Biogenerator Protein Selection

[Synnono]

Raineko gave me an idea today that I think might be a nice little feature for the biogenerator. Since we can synthesize one kind of meat in hydroponics, why not others?

Having the options would let chefs make more things on the menu without having to go through cargo or wait for the inevitable carp migration at the 97-minute mark. What I envision for options are:

Default Options

• Meat
  
• Chicken Meat
  
• Goat Meat
• Egg/Egg Yolk (!!!!!)

 

Emaggable Options?

• Human Meat
• Space Carp Meat
  
• Space Bear Meat
  
• Giant Spider/Xeno Meat

 

That second list is for traitor access to dangerous/useful chems and human bits for grossing the Head of Security out.

The specialized (non-regular meat) options would ideally be somewhat expensive per piece, to represent increased complexity in synthesis and to keep the alternative of ordering livestock from cargo appealing.

As we expand on the cooking system and its pool of recipes (something else that I want to do!) I think having more options immediately available is ultimately a good thing. Thoughts?

Edited May 16, 2017 by Guest

[Raineko]

Oh my good god yes. It saves the trouble of going through the whole rigmarole of getting chicken or goat crates from cargo, and prevents the horrible cold room bloodbaths that result from butchering them.

[Guest Complete Garbage]

Maybe instead of those options being emaggable, they're accessible if science upgrades the components inside.

If the biogen doesn't already components, I'd recommend two matter bins, a micro laser, and two manipulators for the component list. Upgrading the laser improves conversion time (plants to biomass conversion,) upgrading the manipulators unlocks more items, and upgrading bins improves capacity. Not sure what the difficulty or risk of implementation would be, but modular biogens are something I'd really like to see. This would also be an opportunity to have a look at the lag issue biogens have.

[Synnono]

Maybe instead of those options being emaggable, they're accessible if science upgrades the components inside.

 

I thought about this option, but I don't think most cooks should be trusted with easy access to carpotoxin and polytrinic acid without being an antag. I do like it from a research angle, though - who else would adjust a machine to print spider meat but the folks who brought you things like xenobiology?

[ForgottenTraveller]

Oh my yes. Though if we are talking the emag/upgrade options. I would lean on carp meat and possibly spider meat as upgrades the others such as human under emaggable options. And maybe add lizard and mouse meat to one of those for kicks.