Move Speed

Move Speed is a stat: Speed of movement in cells per second. Its minimum allowed value is 0.15 c/s. Its default value is 3 c/s. A default Human has a base movement speed of 4.6 c/s.

Factors

Offsets

First of all the following offsets are applied to the Move Speed Base value.

• Traits
  • Jogger: +0.4 c/s
  • Fast walker: +0.2 c/s
  • Slowpoke: −0.2 c/s
• Gear
  • Minigun: −0.25 c/s
  • Plate armor: −0.8 c/s
  • Flak vest: −0.12 c/s
  • Flak pants: −0.12 c/s
  • Flak jacket: −0.12 c/s
  • Marine armor: −0.4 c/s
  • Grenadier armor: −0.4 c/s
  • Prestige marine armor: −0.4 c/s
  • Cataphract armor: −0.8 c/s
  • Phoenix armor: −0.8 c/s
  • Prestige cataphract armor: −0.8 c/s
  • Burka: −0.4 c/s
• Artificial body parts
  • Ghoul barbs: −0.25 c/s
  • Ghoul plating: −0.7 c/s
  • Metalblood heart: −0.2 c/s
• Hediffs
  • Juggernaut serum: +0.5 c/s
  • Frenzy inducer: Variable, increases the longer a pawn is in the field. caps at +0.4 c/s
  • Ghoul frenzy: +4 c/s (available only for Ghouls)
• Genes
  • Very fast runner: +0.4 c/s
  • Fast runner: +0.2 c/s
  • Slow runner: −0.2 c/s
  • Naked speed:
    • Unclothed: +0.1 c/s
    • Clothed: −0.2 c/s

Factors

The following factors are applied after the Offsets.

• Moving capacity: 100% importance, no allowed defect. No Max (effectively 428%).
• Glucosoid pump: Creates Glucosoid Rush effect, +12% per Glucosoid pump. Maximum four, for x148%. Requires ability to Deathrest.
• Genes: These genes create offsets on Move Speed under certain conditions.
  • Mild UV sensitivity: x90% when in sunlight (when on an unroofed tile while light levels from natural sunlight are 11% or more).
  • Intense UV sensitivity: x80% when in sunlight (when on an unroofed tile while light levels from natural sunlight are 11% or more).
  • Pollution stimulus: Scales with time spent on polluted tiles, maximum of x120%.
• Age: Children have offsets on their movespeed, determined by age.

Age	0-2	3-9	9-13	13-18	>18
Speed Factor	x0.2	x0.75	x0.85	x0.95	x1

• Go frenzy (inspiration): ×140%
• Light: scaling linearly from ×80% at 0% light to ×100% at 30% light. Pawns that are Blind, have the Lighting: Darklight preferred precept, or have the Dark vision gene are unaffected by this factor.

External factors

Weather

• Rain and Foggy rain: ×90%
• Rainy thunderstorm and Hard snow: ×80%

Path cost

Floors, buildings, items and plants add path cost. Where each path cost adds about 7.7% to the time it would take the pawn to traverse this tile unhindered. The move speed factor can therefore be calculated like this:

move speed factor = 1 / (1 + path cost * 0.077)

For terrain, flooring and things with a path cost of 20 or below, a pawn is slowed down every time they enter a tile with that thing. For things with a path cost of 25 or above continuing walking on a thing with a path cost of 25 or higher doesn't slow the pawn down again (even if it gets higher).^{[Fact check]} Walking over an item on a workbench slows the pawn down again, items on shelves have no additional effect, however.

Below is a selection of some common values. Minified things have a path cost of 14.

Path cost	Move speed factor	Examples (random)
0	100%	Bonsai tree , Column, Wall torch lamp, Holding spot , Pen marker, Smooth stone, Wall lamp
1	93%	Straw matting, Rough-hewn stone, Burned floor
2	87%	Rough stone, Gray surface , Flesh , Soil
3	81%	Lichen-covered soil
4	76%
8	62%
10	56%	Egg box
12	52%
14	48%	Flood light, Berries, Bison wool, Muffalo wool, Low shrubs, Flake, Voidsight serum , Cloth, Synthread, Deadlife shell ... further results
20	39%	Slab double bed , Slab bed
24	35%	Blood torch
25	34%	Kneel sheet , Pew , Kneel pillow
30	30%	Berry bush, Proximity activator , Bush, Pincushion cactus, Moisture pump, Alocasia, Grand meditation throne , Heater, Dining chair, Agave... further results
42	24%	Dresser, Gene assembler , Mechanoid slag chunk, Table (2x2), Tube television, Sandbags, Mech booster , Bamboo tree, Harbinger tree , Ship cryptosleep casket... further results
50	21%	Ancient ATM , Ancient ruined APC , Hand tailor bench, Drum , Ancient terminal , Battery, Ancient exostrider leg , Bookcase, Ancient macro-engine block , Stonecutter's table... further results
60	18%	Ancient fence
80	14%	Fence

You can see the path cost of every thing here.

