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Speed Reader - Instant

This mod removes the time required to gain experience from reading a book.

Whether training your villagers in combat, crafting, farming, or research, they will now read books instantly, reaching their potential immediately and freeing up valuable time for other tasks.

Vanilla XP Curve:
In the vanilla game, book reading time scales linearly based on XP granted. It starts with 500 XP taking 30 minutes to read. This increases to 1500 XP taking 45 minutes, 3000 XP taking 75 minutes, and 9000 XP taking 120 minutes. There is no specific node defined for 6000 XP books; these default to the halfway point between 3000 and 9000 XP, taking approximately 100 minutes.

Any XP value beyond 9000 will use the 9000 XP metric, meaning even higher XP books take the same time as a 9000 XP book.


Instant Version: With this mod active, reading time is removed entirely. All books, regardless of XP value, provide their experience instantly upon use.

Knowledge Overflow Compatibility:
The Knowledge Overflow mod will be adding new books granting XP values beyond the vanilla maximum of 9000. These new books will still follow the same time scaling system, capped at the 9000 XP reading time metric (or adjusted times based on your active Speed Reader variant). For example, with Speed Reader - Half-Time active, even a 50,000 XP book will take only 60 minutes, matching the halved 9000 XP duration.