes inhumanized, among other things.
 ===Inhumanization: Required===
 {{Ideology|section=1}}
 Pawns who are part of an [[ideoligion]] with the [[Ideoligion#Inhumanizing|Inhumanizing: Required]] precept and who are not inhumanized have access to the [[Mental_break#Humanity_break|humanity break]] mental break. The first mood-based mental break of non-inhumanized pawns is replaced with the humanity break, which instantly inhumanizes them (beware that [[Frenzy_inducer|frenzy inducer]] overwrites humanity break to the berserk one). Inhumanized pawns can't use the humanity break, whether they became inhumanized before or after they joined your colony. With the Inhumanizing: Required precept, pawns who aren't inhumanized have the {{Thought|desc=I'm ashamed of my humanity. I want to embrace the void but I fear it.|label=Human shame|value=-8|stack=1}} moodlet. Pawns who are inhumanized have the {{Thought|desc=The vibrations of reality pulse into me and soothe everything.|label=Void pleasure|value=+8|stack=1}} moodlet instead.<br/>
 In a sense, this precept is a protection from mental breaks, as all pawns who aren't inhumanized can't use any mental breaks other than humanity break. Pawns who are already inhumanized have a {{+|8}} mood and don't care about a lot of things that normal pawns do, making them harder to break as well.
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 * Enables [[Psyfocus#Void|Void meditation focus]].
 * Receives a {{Thought|desc=The truth finally comes and swallows this false world.|label=Unnatural Sky|value=+5|stack=1}} buff while in lit areas during [[unnatural darkness]], instead of the {{Thought|desc=I am suffocated under a blanket of darkness.|label=Unnatural Darkness|value=-5|stack=1}} that other pawns get. They still recieve the {{Thought|desc=The darkness is suffocating. I can't see or think!|label=Swallowed by darkness|value=-10|stack=1}} in dark areas as normal.
-* Inhumanized pawns receive no mood debuff for eating [[twisted meat]] raw or as an ingredient in meals. Inhumanization only affects the debuffs for Twisted Meat, so such pawns will still receive the mood penalty if forced to eat Insect Meat, Human Meat, Fungus, Nutrient Paste, or other raw foods without an overriding ideological [[Precept]] or [[Gene]]. <!-- The Inhuman Meme comes with precepts that affect Nutrient Paste and Cannibalism by default, but the Inhumanization precept does not require the entire Inhuman Meme to be chosen to be added to an ideology. -->
+* Inhumanized pawns receive no mood debuff for eating [[twisted meat]] raw or as an ingredient in meals. Inhumanization only affects the debuffs for twisted meat, so such pawns will still receive the mood penalty if forced to eat [[insect meat]], [[human meat]], [[nutrient paste]], or other raw foods without an overriding ideological [[precept]]{{IdeologyIcon}} or [[gene]].{{BiotechIcon}} <!-- The Inhuman Meme comes with precepts that affect Nutrient Paste and Cannibalism by default, but the Inhumanization precept does not require the entire Inhuman Meme to be chosen to be added to an ideology. -->
-It is possible to remove the hediff with the Brainwipe [[psychic ritual]].
 == Table of Nullified Thoughts ==

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 == Analysis ==
-The use of a xenogerm depends on what genes are contained within it, used to counter unfavorable genes from the germline such as [[weak melee damage]] on a [[Impid]] with a passion in melee, as a medical tool in the event of life-threatening illness with [[strong immunity]]. When making a xenotype with hybrids or children ideally it should be applied within the infancy stage as the pawn cannot work or learn regardless, and the coma will be the least impactful.
+The use of a xenogerm depends on what genes are contained within it. For example, it can used to counter unfavorable genes from the germline such as [[weak melee damage]] on a [[Impid]] with a passion in melee, or as a medical tool in the event of life-threatening illness by implanting [[strong immunity]]. When making a xenotype with hybrids or children ideally it should be applied within the infancy stage as the pawn cannot work or learn regardless, and the coma will be the least impactful.
 For purifying genepacks into just 1 or 2 genes, a xenogerm can be applied to a baseliner prisoner or any other undesirable pawn to kill them later with a [[Gene extractor]] and attempt to acquire a genepack with the desirable genes.

