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Natural Regeneration

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	Fatigue regenerates automatically at regular intervals (approximately every ten minutes), even while your character is offline. The exact amount of regeneration is influenced by several in-game conditions:		Fatigue regenerates automatically at regular intervals (approximately every ten minutes), even while your character is offline. The exact amount of regeneration is influenced by several in-game conditions:

	* '''[[Hunger, Thirst & Nutrition\|Hunger]] and [[Hunger, Thirst & Nutrition\|Thirst]]''': Characters who are well-fed and hydrated will regenerate fatigue more quickly.		* '''[[Hunger, Thirst & Nutrition\|Hunger]] and [[Hunger, Thirst & Nutrition\|Thirst]]''': Characters who are well-fed and hydrated will regenerate fatigue more quickly.
	* '''[[Hunger, Thirst & Nutrition\|Nutrition]]''': Characters with good nutrition levels gain additional recovery benefits.		* '''[[Hunger, Thirst & Nutrition\|Nutrition]]''': Characters with good nutrition levels gain additional recovery benefits.
	* '''[[Drugs & Addiction\|Stimulants]]''': Active stimulant effects can further enhance regeneration.		* '''[[Drugs & Addiction\|Stimulants]]''': Active stimulant effects can further enhance regeneration.

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Active Regeneration

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	==<font color="#DAA520">Active Regeneration</font>==		==<font color="#DAA520">Active Regeneration</font>==

	Fatigue can be actively regenerated by consuming [[Common Intoxicants]] for an instant boost, or once every three hours by listening to [[Music]] in a Rest Area by someone with the [[Music Theory\|Harmonious Rest]] ability.		Fatigue can be actively regenerated by consuming [[Common Intoxicants]] for an instant boost, or once every three hours by listening to [[Music]] in a Rest Area by someone with playin while using the [[Music Theory\|Harmonious Rest]] ability.

	=<font color="#DAA520">Offline Regeneration</font>=		=<font color="#DAA520">Offline Regeneration</font>=

Archin: /* Basic Overview */

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Basic Overview

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	All player characters have a Fatigue pool, with a maximum value of 100. Fatigue represents a character’s available physical and mental energy for performing labor-intensive or skill-based actions.		All player characters have a Fatigue pool, with a maximum value of 100. Fatigue represents a character’s available physical and mental energy for performing labor-intensive or skill-based actions.

	You can check on your Fatigue ~~by <TBD>~~		You can check on your Fatigue at any time via the Codex, or the Status bar:

			[[File:FatigueStatus.gif]]

	[[File:FatigueCodex.png]]		[[File:FatigueCodex.png]]

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Basic Overview

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	You can check on your Fatigue by <TBD>		You can check on your Fatigue by <TBD>

	[[File:FatigueCodex.png~~\|200px]]~~]]		[[File:FatigueCodex.png]]

	==<font color="#DAA520">Fatigue Usage</font>==		==<font color="#DAA520">Fatigue Usage</font>==

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Basic Overview

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	You can check on your Fatigue by <TBD>		You can check on your Fatigue by <TBD>

	[[File:FatigueCodex.png]]		[[File:FatigueCodex.png\|200px]]]]

	==<font color="#DAA520">Fatigue Usage</font>==		==<font color="#DAA520">Fatigue Usage</font>==

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Basic Overview

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	You can check on your Fatigue by <TBD>		You can check on your Fatigue by <TBD>

			[[File:FatigueCodex.png]]

	==<font color="#DAA520">Fatigue Usage</font>==		==<font color="#DAA520">Fatigue Usage</font>==

Archin: /* Quick Tips */

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Quick Tips

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	==<font color="#DAA520">Quick Tips</font>==		=<font color="#DAA520">Quick Tips</font>=

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Quick Tips

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	There are a few ways to work smarter, not harder to stretch the resources gained from your fatigue:		There are a few ways to work smarter, not harder to stretch the resources gained from your fatigue:

	* ~~'''~~<font color="#DAA520">In the apocalypse, the scavenger is king.</font>~~'''~~ Those skilled in [[Scavenging]] will get better yields when processing salvaged items in the Salvage Machine, stretching the resources gained via fatigue further the higher your skill is.		* <font color="#DAA520">In the apocalypse, the scavenger is king.</font> Those skilled in [[Scavenging]] will get better yields when processing salvaged items in the Salvage Machine, stretching the resources gained via fatigue further the higher your skill is.

