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{{Royalty}}
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{{Infobox main|psycast
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| name = Blinding pulse
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| image = BlindingPulse.png
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| type = Psycast
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| description = Induce noise in the visual centers of the brain, obscuring vision of everyone near the target point.
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| psylink level = 2
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| casting time = 60
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| ability range = 24.9
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| psyfocus cost = 0.011
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| neural heat gain = 20
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| effect radius = 3.9
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| duration = 1800
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| duration multiplier =
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| goodwill impact = -15
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| caster must be capable of violence = false
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}}
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'''Blinding pulse''' is a level {{P|Psylink Level}} [[psycast]] that reduces the [[sight]] capacity of pawns in its area of effect.
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== Acquisition ==
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{{Acquisition}}
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== Summary ==
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        <canTargetSelf>True</canTargetSelf>
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        <canTargetAnimals>True</canTargetAnimals>
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        <canTargetLocations>True</canTargetLocations>
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        <applyGoodwillImpactToLodgers>False</
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stat equivalent penalties
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== Analysis ==
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The reduction of 50% sight is equivalent to -6 shooting and melee skill. This is useful if you can it at a chokepoint, hitting a lot of enemies at once. For pawns with the default melee skill of 4 (including all [[insectoid]]s, [[fleshbeast]]s, and [[animal]]s), this reduces their melee hit chance from 62% to 42%, leading to a 32% reduction in melee damage. Against enemy with low psychic sensitivity such as mechanoids, or pawns with higher skills, the decrease in damage will be smaller.
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When fighting melee enemies at a chokepoint, this psycast is more useful than [[vertigo pulse]], which doesn't reduce melee damage at all.
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== Version history ==
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* [[Royalty DLC]] Release - Added.
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* [[Version/1.1.2571|1.1.2571]] - Radius reduced from 5 to 4, range reduced from 25 to 20.
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{{Nav|psycasts|wide}}
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[[Category: Psycasts]]

Latest revision as of 12:57, 21 November 2024

Blinding pulse

Blinding pulse

Induce noise in the visual centers of the brain, obscuring vision of everyone near the target point.

Base Stats

Type
Psycast

Ability

Psylink Level
2
Psyfocus Cost
1.1%
Neural Heat Gain
20
Casting Time
60 ticks (1 sec)
Range
24.9 tiles
Effect Radius
3.9 tiles
Duration
1,800 ticks (30 secs)
Goodwill Impact
-15
Caster Must Be Capable of Violence
False

Blinding pulse is a level 2 psycast that reduces the sight capacity of pawns in its area of effect.

Acquisition[edit]

There are two ways to acquire the psycast Blinding pulse:

  1. Upon reaching psylink level 2, a random psycast of level 2 is granted regardless of how this level up is achieved. This won't apply if the psycaster already knew one or more level 2 psycast.
  2. Blinding pulse can also be acquired from a psytrainer naming it. See the psytrainer page for further details.

Summary[edit]

       <canTargetSelf>True</canTargetSelf>
       <canTargetAnimals>True</canTargetAnimals>
       <canTargetLocations>True</canTargetLocations>
       <applyGoodwillImpactToLodgers>False</

stat equivalent penalties

Analysis[edit]

The reduction of 50% sight is equivalent to -6 shooting and melee skill. This is useful if you can it at a chokepoint, hitting a lot of enemies at once. For pawns with the default melee skill of 4 (including all insectoids, fleshbeasts, and animals), this reduces their melee hit chance from 62% to 42%, leading to a 32% reduction in melee damage. Against enemy with low psychic sensitivity such as mechanoids, or pawns with higher skills, the decrease in damage will be smaller.

When fighting melee enemies at a chokepoint, this psycast is more useful than vertigo pulse, which doesn't reduce melee damage at all.

Version history[edit]

  • Royalty DLC Release - Added.
  • 1.1.2571 - Radius reduced from 5 to 4, range reduced from 25 to 20.