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 It is generally not resource and work-time efficient to use once [[Electricity]] has been researched, however its grid independence and immunity to power outages and [[solar flare]]s make it very useful in niche applications even beyond this point.
-It consumes wood at a 3/4 the rate of a regular torch lamp - if the area requiring lighting is not large enough to require the additional radius of the torch lamp, this makes it more efficient to use a blood torch.
+It consumes wood at a 3/4 the rate of a regular torch lamp - if the area requiring lighting is not large enough to require the additional radius of the torch lamp, the blood torch will be more efficient.
 === Mood buff ===

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	However, if you already have all the necessary utilities against mechs: EMP grenades and a good killbox, you may just wall the ship part off, (be aware that mechs will wake up if you build things up close to 2 cells to a sleeping mech, it's 5x5 square radius around any mechanoid) add one-two doors, you may want to add 2 walls deep mini corridor, so random fire from mechs won't hit the door, and a single barricade next to the door, draft your pawns to the entrance, force one to open it, while the door is opened (it must be made of wood) the other pawns will shoot the ship, mechs shouldn't have enough time to aim, the door will close pretty quick (do NOT hold it open), use "Heavy smgs" or other high dps and fast shooting guns, you can also equip frag grenades, a single colonist with grenades is enough, one is throwing it at the ship, while the other one keeps opening the door. As soon as you destroyed the ship just run, the mechs will be smashing the walls and head for your killbox.		However, if you already have all the necessary utilities against mechs: EMP grenades and a good killbox, you may just wall the ship part off, (be aware that mechs will wake up if you build things up close to 2 cells to a sleeping mech, it's 5x5 square radius around any mechanoid) add one-two doors, you may want to add 2 walls deep mini corridor, so random fire from mechs won't hit the door, and a single barricade next to the door, draft your pawns to the entrance, force one to open it, while the door is opened (it must be made of wood) the other pawns will shoot the ship, mechs shouldn't have enough time to aim, the door will close pretty quick (do NOT hold it open), use "Heavy smgs" or other high dps and fast shooting guns, you can also equip frag grenades, a single colonist with grenades is enough, one is throwing it at the ship, while the other one keeps opening the door. As soon as you destroyed the ship just run, the mechs will be smashing the walls and head for your killbox.
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	=== 'The Purifier' ===		=== 'The Purifier' ===

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	Ultimately, chunk->block value production is simply a function of how much work your pawns apply. With the Ideology DLC installed, [[slaves]]{{IdeologyIcon}} are ideal as stone cutters as the task doesn't depend on any of the pawn's skills. The -15% work speed from slaves is offset by a lack of need for recreation. Adding a [[circadian half-cycler]]{{RoyaltyIcon}} further increases efficiency by removing the need for sleep at the cost of -15% consciousness.		Ultimately, chunk->block value production is simply a function of how much work your pawns apply. With the Ideology DLC installed, [[slaves]]{{IdeologyIcon}} are ideal as stone cutters as the task doesn't depend on any of the pawn's skills. The -15% work speed from slaves is offset by a lack of need for recreation. Adding a [[circadian half-cycler]]{{RoyaltyIcon}} further increases efficiency by removing the need for sleep at the cost of -15% consciousness.
		+
		+	== Transmute steel ==
		+	{{Anomaly\|section=1}}
		+
		+	The [[transmute steel]] ability can only be found on [[creepjoiner]]s, and there is no guarantee that they will appear with transmute steel. Furthermore they may come with a downside that makes them too difficult to keep. But if a colonist with transmute steel can be obtained, this ability is one of the best ways to create money in the game. It only takes {{Ticks\|120}} for the ability to activate with a {{Ticks\|50000}} cooldown.
		+
		+	When used on a [[stuff]]able item, such as a [[sculpture]] or building, transmute steel will turn the item into [[bioferrite]], [[uranium]], [[plasteel]], or [[gold]]. Gold is the most important item, as gold is a [[small volume material]] and thus requires 10x the material. For example, a steel [[large sculpture]] requires {{Icon Small\|Steel}} 100 while a gold large sculpture requires {{Icon Small\|Gold}} 1000, so if a steel sculpture is converted into gold, there will be a massive boost in value. Even if it is converted into uranium or plasteel, a decent profit can be made.
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		+	A normal [[quality]] [[steel]] [[large sculpture]] is worth {{Icon Small\|Silver}} {{Market Value Calculator\|Large sculpture\|Steel\|Normal}}. When using transmute steel there are four possible outcomes, worth the following amounts:
		+	* Bioferrite: {{Icon Small\|Silver}} {{Market Value Calculator\|Large sculpture\|Bioferrite\|Normal}}
		+	* Uranium: {{Icon Small\|Silver}} {{Market Value Calculator\|Large sculpture\|Uranium\|Normal}}
		+	* Plasteel: {{Icon Small\|Silver}} {{Market Value Calculator\|Large sculpture\|Plasteel\|Normal}}
		+	* Gold: {{Icon Small\|Silver}} {{Market Value Calculator\|Large sculpture\|Gold\|Normal}}
		+
		+	The expected profit per use is {{Icon Small\|Silver}} {{#expr: ({{Market Value Calculator\|Large sculpture\|Bioferrite\|Normal}} + {{Market Value Calculator\|Large sculpture\|Uranium\|Normal}} + {{Market Value Calculator\|Large sculpture\|Plasteel\|Normal}} + {{Market Value Calculator\|Large sculpture\|Gold\|Normal}})/4 - {{Market Value Calculator\|Large sculpture\|Steel\|Normal}}}} compared to just having the steel sculpture. This profit can be further improved at higher qualities, although high quality gold sculptures are impacted by a value cap. Sculptures are generally the best item to convert due to the {{Good\|x1.1}} [[Sell Price Multiplier]] from artwork, but if there is no artist then other stuffable items can be used as well.

