BENEFIT · 1 stage
Adrenaline
Adrenaline rush! You're faster and tougher!
How it endsThis temporary boost wears off on its own.
SURVIVAL SYSTEMS / FIELD MANUAL
Status effects.
Know the warning signs.
27 status families, their stages and recovery instructions. Find the condition on your HUD before it ruins the trip.
Benefits are useful bonuses. “How it ends” explains when a bonus stops; “Recovery” explains what to do about an adverse condition. Some effects expire naturally, while others end as your survival meters change.
Why am I moving slowly?
Movement penalties and overload thresholds · Build 25584330 · . Each percentage below belongs to one active stage. Other effects and equipment also affect your final movement speed.
| Stage | Speed | Recovery |
|---|---|---|
| Fatigue | −10% | Rest to recover. |
| Exhaustion | −20% | Sleep as soon as you can reach a safe rest point. |
| Overeating | −10% | Stop eating and let excess satiety decrease. |
| Overload | −20% | Reduce carried weight to your capacity or below, or upgrade your backpack. |
| Severe overload | −30% | Unload before continuing; return to your capacity or below to clear overload. |
| Critical overload | −40% | Drop or store enough weight to leave the critical stage, then keep unloading to clear overload. |
Check your overload stage
Enter the weight and current capacity shown in your inventory, using the same units. Include capacity from your equipment and rewards.
Enter both numbers to see your stage and how much weight to unload.
Overload starts above 100% of capacity, Severe overload above 150%, and Critical overload above 200%. The calculator shows the overload penalty separately from your other conditions.
27 status families
CONDITION · 1 stage
Contamination
A mole splattered your visor! Vision is impaired.
RecoveryClean your helmet visor to restore your view.
CONDITION · 1 stage
Decompression
You're in a vacuum without protection! Return to an atmosphere immediately!
RecoveryReturn to an area with an atmosphere.
CONDITION · 2 stages
Thirst
You're thirsty. Find water.
RecoveryDrink water to restore hydration.
All 2 stages
Thirst
You're thirsty. Find water.
Dehydration
Critical dehydration! You need water immediately!
CONDITION · 2 stages
Electric shock
You got shocked! Brief stun.
RecoveryLeave the electrical hazard or improve your electrical protection.
All 2 stages
Electric shock
You got shocked! Brief stun.
Paralysis
Severe electric shock! Loss of motor control!
CONDITION · 2 stages
Fatigue
You're tired. You need rest.
RecoveryRest to recover. The Exhaustion stage calls for sleep.
All 2 stages
Fatigue
You're tired. You need rest.
Exhaustion
You're about to collapse! You need sleep immediately!
CONDITION · 1 stage
Fracture
You have a fracture! You need a splint and medicine.
RecoveryUse a Medkit.
CONDITION · 3 stages
Chill
You're starting to freeze. Find warmth or drink alcohol.
RecoveryLeave the cold area or improve your cold protection.
All 3 stages
Chill
You're starting to freeze. Find warmth or drink alcohol.
Frostbite
The cold is seeping into your bones. You need to warm up!
Hypothermia
Critical hypothermia! Find warmth and medicine immediately!
CONDITION · 2 stages
Hangover
Your head is splitting. You need water.
RecoveryLet the hangover subside over time, or take medicine.
All 2 stages
Hangover
Your head is splitting. You need water.
Severe hangover
Terrible hangover! You need medicine or special food immediately!
CONDITION · 3 stages
Low oxygen
Oxygen is running out. Find an air source.
RecoveryReplenish your oxygen from an available source.
All 3 stages
Low oxygen
Oxygen is running out. Find an air source.
Suffocation
You're suffocating! You need oxygen immediately!
Critical hypoxia
You're dying without oxygen!
BENEFIT · 1 stage
Fully hydrated
Optimal hydration level. Fatigue builds up slower.
How it endsThis bonus is tied to your hydration level. It ends when that level leaves the active range.
BENEFIT · 1 stage
Well nourished
Optimal satiety level. Bonus to health regeneration.
How it endsThis bonus is tied to your satiety level. It ends when that level leaves the active range.
BENEFIT · 1 stage
Fully rested
Optimal alertness level. Increased speed and accuracy.
How it endsThis bonus is tied to your rest level. It ends when that level leaves the active range.
CONDITION · 2 stages
Intoxication
You're slightly drunk. Coordination is impaired.
RecoveryTake medicine to treat the effect.
All 2 stages
Intoxication
You're slightly drunk. Coordination is impaired.
Severe intoxication
You're very drunk. The world is spinning!
CONDITION · 1 stage
Overeating
You've overeaten. Movement is slowed.
RecoveryAllow excess satiety to decrease naturally until it returns to the normal range.
CONDITION · 3 stages
Heat
It's getting hot. Find shade or water.
RecoveryLeave the hot area or improve your heat protection.
All 3 stages
Heat
It's getting hot. Find shade or water.
Burning
The heat is burning your skin. You need water!
Burning
You're on fire! Find water and medicine immediately!
CONDITION · 1 stage
Overhydration
You've drunk too much. Frequent urges.
RecoveryAllow excess hydration to decrease naturally until it returns to the normal range.
CONDITION · 1 stage
Oversleeping
You've overslept. Drowsy and sluggish.
RecoveryLet the oversleeping effect clear as your rest level returns to its normal range.
CONDITION · 3 stages
Overload
You're carrying too much. Movement is slowed.
RecoveryReduce the weight you carry or increase your backpack capacity.
All 3 stages
Overload
You're carrying too much. Movement is slowed.
