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[[File:Blindsight.png|64px]]'''Blindsight''' Is one of the memes added with the [[Ideology DLC]]. | [[File:Blindsight.png|64px]]'''Blindsight''' Is one of the memes added with the [[Ideology DLC]]. | ||
− | It elevates the status of blind pawns and improves the psypowers of blind [[ | + | It elevates the status of blind pawns and improves the psypowers of blind [[psycasts]]. |
==Advantages== | ==Advantages== | ||
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* Blindsight gives up to +15 mood boost to blinded pawns and +30 opinion from other pawns. | * Blindsight gives up to +15 mood boost to blinded pawns and +30 opinion from other pawns. | ||
* Increases blinded pawns psypower by increasing their [[psychic sensitivity]]. | * Increases blinded pawns psypower by increasing their [[psychic sensitivity]]. | ||
− | * Allows crafting [[blindfold]]s, which provides protection, cold insulation and +2 mood boost | + | * Allows crafting [[blindfold]]s, which provides protection, cold insulation and +2 mood boost. |
* Blind pawns stats are unaffected by light and darkness. | * Blind pawns stats are unaffected by light and darkness. | ||
− | * Blind pawns ignore | + | * Blind pawns ignore pawns beauty status. |
* Blinding greatly decreases the pawn value. | * Blinding greatly decreases the pawn value. | ||
* Unlocks Medical specialists. | * Unlocks Medical specialists. | ||
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==Disavantages== | ==Disavantages== | ||
− | * Blindsight gives | + | * Blindsight gives up to -6 mood boost to non-blinded pawns and -5 opinion from other pawns. |
* Blinded and blindfolded pawns are severely limited on the number of activities they can perform effectively. | * Blinded and blindfolded pawns are severely limited on the number of activities they can perform effectively. | ||
* Blind pawns ignore rooms beauty status. | * Blind pawns ignore rooms beauty status. | ||
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That means you normally get: | That means you normally get: | ||
− | * | + | * Wearing [[blindfold]]: +30% psychic sensitivity. |
* Total blindness: +50% psychic sensitivity. | * Total blindness: +50% psychic sensitivity. | ||
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[[File:BlindingRitual.png]] | [[File:BlindingRitual.png]] | ||
− | If satisfying, this ritual will give the pawn a psylink upgrade. | + | If satisfying, this ritual will give the pawn a psylink upgrade or unlock new psychic powers. |
You can repeat the ritual by recovering the pawn sight, that means you can effectively trade [[Bionic eye]]s, [[Healer mech serum]]s and [[Resurrector mech serum]]s for psychic powers. | You can repeat the ritual by recovering the pawn sight, that means you can effectively trade [[Bionic eye]]s, [[Healer mech serum]]s and [[Resurrector mech serum]]s for psychic powers. | ||
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Activities that are not affected by blindness: | Activities that are not affected by blindness: | ||
− | * [[Taming]] | + | * [[Taming]], [[Social]], [[Hauling]], Cleaning and Meditation. |
Activities that are slower with blindness: | Activities that are slower with blindness: | ||
− | * | + | * Cooking, [[Crafting]], [[Art]] and [[Research]]. |
− | Activities that | + | Activities that result in losses or failure with blindness: |
− | * Mining, Butchering, | + | * Hunting, [[Construction]], Mining, Butchering, [[Plants]], Animal and Medical. |
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Pawns dedicated to cleaning, hauling, socializing and mediating are the ideal pawns to blind. | Pawns dedicated to cleaning, hauling, socializing and mediating are the ideal pawns to blind. | ||
− | If you are only taming and | + | If you are only taming and not milking or shearing anything then animal handlers are also a good option to blind. |
− | + | Cooks, crafters, artists and researchers can be blinded without resource losses. | |
Builders and doctors are the worse options to blind since they can result in losing expensive materials, bionics and lives. | Builders and doctors are the worse options to blind since they can result in losing expensive materials, bionics and lives. | ||
==Strategies== | ==Strategies== | ||
− | Blinding overall provides more benefits than wearing a blindfold but compromises the pawn fighting abilities while a blindfold can be taken out during a raid. Therefore, full blindness is better suited for pure [[psycast]]ers or pawns | + | Blinding overall provides more benefits than wearing a blindfold but compromises the pawn fighting abilities while a blindfold can be taken out during a raid. Therefore, full blindness is better suited for pure [[psycast]]ers or pawns carring [[weapons]] with forced miss radio such as [[EMP grenades]]. Alternatively, careful shooters pawns, shooting specialists and [[Gunlink]]s can help overcome the accuracy lost. |
− | Blinding is | + | Blinding is particulary useful in [[slaves]]. Blind slaves add very little wealth to your colony, have a lower chance to rebel since they are technically hurt and are fairly harmless in case a rebellion does happen. They can effectively use [[EMP grenades]], [[EMP launcher]]s and [[Smoke launcher]]s since those weapons don't have aim penalty from blindness and also don't increase slave rebellion chance. Also, the extra cold insulation from blindfolds might just be enough to allow them wear [[Slave body strap]]s on cold biomes. Because they will have increased psychic sensitivity and can't use psy powers if they rebel, the nobles of the [[empire]] which already have psy powers make really good candidates for slavery with support combat roles. |
− | Since blinding is not ideal for a lot of pawns, Blindsight is better used together with another [[Ideoligion]]. That way | + | Since blinding is not ideal for a lot of pawns, Blindsight is better used together with another [[Ideoligion]]. That way you can have a few blinded pawns enjoying the benefits of their blindness without affecting much their activities while the rest follows another ideoligion that doesn't includes Blindsight and therefore are not sad for not being blind. For example, it might be worth it having a "blind worker" Ideoligion for cookers, crafters, cleaners and haulers and a "sighted elite" Ideoligion for those who need to keep their sight. |
− | Blind pawns are unaffected by light and darkness, so ideally you should fight in darkness so your enemies get a move penalty and you don't. Consider keeping a Sun Blocker active for a permanent fight advantage if it doesn't | + | Blind pawns are unaffected by light and darkness, so ideally you should fight in darkness so your enemies get a move penalty and you don't. Consider keeping a Sun Blocker active for a permanent fight advantage if it doesn't hurts your energy and food production. |
Blind pawns ignore pawns beauty status, so you can give them [[Stoneskin gland]]s without penalty to opinion. | Blind pawns ignore pawns beauty status, so you can give them [[Stoneskin gland]]s without penalty to opinion. | ||
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Blind pawns ignore rooms beauty status, so you won't get negative [[mood]] buffs for dirty rooms, but you also won't get positive mood buffs for beautiful rooms. | Blind pawns ignore rooms beauty status, so you won't get negative [[mood]] buffs for dirty rooms, but you also won't get positive mood buffs for beautiful rooms. | ||
− | It is not a good | + | It is not a good ideia to blind medical specialists, but they can still wear blindfolds while not doctoring and act as psycasters during combat. Unlike pawns incapable of violence, medical specialists can equip an [[Eltex staff]] if you give them before assigning the role. |
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− | + | Even if you don't want to blind anyone, Blindsight is still a useful meme that give access to medical specialists and the blinding ritual which can be used to farm psychic powers. |