Hemogen

For stored hemogen, see hemogen pack.

A reserve of biological strength which can be gained and spent in a variety of ways. Hemogen can be increased by bloodfeeding from a human or consuming hemogen packs. You can obtain hemogen packs using the 'extract hemogen pack' medical operation on a non-hemogenic human. If hemogen reaches zero, [they] will become very unhappy.

— Hemogen description

Hemogen is a measure of the need and reserves of hemogenic pawns to fuel their bodies and abilities.

Hemogen total

Decay

Pawns with the hemogenic gene decay at -2 per day.

Pawns with the hemogen drain decay at an addition -8 per day, for a total of -10 per day.

While the rates are known, it is currently unknown when or in what quantity this decrement occurs.^[Detail]

Feeding

Bloodfeeding

Hemogen packs

Hemogen gain multiplier

Abilities

Ability		Hemogen
	Bloodfeed	+20
	Coagulate	−20
	Longjump	−5
	Piercing spine	−20

Hemogen craving

Due to a lack of hemogen, this person's body is breaking down hemogen reserves in their bone marrow. This causes disorientation and a painful craving for human blood.

— Description

When a hemogenic pawns hemogen reserves hit 0, they begin having a craving for hemogen. This craving inflicts increasingly severe mood, pain, and consciousness penalties. Once hemogen is over 0, the severity of the craving gradually decays until it disappears.

While a pawn hemogen value is 0, their hemogen craving severity at a rate of +5% per hour. While the rate is known, it is currently unknown when or in what increment this severity increase occurs.^[Detail]

So long as hemogen is above 0, hemogen craving severity reduces at a rate of −10% per hour. Hemogen craving does not accelerate hemogen decay like malnutrition does for saturation.

Label	Severity	Time from 0 Hemogen	Time to 0% Severity (Upper)	Mood	Pain	Consciousness
Minor	>0% and ≤34%	0 ticks (0 in-game hours)	8,750 ticks (3.5 in-game hours)	−10	− 5%	90% Max
Moderate	≥35% and ≤69%	17,500 ticks (7 in-game hours)	17,500 ticks (7 in-game hours)	−15	−10%	80% Max
Major	≥70% and ≤100%	35,000 ticks (14 in-game hours)	50,000 ticks (20 in-game hours)	−20	−15%	50% Max

Note: Mood penalty does not include the penalty from pain.

Analysis

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Version history

• Biotech DLC Release - Introduced.
• 1.4.3531 - Fix: AI sanguophages can use longjump without any remaining hemogen.

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Status levels

Needs

Beauty • Chemical • Comfort • Drug addiction • Food • Indoors • Outdoors • Recreation • Rest • Deathrest • Energy • Kill satiety • Learning • Play

Related

Hemogen

Other

Mood (Mental break • Mental inspiration)