Severe overload
Critical weight! You're barely moving!
Critical overload
Unable to move! Drop some weight!
CONDITION · 2 stages
Poisoning
You feel sick. Bad food is taking its toll.
RecoveryTake an antidote.
All 2 stages
Poisoning
You feel sick. Bad food is taking its toll.
Severe poisoning
Severe intoxication! You need medicine!
CONDITION · 3 stages
Radiation exposure
Radiation exposure. Take anti-rad.
RecoveryLeave the radiation hazard or improve your radiation protection.
All 3 stages
Radiation exposure
Radiation exposure. Take anti-rad.
Severe radiation exposure
Dangerous radiation levels. Take anti-rad immediately!
Radiation sickness
Critical condition! Only anti-rad can save you!
BENEFIT · 2 stages
Refreshment
You've quenched your thirst. Fatigue builds up slower.
How it endsThe refreshment bonus wears off on its own.
All 2 stages
Refreshment
You've quenched your thirst. Fatigue builds up slower.
Invigorating refreshment
So refreshing, I feel energized! Speed bonus.
BENEFIT · 1 stage
Shield
Energy shield active. Electrical protection enabled.
How it endsUnequip the item providing this effect.
CONDITION · 2 stages
Hunger
You're hungry. You need to eat.
RecoveryEat food to restore satiety.
All 2 stages
Hunger
You're hungry. You need to eat.
Starvation
Critical hunger! You're losing strength!
BENEFIT · 1 stage
Stimulant
Chemical energy boost! But there will be a crash...
How it endsThe stimulant bonus wears off on its own.
BENEFIT · 1 stage
Vigor
You are well rested. Increased speed and accuracy.
How it endsThis temporary rest bonus wears off on its own.
BENEFIT · 3 stages
Satiety
You're full. Satiety decreases more slowly.
How it endsThe food bonus wears off on its own.
All 3 stages
Satiety
You're full. Satiety decreases more slowly.
Well Fed
Great food! Hunger barely bothers you.
Fully sated
Excellent food! Health bonus.
PREPARE FOR THE NEXT TRIP
Find your food, water and rest bonus range
Use percentages or enter the current value and maximum shown by your meters. The useful range is 60–80%, including both ends. Use remaining rest / stamina for the third meter. Build 25584330.
Enter this meter to see whether it is in range.
Well nourishedHunger drain −30%
Enter this meter to see whether it is in range.
Fully hydratedFatigue drain −20%
Enter this meter to see whether it is in range.
Fully restedMovement speed +20%
Each meter qualifies separately. This calculator compares the meter values you enter; other conditions, equipment and temporary effects can still change your character’s final performance. Being above 80% does not by itself mean you have an overfilling penalty.
When hunger, thirst and radiation get worse
Match the stage on your HUD to the row below. These are individual stage values for Build 25584330; they do not predict your total health loss after difficulty, protection and other active effects.
| Stage | Penalty | Base periodic damage | What to do |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hunger | Fatigue drain +50% | None from this stage | Eat before the warning becomes Starvation. |
| Starvation | Fatigue drain +200%; movement speed −20% | 1 health / second | Eat immediately; restore missing health after addressing hunger. |
| Thirst | Fatigue drain +30% | None from this stage | Drink before the warning becomes Dehydration. |
| Dehydration | Fatigue drain +150% | 1 health / second | Drink immediately; a stamina drink is not a substitute for enough water. |
| Radiation exposure | Maximum health −10% | None from this stage | Leave the radiation source and use anti-rad as directed by the condition. |
| Severe radiation exposure | Maximum health −25%; hunger drain +50% | 1 health / second | Leave the radiation source and take anti-rad urgently. |
| Radiation sickness | Maximum health −50%; hunger and thirst drain +100% | 3 health / second | Treat radiation urgently; food alone will not remove it. |
A maximum-health penalty reduces your health ceiling. It is separate from the recurring damage in the next column; taking a healing item does not remove the radiation condition.
How difficulty changes survival and machine costs
These multipliers modify the underlying drain rates, damage and machine costs. A ×0.7 value means 70% of that base value; ×1.3 means 130%. They do not describe how long every oxygen tank or food item lasts.
Story
- Hunger drain
- ×0.1
- Thirst drain
- ×0.1
- Oxygen use
- ×0.1
- Booster gas use
- ×0.1
- Fatigue buildup
- ×0.1
- Incoming damage
- ×0.1
- Food machine cost
- ×0.25
- Water machine cost
- ×0.25
Easy
- Hunger drain
- ×0.7
- Thirst drain
- ×0.7
- Oxygen use
- ×0.7
- Booster gas use
- ×0.7
- Fatigue buildup
- ×0.7
- Incoming damage
- ×0.5
- Food machine cost
- ×0.7
- Water machine cost
- ×0.7
Standard
Uses the game's default settings. This preset does not specify separate multiplier overrides.
Hard
- Hunger drain
- ×1.3
- Thirst drain
- ×1.3
- Oxygen use
- ×1.3
- Booster gas use
- ×1.3
- Fatigue buildup
- ×1.3
- Incoming damage
- ×2
- Food machine cost
- ×1.3
- Water machine cost
- ×1.3
Source and scope
Symptoms follow the game's localized descriptions. Recovery instructions expand its short hints into plain English, with timed bonuses, meter-based benefits and overfilled meters explained separately. The movement table and overload calculator apply to Build 25584330. Effect stacking, equipment condition and area hazards can affect your current character. Related links help you find relevant equipment and supplies; they do not imply that one item removes every stage of a condition.