Therefore, the intensity is lowered the instant the expedition is a dyad or a group. The intensity of the fear (dopamine depletion rate) is higher when doing a one-man expedition. Moreover, once out of the fog, it once again becomes invisible. The fog is invisible until a hominid reach it. Moving from the settlementвЂ™s centre involves a risk to reach the Fog of Fear. Each time a settlement is established, a safe zone is created around it. One must think of the fog as a dynamic system bound to the current settlement, and not as a static вЂњcapture the territoryвЂќ-system like the вЂњUbisoft TowersвЂќ popularized by AssassinвЂ™s Creed. In Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey, the Fog of Fear symbolizes the fear of the distance from the camp and the sense of remoteness that a hominid might get from it. If the signs of fear are ignored by you and the hominid goes deep into the unknown, the dopamine gauge will decrease. When the character moves from their settlement for the first time, the Fog of Fear will appear. Intimidation and attack are also doable when panic is caused by an animal. If a predator or an irascible animal caused the panic state, you can flee or take refuge to the treetops (as long as they're high enough to escape from the fear effect). If the panic state is caused by the fear of the unknown, you can steer towards known territory which is represented by a blueish orb. Whenever your hominid is panicking, you have to choose between fight or flight.

An in-game pop-up says, вЂњDopamine is gained by doing gratifying activities.вЂќ Also, not all foods produce the same amount of dopamine. Not only can you avoid the panic state altogether, you can still prevent hysteria in the event your hominid would panic anyway.ДЄs long as panic hasnвЂ™t been triggered, you can refill the dopamine gauge either by eating, analyzing and identifying known elements with senses and intelligence, grooming another hominid, mating, conquering the fear of the unknown, killing or intimidating (successfully) an animal, etc. However, if there are no threats nearby, you won't lose dopamine and can use these enhanced abilities without penalty. Normally the cost for this Alert status is using up your dopamine quickly because a threat is nearby. This emotional control is useful because while on Alert status your hominid can run super fast, jump really far, and climb very quickly. You can choose to be vigilant or alert on command rather than only in threatening situations. Once you learn the Cognitive Control (CC 01) neuron, it is possible to control the emotions of your hominid. Panic - Threats are taking place and should be dealt with quickly.Alert - Threats are nearby and should be looked for.

Vigilant - Aware and paying more attention for possible threats.

Calm - No threats nearby and nothing to be afraid of.

Your emotions are indicated by a colored eye icon inside the dopamine gauge. The higher the emotional level, the higher the threat level. Your emotions indicate the level of threat your hominid currently feels they are in. Once the gauge is full, hysteria is triggered and the character will be brought back to its settlement with the rest of the expedition team.Д«e aware that the dopamine gauge is shared with the whole expedition team and is not an indication of a single hominid.ДЇear changes your emotions. If the panic state keeps getting fed by fear, the dopamine gauge will progressively fill up with red. The panic state will persist as long as thereвЂ™s a source of fear close to the hominid. Only steering and jumping will be available at that point. Once the dopamine gauge is depleted, the hominid switches into panic state and runs without the your input. The more fearful the situation, the faster dopamine will be depleted, and the more emotional the hominid will become.ДЇear negatively influences the dopamine pool. There is a finite pool of dopamine available and is indicated by a curved bar gauge on the HUD.Дopamine is depleted in fearful situations. Dopamine allows a hominid to resist the effects of fear.

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