Work Speed Explained

Work Speed determines how fast Pals can perform tasks inside your base. Read on to learn more about the Work Speed stat, how to increase your Pal's Work Speed, and more!

Work Speed Explained

Determines How Fast Base Work is Done

Work Speed refers to how fast Pals are able to perform a task inside your base, ranging from how fast they'll cut trees in Logging Sites, mine rocks in Stone Pits, craft items in workbenches, and the like.

The higher a Pal's Work Speed is, the faster the work they'll be able to do, which can mean higher resource yields in your base.

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Applies to Player Character

Your character also has their own Work Speed stat, which you can upgrade with stat points. Like Pals, this will also cause you to cut trees, mine rocks, and craft items faster when you're the one doing the tasks.

A high player Work Speed can be useful when you've only begun your save, but it will fall off later on as you will be relying more on your base Pals to gather resources for you. Other player stats, such as your carry weight, will benefit more from being upgraded.

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Tasks Affected By Work Speed

• Kindling
• Watering
• Planting
• Generating Electricity
• Crafting and Medicine Production
• Gathering
• Lumbering
• Mining

A Pal's Work Speed influences how fast a Pal is able to perform the tasks listed above. If you assign a Pal with a high Work Speed stat for one of those tasks, they'll be able to finish tasks faster than Pals with meager stats.

All Work Suitabilities Explained

How to Increase Pal Work Speed

Enhance Work Speed with Pal Souls

A Pal's Work Speed stat can be upgraded at a Statue of Power using Pal Souls. You're going to need a couple of Small, Medium, and Large Pal Souls for the upgrades, but you will be able to get a 30% stat increase once Work Speed is maxed out.

Statue of Power Guide

Build a Monitoring Stand

If you build a Monitoring Stand in your base, you will be able to dictate your base Pals to work harder or take it slow. Choosing the Hard Working or Super Hard Working option is a good way to take advantage of base Pals with high Work Speed, as you'll be able to get higher yields from them.

Do note that this structure essentially forces your base Pals to work faster, which in turn will deplete their sanity (SAN) and hunger faster than normal.

How to Get Monitoring Stand

Feed Pals Work Speed-Boosting Food

The food listed below can give your base Pals a temporary boost for their Work Speed when eaten. You can leave these meals in their Feed Boxes to not only feed them but also give them a slight boost in speed while they are working.

Food	Description
Mozzarina Hamburger	・Increases Work Speed by 50% ・ Makes Pal Sanity last longer
Dumud Chowder	・Increases Work Speed by 50%
Fried Chikipi	・Increases Work Speed by 30% ・ Makes Pal Sanity last longer
Grilled Lamball	・Increases Work Speed by 30% ・ Makes Pal Sanity last longer

Best Food Tier List

Work Speed and Passive Skills

Work Speed-Improving Passive Skills

The Passive Skills listed below increase the Work Speed of Pals that have them. If you have Pals that have one or more of these passives, consider assigning them to your base, especially if they have high Work Suitabilities!

Passive Skill	Positive Effect	Negative Effect	Tier
Artisan	Work Speed +50%		Tier +3
Conceited	Work Speed +10%	Defense -10%	Tier +1
Lucky	Work Speed +15% and Attack +15%		Tier +3
Serious	Work Speed +20%		Tier +2
Work Slave	Work Speed +30%	Attack -30%	Tier +1

Best Passive Skills and How to Get

Passive Skills That Decrease Work Speed

The Passive Skills listed below decrease a Pal's Work Speed stat. If you have a Pal with one or more of these passives, consider storing them in your Pal box or using them as fodder for upgrading other Pals instead.

Passive Skill	Positive Effect	Negative Effect	Tier
Clumsy		Work Speed -10%	Tier -1
Hooligan	Attack +15%	Work Speed -10%	Tier +1
Musclehead	Attack +30%	Work Speed -50%	Tier +2
Slacker		Work Speed -30%	Tier -3

List of Passive Skills

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