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== Overview == | == Overview == | ||
| − | Infections can occur on most wounds. It is the fastest working illness in RimWorld, taking little more than a day to kill the victim if left untended. Animals can also contract infections, | + | Infections can occur on most wounds. It is the fastest working illness in RimWorld, taking little more than a day to kill the victim if left untended. Animals can also contract infections, though at a reduced chance, which move just as fast. |
It is possible to have multiple infections simultaneously across different body parts. Each infection progresses at its own rate, while immunity against infections progresses at the same rate across the whole body. If the patient can become immune before the worst infection reaches 100%, that now-immune patient has beaten ''all'' their infections. | It is possible to have multiple infections simultaneously across different body parts. Each infection progresses at its own rate, while immunity against infections progresses at the same rate across the whole body. If the patient can become immune before the worst infection reaches 100%, that now-immune patient has beaten ''all'' their infections. | ||
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===Mechanics=== | ===Mechanics=== | ||
Any cut, bite, burn or frostbite has a chance to become infected; blunt traumas (aka bruises) do not, nor can a pawn get an infection from losing a body part (i.e. a hand cannot become infected because of a lost finger). The chance of a pawn getting an infection depends on the wound type and various other factors: | Any cut, bite, burn or frostbite has a chance to become infected; blunt traumas (aka bruises) do not, nor can a pawn get an infection from losing a body part (i.e. a hand cannot become infected because of a lost finger). The chance of a pawn getting an infection depends on the wound type and various other factors: | ||
| − | *Bite, | + | *Bite, burn or frostbite wounds have a 25% chance. |
| − | + | *Most other bleeding wounds have a 10% chance. | |
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| − | *Most other bleeding wounds have a | ||
*Bruises, cracks or missing parts cannot be infected. | *Bruises, cracks or missing parts cannot be infected. | ||
*Colonists are more likely to get wound infections at higher [[difficulty|difficulties]]. | *Colonists are more likely to get wound infections at higher [[difficulty|difficulties]]. | ||
Treated wounds can still get infected, at a reduced chance. The multiplier is 85% at 0% tend quality, and linearly decreases to 5% at 100% tend quality. Animals have 20% of a colonist's chance to get an infection. Cleaner rooms further reduce the chance of infection. A regular room without any dirt has a 50% multiplier, a clean room with [[sterile tile]]s has a 32% multiplier, while caravans and outdoor spaces have are 100%. | Treated wounds can still get infected, at a reduced chance. The multiplier is 85% at 0% tend quality, and linearly decreases to 5% at 100% tend quality. Animals have 20% of a colonist's chance to get an infection. Cleaner rooms further reduce the chance of infection. A regular room without any dirt has a 50% multiplier, a clean room with [[sterile tile]]s has a 32% multiplier, while caravans and outdoor spaces have are 100%. | ||
| − | When a colonist has an infectable wound, the game will count down randomly from {{ticks|15000}} to {{ticks|45000}} | + | When a colonist has an infectable wound, the game will count down randomly from {{ticks|15000}} to {{ticks|45000}}. Once it reaches this timer, it will decide if the wound will be infected. Once an infection sets in, it ''immediately'' becomes a life-or-[[death]] race between the infection rates vs. the patient's immunity progression; the first to a value of 1.00 (100%) "wins". |
=== Prevention === | === Prevention === | ||
| − | + | Other than simply never sending a pawn into combat, infections can not be completely prevented. However, the chances of infection can be severely reduced. Make sure to tend to people/animals quickly, in a clean/sterile environment. Any constructed [[floors|floor]] is better than dirt, and [[Sterile tile|sterile tiles]] are better than generic floors. You should also have pawns [[Orders#Clean|clean]] the room in question. See [[Room_stats#Cleanliness|cleanliness]] for more details. | |
A triage area can be established near a killbox to tend to pawns quickly without having to trudge halfway across the map carrying the pawn to tend - the utility of this depends on the distance to a hospital and the number of pawns needing treatment. More pawns and larger distance make it more relevant, while a single pawn getting downed in the room next to the hospital would be better off taken to the clean room. | A triage area can be established near a killbox to tend to pawns quickly without having to trudge halfway across the map carrying the pawn to tend - the utility of this depends on the distance to a hospital and the number of pawns needing treatment. More pawns and larger distance make it more relevant, while a single pawn getting downed in the room next to the hospital would be better off taken to the clean room. | ||