Flooring and terrain

For flooring and terrain see the full list below. Note that pawns are slowed down continuously by terrain, but things on top of it with a path cost equal or below it, don't slow the pawn additionally.

• Flooring:

Floor	Move Speed Factor
Burned floor	0.93
Flesh	0.87
Fungal gravel	0.87
Gray surface	0.87
Rough stone	0.87
Rough-hewn stone	0.93
Straw matting	0.93

• Other terrain
  • Chest-deep moving water: ×24%
  • Marsh, Shallow ocean water, Shallow water and Shallow moving water: ×30%
  • Marshy soil, Mud, Soft sand and Ice: ×48%
  • Sand: ×76%
  • Lichen-covered soil: ×81%
  • Soil, Stony soil, Rich soil: ×87%
• Snow
  • Thin: ×76%
  • Medium: ×62%
  • Thick: ×52%

Example

Speed of 29.61 c/s vs base speed of 4.6 c/s

Moving speed of a particular pawn can be calculated using the following formula:

Move speed = (Base value + Offsets) × Factors × External factors

Let us calculate how fast a human could possibly go. It would have the following values:

• Base value: 4.6 c/s
• Offsets:
  • Jogger trait: +0.4 c/s
  • Very fast runner gene : +0.4 c/s
  • Naked speed gene unclothed : +0.1 c/s
  • Juggernaut serum: +0.5 c/s
  • Frenzy inducer: Variable, caps at +0.4 c/s
• Factors:
  • Moving capacity: ×428% (see moving)
  • Glucosoid pump: Creates Glucosoid Rush effect, +12% per Glucosoid pump. Maximum four, for x148%. Requires ability to Deathrest.
  • Pollution stimulus: Maximum x120% when the pawn is on polluted tiles.
  • Go frenzy inspiration: ×140%
• External factor: ×100%

Move speed = (4.6 c/s + 0.4 c/s + 0.4 c/s + 0.1 c/s + 0.5c/s + 0.4c/s) × (4.28 × 1.20 x 1.48 1.4) × 1 = 68.11 c/s

Notes

Offsets, such as the speed decrease from gear or traits, occurs before multiplicative factors such as Moving. So while a normal human moves at 4.6c/s, and a human in a flak vest moves at 4.48c/s for a difference of -0.12c/s, a pawn with 2 archotech legs would move at 6.9c/s while the same pawn in a flak vest would move at 6.72c/s for a difference of -0.18c/s. Similarly, jogger-traited human moves at 5.00c/s for a difference of 0.40/s compared to baseline, but a pawn with 2 archotech legs would move at 6.9c/s while the same pawn as a jogger would move at 7.50c/s for a difference of +0.60c/s.

Stat Def Data

Def Name Label Label For Full Stat List Offset Label Attributes	Description	Category	Parameters	Complex Parameters	Display Priority In Category
Def Name: MoveSpeed Label: move speed	Speed of movement in cells per second.	Display Order: 11 Def Name: BasicsPawn Label: Basics Display All By Default: false	Default Base Value: 3.0 Min Value: 0.15 To String Style: FloatTwo Format String: {0} c/s Scenario Randomizable: true	Capacity Factors: Capacity: Moving Weight: 100% Parts: StatPart_Glow: Humanlike Only: true Factor From Glow Curve: Points: (0,0.80) (0.30,1.00) Ignore If Incapable Of Sight: true Ignore If Prefers Darkness: true StatPart_RevenantSpeed	2500

Slowing down attackers

Different constructions and items that can be placed in a corridor to slow down attackers.

Structures can be built to reduce the speed of movement of attackers, for example before a killbox.

One of the most commonly used techniques is to place objects or constructions alternating with empty tiles, as it is not the items or constructions that slow down the pawns, but the fact of climbing on and off them.

However, pawns are significantly more slowed down by doors held open in a row, and even more by placing chunks or other items inside them.