	== The most money ==		== The most money ==

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 == Summary ==
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 === Formula ===
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 === Containing entities without proper containment level ===
-If an entity has enough brain damage, gets both/all of its legs/moving body parts destroyed, or otherwise loses enough of its [[moving]] or [[consciousness]] to permanently [[down]] it, the escape interval reduces to "never". This allows you to safely store the entity anywhere, as long as it can't regenerate permanent damage. As such, this strategy won't work with [[ghoul]]s, but will work with nearly any [[fleshbeast]], [[sightstealer]], and [[noctol]], with all of them allowing you to gain effectively infinite research, [[bioferrite]] and, in some cases, [[power]] at no cost. Some entities will eventually die if used with an [[electroharvester]]. An somewhat expensive late game strategy can be to repeatedly use [[Shard Insanity Lance]]s on entities to give them enough brain damage, their Archotech equivalents can also work, but are strictly non renewable.
+If an entity has enough brain damage, gets both/all of its legs/moving body parts destroyed, or otherwise loses enough of its [[moving]] or [[consciousness]] to permanently [[down]] it, the escape interval reduces to "never". This allows you to safely store the entity anywhere, as long as it can't regenerate permanent damage. As such, this strategy won't work with [[ghoul]]s, but will work with nearly any [[fleshbeast]], [[sightstealer]], and [[noctol]], with all of them allowing you to gain effectively infinite research, [[bioferrite]] and, in some cases, [[power]] at no cost. Some entities will eventually die if used with an [[electroharvester]]. An somewhat expensive late game strategy can be to repeatedly use [[shard insanity lance]]s on entities to give them enough brain damage, their Archotech equivalents can also work, but are strictly non renewable.
 === Meditation ===

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 == Summary ==
 {{Stub|section=1|reason=Void focus mediation}}
 {{See also|Containment}}
 Holding spots can be used to contain [[entities]]. To do this, an entity must be [[downed]] or otherwise capturable, then brought into the spot. A holding spot provides {{Bad|x70%}} [[containment]] when compared to a [[holding platform]].

