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}}{{info|The '''joywire''' is a brain implant that grants a permanent but substantial [[mood]] boost in return for a permanent but substantial [[consciousness]] penalty. After implantation, it cannot be removed.}}  
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}}{{info|The '''joywire''' brain implant grants a permanent +30 [[mood]] boost. However, the bearer suffers a permanent -20% to [[consciousness]]. After implantation, it cannot be removed.}}  
 
== Acquisition ==
 
== Acquisition ==
 
In the base game, the joywires cannot be crafted. Instead they can only be obtained via [[trade]] or found in [[ancient shrine]]s.
 
In the base game, the joywires cannot be crafted. Instead they can only be obtained via [[trade]] or found in [[ancient shrine]]s.
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== Summary ==
 
== Summary ==
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The joywire provides a permanent {{Thought| desc=It feels amazing| label=Joywire| value=+30| stack=1}} buff at the cost of a {{--|20%}} [[Consciousness]] malus. Note that this malus is subtractive, not multiplicative. This consciousness penalty in turn negatively affects almost every task a pawn can perform, as it directly affects the {{#ask: [[Consciousness Importance::+]]}} [[capacity|capacities]], and these in turn affect most [[stat]]s. See those pages for details.
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The joywire provides a permanent {{+|30}} [[mood]] buff at the cost of a {{--|20%}} [[Consciousness]] malus, subtracted from the base. The Consciousness penalty negatively impacts all of the {{#ask: [[Consciousness Importance::+]]}} [[capacity|capacities]], which causes a decrease in most [[stat]]s. See those pages for details.
  
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=== Installation ===
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===Installation===
 
Installing the part requires {{ticks|2500}} of work, 2x medicine of [[Herbal medicine|Herbal]] quality or better, and a [[Skills#Medical|Medical skill]] of 5.
 
Installing the part requires {{ticks|2500}} of work, 2x medicine of [[Herbal medicine|Herbal]] quality or better, and a [[Skills#Medical|Medical skill]] of 5.
  
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'''It cannot be removed traditionally once installed.''' For non-traditional methods, see the [[#Removal|Analysis]] section.
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'''It cannot be removed once installed.'''
  
 
If the operation fails, the part is always destroyed.
 
If the operation fails, the part is always destroyed.
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== Analysis ==
 
== Analysis ==
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Joywires are most useful when a pawn's productivity simply does not matter. For example, a lategame colony can use a joywire and [[psychic harmonizer]]{{RoyaltyIcon}} to spread a mood buff to other colonists. This works best if the colonist is already disabled, and even better if comatose - see the [[Psychic harmonizer#Comatose pawns|Psychic harmonizer]] page for details. A joywire can also be installed into Royal [[quest]] guests{{RoyaltyIcon}} without penalty. [[Conceited noble]]s will not do work, and the implant keeps them happy even if you neglect some of their royal needs.
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Due to its hefty conciseness debuff, the joywire is generally a bad idea to install it onto your colonists. While a substantial increase, the +30 mood buff can be achieved via many other ways and the [[consciousness]] penalty makes the pawn significantly slower and/or worse at almost every task. Even cleaning, hauling, or simply [[move speed|walking]] is performed 20% slower.
  
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Otherwise, implanting a joywire on a colonist is generally a bad idea. The debuff is hefty; even cleaning, hauling, and [[move speed|walking]] are performed {{--|20%}} slower. In combat, joywires reduce accuracy and increases the chance to die from consciousness loss. While the {{+|30}} mood buff is substantial, increasing mood can be done with many other ways, such as a social [[drug]] policy, [[Fine meal|fine]] or [[lavish meal]]s, and beautiful rooms. Joywires could be useful for less useful colonists with [[Depressive]] or other traits that will cause [[mental break]]s. But, if the other means of mood management aren't sufficient, it may be wiser to just abandon them.
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The consciousness penalty can be partially offset by putting the bearer on [[Luciferium]] but this only brings their consciousness to 95% and isn't recommended until you've got a reliable trade partner faction, ideally [[Outlanders]], and a sustainable economy, such as manufacturing and selling [[Flake]]. Alternatively, a [[Neural supercharger]]{{ideologyIcon}} can do the same. However, consideration must be given to the opportunity cost of this - the same improvements could be used to enhance an un-penalized pawn, resulting in similar quantitative gains over a normal pawn as they provide over to a joywired pawn over an unimproved joywired pawn. That is, the total penalty is still 20% of a pawns productivity for the same cost.
  
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[[Luciferium]] can offset the stat penalty, bringing Consciousness to 95%. While it's still {{--|20%}} Consciousness compared to an ordinary luciferium addict, note that certain stats (like Moving) only scale up to 100% Consciousness. Therefore, the penalty is somewhat smaller compared to a non-drugged pawn gaining a joywire. Of course, you should have some means of obtaining luciferium, like a reliable Outlander [[trade]] faction. A [[neural supercharger]]{{IdeologyIcon}} is analogous as a stat increase, though doesn't have the same costs as luciferium.
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Due to the heavy debuff, its primary use is for colonists who will often go on mental breaks due to traits like [[Depressive]] and are generally not vital to the colony's survival. However, because of the penalty, in most cases it would be better to either recruit a different pawn or manage the penalty some other way. The depression of the pawn can be managed in the late game with a social [[drug]] policy, [[Fine meal|fine]] or [[lavish meal]]s, and beautiful rooms instead of a joywire.
  
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=== Removal ===
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Normally it is only worth it to install it onto Royal [[quest]] guests{{RoyaltyIcon}}, since this allows you to ignore some of the need of their title and ensures they stay happy. It has some synergy with the [[Psychic harmonizer]] {{RoyaltyIcon}}, as it spreads the joywire's mood bonus to nearby pawns.  This is especially useful on pawns that already have reduced consciousness as it allows a permanent, stable mood buff. See  [[Psychic harmonizer#Comatose pawns| this section]] for details.
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While you cannot traditionally remove the joywire, it is possible to remove it indirectly by destroying the head of the implanted pawn and then resurrecting the pawn using a [[resurrector mech serum]].
 
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This is not without issues however. First, consistently destroying the head can be difficult. With the [[Ideology DLC]], extracting the [[skull]] from a dead pawn will do this reliably and safely, but without it, the best way is allow colonists or animals to eat sections of the corpse, at the risk of consuming the entire body and permanently losing the pawn. Furthermore, no matter how successful the head removal, there the risks normally associated with resurrection remain, including [[dementia]], [[blindness]], and [[resurrection psychosis]].
 
  
 
== Trivia ==
 
== Trivia ==

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