Neural supercharger
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Neural supercharger
A neuron-sensitizing device that can deliver one neural supercharge each day. A person with a neural supercharge will think and learn faster, but will also consume more food. The effect wears off in one day. Neural superchargers consume a lot of electricity.
Base Stats
- Type
- Building – Ideology (Buildings)
- Market Value
- 245
[Note] - Mass
- 20 kg
- HP
- 100
- Flammability
- 30%
- Path Cost
- 42 (24%)
Building
- Size
- 1 × 3
- Minifiable
- True
- Placeable
- True
- Passability
- pass through only
- Cover Effectiveness
- 25%
- Terrain Affordance
- Light
- Power
- -400 W
Creation
- Required Research
- Neural supercharger
- Work To Make
- 6,000 ticks (1.67 mins)
- Resources to make
50 + 
4- Deconstruct yield
- 25 + 2
- Destroy yield
- 12 - 13 + 1
The neural supercharger is a 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[edit]
Neural superchargers can be constructed once the Neural supercharger research project has been completed. Each requires 50 Steel, 4 Components and 6,000 ticks (1.67 mins) of work modified by the construction speed of the builder. Neural superchargers can only be constructed by a colonist with an Ideoligion containing the Transhumanist meme.
Summary[edit]
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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:
- +10% Consciousness
- +25% Global Learning Factor
- +20% Hunger Rate Factor
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.
Impacts[edit]
+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. For a full list of affected stats, see their individual pages.
Analysis[edit]
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The hunger cost is usually negligible, with the more important costs of the building being power and resources. If these costs can be afforded, the neural supercharger is a practically free boost to worker speed. However, it requires a pawn with the Transhumanist meme to build, which is not trivial if your colony did not start with it.
- Starting with the Transhumanist meme comes with some downsides, due to the demand for age reversal at high wealth, as well as the food/energy/construction costs of the supercharger and related sleep accelerator. The food cost can be mitigated with a nutrient paste dispenser.
- Once age reversal is demanded, the age reversal will take 4.35% - 6% of a colonist's year doing nothing. The benefit from supercharger + sleep accelerator will send up saving more time than is spent in the age reversal.
- If you did not start with the Transhumanist meme, it is still possible to build superchargers: either with a Fluid ideoligion, or by recruiting a pawn with an ideoligion with the meme. For the latter, it is possible to set other ideologies to start with Transhumanist.
Version history[edit]
- Ideology DLC Release - Added.
- 1.3.3101 - can now be walked through.
- 1.3.3117 - Path cost 0 -> 42.
- 1.4.3523 - Moved from Misc to new Ideology architect tab.
- Ideology
- Altar (Small, Medium, Large, Grand) • Burnbong • Cannibal platter • Christmas tree • Drum • Effigy • Gibbet cage • Ideogram • Incense shrine • Kneel pillow • Kneel sheet • Lectern • Pew • Pyre • Reliquary • Ritual spot • Sacrificial flag • Skullspike • Styling station
- (research)
- Autobong • Biosculpter pod • Lightball • Loudspeaker • Neural supercharger • Sleep accelerator