Pollution stimulus is a beneficial hediff that is granted to insectoids and pawns with the Pollution stimulus gene when on polluted terrain.
Stages
| Stage |
Begins at |
Symptoms
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| Pollution stimulus (minor)
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≥0% |
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| Pollution stimulus (moderate)
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≥20% |
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| Pollution stimulus (maximum)
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≥50% |
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Progression
Every 60 ticks (1 sec), an insectoid or pawn with the gene will increase in stimulus severity by +3.33% if on polluted terrain, or −0.03% if on unpolluted terrain.
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Threshold range
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Real time since 0% severity[1]
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Game time since 0% severity[2]
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Real time in state[3]
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Game time in state[4]
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Real time since 100% severity[5]
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Game time since 100% severity[6]
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| None
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0% |
- |
- |
- |
- |
200,000 ticks (55.56 mins) |
3.33 in-game days
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| Pollution stimulus (minor)
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1% - 19%
|
18.02 ticks (0.3 secs) |
0.01 in-game hours
|
36,000 ticks (10 mins) |
0.6 in-game days
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162,000 ticks (45 mins) |
2.7 in-game days
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| Pollution stimulus (moderate)
|
20% - 49%
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360.36 ticks (6.01 secs) |
0.14 in-game hours
|
58,000 ticks (16.11 mins) |
0.97 in-game days
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102,000 ticks (28.33 mins) |
1.7 in-game days
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| Pollution stimulus (maximum)
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50% - 100%
|
900.9 ticks (15.02 secs) |
0.36 in-game hours
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100,000 ticks (27.78 mins) |
1.67 in-game days
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- |
-
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| Pollution stimulus (maximum)
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100%
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1,801.8 ticks (30.03 secs) |
0.72 in-game hours
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- |
-
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- |
-
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- ↑ Real time spent before entering the state, assuming severity is increasing and the starting severity is 0%
- ↑ Game time spent before entering the state, assuming severity is increasing and the starting severity is 0%
- ↑ Real time spent in the state before crossing the lower threshold, assuming severity is decreasing from higher threshold
- ↑ Game time spent in the state before crossing the lower threshold, assuming severity is decreasing from higher threshold
- ↑ Real time spent before entering the state, assuming severity is decreasing and the starting severity is 100%
- ↑ Game time spent before entering the state, assuming severity is decreasing and the starting severity is 100%
Analysis
Severity increase is very rapid compared to its depletion. A single hour spent in polluted terrain will keep a pawn in the maximum tier for 40 hours. This means that relatively little polluted terrain is needed to maintain the bonuses. Place some under where a pawn will commonly spend a few hours a day. Bedrooms and meditation spots are good if not every colonist has the gene.
