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Corpses may be buried in a [[grave]] or [[sarcophagus]]. Leaving a colonist corpse unburied (or not burned, butchered, destroyed...) incurs further mood penalties.
 
Corpses may be buried in a [[grave]] or [[sarcophagus]]. Leaving a colonist corpse unburied (or not burned, butchered, destroyed...) incurs further mood penalties.
  
==Sources==
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== Sources ==
 
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*Loss of a vital body part. For [[human]]s, this is the torso (which represents the entire abdomen), brain, head, neck, [[heart]], and [[liver]]. Losing both [[kidney]]s or [[lung]]s is also fatal.
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*Loss of a vital body part. For [[human]]s, this is the torso, brain, head, neck, [[heart]], and [[liver]]. Losing both [[kidney]]s or [[lung]]s is also fatal.
 
*Reaching 0% [[Consciousness]].  
 
*Reaching 0% [[Consciousness]].  
 
** 0% [[Blood Filtration]], [[Blood Pumping]], [[Breathing]], and [[Metabolism]] are also fatal, though they require loss of vital organs anyways.
 
** 0% [[Blood Filtration]], [[Blood Pumping]], [[Breathing]], and [[Metabolism]] are also fatal, though they require loss of vital organs anyways.
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*Chance to die when failing certain specific [[surgery|surgeries]], such as installing a [[prosthetic heart]] ([[bionic heart]]s are safe to install) or [[carcinoma]] removal
 
*Chance to die when failing certain specific [[surgery|surgeries]], such as installing a [[prosthetic heart]] ([[bionic heart]]s are safe to install) or [[carcinoma]] removal
  
Enemy pawns also have a chance to die when [[downed]], even if the damage wouldn't normally kill them, with the exception of specific downs like heatstroke. This chance is dependent on [[AI storyteller|storyteller settings]] and can be adjusted at any time.
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Enemy pawns also have a chance to die when [[downed]] from pain shock, even if their condition otherwise would not kill them. This chance is dependent on [[AI storyteller|storyteller settings]] and can be adjusted at any time. Other causes of downing, such as from blood loss or heatstroke do not trigger this death chance.  
  
 
==Curing==
 
==Curing==
 
A [[resurrector mech serum]] is the only way to treat death, at least without mods, developer tools, or reverting to a previous save. There must be a non-desiccated corpse in order to resurrect. It runs the risk of [[resurrection psychosis]] (and other side effects), which will kill the pawn again in 100 days; the chance is reduced by keeping the pawn's corpse fresh and applying the serum quickly.
 
A [[resurrector mech serum]] is the only way to treat death, at least without mods, developer tools, or reverting to a previous save. There must be a non-desiccated corpse in order to resurrect. It runs the risk of [[resurrection psychosis]] (and other side effects), which will kill the pawn again in 100 days; the chance is reduced by keeping the pawn's corpse fresh and applying the serum quickly.

Revision as of 12:09, 19 October 2022

Death is a certainly fatal state that can be inflicted to any pawn.

Summary

A dead pawn can no longer act, and creates a corpse if its body was not completely destroyed. No organs or artificial parts may be retrieved, and any apparel items they were wearing will become tainted. Death activates a death acidifier.

Colonist deaths cause various mood penalties. Pawns connected by family or relationship will be especially devastated. Killing a colonist or prisoner through particularly cruel methods, like execution and banishment, incur extra penalties. Animals bonded to a dead pawn may receive a mental break, while a bonded animal dying gives a mood penalty. A pawn's IdeoligionContent added by the Ideology DLC may change how they feel about various deaths.

Corpses may be buried in a grave or sarcophagus. Leaving a colonist corpse unburied (or not burned, butchered, destroyed...) incurs further mood penalties.

Sources

Enemy pawns also have a chance to die when downed from pain shock, even if their condition otherwise would not kill them. This chance is dependent on storyteller settings and can be adjusted at any time. Other causes of downing, such as from blood loss or heatstroke do not trigger this death chance.

Curing

A resurrector mech serum is the only way to treat death, at least without mods, developer tools, or reverting to a previous save. There must be a non-desiccated corpse in order to resurrect. It runs the risk of resurrection psychosis (and other side effects), which will kill the pawn again in 100 days; the chance is reduced by keeping the pawn's corpse fresh and applying the serum quickly.