Level 20 skills no longer permanent?

[Rahjital]

I just had my level 20 doctor and constructor get up from bed after a malaria outbreak, and their skills seem to have dropped to 19 in the meantime. I was under the impression that lvl 20 skills are supposed to stay that way forever once you achieved. Has that changed recently?

[Fungus]

Yeah, I noticed that. Feels more realistic in that you can't get a colonist level 20 in everything now. However, I don't like the implications. I go back to work after a week off and I do feel like I've forgotten everything but it all comes back. I'm pretty sure a doctor could diagnose appendicitis even if he didn't practice for forty years. And I know people who haven't drawn in a decade who have gotten better. I can't think of a solution, though.

[Limdood]

Tynan stated earlier that he thought level 20 skills did decay previously.  He certainly implied that it was meant to.  Basically I think he just patched up a bug that we all assumed was a feature.

[Rahjital]

Aw, what a shame. It's basically pointless to have specialists now, since the xp drain at high levels is so ridiculously fast. You can have a colonist go to bed as lvl 20, and wake up lvl 19.

[Drahkon]

Easy fix suggestion. Save max skill colonist has had, when below that max they gain xp 2x as fast. Perhaps also cap loss to max-5 or something.

[makapse]

i was so fed up with the overnight skill loss that i use the madskills tiered mod to block skills from down lvling.