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A '''hopper''' is a necessary [[nutrient paste dispenser]] accessory that holds raw food for the NPD. At least one must be built next to the NPD for the machine to work, and hoppers will only work when placed next to a NPD. The hopper mouse indicator will turn from red to green to indicate proper placement.  
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A '''hopper''' is a [[production]] building needed to store and feed raw food to a [[nutrient paste dispenser]]. At least one hopper is necessary for the dispenser to work.
  
=== Acquisition ===  
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== Acquisition ==
It is built with {{Required Resources}} in {{Ticks|{{P|Work To Make}}}} after the research [[Research#Nutrient paste|Nutrient Paste]] has been completed.
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Hoppers can be constructed once the [[Research#{{P|Required Research}}|{{P|Required Research}}]] research project has been completed. They require {{Required Resources}} and {{Ticks|{{P|Work To Make}}}} of work.
  
: '''Minor bug''': Unbutchered corpses (of any type!) will be consumed by the machine, and only a single meal will be produced, if a hopper is built on top of them. The body (with [[apparel]]) will disappear without trace.  Make sure to clear any space for a new hopper if you do not want this to happen.
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Hoppers can only be constructed next to, and with the side spout facing, a nutrient paste dispenser. The hopper blueprint will turn from red to green to indicate proper placement.  
  
: Similar to the above, the machine will consume ''any'' type of food (except hay), including all biological corpses and [[kibble]], if the food happens to be dropped ''on top'' of an existing hopper.
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== Usage ==
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Hoppers can be installed all around the nutrient dispenser, excepting corners. As such, a total of 14 hoppers could service a single nutrient paste dispenser, resulting in a maximum total amount of 1,050 foodstuffs being available for processing through the dispenser.
  
=== Usage ===
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Hoppers are a specialized type of [[Zone/Area#Stockpile zone|Stockpile Zone]] for foodstuffs only. Once a hopper is selected, you can click the "Storage" tab which opens a menu where you can set the priority and resources of choice, similar to any zone.  
Hoppers can be installed all around the nutrient dispenser, excepting corners. As such, a total of 14 hoppers could service a single nutrient paste dispenser, resulting in a total amount of 1,050 foodstuffs being available for processing through the dispenser.
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Despite the limitations in the stockpile selection, the machine will consume ''any'' type of food (except hay), including all biological corpses and [[kibble]], if the food happens to be dropped ''on top'' of an existing hopper or if a hopper is built on top of them. Unbutchered corpses, along with any [[equipment]] will be entirely consumed by the machine, and only a single meal will be produced making this an incredibly wasteful production method. Make sure to clear any space for a new hopper if you do not want this to happen.
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It is possible to force food on top of a hopper by taking it to a pawn's inventory, positioning the pawn directly north of the hopper, and then manually dropping it in front of the hopper.  This allows for reprocessing meals as well as producing meals out of kibble. In both instances, this will also remove any ingredient penalties at the same time.
  
Hoppers are a specialized type of [[Zone/Area#Stockpile zone|Stockpile Zone]] for foodstuffs only. Once a hopper is selected, you can click the "Storage" tab which opens a menu where you can set the priority and resources of choice, similar to any zone.  
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A single hopper can only hold one type of food at a time, and the normal stack size restrictions are observed, so multiple hoppers may be desirable, and at least 2 are recommended. With few hoppers, small quantities of food can be placed in all of the hoppers, preventing sufficient food being available to the dispenser to produce a meal by disallowing stacking. This can occur even when there is enough food present in the colony as a whole. Having multiple hoppers allows small stacks of foodstuff to be consumed by the machine, which has no problem combining sources from different hoppers, and makes it less likely that every hopper will have a small quantity of food added to it. Should this "jamming" occur and adding hoppers be infeasible, the existing hoppers will need to be emptied before more of a different foodstuff can be added.  
  
