Perks are unique attributes colonists have. They're viewable inside the colonist info panel and on the generation screen. Perks can be either positive, negative, or neutral. All colonists start with a maximum of 2 perks. Some perks can be gained or removed while playing the game.
Positive Perks
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Name
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Description
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Details
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Charismatic
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Liked by everyone
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Chance 4
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Excitable
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Morale boosts are doubled
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Chance 6
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Fast Learner
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Increased skill experience
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Chance 5
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Insomniac
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Requires less sleep
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Chance 6
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Loner
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Requires much less socialization
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Chance 0
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Morbid Curiosity
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Fascinated by blood and dead bodies
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Chance 6
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Pacifist
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Never fights
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Chance 5
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Speedy
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Moves Faster
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Chance 6
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Tolerant
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Morale penalties are reduced by half
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Chance 6
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Negative Perks
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Name
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Description
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Details
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Aggressive
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Fights much more frequently
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Chance 2
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Anxious
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Receives double morale penalties
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Chance 2
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Disgusting
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Does disgusting things. Sleeps and poops on the floor
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Chance 3
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Faint Hearted
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Terrified of blood and dead bodies
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Chance 2
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Frail
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Reduced health
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Chance 4
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Germaphobe
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Hates all things biowaste
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Chance 2
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Gluttonous
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Gets hungry faster
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Chance 4
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Hateful
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Dislikes everyone
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Chance 1
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Incompetent
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Bad at everything
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Chance 2
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Incontinent
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Randomly poops, even in space
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Chance 0, Colonists may gain the Incontinent perk by having poor food choices
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Limp
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Moves slowly
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Mean
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No one likes this person
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Chance 1
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Nyctophobia
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Afraid of the dark
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Chance 5
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Oversleeper
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Requires more sleep
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Chance 3
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Slow Learner
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Reduced skill experience
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Chance 5
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Neutral Perks
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Name
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Description
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Details
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Average Joe
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Nothing special
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Chance 6
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Blue Skin
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Resulting from error in uploading process
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Chance 4
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Deaf
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Can't hear
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Chance 3, Colonists gain the deaf perk if they are exposed to deafening sounds for 24 hours
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Green Skin
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Resulting from error in uploading process
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Chance 5, While the perk name has a green color it is considered to be a neutral perk
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Multiple Personality
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Has a random perk each day
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Chance 2
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Mute
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Cannot talk
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Chance 3
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Potty Mouth
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Randomly uses expletives, Tourettes
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Chance 6
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Acquired Perks
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Name
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Description
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Details
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Spacephobia
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Will never venture into space again, too spooky
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Hoarder
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Steals Food
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Stinky Breath
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Ate something disgusting
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Brick Belly
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I want to Lie Down
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Nightmares
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Recent events prevent this colonist from getting good sleep
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Colonist has a strange taste in their mouth
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Permanent, Loses health over time, when the colonist dies a space zombie is born
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Bleeding
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Loses health over time and drops blood on the floor
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