Difference between revisions of "Control sublink (standard)"

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Control sublinks (standard) are artificial body parts added by the Biotech DLC. Each control sublink installed increases the number of control groups available to a mechanitor and increase the work speed of their mechs.

Acquisition

Standard control sublinks can be crafted at a Machining table once the Standard mechtech research project has been completed. They require 1 Signal chip, 4 Components, 3,200 ticks (53.33 secs) of work, and a Crafting skill of 6.

Summary

Each standard and high control sublink increases increases the number of control groups available to a mechanitor by +1 and the work speed of their mechs by +6%, up to a maximum of +6 and +36%. Up to three of each type of sublink can be installed into a mechanitor's brain. At least three standard sublinks must be installed before any high sublinks can be installed.

Control sublinks	Control groups	Work speed
0	2	+0%
1	3	+6%
2	4	+12%
3	5	+18%
4	6	+24%
5	7	+30%
6	8	+36%

As all non-Tunneler laborer mechs have a base Global Work Speed of 50%, this boost is relatively higher than it seems. For example, 1 sublink with no other factors turns 50% work speed into 56% workspeed; a ×112% increase.

Installation

Unlike most other artificial body parts, the control sublink is not installed via an operation. Instead, the selected mechanitor can be selected to use the device on themselves, consuming the item and installing it.

Analysis

Typically, you may want to use the signal chips the sublinks require on a bandwidth pack first. The extra mechs from the (worst-case) 30% increase in bandwidth will have a much larger impact on both combat and economic potential than +12% work speed. Best-case, it is a 150% increase. Note that this does come at cost of additional power and pollution however.

Eventually, you'll want to install all 6 control sublinks - more for the additional work speed, rather than the control groups. A few extra control subgroups can be helpful, but you'll rarely need more than 4.

Version history

Biotech DLC Release - Added.

Artificial body parts

Arm/Hand: Archotech arm • Bionic arm • Power claw • Prosthetic arm • Wooden hand • Drill arm • Elbow blade • Field hand • Hand talon • Venom talon • Flesh tentacle • Flesh whip
Head: Archotech eye • Bionic eye • Bionic ear • Bionic jaw • Bionic tongue • Cochlear implant • Denture • Aesthetic nose
Head implants: Joywire • Painstopper • Circadian assistant • Circadian half-cycler • Gastro-analyzer • Learning assistant • Mindscrew • Neurocalculator • Psychic harmonizer • Psychic reader • Psychic sensitizer • Venom fangs • Control sublink (Standard, High) • Mechlink • Mech gestation processor • Remote repairer • Remote shielder • Repair probe
Spine: Bionic spine • Revenant vertebrae
Stomach: Bionic stomach • Nuclear stomach • Reprocessor stomach • Sterilizing stomach • Fleshmass stomach
Heart: Bionic heart • Prosthetic heart • Heart • Adrenal heart • Corrosive heart • Metalblood heart
Lung: Lung • Detoxifier lung • Fleshmass lung
Kidney: Kidney • Detoxifier kidney
Organs: Liver
Visceral implants: Death acidifier • Aesthetic shaper • Coagulator • Healing enhancer • Armorskin gland • Stoneskin gland • Toughskin gland • Immunoenhancer • Love enhancer • Ghoul plating • Ghoul barbs
Leg/Foot: Archotech leg • Bionic leg • Prosthetic leg • Peg leg • Wooden foot • Knee spike
Related: Psylink neuroformer • Xenogerm
Deprecated: Scyther blade • Psychic silencer

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 == Analysis ==
-Usually, getting a [[bandwidth pack]] first is a better use of signal chips. 2 control sublinks would give {{+|12%}} work speed per mechanoid. A bandwidth pack gives access to 9 [[bandwidth]] for mechanoids, equating to more work speed. For example, doubling your [[agrihand]] workforce would effectively double your work speed, though at the cost of [[pollution]].
+Typically, you may want to use the [[signal chip]]s the sublinks require on a [[bandwidth pack]] first. The extra mechs from the (worst-case) 30% increase in bandwidth will have a much larger impact on both combat and economic potential than {{+|12%}} work speed. Best-case, it is a 150% ''increase''. Note that this does come at cost of additional [[power]] and [[pollution]] however.
-Eventually, you'll want to install all 6 control sublinks - more for the additional work speed, rather than the control groups. An additional control group or two can be helpful, but you'll rarely need all 8.
+Eventually, you'll want to install all 6 control sublinks - more for the additional work speed, rather than the control groups. A few extra control subgroups can be helpful, but you'll rarely need more than 4.
 == Version history ==