	* ~~'''~~<font color="#DAA520">Crafters can stretch materials further at high levels.</font>~~'''~~ The higher your skill, the more efficiently you can process components, stretching your resources even further. Bulk recipes unlock at higher skill percentages, letting crafters process materials at even better efficiency.		* <font color="#DAA520">Crafters can stretch materials further at high levels.</font> The higher your skill, the more efficiently you can process components, stretching your resources even further. Bulk recipes unlock at higher skill percentages, letting crafters process materials at even better efficiency.

	* ~~'''~~<font color="#DAA520">Set out with a goal in mind:</font>~~'''~~ Rummaging through nondescript rubble is going to yield you a larger pool of randomized scrap items, but you may be too tired once you see the exact resource you need. Like a fabric tent, or metal tanker.		* <font color="#DAA520">Set out with a goal in mind:</font> Rummaging through nondescript rubble is going to yield you a larger pool of randomized scrap items, but you may be too tired once you see the exact resource you need. Like a fabric tent, or metal tanker.

	* ~~'''~~<font color="#DAA520">Equipping appropriate tools (shovels, pickaxes, etc) while harvesting a node gives you a 50% chance of secondary resources on many nodes where it makes sense.</font>~~'''~~ The game rewards discovery and playing your character sensibly for a post-apocalyptic setting, without locking anyone out of progression. Want to break down an old metal tanker with your bare hands? You can. But if you've got a crowbar, that fatigue cost will stretch further, getting you more resources for the same effort as a bonus.		* <font color="#DAA520">Equipping appropriate tools (shovels, pickaxes, etc) while harvesting a node gives you a 50% chance of secondary resources on many nodes where it makes sense.</font> The game rewards discovery and playing your character sensibly for a post-apocalyptic setting, without locking anyone out of progression. Want to break down an old metal tanker with your bare hands? You can. But if you've got a crowbar, that fatigue cost will stretch further, getting you more resources for the same effort as a bonus.

	* ~~'''~~<font color="#DAA520">When in doubt, throw money at the problem!</font>~~'''~~ The [[Public Market]] is always open for anyone to list items for sale. Sell off surplus goods and resources you don't need, then use that coin to buy what you're actually after. It's a great way to make the most of your time, especially once you've run out of fatigue for the day.		* <font color="#DAA520">When in doubt, throw money at the problem!</font> The [[Public Market]] is always open for anyone to list items for sale. Sell off surplus goods and resources you don't need, then use that coin to buy what you're actually after. It's a great way to make the most of your time, especially once you've run out of fatigue for the day.

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	So if you can't play for a few days, you'll come back with extra fatigue banked, letting you make the most of the time you do have. It won't be a 1:1 make-up for the days you missed, just a little something to give you a leg up when you return. <font color="#DAA520">When above this normal cap, fatigue won't regenerate again until you've worked it back down below 100.</font>		So if you can't play for a few days, you'll come back with extra fatigue banked, letting you make the most of the time you do have. It won't be a 1:1 make-up for the days you missed, just a little something to give you a leg up when you return. <font color="#DAA520">When above this normal cap, fatigue won't regenerate again until you've worked it back down below 100.</font>



	==<font color="#DAA520">Quick Tips</font>==		==<font color="#DAA520">Quick Tips</font>==

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Quick Tips

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	* '''<font color="#DAA520">Equipping appropriate tools (shovels, pickaxes, etc) while harvesting a node gives you a 50% chance of secondary resources on many nodes where it makes sense.</font>''' The game rewards discovery and playing your character sensibly for a post-apocalyptic setting, without locking anyone out of progression. Want to break down an old metal tanker with your bare hands? You can. But if you've got a crowbar, that fatigue cost will stretch further, getting you more resources for the same effort as a bonus.		* '''<font color="#DAA520">Equipping appropriate tools (shovels, pickaxes, etc) while harvesting a node gives you a 50% chance of secondary resources on many nodes where it makes sense.</font>''' The game rewards discovery and playing your character sensibly for a post-apocalyptic setting, without locking anyone out of progression. Want to break down an old metal tanker with your bare hands? You can. But if you've got a crowbar, that fatigue cost will stretch further, getting you more resources for the same effort as a bonus.

	* ''<font color="#DAA520">When in doubt, throw money at the problem!</font>''' The [[Public Market]] is always open for anyone to list items for sale. Sell off surplus goods and resources you don't need, then use that coin to buy what you're actually after. It's a great way to make the most of your time, especially once you've run out of fatigue for the day.		* '''<font color="#DAA520">When in doubt, throw money at the problem!</font>''' The [[Public Market]] is always open for anyone to list items for sale. Sell off surplus goods and resources you don't need, then use that coin to buy what you're actually after. It's a great way to make the most of your time, especially once you've run out of fatigue for the day.