Neural Vacillator is a mysterious machine found in Ruins. It can give a single Duplicant a new trait.
Usage[ | ]
When assigned to a Duplicant, the Neural Vacillator process shuffles their genome and randomly rewards them with one of four positive traits. The device depletes after a single use, but can be recharged for another use with a Vacillator Recharge, which rarely can be retrieved on Space Missions in base game, or by analyzing Artifacts in Spaced Out! DLC.
Duplicants that already have a trait can still acquire the others by using Neural Vacillator again and Neural Vacillator will not lose its charge if the dupe already has all four traits.
| Name | Description | Effects |
|---|---|---|
| Beefsteak | This Duplicant’s got muscles on their muscles! | +10 Strength |
| Deep Diver's Lungs | This Duplicant has a frankly impressive ability to hold their breath. | -50 g/s Oxygen consumption rate -1 g/s Carbon Dioxide production rate |
| Regenerative | This robust Duplicant is constantly regenerating health. | +20 Health regeneration per cycle |
| Sunny Disposition | This Duplicant has an unwaveringly positive outlook on life. | -20% Stress per cycle |
Tips[ | ]
- All four traits are incredibly useful for a rocket pilot, Sunny Disposition for when they are away from the comforts of home. Regenerative for when they get scalded by rocket exhaust, Deep Diver's Lungs reduces lifesupport needs. And Beefsteak can specialize pilots to do hauling and cleaning errands so the colony doesn't lose a core member during trips. And rockets are the only renewable source of vacillator recharges, so pilots should be prioritized for Neural Vacillation early on to setup super pilots who can retrieve renewable resources before the colony run out of certain things.
Images[ | ]
A neural vacillator when inspected
The old sprite
