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== Summary ==
 
== Summary ==
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The psychic reader applies an offset of {{+|50%}} [[Negotiation Ability]], and a multiplier  of {{Good|x110%}} [[Trade Price Improvement]] of the pawn it is installed in. These bonuses are then multiplied by [[Psychic Sensitivity]].  
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The psychic reader applies an offset of +50% [[Negotiation Ability]] and +10% [[Trade Price Improvement]] of the pawn it is installed in. Note that this is a multiplicative modifier of the [[Skills#Social|Social]] skill. A Social 20 pawn will have its Trade Price Improvement go from 30% to 33%, the 2% bonus for being Faction leader or trading in other settlements is not affected by the Psychic Reader. Negotiation Ability also scales multiplicity with the pawn's Social skill.
  
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Note that the TPI increase is a ''multiplicative'' modifier of the [[Skills#Social|Social]] skill.  A Social 20 pawn at 100% Psychic Sensitivity will have its Trade Price Improvement go from 30% to 33%, equivalent to 2 extra levels of Social skill. At lower Social skills, the psychic reader has a smaller absolute effect. Other factors to TPI, such as the [[faction base]] bonus, are not impacted.
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This improvement greatly enhances Negotiation Ability but gives at most the equivalent of two Social skill levels at 100% Psychic Sensitivity for the Trade Price Improvement.
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The Negotiation is an ''offset'', so if a pawn had 110% Negotiation Ability, it would be increased to 160%.
 
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=== Installation ===
 
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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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Removing the part requires {{Ticks|2500}} of work, 1x medicine of [[Herbal medicine|herbal]] quality or better, and a [[Skills#Medical|Medical skill]] of 5.
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===Installation===
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Installing the part requires ?? of work, ?x medicine of ?? quality or better, and a [[Skills#Medical|Medical skill]] of ??.
  
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If the operation fails, the part will be destroyed.
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Removing the part requires ? of work, ?x medicine of ?? quality or better, and a [[Skills#Medical|Medical skill]] of ?.
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If the operation fails, the part has a chance{{Check Tag|What Chance?}} to be destroyed.
  
 
==Analysis==
 
==Analysis==
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The psychic reader helps recruit prisoners, and increases trade profits by a small amount. Installing the psychic reader on your best Social pawn will generally the greatest benefit. [[Psychic Sensitivity]] helps, but a good Social pawn with 100% Psychic Sensitivity is a better trader than a 0 Social pawn with [[psychically hypersensitive]].
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With the addition of trade price improvement offset, the psychic reader is an important tool for any colony that trades heavily. Even with a pawn with a standard psychic sensitivity,  it will pay for itself as long as you have a pawn with a very high Social skill or Psychic Sensitivity or ideally both. For colonies that do not trade, the value of {{Icon small|silver||1000}} [[silver]] and the limited niche for its application makes it a low priority for targeted acquisition. However since there are no negative effects of having one installed, if one is available, installing it on the colony's [[Skills#Social|Social]] pawn is a good idea, as they will likely be recruiting [[prisoners]] and be the one giving gifts when on caravan.  
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For the sole purpose of trade, psychic readers are generally not profitable until the late game. Assuming you buy a psychic reader at {{icon small|silver}} 1000 [[silver]], it takes a massive amount of trading to get a return on investment. At 20 Social skill, the psychic reader increases TPI by 3%. You'd have to buy/sell {{icon small|silver}} 33,333 silver{{ref label|Total|1}} worth of goods before you start making a profit. Even with high [[Psychic Sensitivity]], you will have to trade a lot. You'll have to trade even more if Social skill is lower than 20. But in the late game, where you have lots of goods and can continuously call in traders with a [[comms console]], this implant can be worth it.
 
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The psychic reader can also be useful if you wish to recruit many prisoners, or many high resistance prisoners. For example, a [[New Arrivals]] colony may want to recruit [[Tribes|Tribal]] pawns to exploit the [[anima tree]] for [[psycast]]ing. This can save a few days on prisoner recruitment, per prisoner.
 
  
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Overall, the benefits of the psychic reader are small, unless you are doing a massive amount of trading or large amount of prisoner recruitment. Therefore, it is usually not worth buying until the late game, where you can easily afford it. Should you happen to obtain a psychic reader through other means, you should also weigh the benefits of installing the reader, to the risk of brain damage in case of a failed [[surgery]].
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As both effects scales with psychic sensitivity, it performs best on pawns with the [[Traits#Psychically sensitive|Psychically Sensitive and Hypersensitive traits]] and synergizes with equipment that buffs sensitivity such as the [[psychic sensitizer]] and [[Eltex]] equipment. At the maximum possible psychic sensitivity of 408%, it provides the equivalent of about 8 levels of Social skill for a Social 20 pawn for trading, as well as more than doubling the Negotiation Ability of that pawn.
  
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===Notes===
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Should the player wish to employ a strategy involving recruiting pawns with with high recruitment resistances, such as hiring [[Tribes|Tribal]] pawns as a New Arrivals colony to exploit the [[Anima tree]] for [[Psycast]]ing, or hiring large numbers of pawns over the soft limits imposed by their [[AI storyteller]] then the value of the psychic reader increases.
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:{{note label|Total|1}} You can buy 16,666 silver worth of goods, by selling 16,666 silver worth of goods, and the reader would result in a 1,000 silver gain. This number may be misleading, too. You'd have to buy/sell a total of 33,333 worth of goods, ''after'' considering the natural trade disadvantage (x0.6 price for selling, x1.4 for buying), but ''before'' considering other factors to TPI, including the TPI from having 20 Social skill in the first place.
 
  
 
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