Neural supercharger

The Neural supercharger is a misc building added by the Ideology DLC. It allows pawns to supercharge their brain once per day, at the cost of consuming power and the pawn consuming extra food.

Acquisition

Neural superchargers can be constructed once the Neural supercharger research project has been completed. They require 50 Steel, 4 Components and 6,000 ticks (1.67 mins) of work. Neural superchargers can only be constructed by colonist with an Ideoligion containing the Transhumanist meme.

Summary

An externally-induced increase in sensitivity and synchronicity of neurons. This boosts consciousness and learning rate at the cost of increased hunger.
— Neural supercharge definition

Once connected to power, the neural supercharger will begin to charge. It needs to be charged for 60,000 ticks (16.67 mins) or 24 in-game hours. After being charged, a colonist can use the device, granting them the Neural Supercharge hediff for 60,000 ticks (16.67 mins) or 24 in-game hours, with the following effects:

Note that both the charge time and hediff duration is the same - thus a single supercharger can keep a single pawn almost permanently supercharged, minus travel time.

If colony expectations are at Moderate (80,000 colony wealth) or higher, then those believing in a Transhumanist ideoligion will receive −6 Want neural supercharge if not currently affected by its hediff.

Analysis

The neural supercharger, along with the sleep accelerator and biosculpter pod, are a defining feature of the Transhumanist meme. Most comparisons should be made to Transhumanist vs non-Transhumanists, not with building the supercharger independently. +10% Consciousness equates to +10% Manipulation, Eating, and Talking. If Consciousness is below 100%, then this boost also increases Moving. Manipulation in particular affects a wide variety of stats and work types, such as Crafting, Construction, Plants, and Medical. Not only will the boost make each job 10% faster, but it will also increase plant yield and medical tend quality.

The hunger cost is usually negligible, able to be countered in many biomes by simply growing more food. If you're using a nutrient paste dispenser, then a neural super-charged pawn still consumes less food than a regular pawn eating simple meals. Rather, the real cost is with power and resources. With each pawn needing a supercharger, and each supercharger consuming 400W abd 50 Steel, 4 Components, it can take a lot to power. Pawns will also enjoy having a sleep accelerator, which consumes another 50 Steel, 5 Components.

Once you reach high expectations, Transhumanist pawns will start demanding age reversal. This takes an absolute minimum of 2.61 days of a pawn's time per year in a sterile room. With 4.35% of their year stuck in age reversal, the supercharger + sleep accelerator still leads to a net positive time/

Once these costs can be afforded, both the supercharger and the sleep accelerator are free buffs to pawn work speed. For colonies without the Transhumanist meme, a person who follows an ideoligion with the meme can be recruited and can build it.

Version history

Ideology DLC Release - Added.
1.3.3101 - can now be walked through.
1.3.3117 - Path cost 0 -> 42.

Architect

Misc: Caravan hitching spot • Egg box • Grave • Marriage spot • Party spot • Pen marker • Sarcophagus • Tool cabinet • Meditation spot • Nature shrine (Large, Small)
(research): Comms console • Cryptosleep casket • Firefoam popper • Ground-penetrating scanner • Long-range mineral scanner • Moisture pump • Multi-analyzer • Orbital trade beacon • Pod launcher • Stele (Large, Grand) • Transport pod • Vitals monitor • Ship landing beacon

Neural supercharger

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Acquisition

Summary

Analysis

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