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The hemogen amplifier is a deathrest building added by the Biotech DLC that allows Hemogenic deathresters to receive more hemogen from all sources.

Acquisition

Hemogen amplifiers can be constructed once the Deathrest research project has been completed. Each requires 200 Steel, 4 Components, 5 Hemogen packs, 5,000 ticks (1.39 mins) of work, and a Construction skill of 4.

Summary

Active hemogen amplifiers require a pawn capable of deathrest, like a Sanguophage, and must be connected to a deathrest casket. Each hemogen amplifier consumes 100W of power and 0.5 hemogen pack per day as long a pawn is deathresting in an attached casket. It can hold up to 5 packs at a time, for a maximum run time of 10 days, and is constructed fully fueled. The amplifier will be automatically refueled by a haulers so long as auto-refueling is enabled.

The hemogen amplifier increases Hemogen gain by +25% from any source, assuming deathrest isn't interrupted. This reduces the need to drink blood as frequently.

Like other deathrest buildings, an amplifier permanently binds to a pawn once used, with no penalty for deconstruction. Deathresting pawns have their own separate limit to the buildings they can connect to, which can be increased with a deathrest capacity serum.

Analysis

Hemogen amplifiers increase the hemogen a pawn gain, but you can also increase hemogen gain by obtaining more colonists or prisoners. More prisoners means more blood to feed on, and each prisoner only really comes at the cost of food. So if you aren't in an inhospitable biome, keeping prisoners is simpler and cheaper than the steel and components used to make a hemogen amplifier.

Furthermore, using an amplifier means not using a glucosoid pump or deathrest accelerator until a pawn has enough building capacity, which is limited for most stages of the game. As the benefits of either building (pump or accelerator) cannot be replicated as easily, they should be built first.

However, amplifiers are one of two deathrest buildings that can be used without a maximum. Once you are using the maximum amount of glucosoid pumps, deathrest accelerators, and/or psychofluid pumps, you might as well build hemogen amplifiers.

They also do not consume power or hemogen while idling, unlike their contemporaries such as sleep accelerators. Hence, they can be left idle without consequence.

Calculations

Each hemogen amplifier increases the hemogen you gain from all sources. So the more hemogen you use between deathrests, the more effective a hemogen amplifier will be.

However, the amplifier itself consumes hemogen during each deathrest. It uses 0.5 hemogen packs per day, so it will consume this much hemogen per deathrest:

Deathrest facilities	Deathrest time	Packs consumed
Deathrest casket	3.64 days	1.82
↳+1x Deathrest accelerator	3.03 days	1.52
↳+2x Deathrest accelerator	2.53 days	1.26

A pawn must deathrest every 30 days. Therefore, you can calculate how much hemogen is required to satiate a pawn for 30 days:

Hemogen Packs Consumed	Hemogenic	Hemogen drain
Base	3	15
↳+1x Hemogen amplifier	2.4	12
↳Savings (1 amplifier)	0.6	3

Note: Values are given in hemogen packs for ease of comparison, but this building works equally for all sources of Hemogen.

Thus, if a pawn only has the hemogenic trait alone, and does not use any abilities, then using the hemogen amplifier is a net loss. However, using hemogenic abilities costs Hemogen. The more abilities you use, the more hemogen you need to consume, so the more the hemogen amplifier helps. So a pawn with only hemogenic can benefit from the amplifier if they spend at least 24.4 hemogen on abilities in the 30 days between deathrests. This is equivalent to 5 uses of Longjump legs, or 1.22 uses of Coagulate.

If a pawn has hemogen drain in addition to hemogenic, the hemogen amplifier always saves on hemogen, regardless of ability use. Obviously, the more abilities you use, the more the amplifier helps you. Note that sanguophages have hemogen drain by default.

