Fatigue

Fatigue or vigour is a mechanic that affects units in battle.

Units tire as they move and fight, meaning that they cannot engage in combat as effectively. The vigour/fatigue level of a unit is shown on its tooltip. Troops recover vigour slowly over time if allowed to stand still. Walk units where possible and only charge them at the last moment to prevent them from tiring.

For undead races such as Vampire Counts and Tomb Kings, the different levels of fatigue have different names. This represents the fact that undead units don't get tired, but instead the magic sustaining them can run out.

Fatigue effects

Fatigue level	Undead animation level	Fatigue point thresholds	Modifiers
			Speed	Melee Attack	Melee Defence	Melee Damage	Armour	Charge bonus	Reloading
Fresh	Animated	0
Active	Active	2,800		-5%
Winded	Fading	6,600	-5%	-5%		-10%			-10%
Tired	Diminished	12,600	-10%	-15%		-10%		-10%	-15%
Very tired	Drained	18,000	-15%	-25%		-10%	-10%	-25%	-25%
Exhausted	Debilitated	27,000	-15%	-30%	-10%	-10%	-25%	-30%	-35%
Maximum	Maximum	30,000

Action effects

Status		Effect per tick
Activity	Ready	-7
	Idle (rain or snow)	-10
	Idle	-18
	Limbering	+6
	Shooting	+18
	Combat (melee)	+19
	Working	+20
	Climbing (ladders or walls)	+10,000
Movement	Walking	-1
	Walking (artillery/horse)	+2
	Walking (artillery)	+12
	Running	+4
	Running (artillery/horse)	+6
	Running (cavalry)	+6
	Charging	+34

Relevant attributes

Immune to Vigour: Vigour has no effect on this unit.

Perfect Vigour: Even when performing the most fatiguing actions, this unit never loses vigour.

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