Sneezing shouldn’t create floral germs

[Gus Smedstad]

It’s logical that sneezing emits disease germs. However, allergies are not really a disease. Sneezing should not spread “floral germs.” Among other things, it means that allergic Dupes turn their entire colonies into hazard areas for allergies, not just areas around flowering plants. It pretty much means that allergic Dupes get a sneezing death spiral if you can’t make enough anti-allergy medication.

[Yunru]

6 hours ago, Gus Smedstad said:

it means that allergic Dupes turn their entire colonies into hazard areas for allergies

But for the non-allergic it's a pleasant stress reliever.

Therefore it is the duty of every allergic dupe to sneeze on their non-allergic fellows.

[Ngc2403]

maybe Sickness need more stages than just: ok, ill, dead. Allergies tend to reduce productivity in light doses, then are more crippling in heavy doses. This might translate to slightly reduced stats for the light version, and then reduced stats and sneezing in heavy doses.

Also allergic farmers are a nightmare i don't want to revisit anytime soon