How fast do skills degrade?
After playing a colony for a long time, colonists with a wide range high level skills in different areas, seem to lose their skill level. At first I thought it was because they were not practicing those skills frequently but skills where degrading at the same rate even though they were being used.
Does anyone know what effects skills degrading, how fast they degrade and what you can do to minimize/slow down the rate of degradation?
EDIT:
An answer has already been given but numbers of how fast it degrades would be additionally helpful. e.g. 20xp loss every day + 3xp every skill level above 10.
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How long does skill fade take?
Skills have been shown to decline over periods ranging from 6 to 18 months, according to a curve, with a steeper decline at the outset and a more gradual decline as time passes. The amount of time between learning and losing a skill varies between skills and between individuals, with many mitigating factors.How fast do you forget a skill?
After one hour, people retain less than half of the information presented. After one day, people forget more than 70 percent of what was taught in training. After six days, people forget 75 percent of the information in their training.Do you lose skill over time?
The length of time it takes to lose a skill is proportional to the time it took you to learn the skill. We see this in our lives all the times with the example of riding a bike or playing a musical instrument that we practiced for hours in our childhood.How long do skills last?
Research suggests that skills generally have a \u201chalf-life\u201d of about five years, with more technical skills at just two and a half years. The short shelf-life of technical skills requires a continuous re-skilling effort to stay relevant.Fast fade 5 minutes
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