A threshold for Rad Pill consumptio

[Yalp]

Duplicants munching away at the rad pill reserves is a constant and very vexing issue. If they are allowed to, they will snack them like some kind of candy!
Allowing/disallowing the pills is extremely tedious and there are no good indicators for when to do it, especially when managing multiple asteroids on higher difficulties.
It would be really great if there was a threshold for the player to set, so they only take them after the threshold is reached.

 

[Sasza22]

IMO it should all be exposure based. Dupes that don`t get exposed to rads should not use rad pills. Similarly dupes not exposed to disease germs should not use the vitamin chews.

[cyberwarlord]

Add them to the water cooler effects. Treat the water with 1 pill but get several uses from each.

You could change the effects at will then.

Could add protein powder and other water additives for different bonuses or effects.

[NNOUS]

ups for this one

[meekay]

The difficulty here is that Rad Pills are intended to be preventative. You need to take them before exposure. They don't cure you once you already have Radiation Sickness.

[Sasza22]

7 hours ago, meekay said:

The difficulty here is that Rad Pills are intended to be preventative. You need to take them before exposure. They don't cure you once you already have Radiation Sickness.

Yes, but unlike lead suits it doesn`t reduce the amount of rads taken but passively removes them. They only do something when a dupe is radiated. IMO they shouldn`t be taken when there is no exposure. Similarly vitamin chews only do something when a dupe is exposed to germs so should be only consumed when that happens.

[Primalflower]

the solution for this problem is already in the game. it is the consumables tab. I only allow those who frequently get close to the reactor rad pills. There is no need to change them.

What meekay said is correct, they are intended to be a preventative measure, not an active one, even if they work by reducing rads directly.