Persona core
Persona core
A hyper-advanced computer core that houses a peak-human-equivalent machine persona. In its isolated state, the core is dormant. Installed in a proper support structure, however, it can become a mind of great power.
- Type
- Exotic Item
- Stack Limit
- 1
Base Stats
Stat Modifiers
The AI persona core is a highly valuable component used to build the ship computer core, which is one of the ship parts required to get off the planet. It can only be found in an item stash world quest, or earned as a reward for completing quests for other factions.
As you need only one core to win the game, additional cores can be traded away without fear of setting yourself back.
The AI persona core can be installed into a pawn's brain through the operations menu. A pawn with the AI persona core installed in their brain will be enhanced in several ways:
- x150% Pain
- x150% Hunger Rate
- x50% Tiredness
- +50% Consciousness
- +20% Blood Filtration
- +20% Blood Pumping
However, similar to pawns with an unmet Luciferium need, pawns with an AI persona core installed in their brain will have psychotic wander mental breaks on an average of every 10 days and will have berserk mental breaks on an average of every 17 days. There is no way to stop these breaks short of downing, killing, or placing the affected pawn in a Cryptosleep casket. Because of this, it can be dangerous to install an AI persona core in a pawn if you are not ready to regularly defend yourself from the affected pawn, preferable without killing them. Additionally, if a soldier or doctor goes on a psychotic wander break during a time of crises, it can be fatal for your colony, though this is rare.
History
Prior to Beta 18, an AI persona core could be salvaged by destroying a psychic ship or found for purchase from an exotic goods trader.
- Consumables
- Antigrain warhead • Healer mech serum • Resurrector mech serum • Orbital bombardment targeter • Orbital power beam targeter • Techprof subpersona core • Tornado generator
- Structures
- Infinite chemreactor • Psychic emanator • Vanometric power cell
- Body parts
- Archotech arm • Archotech eye • Archotech leg
- Others
- Persona core