Here is a table of the configurations shown in the thumbnail video, as well as other similar items or constructions (time is to cross 41 tiles, move speed factor is approximate):

Time (s)	Move speed factor	Corridor contents (not exhaustive)
10	100%	Most floors (concrete, tiles, smooth stone, etc.), plant pots, power switches, pen markers, columns.
15	66%	Spaced item stacks (any item, such as stone blocks, wood, etc.), standing lamps, animal sleeping boxes, animal beds, corpses (fresh, rotten, human, animal, mechanoid, etc.), ship landing beacons.
20	50%	Spaced stools, chairs, armchairs, firefoam poppers, moisture pumps.
24	42%	Spaced barricades, sandbags, chunks (stone & steel), braziers.
27	37%	Spaced small shelves, deep drills.
29	34%	Alternating chunks and items/corpses.
38	26%	Spaced fences.
40	25%	Row of doors held open (autodoors held open act the same).
41	24%	Row of doors held open containing chunks in a row.
54	19%	Row of doors held open containing spaced chunks.
59	17%	Row of doors held open with alternating chunks and items/corpses.

Notes

• Only 1×1 constructions have been tested here.
• It doesn't seem to matter what the construction is made of (wooden shelves are identical to granite ones, as are the doors), how big it is (an elephant's corpse is just as quick to get past as a rat's, one block is the same as a stack of 25), or if it's turned on or not (for example, braziers that are lit or not are identical).
• Fence gates have been tested, but enemies cannot pass over them, open them or shoot through them, so they are not useful here.
• Items and constructions available in the DLCs have not been tested.

Analysis

The best solution seems to be to have a row of open doors with alternating chunks and corpses (1×1 stockpiles are an easy way to replace destroyed items and corpses).

The advantage of adding rotting/dessicated human corpses is that it gives enemies who pass the 'Observed rotting corpse ×5' debuff -12 (also using 1×1 stockpiles, placing 5 corpses is sometimes not enough, but 10 are), the downside is that it gives the same debuff to your pawns if they're within four tiles (unless they are bloodlust; cannibals and psychopaths don't care about fresh corpses, but corpses rot pretty quickly). Animal corpses can also be used, but they're often more useful as meat.

One drawback is that it is not possible to target a fire in a door with the Waterskip psycast, but on the other hand, heat spreads slower as every door creates its own room (although temperature gets quickly extreme as the 'room' is tiny).

In the early game, using only chunks every two tiles is a good option, as they cost nothing and can be quickly replaced using the stockpile trick.

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Stats

Capacities

Pain • Consciousness • Moving • Manipulation • Talking • Eating • Sight • Hearing • Breathing • Blood Filtration  • Blood Pumping • Digestion

Basics | Important

Market Value • Market Value Ignoring Hitpoints • Honor Value

Non Pawn Important

Nutrition • Medical Potency • Medical Tend Quality Maximum • Max Hit Points

Basics

Mass • Flammability • Psychic Sensitivity Factor • Psychic Sensitivity Offset • Neural Heat Limit Offset • Neural Heat Recovery Rate Offset • Slave Suppression Offset • Terror (Source) • Max Install Count

Pawn

Recreation Fall Rate • Sleep Fall Rate • Eating Speed • Foraged Food Amount • Minimum Handling Skill • Mental Break Threshold • Immunity Gain Speed • Pain Shock Threshold • Lifespan Factor • Minimum Comfortable Temperature • Maximum Comfortable Temperature • Injury Healing Factor • Caravan Riding Speed • Carrying Capacity • Filth Rate • Crawl Speed • Move Speed • Max Nutrition • Rest Rate Multiplier • Toxic Environment Resistance • Toxic Resistance • Animals Learning Factor • Global Learning Factor • Neural Heat Limit • Psychic Sensitivity • Leather Amount • Meat Amount • Neural Heat Recovery Rate • Meditation Psyfocus Gain • Neural Heat Gain (Factor) • Ideoligion Spread Chance • Global Certainty Loss Factor • Terror • Raw Nutrition Multiplier • Learning Rate Factor • Cancer Rate Factor • Fertility • Hemogen Gain Multiplier

Non Pawn

Construction Speed (Material Factor) • Deterioration Rate • Sell Price Multiplier • Beauty • Outdoor Beauty • Cleanliness • Comfort • Work To Make • Food Poison Chance (Food Stat) • Shooting Accuracy (Turrets) • Style Dominance

Mechanoid

EMP Resistance • Bandwidth Cost • Energy Usage Multiplier • Wastepacks Per Recharge • Control Taking Time • Repair Energy Cost

