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Psycast Upgrades adds several upgrades for existing vanilla psycasts. Psycasts are unlocked via the 'Psychic Reshaper' building, which is unlocked by the 'Psychic Reshaping' technology. Each vanilla psycast gets 5 upgrades of increasing power and expensiveness.
To upgrade a Psycast, you will have to put them inside the Psychic Reshaper like a cryptosleep pod, supply the pod with 2000W of power, and fuel the pod with Psycast Neurotrainers. Then, select the pod and select the 'Upgrade Psycast' option to be provided with a list of Psycasts you can upgrade. Select your desired upgrade, wait a little while for the upgrade to complete. The Psychic Reshaper will automatically eject its user when upgrading is complete.
If an upgrade is interrupted in some way, either by power being lost, the pod being destroyed, or the pod performing an eject/being opened, a temporary Neural Shock hediff will be applied to the upgrade target, which will reduce consciousness for up to a day at the worst. Around half of the Neurotrainers used in the upgrading process will be refunded, with the rest lost forever.
Each upgrade level requires its own research; Upgrade 1 (Level 2) requires the first research, Upgrade 5 (Level 6 / Omega) requires the fifth.
Generally, for each level, the Neural Heat generation, Psyfocus cost, casting time, and any negative effects on the caster are reduced. Casting range, strength of desired effects, and duration of effects is increased.
Level 2 provides a +25% to positive effects, and -10% to negative effects. Costs 1 Neurotrainer.
Level 3 provides a +50% to positive effects, and -15% to negative effects. Costs 2 Neurotrainers.
Level 4 provides a +75% to positive effects, and -20% to negative effects. Costs 4 Neurotrainers.
Level 5 provides a +100% to positive effects, and -25% to negative effects. Costs 7 Neurotrainers.
Level 6 provides a +200% to positive effects, and -50% to negative effects. Cost 10 Neurotrainers.