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 Before Advanced Fabrication, the most reliable way to get these is via trade. Outlander [[faction base]]s often have a few advanced components on sale. If you are unable to trade this way, both [[Trade#Exotic goods trader|exotics goods traders]] and [[comms console|orbital trade ships]] are able to sell some. If the colony is [[money making guide|rich enough]], a steady supply of caravans can be called in using the [[comms console]], providing a stream of advanced components (gifting to pay for the [[goodwill]] cost of each caravan). Alternatively, a [[passenger shuttle]]{{OdysseyIcon}} can quickly hop from faction base to faction base to buy them directly; this is cheaper than using the comms console, but each base has a 30 day cooldown.
-Fabrication is slower than trade, but once available, crafting advanced components is cheaper and helps to amass the large amount of components required in the late game. A large amount of time - {{Ticks|{{P|Work To Make}}}} of work per component - is required, so building multiple fabrication benches and 1-2 [[tool cabinet]]s can help speed up production. Of course, if crafting time is a large bottleneck, it is possible to use both trade and fabrication.
+Fabrication is slower than trade, but once available, crafting advanced components is cheaper and helps to amass the large amount of components required in the late game. A large amount of time - {{Ticks|{{P|Work To Make}}}} of work per component - is required, so building multiple fabrication benches and 1-2 [[tool cabinet]]s can help speed up production. Of course, if crafting is too slow, it is possible to use both trade and fabrication.
 Note that you will need both [[plasteel]] and [[gold]] to create advanced components, so plan ahead accordingly.

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 The player may modify these restriction presets or create their own.
-Colonists in a [[Mental break]] ignore food policies (if their particular type of mental break allows them to eat at all), instead behaving as if their policy allows all food types. [[Prisoners]] also ignore food policies - their assigned policy instead determines what food types will be delivered/fed to them by wardens. Wardens ignore food policies when delivering food to prisoners who are in a mental break, however this is most likely a bug.
+Colonists in a [[Mental break]] ignore food policies (if their particular type of mental break allows them to eat at all), instead behaving as if their policy allows all food types. [[Prisoners]] also ignore food policies {{Check Tag|Verify|Casual observations indicate that food policies might still affect prisoner behaviour in some way.}} - their assigned policy instead determines what food types will be delivered/fed to them by wardens. Wardens ignore food policies when delivering food to prisoners who are in a mental break, however this is most likely a bug.
 == Drug policies ==

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 Aside from taking damage, the farmer also need to have good wound healing, as they will have to fight insects and take damage everyday. Assign them the best bed, or even a [[hospital bed]], give them [[fast wound healing]] gene,{{BiotechIcon}} the [[healing enhancer]],{{RoyaltyIcon}} or use a [[ghoul]]{{AnomalyIcon}} farmer. But you may not want to tend their wounds with medicine, as the constant injuries may quickly drain your medicine supply.
-If you plan to grow [[nutrifungus]],{{RoyaltyIcon}} note that infestations tend to occur in your dark fungus fields. In that case, you will need to build the insect farm nearby, so try to find a starting colonist that fits both the role of insect farmer and regular farmer to reduce travel time and the risk of insects attacking your other colonists.
+If you plan to grow [[nutrifungus]],{{IdeologyIcon}} note that infestations tend to occur in your dark fungus fields. In that case, you will need to build the insect farm nearby, so try to find a starting colonist that fits both the role of insect farmer and regular farmer to reduce travel time and the risk of insects attacking your other colonists.
 === Hive room ===

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 == Analysis ==
-Sniper rifles have the longest range of all standard weapons, and have excellent long-distance accuracy. They also have high per-shot damage and high {{AP}}, making them notorious for destroying body parts, but their {{DPS}} is poor due to their sluggish firerate. For regular pawns, their overall {{DPS}} is inferior to the [[bolt-action rifle]] at all ranges the bolt-action rifle can hit, let alone burst-fire weapons like [[assault rifle]]s and [[charge rifle]]s.
+Sniper rifles have the longest range of all standard weapons, and have excellent long-distance accuracy. They also have high per-shot damage and high {{AP}}, making them notorious for destroying body parts, but their {{DPS}} is poor due to their sluggish firerate. For regular pawns, their overall {{DPS}} is inferior to the [[bolt-action rifle]] at all ranges the bolt-action rifle can hit, and much worse than burst-fire weapons like [[assault rifle]]s and [[charge rifle]]s.
 Therefore, sniper rifles are a specialized weapon - they are great at picking off sieges, [[kiting]] long range enemies like [[lancer]]s, and are the safest hunting weapons. They can also allow [[children]]{{BiotechIcon}} to gain Shooting experience while not putting them at much risk. For kiting low-range enemies like tribals, snipers are a weaker and more tedious option than [[assault rifle]]s.

