Queen's Impatience

Overview

Creating a successful settlement is a race against the clock. The Queen's Impatience is this clock. Her Impatience will increase every minute. When Her Impatience reaches a maximum of 14 points, you lose or go into a Last Stand.

Gaining Impatience

The red bar on the bottom right is Her Impatience, it will increase by a certain amount every minute. Viceroys can see how fast it increases (Queen's Impatience Speed) by hovering their cursor on the skull icon.

Base Queen's Impatience Speed is 0.255 points per minute. All of the Queen's Impatience Speed values get rounded down in the UI to the second decimal.

When a Viceroy gains Impatience, they will see the Forests' Hostility go down. This is because Impatience and Hostility are linked. Every full point of Impatience gives -15 Hostility, up to -210 Hostility at full 14 points.

Viceroys can make the Queen mad and increase Her Impatience by:

• Calling a trader
  • First Trader Call raises Impatience by 0.5 points. Every subsequent Call doubles the previous amount

• Assaulting a trader
  • Results in 2-3 Impatience points depending on the trader, plus some Impatience from villager deaths

• Having villagers leave or die
  • Every villager that leaves or dies raises Impatience by 0.3 points
  • On Prestige 20 the penalty is raised to 0.8 Impatience points
  • Rebellious Spirit Cornerstone raises the Impatience penalty by an additional 0.2 points

• Picking the Mist Piercers Cornerstone and then opening Glades
  • Every newly discovered Glade with Mist Piercers raises Impatience by 0.5 Points

Reducing Impatience

The only accessible way to reduce Impatience is through gaining Reputation Points. By default, a full point of Reputation lowers Impatience by the same amount. Prestige 14 reduces Impatience decreased per Reputation point by 50%, to 0.5 Points.

The only other way to reduce Impatience in the game is a Perk you can buy from Alune Soulgazer, one of the Glade traders, or get from a big Dullahan Warlander Mystery Box:

1 Perk named 'Badge of Courage'

Name	Rarity	Description	Sources					Price
			Alt	Cor	Ord	Rel	Tra
Badge of Courage	Epic	A famous Viceroy emblem passed down from generation to generation. Discovering a glade during the storm lowers Impatience by -0.5.	x	x	x	x	Tra	28

Slowing down Impatience

There are several ways of slowing down Impatience:

• Assigning a Firekeeper from the Humans to the Hearth. A Human Firekeeper can lower the base 0.255 points/minutes by 25% to 0.19125

• Upgrading the Obsidian Archive in the Citadel. Each upgrade reduces Her Impatience rate by 2%, up to 40%. A 40% reduction to base Queen's Impatience Speed sets it to 0.153 points per minute
  • With both a Human Firekeeper and full upgrades Queen's Impatience Speed is lowered by a total of 65% to 0.08925 points per minute

• Land of Greed Map Modifier adds a flat +50% Impatience speed, but reduces it by 30% for 3 minutes after every completed trade route. With enough trade route speed and slots, it's possible to even halt Impatience growth completely this way.

• The Frequent Caravans Cornerstone:

1 Perk named 'Frequent Caravans'

Name	Rarity	Description	Sources					Price
			Alt	Cor	Ord	Rel	Tra
Frequent Caravans	Legendary	The Crown is very forgiving - as long as the goods keep flowing. Impatience grows 30% slower for 180 seconds every time you finish a trade route.	x	Cor	x	x	x	0

Last Stand

Viceroys can acquire the Last Stand upgrade in the Obsidian Archive branch of the Citadel, providing them with an extra 30 seconds at 14 Impatience to pull a rabbit out of a hat and find a way to lower it. This feature can be upgraded to last up to 90 seconds at later levels.

