Cooling

 Cooling is one of the Work Suitability skills a Pal can have. It allows Pals to regulate temperature and preserve food by operating cooling-related facilities within a base.

Cooling Mechanics

When assigned to a Cooler Box or Refrigerator, a Pal’s Cooling level extends the spoilage timer of stored food items. Both structures function identically in terms of food preservation; the Refrigerator only provides increased storage capacity and does not further extend expiration time.

Neither the Cooler Box nor the Refrigerator drains a Pal’s Sanity. In fact, Pals regain Sanity while working at these structures. By contrast, the Cooler does drain Sanity while in use.

Work Speed bonuses increase the effectiveness of Cooling when operating a Cooler Box or Refrigerator, but have no effect on the Cooler.

Food Expiration Duration

Food preservation duration starts at 200 minutes at Level 1 Cooling, with each additional level adding 200 minutes:

• Level 1: 200 minutes
• Level 2: 400 minutes
• Level 3: 600 minutes
• Level 4: 800 minutes
• Level 5: 1000 minutes*

With work-related passives such as Artisan, Serious, Lucky, and Work Slave, these durations increase to:

• 420 / 860 / 1280 / 1720 / 2140 minutes

*Level 5 Cooling is only available to  Frostallion and  Bastigor through the Pal Condenser.

Associated Facilities

•  Cooler
•  Electric Cooler
•  Cooler Box
•  Refrigerator
•  Cold Food Box
•  Refrigerated Crusher

Values

Each food item has its own base spoilage time. Cooling increases this duration by applying a flat multiplier based on the Pal’s Cooling level.

When a Cooling Pal stops working (for example, to take a break), the spoilage timer resets to the extended value once they resume work. Because of this behavior, the specific Pal used is largely irrelevant as long as it has Cooling and remains assigned consistently.

Cooling Level	1	2	3	4	5
Time Multiplier	10×	20×	30×	40×	50×
Added Time (min)	20	40	60	80	100

Cooler Mechanics

The Cooler lowers the temperature in a fixed area with an effective radius of approximately 15 meters. This effect does not stack—placing multiple Coolers in the same area does not further reduce temperature, increase radius, or provide additional benefits.

Cooling skill level does not affect the Cooler’s temperature reduction, radius, or performance in any way.

These same rules apply to the Egg Incubator. Only one Cooler will affect an Incubator, and Cooling level, placement distance, or multiple Coolers provide no additional benefit.

List of Pals

Pal	No.	Element(s)
Foxparks Cryst	005B	Ice	65	80	70										1
Pengullet	010	Ice Water	70	75	70		1			1					1	1
Penking	011	Ice Water	95	95	95		2			2			2		2	2
Jolthog Cryst	012B	Ice	70	75	80										1
Mau Cryst	024B	Ice	70	65	70										1		1
Hangyu Cryst	032B	Ice	80	80	70					1	1				1	2
Loupmoon Cryst	046B	Ice	80	105	80					2					3
Swee	053	Ice	60	60	60						1				1
Sweepa	054	Ice	100	90	90						2				2
Chillet	055	Dragon Ice	90	80	80						1				1
Foxcicle	057	Ice	90	95	105										2
Reindrix	059	Ice	100	85	110							2			2
Vanwyrm Cryst	071B	Dark	90	120	95										2	3
Sibelyx	079	Ice	110	90	100									2	2		1
Azurobe Cryst	082B	Dragon Ice	115	105	105										3
Cryolinx	083	Ice	100	100	110					1		2			3	3
Reptyro Cryst	088B	Ground Ice	110	105	130								3		3
Kingpaca Cryst	089B	Ice	120	85	90						1				3
Mammorest Cryst	090B	Ground Ice	150	85	90							2	2		2
Wumpo	091	Ice	140	80	100					2		3			2	4
Frostallion	110	Ice	140	140	120										4
Bastigor	137	Ice	140	130	120							3	3		4
Icelyn	142	Ice	95	115	105					2				2	3	1
Frostplume	143	Ice	110	100	100						1				2
Munchill	146	Ice Water	75	80	85		1								2	1
Polapup	147	Ice Water	95	105	105		2								3
Whalaska	154	Ice Water	105	115	110		3								4
Whalaska Ignis	154B	Fire Ice	105	120	110	3									4

Usage Notes

Because food spoilage timers can be reset by sorting storage containers, extremely high Cooling levels are often unnecessary. Even Level 1 Cooling provides more than three hours of preservation, which is sufficient for most absences from a base.

It is more important to ensure the Pal remains assigned to the container consistently. Using a Monitoring Stand to lock the Pal to a specific Cooler Box or Refrigerator prevents it from abandoning its post. Nocturnal Pals such as  Vanwyrm Cryst are particularly effective, as they continue working overnight without requiring additional traits.

History

• 0.1.2.0
  • Introduced.

References

• https://thepalprofessor.com/work-sustainability-cheat-sheet/