Wasteland 3 mutations

 

Similar to Fountain of Dreams, of all games, Wasteland 3 allows you to gain mutations while driving through irradiated zones. These are assigned randomly, depending on the type of radioactive field you pass through and once acquired can be removed by No-Glo or by going to a doctor. Note that going to a doctor will remove all mutations, including beneficial ones.

Mechanics

There are distinct levels of radiation for the game, each rolling for doses every 1.5 seconds.

• None (self-explanatory)
• Minor (no radiation effect)
• Low (deals 0.075 damage per dose, base chance to roll mutations/effects)
• Medium (deals 0.2 damage per dose, double chance for mutations/effects)
• High (deals 0.3 damage per dose, triple chance for mutations/effects)

When you roll for mutations, there are unequal odds. Negative effects have a 40 point weight each, while beneficial ones have just 9. There are three negative effects and nine positive mutations to gain, giving you a roughly 60% chance to gain a negative effect and a 40% chance to get a positive mutation (and a little over 10% to get a specific one).

Mutations

Type	Name	Effects	Description
General	Irradiated		You're glowing bright and feeling terrible.
Negative effects	Nausea	-1 AP	You're feeling queasy and nauseous.
	Shakes	-10% hit chance	You can't hold your hands straight.
	Weakness	-15% CON	You're feeling light-headed.
Positive mutations	Animal Reflexes	+5% evasion	Your reaction times are heightened significantly beyond human levels.
	Chromatic Skin	+1 s detection time	You're just a tiny bit more chameleon.
	Extra Elbow	+25% throwing range	Takes being double-jointed to a whole other level.
	Flesh Pocket	+1 quick slots	Gross, but surprisingly functional.
	Hardened Skeleton	+4 armor	Your bones have hardened and thickened.
	Hyper-Intelligence	+5% XP gain	You're seeing possibilities you never knew existed.
	Scale Skin	+10% status effect resistance	Your skin has become dry and scaly, capable of sustaining great blows.
	Third Eye	+10% crit chance	Now you know what it means when they say someone's got eyes on the back of their head.
	Webbed Toes	+0.5 combat speed	Who knew being a fish-person would have its upsides?