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Luciferium is useful for treating permanent injuries and conditions, such as brain damage, scars, or [[frail]]. Curing these would otherwise require the much rarer [[healer mech serum]] or DLC-exclusive options such as the [[biosculpter pod]] {{IdeologyIcon}} or the Scarless [[gene]] {{BiotechIcon}}. [[Alzheimer's]] and [[dementia]] can only be cured by mech serum or luciferium. [[Carcinoma]] either requires luciferium / mech serum, long-term and potentially ineffective medicial treatment, or a surgery with an unavoidable chance of instant death. The increase in blood filtration also increases [[Immunity Gain Speed]], which can help fight off otherwise fatal diseases (whenever from old age or poor treatment). | Luciferium is useful for treating permanent injuries and conditions, such as brain damage, scars, or [[frail]]. Curing these would otherwise require the much rarer [[healer mech serum]] or DLC-exclusive options such as the [[biosculpter pod]] {{IdeologyIcon}} or the Scarless [[gene]] {{BiotechIcon}}. [[Alzheimer's]] and [[dementia]] can only be cured by mech serum or luciferium. [[Carcinoma]] either requires luciferium / mech serum, long-term and potentially ineffective medicial treatment, or a surgery with an unavoidable chance of instant death. The increase in blood filtration also increases [[Immunity Gain Speed]], which can help fight off otherwise fatal diseases (whenever from old age or poor treatment). | ||
| − | In addition to its medical properties, luciferium provides a small but permanent buff to many tasks a pawn can perform, in combat or out. Other than that, luciferium is useful for the [[ship launch]] or the [[Royal Ascent]] quest {{RoyaltyIcon}} | + | In addition to its medical properties, luciferium provides a small but permanent buff to many tasks a pawn can perform, in combat or out. Other than that, luciferium is useful for the [[ship launch]] or the [[Royal Ascent]] quest {{RoyaltyIcon}}, where the addiction doesn't matter after you've left the planet - at least for gameplay purposes. |
| − | Lucifierium isn't ''too'' expensive. 10 doses of | + | Lucifierium isn't ''too'' expensive. 10 doses of Luciferium costs a [[market value]] of {{icon small|silver||{{#expr:{{P|Market Value Base}}*10}}}} [[silver]] and can sustain a human for a year. If you can get a consistent source of [[trade]] and [[Money making guide|income]], luciferium can be tolerated even if you don't need its medical properties. |
Keeping many colonists addicted is difficult, as [[faction base]]s and traders only come with so many doses per restock. However, an extensive trade network can support into the double digits. | Keeping many colonists addicted is difficult, as [[faction base]]s and traders only come with so many doses per restock. However, an extensive trade network can support into the double digits. | ||
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Luciferium has to be taken every 6 days on the dot, or the withdrawal risks killing them. However, due to the mechanics of a fixed drug schedule, setting their [[drug policy|drug assignment]] to take one pill every 6 days does '''NOT''' work. If this is set, pawns will only begin to take luciferium 6 days after they have taken their last drug. Therefore, even the slightest delay (e.g. the small time spent walking to an open tile to take the drug) will cause the need to slowly decay, potentially killing the pawn. | Luciferium has to be taken every 6 days on the dot, or the withdrawal risks killing them. However, due to the mechanics of a fixed drug schedule, setting their [[drug policy|drug assignment]] to take one pill every 6 days does '''NOT''' work. If this is set, pawns will only begin to take luciferium 6 days after they have taken their last drug. Therefore, even the slightest delay (e.g. the small time spent walking to an open tile to take the drug) will cause the need to slowly decay, potentially killing the pawn. | ||
| − | Instead, for all adult pawns that take luciferium, players should use the "take for addiction" setting in the drug policy. This has pawns take the drug as soon as their need level hits 10%, which is both self-correcting in the event a dose is delayed, and avoids all waste. Players should also ensure that the pawn's drug policy has them carry at least one dose of the drug, to ensure that it's taken in as timely a manner as possible | + | Instead, for all adult pawns that take luciferium, players should use the "take for addiction" setting in the drug policy. This has pawns take the drug as soon as their need level hits 10%, which is both self-correcting in the event a dose is delayed, and avoids all waste. Players should also ensure that the pawn's drug policy has them carry at least one dose of the drug, to ensure that it's taken in as timely a manner as possible. |
When creating a caravan with addicted pawns, remember to either bring luciferium manually or have the pawns set up to carry several doses. For long trips or maximum safety, having [[transport pod]]s available to launch additional doses in an emergency is also advisable. | When creating a caravan with addicted pawns, remember to either bring luciferium manually or have the pawns set up to carry several doses. For long trips or maximum safety, having [[transport pod]]s available to launch additional doses in an emergency is also advisable. | ||