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 == Analysis ==
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+Hemogen amplifiers increase the hemogen a pawn gain, but you can also increase hemogen gain by obtaining more colonists or [[prisoners]]. More prisoners means more blood to feed on, and each prisoner only really comes at the cost of [[food]]. So if you aren't in an inhospitable [[biome]], keeping prisoners is simpler and cheaper than the steel and components used to make a hemogen amplifier.
-The amplifier both consumes and saves hemogen. The actual resulting economy therefore depends on the time spent using the amplifier and the hemogen consumption between deathrests.
-The amplifier consumes 0.5 hemogen packs per day of deathrest, therefore the total consumption per deathrest per amplifier is as follows:
+Furthermore, using an amplifier means ''not'' using a [[glucosoid pump]] or [[deathrest accelerator]] until a pawn has enough building capacity, which is limited for most stages of the game. As the benefits of either building (pump or accelerator) cannot be replicated as easily, they should be built first.
+However, amplifiers are one of [[hemopump|two]] deathrest buildings that can be used without a maximum. Once you are using the maximum amount of glucosoid pumps, deathrest accelerators, and/or [[psychofluid pump]]s, you might as well build hemogen amplifiers.
+They also do not consume power or hemogen while idling, unlike their contemporaries such as [[sleep accelerator]]s. Hence, they can be left idle without consequence.
+=== Calculations ===
+Each hemogen amplifier increases the hemogen you gain from all sources. So the more hemogen you use between [[deathrest]]s, the more effective a hemogen amplifier will be.
+However, the amplifier itself consumes hemogen during each deathrest. It uses 0.5 hemogen packs per day, so it will consume this much hemogen per deathrest:
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-A pawn must [[Deathrest]] every 30 days, as such their natural hemogen need, and the savings from the amplifier, are calculable.
+A pawn must deathrest every 30 days. Therefore, you can calculate how much hemogen is required to satiate a pawn for 30 days:
-'''Note:''' Values are given in [[hemogen pack]]s for ease of comparison, but the total efficiency is directly applicable to all hemogen sources. Similarly, hemogen consumption is listed in packs consumed to maintain a given level, rather than in actual hemogen given.
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 | {{Icon Small|Hemogen pack||{{#expr: 30*2/(1.25*20)}}}}
 | {{Icon Small|Hemogen pack||{{#expr: 30*10/(1.25*20)}}}}
+|-
+! style=text-align:left | &nbsp;↳<small>Savings (1 amplifier)</small>
+| {{Icon Small|Hemogen pack||{{#expr: 30*2/20 - 30*2/(1.25*20) }}}}
+| {{Icon Small|Hemogen pack||{{#expr: 30*10/20 - 30*10/(1.25*20)}}}}
 |}
+'''Note:''' Values are given in hemogen packs for ease of comparison, but this building works equally for all sources of Hemogen.
-Therefore, an amplifier produces a saving in hemogen consumption from the base decay of pawns with [[hemogen drain]], but not for pawns with [[hemogenic]] alone. Note that [[sanguophages]] have hemogen drain by default.
+Thus, if a pawn only has the [[hemogenic]] trait alone, and does not use any abilities, then using the hemogen amplifier is a net loss. However, using hemogenic abilities costs Hemogen. The more abilities you use, the more hemogen you need to consume, so the more the hemogen amplifier helps. So a pawn with only hemogenic can benefit from the amplifier if they spend at least {{#expr: ((0.5*4/1.1) - ((30*2/20) - 30*2/(1.25*20)))*20 round 1}} hemogen on abilities in the 30 days between deathrests. This is equivalent to 5 uses of Longjump legs, or 1.22 uses of Coagulate.
-The use of hemogenic abilities also contributes to the economy however. A pawn with only hemogenic would still benefit from the amplifier if they spend at least {{#expr: ((0.5*4/1.1) - ((30*2/20) - 30*2/(1.25*20)))*20 round 1}} hemogen on abilities in the 30 days between deathrests. This is equivalent to 5 uses of Longjump legs or 1.22 uses of coagulate.
-Hemogen amplifiers should be weighed against simply obtaining more colonists or [[prisoner]]s ''and'' the opportunity cost of not using a [[glucosoid pump]] or [[deathrest accelerator]]. Deathrest building capacity is very limited in most stages of the game, and either building is usually more useful than the amplifier. However, amplifiers are one of the few deathrest buildings that does not have its own limit, making them useful once you have enough of the other buildings.
-They also do not consume power while idling, unlike their contemporaries such as [[sleep accelerator]]s. Hence, they can be left idle without consequence.
+If a pawn has [[hemogen drain]] in addition to hemogenic, the hemogen amplifier always saves on hemogen, regardless of ability use. Obviously, the more abilities you use, the more the amplifier helps you. Note that [[sanguophages]] have hemogen drain by default.
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