Meditation

Meditation Psyfocus Bonus • Meditation Plant Growth Offset

Terrain

Cleaning Time Multiplier • Filth Multiplier

Apparel

Armor - Material Effect Multiplier • Insulation - Cold - Material Effect Multiplier • Insulation - Heat - Material Effect Multiplier • Equip Delay • Pack Radius • Shield Recharge Rate • Shield Max Energy • Insulation - Heat • Insulation - Cold • Armor - Heat • Armor - Blunt • Armor - Sharp • Jump Range

Weapon (Ranged)

Ranged Damage Multiplier • Ranged Cooldown • Accuracy (Long) • Accuracy (Medium) • Accuracy (Short) • Accuracy (Close)

Weapon (Melee)

Melee Damage Multiplier • Melee Weapon Average Armor Penetration • Melee Damage Per Second

Building

Research Speed Factor • Max Power Output • Medical Tend Quality Offset • Work Speed Factor • Work Efficiency Factor • Work To Build • Door Opening Speed • Rest Effectiveness • Immunity Gain Speed Factor • Recreation Power • Surgery Success Chance Factor • Reading Bonus • Trap Spring Chance • Trap Melee Damage • Biosculpter Pod Speed Factor • Assembly Speed Factor • Baby Play Power • Birth Quality Offset • Genetic Complexity Increase

Ability

Detection Chance • Goodwill Impact • Effect Radius • Duration • Range • Psyfocus Cost • Neural Heat Gain • Casting Time • Psylink Level

Stuff Stat Factors (Multipliers when made of this)

Melee Cooldown • Sharp Damage • Blunt Damage • Insulation - Heat (Material Factor) • Insulation - Cold (Material Factor) • Armor - Heat (Material Factor) • Armor - Blunt (Material Factor) • Armor - Sharp (Material Factor)

Mechanitor

Mech Bandwidth • Mech Control Groups • Mech Gestation Speed • Mech Remote Repair Distance • Mech Remote Shield Distance • Mech Remote Shield Energy • Mech Repair Speed • Subcore Encoding Speed • Mech Work Speed Offset

Pawn | Combat

Stagger Time Multiplier • Ranged Cooldown Multiplier • Aiming Time • Pawn Trap Spring Chance • Incoming Damage Multiplier • Accuracy Factor (Long) • Accuracy Factor (Medium) • Accuracy Factor (Short) • Accuracy Factor (Close) • Shooting Accuracy (Indoors Dark • Indoors Lit • Outdoors Dark • Outdoors Lit ) • Mortar Miss Radius Multiplier • Melee Armor Penetration • Melee Dodge Chance (Indoors Dark • Indoors Lit • Outdoors Night • Outdoors Day ) • Melee Hit Chance (Indoors Dark • Indoors Lit • Outdoors Dark • Outdoors Lit ) • Melee DPS • Melee Damage Factor • Melee Cooldown • Melee Door Damage Factor • Shooting Accuracy Multiplier (Child)

Social

Bond Chance Factor • Train Animal Chance • Tame Animal Chance • Arrest Success Chance • Beauty (Pawn) • Social Impact • Drug Sell Price Improvement • Trade Price Improvement • Negotiation Ability • Suppression Power • Conversion Power • Slave Suppression Fall Rate • Animal Products Price Improvement

Misc

Biosculpter Occupant Speed • Growth Vat Occupant Speed

Work

Cleaning Speed Multiplier • Butchery Speed • Mechanoid Shredding Speed • Hunting Stealth • Research Speed • Smelting Speed • Smoothing Speed • Animal Gather Speed • Animal Gather Yield • Drug Cooking Speed • Drug Synthesis Speed • Butchery Efficiency • Mechanoid Shredding Efficiency • Cooking Speed • Food Poison Chance • Plant Work Speed • Plant Harvest Yield • Drug Crop Harvest Yield • Reading Speed • Repair Success Chance • Construct Success Chance • Construction Speed • Medical Tend Speed • Medical Tend Quality • Medical Operation Speed • Medical Surgery Success Chance • Mining Speed • Deep Drilling Speed • Mining Yield • General Labor Speed • Global Work Speed • Hacking Speed • Pruning Speed • Activity Suppression Speed • Study Efficiency • Entity Study Rate

Psychic Ritual

Psychic Ritual Quality • Psychic Ritual Quality Offset

Containment

Cold Containment Bonus • Containment Strength • Minimum Containment Strength

Hidden

Bed Hunger Rate Multiplier