Urbanite - new bionic MVP !

[Lillegre]

I rest my case!

In other news...

[StarvingAngler]

Cons:

• Slightly decreased speed in a task that provides little for bionics and usually has dupes specialized for it anyways
• Slightly decreased speed in a task that provides little for bionics and usually has dupes specialized for it anyways

 

Yeah, this seems pretty good

[GuyPerfect]

I've seen a lot of people talk about Bionic Duplicants like they don't exist in the same universe as standard Duplicants. Why shouldn't they be able to cook and farm?

[mitboy]

3 minutes ago, GuyPerfect said:

I've seen a lot of people talk about Bionic Duplicants like they don't exist in the same universe as standard Duplicants. Why shouldn't they be able to cook and farm?

It's just everyone in beta decided to test run them without regular dupes. 

Arguably, cooking is a better suited job for normal dupes regardless, as you usually set up kitchen near the main base, while Bionic dupes are better for long range tasks.

[Lillegre]

12 minutes ago, mitboy said:

It's just everyone in beta decided to test run them without regular dupes. 

Arguably, cooking is a better suited job for normal dupes regardless, as you usually set up kitchen near the main base, while Bionic dupes are better for long range tasks.

This ^^ 

For a pure bionic dupe run, this is literally "zero drawbacks" and therefore by extension, you can create the ultimate flex army!

[Electroely]

56 minutes ago, mitboy said:

Arguably, cooking is a better suited job for normal dupes regardless, as you usually set up kitchen near the main base, while Bionic dupes are better for long range tasks.

I'm a big fan of the +40 Cuisine bionic duplicants can get. But it does feel strange assigning a bionic duplicant a job they get absolutely no benefit from themselves.

[GuyPerfect]

All of a Bionic Duplicant's needs are fulfilled by automation as it is, so it's only fair.

[Tigin]

I figure Error-Prone is the best once you finish researching, since Medicine is mostly worthless and there are very few Science errands. (The increased attributes gain is a moot point as they’re boops)

[StarvingAngler]

5 hours ago, GuyPerfect said:

I've seen a lot of people talk about Bionic Duplicants like they don't exist in the same universe as standard Duplicants. Why shouldn't they be able to cook and farm?

Oh no, that's not what I meant, sorry for the misconception. I was referring to the fact that these minuses are rather negligible, not to mention you may have your organic dupes be specialized for these jobs, and if you specialize a bionic it will easily counteract the negatives. So I pretty much wrote that fully intending a colony to have organic dupes with bionics, and either have the organics work those jobs or specialized bionics work the jobs.

[GuyPerfect]

I wanted to take a cooking Bionic Duplicant for a spin just to see how it would go. It's glorious. With enough Boosters, any one of these guys can race across the land completing tasks like there's no time for tomorrow.