Editing Mindscrew

{{Royalty}}{{Stub}}{{infobox main|
| name = Mindscrew
| image = Health item prosthetic.png|Mindscrew
| type = Medical Items
| type2 = Body Parts
| tech level = Industrial
| description = Inflicts continuous pain on the user. Mindscrews are used by some authorities as a long-term punishment. Some even install them voluntarily as a demonstration of ideological or religious devotion.
| production facility 1 = Machining table
| research = Brain wiring
| work to make = 15000
| skill 1 = Crafting
| skill 1 level = 5
| resource 1 = steel
| resource 1 amount = 15
| resource 2 = component
| resource 2 amount = 4
| mass base = 4
| hp = 50
| flammability = 1.0
| marketvalue  = 210
| tradeTags = ImplantEmpireCommon
| techHediffsTags = PainCauser
| thingSetMakerTags = RewardStandardLowFreq
}}
The '''Mindscrew''' is an implant that permanently inflicts [[Pain]] to a pawn.

== Acquisition ==
Mindscrews can be crafted at a [[{{P|Production Facility 1}}]] once the [[Research#{{P|Required Research}}|{{P|Required Research}}]] research project has been completed. The required [[techprint]] can be obtained either by [[trade]] or completing [[quests]] for the [[Empire]]. They require {{Required Resources}}, {{Ticks|{{P|Work To Make}}}} of work, and a [[{{P|Skill 1}}]] skill of {{P|Skill 1 Level}}.

== Summary ==
The mindscrew is installed in the brain. Once installed, it adds {{Bad|+20%}} [[Pain]] to the pawn. This directly gives a {{--|4%}} [[Consciousness]] malus, which itself reduces many stats, and the pain brings a pawn closer to the [[Pain Shock Threshold]].

===Installation===
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Installing the part requires {{ticks|2500}} of work, 2x medicine of ?? quality or better, and a [[Skills#Medical|Medical skill]] of 5.

If the operation fails, the part has a chance{{Check Tag|What Chance?}} to be destroyed.

Once installed, it cannot be traditionally removed from a living pawn.

== Analysis ==
May be useful on [[masochist]]s to give a permanent mood boost ({{+|10}}) to them, making them slightly less effective for work and combat. Followers of an [[ideoligion]]{{IdeologyIcon}} with the Pain is Virtue [[meme]] also benefit ({{+|5}} mood). On non-masochist pawns, the pain from the mindscrew gives a {{--|10}} [[mood]] penalty.

The faster Pain Shock can be somewhat useful, as a [[downed]] pawn is taken out of combat. Pain can also be useful for [[psycast]]ers{{RoyaltyIcon}}, as each 1% of pain linearly improves neural heat dissipation by 3%, providing a permanent 60% bonus at 20% pain.

There is also potential synergy with the [[psychic harmonizer]] when used on prisoners, as psychic harmonizers only affect pawns of the implantee's faction. 

=== Removal ===
While you cannot traditionally remove the mindscrew, it is possible to remove it indirectly by destroying the head of the implanted pawn and then resurrecting the pawn using a [[resurrector mech serum]]. 

This is not without issues however. First, consistently destroying the head can be difficult. With the [[Ideology DLC]], extracting the [[skull]] from a dead pawn will do this reliably and safely, but without it, the best way is allow colonists to eat sections of the corpse, at the risk of consuming the entire body and permanently losing the pawn. Furthermore, no matter how successful the head removal, there is always the risks normally associated with resurrection, including [[dementia]], [[blindness]], and [[resurrection psychosis]].

Alternatively, the effects of the mindscrew can be mitigated through the use of either a [[painstopper]] or pain-reducing drugs such as [[go-juice]], with the usual downsides associated with those options.

==History==
*? - [[Wimp]] trait's [[Pain Shock Threshold]] increased from -80% to -50%

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[[Category:Medical Item]] [[Category:Body Part]] [[Category:Implant]]