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title: Casualties Unknown Mood and Moodles: What Each One Means
description: What the status icons mean, what raises and lowers mood, and why low mood can end a run.
url: https://casualtieswiki.wiki/survival/mood-and-moodles/
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Survival

# Casualties Unknown mood and moodles

_[Image: A blurred, dim view of a crate with a row of round status icons along the bottom of the screen and a red heart]_

_A row of moodles along the bottom of the screen. Hover over one to read what it means. Official Steam screenshot, © Orsoniks / Oro Interactive._

**Short answer:** in Casualties Unknown, mood is your character’s mental state and moodles are the round status icons on screen. Good food, sleep and Naptails raise mood, while pain, hunger, corpses and bleeding lower it. Keep it up, because low mood makes everything harder and affects your odds of a last stand. confirmed

The two names look alike but mean different things. Mood is a value in your health panel, and moodles are the icons at the bottom of the screen that describe your condition.

## What are moodles in Casualties Unknown?

Moodles are the small icons in a row at the bottom left of the screen. Each one reports a condition, such as bleeding, hunger or pain, and you can hover over them for a description. [Official screenshots](https://store.steampowered.com/app/4576490/) show up to a dozen at once. confirmed

Version 6.0 added moodles for each level of bleeding, a new “miserable” moodle, and better descriptions for critical ones. confirmed A “+3” style counter appears when there are too many to fit.

| Moodle | What it tells you | What to do | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Queasy | Mild sickness, around 25% | Usually safe; stop eating bad food | confirmed |
| Slaked | You have had plenty of water | Do not drink more | confirmed |
| Sense of impending doom | An elder thornback is hunting you | [Act now](https://casualtieswiki.wiki/layers/enemies-and-traps/) | confirmed |
| Bleeding (various) | Severity of a wound | [Bandage it](https://casualtieswiki.wiki/health/bleeding-and-blood/) | confirmed |
| Internal bleed | Bleeding inside, by severity | [Medicine](https://casualtieswiki.wiki/items/medicine-and-drugs/) | confirmed |
| Overdose | Too much of a drug, including anti-rad | Stop dosing | confirmed |
| Blood pressure | High or low | [Treat it](https://casualtieswiki.wiki/health/heart-and-stroke/) | confirmed |
| Miserable | Very low mood | Raise your mood soon | confirmed |

Community pages list dozens more. Hover over any icon you do not recognise, because the in-game description is the best guide available.

## How does mood work in Casualties Unknown?

The store page says that mood “can greatly affect your chances of survival” and that “too much doom and gloom will make your life harder”. confirmed Mood drifts back toward zero over time, moving faster when it is very low and when you are asleep. confirmed

| Raises mood | Lowers mood |
| --- | --- |
| Good-tasting food and drink, juice | Pain, bleeding, hunger, thirst |
| Sleep, especially after a Naptail | Corpses |
| Trading and hugging friendly Survivors reported | Being too hot or too cold reported |
| Plushies reported | Bad food, sickness, radiation reported |
| Certain drugs, for a while | Withdrawal from those drugs reported |

Blood volume affects mood less than it used to, and excess blood no longer does. confirmed Low mood effects start a little later than they did before 6.0. confirmed

## How do you raise mood quickly?

**Naptails** are the go-to item. Eat one somewhere safe, because you will not wake until the timer ends. You wake up happier, by around 10 to 12 mood according to one guide. confirmed The same guide suggests eating a Naptail whenever you need to sleep so that you stop worrying about corpses and questionable meals.

Juice is another strong option. It does not spoil, makes some unsafe foods safe, improves your mood and cools you slightly. Refining it at a campfire gives even more mood. confirmed

## Why does low mood matter?

Very low mood changes how your character behaves. Your Experiment becomes reluctant to do things, and it is harder to keep going. It also reduces the chance of a [last stand](https://casualtieswiki.wiki/survival/last-stand/), the second chance you can get just before dying. reported

The game has a depiction of self-harm at very low mood. Patch 6.0 made it happen less often. confirmed Keeping mood up is the way to avoid it entirely.

This game depicts depression and self-harm. If those themes affect you, [the content note](https://casualtieswiki.wiki/game/is-it-a-furry-game/#upsetting) has more detail. If you are struggling, please reach out to someone you trust or a local crisis line.

Taking breaks is common advice in the community. A forum thread titled [Mental Health Guide](https://steamcommunity.com/app/4576490/discussions/0/580555398932796839/) suggests limiting yourself to a few attempts in a sitting, especially before bed. reported

## How does happiness relate to last stand?

Players report that the chance of a last stand depends on your mood from around ten minutes before, not your mood at the moment of death. reported So a mood boost needs to happen ahead of time. Last stand itself sets your happiness to about 10 when it fires, as of 7.0. confirmed

## What are the worst things for mood in Casualties Unknown?

Corpses are a common surprise. Seeing bodies lowers mood, with the effect shrinking over repeated encounters. reported So does anything causing steady pain. If you take a bad fall, treating the pain with [medicine](https://casualtieswiki.wiki/items/medicine-and-drugs/) or sleep often pays for itself in mood.

Hunger and thirst make it worse, so check [food, water and sleep](https://casualtieswiki.wiki/survival/food-water-and-sleep/) if your mood keeps slipping for no obvious reason. Being wet and cold also weighs on you, so dry off before resting.

## Does the moodle display change when unchipped?

Yes. With the chip disabled, you lose some exact readouts and the screen gives you less. Some conditions stay visible: infections show when unchipped since 6.0, and venom moodles since 7.0. confirmed Co-op players also report some moodles not showing correctly in the [multiplayer mod](https://casualtieswiki.wiki/mods/multiplayer/), so double check the health panel if something seems off. reported

## Sources
Last checked 9 November 2026. Marks: confirmed = official notes, in-game text or a recording of the game; reported = two or more players; unverified = one source.

- [Casualties: Unknown on Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/4576490/) · mood, screenshots

- [Tricks I Wish I Knew Sooner by BluePawClaw](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLuLBHlRjIQ&t=375s) · Naptail

- [30 Things Everyone Should Know by BluePawClaw](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVF7rFHGwpY&t=187s) · sickness, mood

- [v6.0 Patch Notes, Steam](https://steamstore-a.akamaihd.net/news/externalpost/steam_community_announcements/1830163047266090)

- [7.0 Demo Update notes, Steam](https://steamstore-a.akamaihd.net/news/externalpost/steam_community_announcements/1834602721186794)

- [Steam forum: Mental Health Guide](https://steamcommunity.com/app/4576490/discussions/0/580555398932796839/) · player advice

## More in Survival

- [Beginner guide What to do in your first run: the tutorial, first crafts, hidden controls, saving and how to stop dying before layer 3.](https://casualtieswiki.wiki/survival/beginner-guide/)

- [Last stand How the last-second revive triggers, what affects its odds and what to do when you get one.](https://casualtieswiki.wiki/survival/last-stand/)

- [Food, water and sleep How to sleep safely, what to eat, how to make clean water and how to manage temperature.](https://casualtieswiki.wiki/survival/food-water-and-sleep/)