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 * Gold: {{Icon Small|Silver}} {{Market Value Calculator|Large sculpture|Gold|Normal}}
-The expected profit per use is {{Icon Small|Silver}} {{#expr: ({{Market Value Calculator|Large sculpture|Bioferrite|Normal}} + {{Market Value Calculator|Large sculpture|Uranium|Normal}} + {{Market Value Calculator|Large sculpture|Plasteel|Normal}} + {{Market Value Calculator|Large sculpture|Gold|Normal}})/4 - {{Market Value Calculator|Large sculpture|Steel|Normal}}}} compared to just having the steel sculpture. This profit can be further improved at higher qualities, although high quality gold sculptures are impacted by a value cap. Sculptures are generally the best item to convert due to the {{Good|x1.1}} [[Sell Price Multiplier]] from artwork, but if there is no artist then other stuffable items can be used as well.
+The expected profit per use is {{Icon Small|Silver}} {{#expr: ({{Market Value Calculator|Large sculpture|Bioferrite|Normal}} + {{Market Value Calculator|Large sculpture|Uranium|Normal}} + {{Market Value Calculator|Large sculpture|Plasteel|Normal}} + {{Market Value Calculator|Large sculpture|Gold|Normal}})/4 - {{Market Value Calculator|Large sculpture|Steel|Normal}}}} compared to just having the steel sculpture. Since traders will not have 10000 silver lying around, it will be necessary to buy goods (even if just to sell later on) or make [[small sculpture]]s instead. Sculptures are generally the best item to convert due to the {{Good|x1.1}} [[Sell Price Multiplier]] from artwork, but if there is no artist then other stuffable items can be used as well.
 == The most money ==

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+! Biome !! Animal<br/>density !! Plant<br/>density !! Wild plant<br/>regrow (days) !! [[Forage]]-<br/>ability !! Disease<br/>{{MTB}} (days) !! Movement<br/>difficulty !! data-sort-type="number" | [[Temperature]]<br/>range !! Min.<br/>[[rain]]fall !! Max.<br/>rainfall !! Min.<br/>swampiness !! Max.<br/>swampiness
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 == Analysis ==
-Medicinemaker dryads can be an alternative to growing [[healroot]]. They are most effective if growing healroot is impossible, such as if there is no colonist with Plants 8 or if it is too hot/cold to grow heatroot.
+Medicinemaker dryads can be an alternative to growing [[healroot]]. They are most effective if growing healroot is impossible, such as if there is no colonist with Plants 8, if it is too hot/cold to grow heatroot, or if in a [[glowforest]],{{OdysseyIcon}} where healroot cannot be grown without a [[sun lamp]].
 If planting healroot is possible, medicinemaker dryads are almost always a less efficient way to get herbal medicine. At Plants skill 8, healroot requires {{Ticks|1200}} per medicine. With 4 dryads (the most efficient amount workwise) you produce 8 medicine per day, but that takes about {{Ticks|15000}} to do so, or 1875 ticks per medicine. In addition, planting healroot only becomes better with higher Plants skill, as [[Pruning Speed]] increases less than [[Plant Work Speed]] and [[Plant Harvest Yield]].
-Medicinemakers do have a few niches:
+Medicinemakers do have a few niches even if healroot can be grown:
 * They can be a competitive option for disabled pawns, since [[Pruning Speed]] is not impacted by [[Manipulation]] or [[Sight]].
 * They grow medicine immediately, every other day, while healroot takes time to grow. If a medicine stockpile is needed quickly, medicinemakers can produce it.

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 When considering a population of equal numbers of males and females, these nutrition efficiencies fall to {{%|{{Meat Production|{{PAGENAME}}|baby|1|1}}/{{Nutrition Consumption|{{PAGENAME}}|baby|1|1}} round 3}} for baby slaughter and {{%|{{Meat Production|{{PAGENAME}}|adult|1|1}}/{{Nutrition Consumption|{{PAGENAME}}|adult|1|1}} round 3}} for adult slaughter.
-Gazelles are nearly identical in terms of nutrition efficiency to [[horse]]s, but require about three times as much work to slaughter and butcher. Gazelles are also inferior to [[ibex]]es in virtually every way. Still, they are a reasonable animal to farm if they are all that is available.
+Gazelles are inferior to [[ibex]]es in virtually every way, but they are a reasonable animal to farm if they are all that is available.
 == Training ==

