Saturation

Saturation is the unseen game mechanic that controls Characters' needs for Food. A character with a higher saturation value has eaten recently, and is more full than another character with a low saturation level.

Levels of Saturation

Characters' saturation level is grouped into four thresholds: Fed, Hungry, Urgently Hungry, and Starving. Each threshold exhibits different effects on a character, especially their Thoughts.

For humanoids, the saturation levels are as follows:

Label	Saturation	Mood modifier
Fed	Greater than 25	none
Hungry	12.5 to 25	-8
Urgently Hungry	0 to 12.5	-14
Starving	0	-22

Saturation caps at 100.

When Saturation is at 0, pawns enter Malnutrition, with effects depending on severity (time went without food).

Saturation Changes

Saturation goes down every tick (1/2500 of a game hour) depending on the character's current saturation and modifiers on their hunger rate.

Saturation	Change per hour	Change per day
Fed	-6.67	-160
Hungry	-3.33	-80
Urgently Hungry	-1.67	-40

Starving

Once a character is starving, they will become Malnourished at a pace of 2% malnutrition per hour.