Employee Needs

Morale Effects of Needs

moraleEffect = Σ_need [ needPenalty(gaugeValue) ]

needPenalty(g):
  g >= 50: 0 (comfortable)
  g >= 30: −0.5/tick (uncomfortable)
  g >= 15: −1.5/tick (suffering)
  g <  15: −3.0/tick (critical — approaching collapse)

All needs above 80 simultaneously → "well-rested" bonus: +1 morale/tick (max 100).

Collapse

When any gauge hits its collapse threshold:

1. Current task immediately interrupted (pushed back to front of queue)
2. rest task prepended — targeting nearest available building of the correct type
3. Employee flagged collapsing: true — effectiveness drops to 0 until rest completes
4. On rest completion: collapsing cleared, interrupted task resumes

If no suitable building within 20 cells: employee collapses in place, rest duration doubled.

Building Replenishment Rates

If building is full → employee waits in queue (gauges drain at normal awake rate while waiting). Must route to next nearest if no capacity.

Proactive Need Queuing

Auto-insert rest tasks at warning thresholds — don't wait for collapse:

If queue full → skip auto-insert + emit need_warning event for player.

Cost of Needs

Shift System

If player builds a Bunkhouse Tier 2+, an 8-tick shift cycle activates:

• Employees work 6 ticks → automatically enter 8-tick sleep rest at bunkhouse
• employee_shift_change event fired at shift boundaries
• Without Bunkhouse: employees remain awake indefinitely (fatigue accumulates faster)

TypeScript Reference

// Fields added to Employee interface (Ch.3):
export interface Employee {
  // ... existing fields ...
  hunger: number;       // 0–100
  fatigue: number;      // 0–100
  breakNeed: number;    // 0–100
  collapsing: boolean;
}

Atomic Task Breakdown