Neural Heat Limit

See also: Neural Heat Limit Offset

Neural Heat Limit is a stat: The maximum amount of neural heat individual can tolerate safely. Its minimum allowed value is 0. Its default value is 30.

Factors

• Stats:
  • Psychic Sensitivity

• Hediffs
  • Psylink:

Psylink Level	Neural Heat Limit Factor
1	×100%
2	×133.34%
3	×166.67%
4	×200%
5	×233.34%
6	×266.67%

Explanation

Neural Heat Limiter Off

Neural Heat Limiter On

A psycaster's neural heat limit is the primary limitation to how many psycasts they can perform in a given period of time. Each psycast gives the caster a certain amount of neural heat. As long as a pawn stays within their neural heat limit, they'll suffer no ill effects. By default, a pawn will not use a psycast if the neural heat gain would cause them to exceed their limit. This will be represented by the psycast's icon being greyed out on the UI. A pawn can be instructed to ignore their normal heat limit by clicking on the "Neural Heat Limiter", but exceeding the limit can cause psychic breakdown.

The neural heat limit is affected by both the psycaster's psychic sensitivity and psylink level. A pawn with a level 1 Psylink and 100% psychic sensitivity will have a neural heat limit of 30.

The equation for a pawn's neural heat limit is:

Neural Heat Limit = 30 × Psychic Sensitivity × (2/3 + (1/3 × Psylink level) )

or simpler:

Neural Heat Limit = (2 + Psylink level) × 10 × Psychic Sensitivity

Assuming 100% psychic sensitivity, this in the following:

Psylink Level	Neural Heat Limit
1	30
2	40
3	50
4	60
5	70
6	80

Here is the neural heat limit (rounded to the nearest tenth) at various levels of psychic sensitivity:

Psylink Level	Psychic Sensitivity
	0%	25%	50%	75%	100%	125%	150%	175%	200%	225%	250%	275%	300%
1 (×100%)	0	7.5	15	22.5	30	37.5	45	52.5	60	67.5	75	82.5	90
2 (×133.34%)	0	10	20	30	40	50	60	70	80	90	100	110	120
3 (×166.67%)	0	12.5	25	37.5	50	62.5	75	87.5	100	125.5	125	137.5	150
4 (×200%)	0	15	30	45	60	75	90	105	120	135	150	165	180
5 (×233.34%)	0	17.5	35	52.5	70	87.5	105	122.5	140	157.5	175	192.5	210
6 (×266.67%)	0	20	40	60	80	100	120	140	160	180	200	220	240

The in-game meter for neural heat is rounded to the nearest integer, but in-game behavior suggests that the actual decimal value of heat is tracked by the game, as psycasts may sometimes say they have insufficient heat limit to cast even when the spare heat displayed on the pawn's neural heat meter exactly equals the casting cost.

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: PsychicEntropyMax Label: neural heat limit May Require Any Of: Royalty Biotech	The maximum amount of neural heat individual can tolerate safely.	Display Order: 11 Def Name: BasicsPawn Label: Basics Display All By Default: false	Default Base Value: 30 Min Value: 0 Hide At Value: 0 To String Style: FloatOne Show On Animals: false Show On Mechanoids: false Scenario Randomizable: true	Show If Mods Loaded: Royalty Show If Mods Loaded Any: Royalty Biotech Show If Hediffs Present: Psylink Stat Factors: Psychic Sensitivity Parts: StatPart_GearStatOffset,: Apparel Stat: Neural Heat Limit Offset Include Weapon: true	3500

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