Stun (psycast)

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Stun

Stun

Momentarily disrupt motor function in the target's brain, preventing any movement.

Base Stats

Type
Psycast

Ability

Psylink Level
1
Psyfocus Cost
1%
Neural Heat Gain
12
Casting Time
15 ticks (0.25 secs)
Range
24.9 tiles
Duration
180 ticks (3 secs)
(Modified by Psychic Sensitivity)
Goodwill Impact
-15
Caster Must Be Capable of Violence
False

Stun is a level 1 psycast that momentarily stuns its target.

Acquisition[edit]

There are two ways to acquire the psycast Stun:

  1. Upon reaching psylink level 1, a random psycast of level 1 is granted regardless of how this level up is achieved. This won't apply if the psycaster already knew one or more level 1 psycast.
  2. Stun can also be acquired from a psytrainer naming it. See the psytrainer page for further details.

Summary[edit]

As the name implies, the Stun psycast stuns a selected target for 180 ticks (3 secs). This target must be in line of sight but can be any pawn including human, animal, or mechanoid.[Verify][Others?] The duration scales proportionally to the target's psychic sensitivity i.e. a pawn with 200% sensitivity would be stunned for 360 ticks (6 secs) while a pawn with 0% would be immune.[Detail]

When used on factions with Neutral or Allied relations, goodwill will decrease by −15.[Verify] Note the actual penalty will depend on the current relationship with that faction and their natural goodwill.[Verify]

Analysis[edit]

One of the simplest psycasts, its effects seem weak as befitting the lowest level of psycasts, but the ability to stun at a very low cost and latency is a versatile ability that should not be underestimated, and one that remains useful at even the highest levels of psycasting.

Support a melee attacker against another - given the high impact of a pawn's stats on melee capability, the first attack that lands can significantly swing the outcome of a combat.

Help melee attackers close the distance to shooters.

Peel melee attackers off ranged.

Stun wielders of powerful weapons such as doomsday rocket launchers to ensure they don't fire before a melee pawn can close and prevent their firing all together.

Version history[edit]

  • Royalty DLC Release - Added.
  • 1.1.2559 - Entropy cost increased from 10 to 12. Range decreased from 25 to 20.