A single hopper can only hold one type of food at a time, max capacity 75 units, so multiple hoppers may be desirable, and at least 2 are recommended.* Pawns with hauling jobs will treat the hoppers no differently from any other "storage zone", and cooks may take raw food from them in order to cook meals.
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It is currently unknown in what order the food is drawn from the hoppers.{{Check Tag|Detail Needed}}
  
: (* For example, if you butcher a [[rat]], a [[squirrel]] and a [[hare]], and have harvested 3 [[berry bush]]es, only a food from one of them can be placed in a single hopper, limiting that to a couple dozen total, and that will need to be emptied before more of a different foodstuff can be added. Having multiple hoppers allows small stacks of foodstuff to be consumed by the machine, which has no problem mixing sources from different hoppers.)
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Pawns with hauling jobs will treat the hoppers no differently from any other "storage zone", and cooks may take raw food from them in order to cook meals.
  
 
Since hoppers cannot be reinstalled but only deconstructed, it may be best to build the dispenser first and then add the hopper(s).  
 
Since hoppers cannot be reinstalled but only deconstructed, it may be best to build the dispenser first and then add the hopper(s).  
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== Version History ==
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== Version history ==
 
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Revision as of 04:44, 22 March 2022

Hopper

Hopper

Holds resources for use by machines like nutrient paste dispensers.

Base Stats

Type
BuildingProduction
Market Value
30 Silver [Note]
HP
100
Flammability
50%
Path Cost
42 (24%)

Building

Size
1 × 1
Minifiable
False
Placeable
True
Passability
pass through only
Cover Effectiveness
50%
Terrain Affordance
Light

Creation

Required Research
Nutrient paste
Work To Make
300 ticks (5 secs)
Resources to make
Steel 15
Deconstruct yield
Steel 7 - 8
Destroy yield
Steel 3 - 4

A hopper is a production building needed to store and feed raw food to a nutrient paste dispenser. At least one hopper is necessary for the dispenser to work.

Acquisition

Hoppers can be constructed once the Nutrient paste research project has been completed. They require Steel 15 Steel and 300 ticks (5 secs) of work.

Hoppers can only be constructed next to, and with the side spout facing, a nutrient paste dispenser. The hopper blueprint will turn from red to green to indicate proper placement.

Usage

Hoppers can be installed all around the nutrient dispenser, excepting corners. As such, a total of 14 hoppers could service a single nutrient paste dispenser, resulting in a maximum total amount of 1,050 foodstuffs being available for processing through the dispenser.

Hoppers are a specialized type of Stockpile Zone for foodstuffs only. Once a hopper is selected, you can click the "Storage" tab which opens a menu where you can set the priority and resources of choice, similar to any zone.

Despite the limitations in the stockpile selection, the machine will consume any type of food (except hay), including all biological corpses and kibble, if the food happens to be dropped on top of an existing hopper or if a hopper is built on top of them. Unbutchered corpses, along with any equipment will be entirely consumed by the machine, and only a single meal will be produced making this an incredibly wasteful production method. Make sure to clear any space for a new hopper if you do not want this to happen.

It is possible to force food on top of a hopper by taking it to a pawn's inventory, positioning the pawn directly north of the hopper, and then manually dropping it in front of the hopper. This allows for reprocessing meals as well as producing meals out of kibble. In both instances, this will also remove any ingredient penalties at the same time.

A single hopper can only hold one type of food at a time, and the normal stack size restrictions are observed, so multiple hoppers may be desirable, and at least 2 are recommended. With few hoppers, small quantities of food can be placed in all of the hoppers, preventing sufficient food being available to the dispenser to produce a meal by disallowing stacking. This can occur even when there is enough food present in the colony as a whole. Having multiple hoppers allows small stacks of foodstuff to be consumed by the machine, which has no problem combining sources from different hoppers, and makes it less likely that every hopper will have a small quantity of food added to it. Should this "jamming" occur and adding hoppers be infeasible, the existing hoppers will need to be emptied before more of a different foodstuff can be added.

It is currently unknown in what order the food is drawn from the hoppers.[Detail Needed]

Pawns with hauling jobs will treat the hoppers no differently from any other "storage zone", and cooks may take raw food from them in order to cook meals.

Since hoppers cannot be reinstalled but only deconstructed, it may be best to build the dispenser first and then add the hopper(s).

Version history