Dehyration, Starvation, sleep deprivation explained. : Fallout: New Vegas

» Sun Feb 27, 2011 5:36 pm

Like that crazy WoW player in Korea or something. Played like 2 days straight and decided to finally take a break but croaked over dead instead.

I guess technically he did take a break. :celebration:

» Mon Feb 28, 2011 4:27 am

I'm guessing, that at least for water death would probably take 3 gamedays give or take depending on difficulty.

Nuka Cola starves off the effects of sleep deprivation at the expense of increasing dehydration, which is kinda funny because soda dehydration is a widely believed myth.

More probable you pass out for several hours and the game hand waves something eating you or killing you not necessarily in that order.

I'd prefer: You have contracted 'the diabetes'. Due to the lack of insulin in the Wasteland, you are now dead.

» Sun Feb 27, 2011 7:28 pm

thanks for this

» Mon Feb 28, 2011 7:49 am

Yeah i know all about dying in real life from lack of sleep. I guess they figured it was better to kill you than make you just spontaniously pass out. Which was probably a good call.

Actually, I think spontaneous collapse would be an interesting feature. They could be nice and check that you're safe (like when you sleep or fast travel), and then just make you collapse on the spot. The screen goes dark, a few hours pass (just like the normal sleep meter), then you wake up slightly less exhausted.

» Mon Feb 28, 2011 7:38 am

ya, you wouldnt die from lack of sleep. you would just...you know, fall asleep

No, first you would experience chronic fatigue. Then you'd suffer hallucinations and psychotic episodes. Finally, there's severe mental illness and handicap akin to Alzheimer's followed by death.

» Mon Feb 28, 2011 2:44 am

Or, you would just FALL ASLEEP.

» Mon Feb 28, 2011 9:14 am

No, first you would experience chronic fatigue. Then you'd suffer hallucinations and psychotic episodes. Finally, there's severe mental illness and handicap akin to Alzheimer's followed by death.

yea man... i would just go to sleep... seems kinda obvious

» Mon Feb 28, 2011 1:40 am

Or, you would just FALL ASLEEP.

And be killed by something while your passed out for six hours.

» Sun Feb 27, 2011 8:08 pm

No, first you would experience chronic fatigue. Then you'd suffer hallucinations and psychotic episodes. Finally, there's severe mental illness and handicap akin to Alzheimer's followed by death.

Only if there's something wrong with you. Granted, extreme sleep deprivation has a variety of effects, and I'd imagine these can be catalysts for countless other conditions.

The human brain is -supposed- to override and take microsleeps (which is (one reason) why driving while tired can be so dangerous)

Lesser developed brains (lab mice, for example) do not have this function and can die if placed into an apparatus (eg, http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fd/Sleep-deprivation-flowerpot-technique-jepoirrier.jpg)

Perhaps the courier's gunshot wounds broke something

» Mon Feb 28, 2011 12:29 am

Only if there's something wrong with you. Granted, extreme sleep deprivation has a variety of effects, and I'd imagine these can be catalysts for countless other conditions.

The human brain is -supposed- to override and take microsleeps (which is (one reason) why driving while tired can be so dangerous)

Lesser developed brains (lab mice, for example) do not have this function and can die if placed into an apparatus (eg, http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fd/Sleep-deprivation-flowerpot-technique-jepoirrier.jpg)

Perhaps the courier's gunshot wounds broke something

It broke his sense of reality. He thinks he's in a video game (explaining the HUD, level ups, and speech choices). Very meta.