Deathrest

Deathrest is a near-catatonic state that Sanguophages and other pawns with the deathrest gene can go through to avoid devasating penalties.

Summary

Deathresting requires a deathrest casket, which itself requires the Deathrest research. The casket must be in a roofed space. It connects to electricity, but the casket does not use or require power to function. Entering deathrest causes the casket and all connected buildings to be permanently bound to the applicable pawn. If there is no occupant, there are no penalties for deconstructing or destroying buildings, past general resource loss.

Only pawns with the deathrest gene, which includes Sanguophages, are able to deathrest. For pawns with this gene, the need for deathrest falls by 3% every day, to a minimum of 0%. If the need goes below 10%, then pawns wil gain the Deathrest exhaustion status - this reduces Consciousness by -50% and Psychic Sensitivity by -100%. This means that a pawn would need to rest every 27 days to avoid exhaustion.

Going into deathrest sets Consciousness to a maximum of 10% and freezes most needs, including the need for Hemogen, though both rest and deathrest will rise. Pawns must wait for a base of 3.6 game days to avoid penalties, regardless of their actual deathrest need. They can wake up instantly on command, but waking up too early gives the Interrupted deathrest debuff for 5 days (0.8x Consciousness, 0.9x Moving and Manipulation, and removes the benefit of all deathrest buildings.

Buildings

Deathrest can be improved by various buildings placed near the casket. Each pawn has a building limit, where only a certain amount of buildings may apply at once. Pawns start with a limit of only 1 building, which can be increased with a deathrest capacity serum. If the deathrest is interrupted, then these buildings will not apply.

• Hemopump: This blood-refining pump increases the amount of hemogen a deathresting person can store in their body.
• Hemogen amplifier: This device leaves a deathrester in a hemogen-amplified state so they gain more hemogen from any hemogen source. Using a gland probe and blood analyzer, it links with a deathresting person, stimulating hemogen glands into a more active state.
• Glucosoid pump: This device allows a deathrester to move faster after deathrest is complete. It pumps the body with extra muscle-signaling factors while cleaning waste products from muscle tissue.
• Psychofluoid pump: This device enhances the psychic sensitivity of a deathresting person by rhythmically stimulating neural tissues.
• Deathrest accelerator: This device connects with a deathresting person and makes deathrest complete quicker. It enhances the effect of the deathrest casket using finer blood analysis and more powerful chemicals.