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 === Tamed animal ===
-Porcupines make poor general tamed animals due to their high wildness, small size, and inability to be trained without a [[sentience catalyst]]. They have low HP, so they are ineffective in combat even when considering their quills. A tamed porcupine may have a niche for implanting quills onto a desired target.
+Porcupines make poor general tamed animals due to their high wildness, small size, and inability to be trained without a [[sentience catalyst]]. They have low HP, so they are ineffective in combat even when considering their quills. Instead, the main reason to tame a porcupine is to inflict quills onto a desired target.
 An adult porcupine consumes {{P|Real Hunger Rate}} nutrition per day, and a female creates up to {{#expr: 1/{{P|Gestation Period Days}} round 2}} offspring per day.
 * When offspring are slaughtered as babies, a female porcupine will produce {{#expr:{{Meat Production|{{PAGENAME}}|baby}} round 2}} nutrition of meat per day, giving an optimal nutrition efficiency of {{%|{{Meat Production|{{PAGENAME}}|baby}}/{{P|Real Hunger Rate}} round 3}}.

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 As colonists, pigskins come with a few quirks. Trotter hands reduces [[Manipulation]], meaning pigskins are 85% as fast at doing most work. Nearsighted means an accuracy penalty when shooting from 26 tiles or more. And they eat more food than a baseliner. In return, pigskins can eat raw food safely, are resistant to disease, and have reduced pain.
-Early on, both [[food poisoning]] and disease can be major setbacks. Their traits are also useful in a [[caravan]]. But in an established colony, the negatives will often outweigh the benefits. Yet the negatives are tolerable. You shouldn't reject an otherwise good colonist just for being a pigskin. Like with the rough pig union, colonist pigskins are most effective wielding shotguns, grenades, melee, or [[launcher]]s, which all circumvent the nearsighted gene.
+Pigskins are good early on or in a [[caravan]] due to their food poisoning immunity. In an established colony, the drawbacks of the pigskin xenotype generally outweigh the benefits. Still, the drawbacks are managable - you shouldn't reject an otherwise good colonist just for being a pigskin. Nearsighted only applies when shooting for 26 tiles or more, so [[heavy SMG]]s, shotguns, grenades, melee, etc. can be used.
 Despite their lower metabolic efficiency and manipulation, pigskins only require 75% the plant level of an otherwise identical baseliner to sustain themselves by [[foraging]].

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 An '''auto mortar''' is a hostile [[building]] that appears in [[mech cluster]]s and autonomously launches explosives similar to a manned [[mortar]].
-While this is a [[Core]] building, it can only naturally spawn with [[Royalty]] {{RoyaltyIcon}} enabled (due to the mech cluster requirement).
+While this is a Core building, it can only naturally spawn with [[Royalty]]{{RoyaltyIcon}} enabled (due to the mech cluster requirement).
 == Occurrence ==

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 ** All colonists in lit areas without [[inhumanized]] will receive a {{Thought|desc=I am suffocated under a blanket of darkness.|label=Unnatural Darkness|value=-5|stack=1}} penalty, while inhumanized colonists get a {{Thought|desc=The truth finally comes and swallows this false world.|label=Unnatural Sky|value=+5|stack=1}} buff.{{Check Tag|NPCS?|Do NPCS get the mood penalty?}}
 ** Colonists in unlit areas (0% light) will suffer a mood debuff and take damage - see below for details.
 * [[Noctol]] raids are periodically spawned in unlit areas.
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 In addition, colonists, [[slave]]s,{{IdeologyIcon}} and [[ghoul]]s in an unlit area will be randomly injured by an unspecified claw attack, inflicting sharp damage and bleeding. These attacks do not originate from any particular entity, and are instead inflicted by the darkness itself. Colonists undergoing a [[mental break]] are immune while the mental break lasts, but are immediately vulnerable once the break ends. [[Downed]] colonists will not get hurt by darkness while downed (but are still liable to bleed out). [[Animal]]s, [[shambler]]s, and [[friendly mechanoids]]{{BiotechIcon}} are not hurt. Pawns from other factions are not hurt - this includes [[raider]]s and hostile [[entities]].
-A light level of at least 1% is sufficient for preventing both effects. The damage and mood penalty the darkness inflicts is entirely unaffected by [[ideoligion]],{{IdeologyIcon}} [[Dark vision|genes]],{{BiotechIcon}} or [[traits]].
+A light level of at least 1% is sufficient for preventing both effects.
 === Noctoliths ===

