Streetwise is a Unique Perk belonging to Nea Karlsson.
Prestige Nea Karlsson to Prestige 1, 2, 3 respectively to unlock Tier I, Tier II, Tier III of Streetwise for all other Characters.
- Increases the Efficiency of your Items by 15/20/25 %.
Streetwise extends its effect to all other Survivors within 8 metres of your location and lingers for 15 seconds.
"You are doing it wrong! Let me show you how it is done." — Nea Karlsson
History
Change Log
Patch 2.3.0
- Buff: added a Linger effect lasting for 15 seconds when leaving the Perk's range.
Patch 3.0.0
- Buff: increased the Percentages from 10/12.5/15 % to 15/20/25 %.
Unknown Patch
- QoL (undocumented): added a timer to the Perk Effect icon to indicate when the effect will be lost.
Calculation
Item Efficiency
Streetwise functions by increasing the depletable Charges of an Item, which effectively increases its efficiency.
The Depletion rate remains the same, but since there are more Charges to deplete, the Item can be used for a longer duration.
Example
The above behaviour is especially useful for Toolboxes, since they actively transfer their depletable Charges into the chargeable interaction.
For example, using the Engineer's Toolbox to repair a Generator will deplete its 16 Charges in 8 seconds at a Depletion rate of -2 c/s, and thus progress the Generator by ~17.777 %.
Streetwise III will effectively increase the depletable Charges of the Toolbox by +25 % to 20 Charges.
Since the Depletion rate will remain the same at -2 c/s, the Toolbox will now be depleted in 10 seconds instead, making it last longer and thus allowing it to progress the Generator more than without the Perk (by ~22.222 %).
Trivia
- The original flavour text was the following: "You have to stay smart, stupidity gets you dead."
- Streetwise stacks with other instances of itself.
Video
Consuming a Flashlight with Streetwise equipped | Consuming a Flashlight without Streetwise |
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