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| − | {{Quote|text=This person has ingested a drug which enhanced their perception of dark psychic phenomena. They will gain more knowledge when studying dark psychic phenomena and entities. Their psychic sensitivity is also increased.}} | + | {{Quote|text="This person has ingested a drug which enhanced their perception of dark psychic phenomena. They will gain more knowledge when studying dark psychic phenomena and entities. Their psychic sensitivity is also increased."|Voidsight hediff description}} |
A pawn taking voidsight serum will do so right where they stand without looking for a place to sit first. Voidsight serum is taken by ingestion, taking {{Ticks|{{P|Ingestion Time}}}}. | A pawn taking voidsight serum will do so right where they stand without looking for a place to sit first. Voidsight serum is taken by ingestion, taking {{Ticks|{{P|Ingestion Time}}}}. | ||
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* {{Good|x125%}} [[Study Efficiency]] | * {{Good|x125%}} [[Study Efficiency]] | ||
* {{Good|x125%}} [[Psychic Sensitivity]] | * {{Good|x125%}} [[Psychic Sensitivity]] | ||
| − | * {{Thought|desc=The serum makes me see so much more. Connections everywhere, emotions flowing. Faces in the shadows. So much... |label=voidsight|value=-4|stack=1}}. This mood penalty is nullified by the [[inhumanized]] hediff. | + | * {{Thought|desc=The serum makes me see so much more. Connections everywhere, emotions flowing. Faces in the shadows. So much... |label=voidsight|value=-4|stack=1}}. This mood penalty is nullified by the [[inhumanized]] hediff. |
== Analysis == | == Analysis == | ||
Revision as of 02:01, 26 January 2025
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Voidsight serum
A capsule of oily black fluid that squirms endlessly inside the glass. When injected into the eye, it suppresses the inhibitory neurons that keep perception focused on the real world, thus lifting dark psychic phenomena into conscious perception. This increases the amount of knowledge gained when studying unnatural entities, as well as psychic sensitivity, but also impacts mood. The effect is temporary and does not stack
Base Stats
- Tech Level
- Industrial
- Market Value
- 60
- Stack Limit
- 10
- Mass
- 0.5 kg
- HP
- 60
- Flammability
- 70%
- Rotatable
- False
- Path Cost
- 14 (48%)
Ingestion
- Maximum To Ingest
- 1
- Ingestion Time
- 100 ticks (1.67 secs)
Creation
- Crafted At
- Required Research
- Serum synthesis
- Work To Make
- 720 ticks (12 secs)
- Work Speed Stat
- Drug Synthesis Speed
- Resources to make
2 + 
10
- defName
- VoidsightSerum
- thingSetMakerTags
- RewardStandardLowFreq
- Preferability
- NeverForNutrition
- Food Preference
- NeverForFood
- Drug Category
- Medical
Voidsight serum is a consumable added by the Anomaly DLC that provides long-term buffs to Study Efficiency and Psychic Sensitivity in exchange for mood penalty.
Acquisition
Voidsight serums can be crafted at a serum lab once the Serum synthesis research project has been completed. Note that this research requires dark study to unlock. Each requires 2 Neutroamine, 10 Bioferrite and 720 ticks (12 secs) of work modified by the drug synthesis speed of the crafter.
It can also occasionally be bought from traders. [Detail Needed]
Summary
"This person has ingested a drug which enhanced their perception of dark psychic phenomena. They will gain more knowledge when studying dark psychic phenomena and entities. Their psychic sensitivity is also increased."
A pawn taking voidsight serum will do so right where they stand without looking for a place to sit first. Voidsight serum is taken by ingestion, taking 100 ticks (1.67 secs).
As a serum, it does not have the traditional high mechanics of other drugs. Instead, it applies the "voidsight" hediff with the following effects for 15 days:
- ×125% Study Efficiency
- ×125% Psychic Sensitivity
- −4 Voidsight mood. This mood penalty is nullified by the inhumanized hediff.
Analysis
The downsides of using voidsight serum are fairly negligible, a minor mood penalty that can be easily balanced out in any established colony. However, the benefits are not so impressive that you'll necessarily want to produce it. The boost to psychic sensitivity can be a blessing if your pawn makes heavy use of psychic powers, but it also renders the recipient more vulnerable to hostile psychic attacks. The study efficiency bonus is much more clearly a positive, increasing the amount of research produced while investigating anomalous entities.
If you intend to make use of psychic powers aggressively, keeping some on hand as a buff for your psycasters might make sense. Otherwise, you will likely have better uses for your bioferrite and neutroamine, and should use any voidsight serum you acquire to buff research rather than hoard it.
Trivia
This is likely a reference to the mysterious drug known as "soy sauce" from the novel John Dies at the End; both are black, squirming liquids that open a person's ability to perceive horrific otherworldly beings.
Version history
- Anomaly DLC Release - Added.