Upgrade	Last Stand Duration
Obsidian Archive level 5	30 seconds
Obsidian Archive level 15	60 seconds
Obsidian Archive level 18	90 seconds

Additionally, Borrowed Time Cornerstone allows to increase the Last Stand timer by fully upgrading species Housing:

1 Perk named 'Borrowed Time'

Name	Rarity	Description	Sources					Price
			Alt	Cor	Ord	Rel	Tra
Borrowed Time	Legendary	The Queen looks more favorably upon a city represented by such distinguished ambassadors. Each fully upgraded house will grant you 10 seconds of Grace Period after the Queen’s Impatience reaches its maximum threshold.	x	Cor	x	x	x	0

Difficulty Modifiers influencing Impatience

Prestige	Description	Modifier	Explanation
14	Queen's Impatience reduced less upon gaining Reputation.	Higher Expectations	The Queen expects a lot from a Viceroy of your rank. Impatience falls by 0.5 points less for every Reputation point you gain.
20	Higher penalty from losing villagers.	The Queen's People	For the Queen, nothing is more important than her people. Losing villagers will add 0.5 more points to her Impatience.

Forest Mysteries influencing Impatience

Mystery	Penalty	Activation
No Contact	Gaining Reputation does not lower Impatience.	Hostility 2
Spreading Contamination	+5% faster Queen's Impatience for every Blightrot Cyst in your settlement.	Hostility 4
Vassal Tax	Pay 5 Amber x number of years, or gain 1 Impatience point.	Hostility 4
Important Matters	Impatience grows 70% slower during drizzle season. The Queen seems to be preoccupied with more pressing matters.	Drizzle

Perks and Cornerstones influencing Impatience

Impatience Perks and Cornerstones

Name	Rarity	Description	Sources					Price
			Alt	Cor	Ord	Rel	Tra
Badge of Courage	Epic	A famous Viceroy emblem passed down from generation to generation. Discovering a glade during the storm lowers Impatience by -0.5.	x	x	x	x	Tra	28
Beacon Beacon	None	Human firekeepers create a special link with the Citadel. Impatience grows 25% slower.	x	x	x	x	x	0
Borrowed Time	Legendary	The Queen looks more favorably upon a city represented by such distinguished ambassadors. Each fully upgraded house will grant you 10 seconds of Grace Period after the Queen’s Impatience reaches its maximum threshold.	x	Cor	x	x	x	0
Fiery Wrath	Epic	Resources you sacrifice in the Ancient Hearth burn 5% longer for every Impatience Point you have.	x	Cor	x	x	x	0
Frequent Caravans	Legendary	The Crown is very forgiving - as long as the goods keep flowing. Impatience grows 30% slower for 180 seconds every time you finish a trade route.	x	Cor	x	x	x	0
Hidden from the Queen	Legendary	The crown doesn't need to know everything. There is no Impatience penalty when villagers leave or die, but Impatience will grow 600% faster, starting from Drizzle year 9.	x	Cor	x	x	x	0
Hidden from the Queen (Stormforged)	Mythic	The crown doesn't need to know everything. Impatience doesn't grow when villagers leave or die.	Alt	x	x	x	x	0
Mist Piercers	Legendary	You are allowed to use the legendary Mist Piercers. With such a rare gift at your disposal, the Queen's expectations are high. The content of glades will be revealed, but each discovered glade increases the Queen’s Impatience by 0.5.	x	Cor	x	x	x	0
Rebellious Spirit	Legendary	The people are feeling oddly rebellious. Gain +1 Global Resolve for every 2 Impatience Points. Every time a villager leaves or dies, Impatience is increased by an additional 0.2 points.	x	Cor	x	x	x	0
Rebellious Spirit (Stormforged)	Mythic	The people are feeling oddly rebellious. Gain +1 Global Resolve for every 1 Impatience Point.	Alt	x	x	x	x	0
Royal Guard Training	Legendary	The Crown sends two Royal Guards to your village. Instead of simply brawling, villagers will now train under them. Fulfilling the need for brawling grants an additional +5 to Resolve, but attacking a trader will result in you getting 2 extra Impatience Points.	x	Cor	x	x	x	0

See also

• Reputation
• Hostility
• Difficulty