Queen's Impatience

2025-01-25T05:52:23Z

76561197984793134: Corrected the Impatience-slowing mechanic with the Land of Greed modifier (the previous version described Frequent Caravans's mechanic)

{{Version|1.6.2}}
[[File:Queen.png|360px|right]]
== Overview ==

[[File:Impatience.png|50px|left]]Creating a successful settlement is a race against the clock. The '''Queen's Impatience''' is this clock. Her Impatience will increase every minute. When Her Impatience reaches a maximum of 14 points, you lose or go into a [[#Last Stand | Last Stand]].

== Gaining Impatience ==

[[File:ImpatienceBar.png|400px|right|border|Impatience Bar]]The red bar on the bottom right is Her Impatience, it will increase by a certain amount every minute. Viceroys can see how fast it increases (Queen's Impatience Speed) by hovering their cursor on the skull icon.

Base Queen's Impatience Speed is 0.255 points per minute. All of the Queen's Impatience Speed values get rounded down in the UI to the second decimal.

When a Viceroy gains Impatience, they will see the Forests' [[Hostility]] go down. This is because '''Impatience and Hostility are linked'''. Every full point of Impatience gives -15 Hostility, up to -210 Hostility at full 14 points.

Viceroys can make the Queen mad and increase Her Impatience by:
* Calling a [[trader]]
** First Trader Call raises Impatience by 0.5 points. Every subsequent Call doubles the previous amount

* Assaulting a trader
** Results in 2-3 Impatience points depending on the trader, plus some Impatience from villager deaths

* Having [[villagers]] leave or die
** Every villager that leaves or dies raises Impatience by 0.3 points
** On [[ #Difficulty_Modifiers_influencing_Impatience | Prestige 20]] the penalty is raised to 0.8 Impatience points
** '''{{c|{{PerkOrange}}|Rebellious Spirit}}''' [[Cornerstone]] raises the Impatience penalty by an additional 0.2 points

* Picking the '''{{c|{{PerkOrange}}|Mist Piercers}}''' Cornerstone and then opening [[Glades]]
**Every newly discovered Glade with Mist Piercers raises Impatience by 0.5 Points

== Reducing Impatience ==

The only accessible way to reduce Impatience is through gaining [[Reputation]] Points. By default, a full point of Reputation lowers Impatience by the same amount. [[#Difficulty_Modifiers_influencing_Impatience | Prestige 14]] reduces Impatience decreased per Reputation point by 50%, to 0.5 Points.

The only other way to reduce Impatience in the game is a [[Perk]] you can buy from [[Alune Soulgazer]], one of the [[ Glade Traders | Glade traders]], or get from a big [[Dullahan Warlander]] Mystery Box:
{{Perks|name=Badge of Courage}}

== Slowing down Impatience ==

There are several ways of slowing down Impatience:
* Assigning a [[Hearths#Firekeeper_Bonus|Firekeeper]] from the {{Species link|Humans}} to the [[Hearth]]. A [[Human]] [[Hearths#Firekeeper_Bonus|Firekeeper]] can lower the base 0.255 points/minutes by 25% to 0.19125

* [[Upgrades | Upgrading]] the '''Obsidian Archive''' in the [[Citadel]]. Each upgrade reduces Her Impatience rate by 2%, up to 40%. A 40% reduction to base Queen's Impatience Speed sets it to 0.153 points per minute
** With both a [[Human]] [[Hearths#Firekeeper_Bonus|Firekeeper]] and full [[upgrades]] Queen's Impatience Speed is lowered by a total of 65% to 0.08925 points per minute

* '''Land of Greed''' [[Map Modifier]] adds a flat +50% Impatience speed, but reduces it by 20% for each ongoing [[Trading#Trade_Routes|trade route]].

* The '''{{c|{{PerkOrange}}|Frequent Caravans}}''' [[Cornerstone]]:
{{Perks|name=Frequent Caravans}}

== Last Stand ==
Viceroys can acquire the '''Last Stand''' [[upgrade]] in the '''Obsidian Archive''' branch of the [[Citadel]], providing them with an extra 30 seconds at 14 Impatience to pull a rabbit out of a hat and find a way to lower it. This feature can be upgraded to last up to 90 seconds at later levels.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="font-weight:bold; text-align:center;" | Upgrade
! style="font-weight:bold; text-align:center;" | Last Stand Duration
|-
| '''Obsidian Archive''' level 5
| 30 seconds
|-
| '''Obsidian Archive''' level 15
| 60 seconds
|-
| '''Obsidian Archive''' level 18
| 90 seconds
|}

Additionally, '''{{c|{{PerkOrange}}|Borrowed Time}}''' [[Cornerstone]] allows to increase the Last Stand timer by [[ Housing Upgrades |fully upgrading]] species [[Housing]]:
{{Perks|name=Borrowed Time}}

== Difficulty Modifiers influencing Impatience ==

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle;"
|-
! style="font-weight:bold" | Prestige
! style="font-weight:bold" | Description
! style="font-weight:bold" | Modifier
! style="font-weight:bold" | Explanation
|-
| 14
| style="text-align:left;" | Queen's Impatience reduced less upon gaining [[Reputation]].
| {{Perk|Red|File:Icon_PrestigeMod_HigherExpectations.png}} Higher Expectations
| style="text-align:left;" | The Queen expects a lot from a Viceroy of your rank. [[Impatience]] falls by 0.5 points less for every [[Reputation]] point you gain.
|-
| 20
| style="text-align:left;" | Higher penalty from losing [[villagers]].
| {{Perk|Red|File:Icon_PrestigeMod_TheQueensPeople.png}} The Queen's People
| style="text-align:left;" | For the Queen, nothing is more important than her people. Losing [[villagers]] will add 0.5 more points to her [[Impatience]].
|}

== Forest Mysteries influencing Impatience ==

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%;"
|+
|-
! style="font-weight:bold; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle;" | Mystery
! class=unsortable style="font-weight:bold; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle;" | Penalty
! style="font-weight:bold; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:10%" | Activation
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | {{Perk|Red|File:P_01.png}} No Contact
| Gaining [[Reputation]] does not lower [[Impatience]].
| [[Hostility]] 2
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | {{Perk|Red|File:Spreading_Contamination.png}} Spreading Contamination
| style="vertical-align:middle;" | +5% faster Queen's [[Impatience]] for every [[Blightrot Cyst]] in your settlement.
| [[Hostility]] 4
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | {{Perk|Red|File:Vassal_Tax.png}} Vassal Tax
| style="vertical-align:middle;" | Pay 5 {{rl|Amber}} x number of years, or gain 1 [[Impatience]] point.
| [[Hostility]] 4
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | {{Perk|LimeGreen|File:SGI_127_modified.png}} Important Matters
| [[Impatience]] grows 70% slower during drizzle season. The Queen seems to be preoccupied with more pressing matters.
| [[Drizzle]]
|}

== Perks and Cornerstones influencing Impatience ==
{{Perks|description=Impatience|caption=Impatience Perks and Cornerstones}}

{{SeeAlso|Reputation|Hostility|Difficulty}}

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