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 To use the device, select a colonist, right-click the skilltrainer, then click ''"Use skilltrainer to learn <Skill Name>"''. The skill will increase immediately, the game will display an on-screen message to this effect, and the item will disappear.
-Using the device gives 50,000 base experience, modified by the [[Skills#Passion|passion]] the colonist has for the skill, giving either 35%, 100% or 150% of the base XP depending on the level of passion. Traits like [[Too smart]] or [[Fast learner]] have no effect on the skill gain. Similarly, the learning penalty from reaching the "soft cap" of 4000 XP per day is ignored; the trainer always provides the same amount of XP for a given character.
+Using the device gives 50,000 base experience, modified by the [[Skills#Passion|passion]] the colonist has for the skill, giving either 35%, 100% or 150% of the base XP depending on the level of passion. Modifiers to [[Global Learning Factor]], such as [[too smart]] or [[fast learner]], have no effect on the skill gain. Similarly, the learning penalty from reaching the "soft cap" of 4000 XP per day is ignored; the trainer always provides the same amount of XP for a given character.
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 [[File:skills_preview.png|right]][[File:skill_increase_anim.gif|268px|right|Increasing skills of a colonist that's currently building something.]]
-Every pawn in RimWorld has a set of '''skills''' which govern their speed and success in the various types of [[work]].
+Every human in RimWorld has a set of skills which govern their speed and success at various tasks.
-Performing certain jobs will award '''experience points''' (XP) towards improving a pawn's skill, reflected by their skill '''level'''. A pawn's skill levels can be viewed by selecting the pawn with the cursor, then navigating to the Bio tab in the pawn inspect pane.
+Performing relevant work awards Experience Points (XP) towards improving a pawn's '''skill level'''. Pawns also slowly lose XP over time, so constant practice at a skill is necessary to keep one's skill levels high. A pawn's various skills are displayed in the Bio tab of the pawn inspect pane.
-A high skill level will grant improved speed and success in relevant jobs, up to Level 20. A low skill level will result in slow, poor performance at a related job, including Construction failure, wild animal revenge, surgery failure, low harvest yields, or poor [[quality]] crafting products.
+Pawns may have a Passion 🔥 or even a Double Passion 🔥🔥 for any particular skill, which increases their rate of XP gain and [[mood]] while performing related work. Conversely, a skill may be entirely prevented by a pawn's [[backstory]] or [[trait]]s, preventing them from performing relevant work.
-Possible pawn skills are Shooting, Melee, Construction, Mining, Cooking, Plants, Animals, Crafting, Artistic, Medical, Social, and Intellectual.
+High skill levels grant improved speed or success in relevant jobs, up to Level 20. Conversely, a low skill level will result in slow or poor performance in related work, such as Construction failure, wild animal revenge, surgery failure, low harvest yields, or poor quality crafting products.
 == Summary ==
 {{see also|Training}}
-Skills are improved by performing certain associated jobs, although some few related tasks do not provide skill experience.  Performing these tasks will earn the character experience points either per task completed or per second they are pursuing that task, both of which will eventually level up the skill. The resulting higher skill level then improves the performance in all associated tasks and types of work.  Skills are leveled up individually, and there is no single "character level" as in many role playing games.
+Skills are improved by performing certain associated jobs, although some few related tasks do not provide skill experience (i.e. smelting, feeding incapacitated pawns, stone-cutting, cleaning).  Performing these tasks will earn the character experience points either per task completed or per second they are pursuing that task, both of which will eventually level up the skill. The resulting higher skill level then improves the performance in all associated tasks and types of work.  Skills are leveled up individually, and there is no single "character level" as in many role playing games.
 In some cases, special management tactics can be employed to more effectively or specifically steer the skill training in the colony, especially during periods of low work in colony development.  See the [[Training|main article on skill training]] for more information.