Nutrient Paste Dispensers

[b0rsuk]

To be honest they do feel like they need an update. They have hoppers, which are not used anywhere else, and seem an artifact of the past when NPD couldn't be a fueled object. Now fueling mechanic is in, the only concern would be dealing with bug and human meat.

NPD could be less bulky and use less electricity. That would fit with its 'efficiency' theme. 350W is quite high for a work table (cooking stove) and if NPD used only 100-120W that would be a meaningful difference. And there is no logical reason why animals can't use it. Ever heard of Pavlov's dog ?

[SpaceDorf]

Yup Valid points ..

Well my last start was a total random chrashlanding mod (hard ) so no one able to cook survived ..

[giannikampa]

Another good thing would be the ability to right click-eat command, becuse this is what i'm looking for sometimes. Of course you colud exploit it by mass preparing meals in few seconds whit no cook skill, this is why i'd accept the actual spoil time and debuff in happiness. But still, as said elsewere, should not be further penalties for human and insect meat as source.

Another good point IMO is that different ingredients in hoppers could give actual nutrient meal as an output while single resource ones give a "low energy nutrient meal" that gives only 60% nutrition. Less nutrition=>more meals=>more debuff

[Hans Lemurson]

You actually can already produce multiple stacks of Nutrient Paste in a few seconds, but you need to first wait for a pawn to decide that it is meal-time.  As soon as they get their paste, draft them and they will drop it on the floor.  Forbid that item, then un-draft them.  They will immediately take another paste-meal from the dispenser, even if the game is paused.  Draft them again and they will drop it onto the forbidden stack.  Hold down the 'R' key to quickly cycle them on and off duty until a new stack is formed.  Forbid this stack, then hold down 'R' again.  Repeat this until the hoppers run dry.  Your stacks of nutrient paste can then be hauled off to the freezer as an emergency food reserve.

Cooking a simple meal multiplies the nutrition of raw food by 1.7.
Converting raw food into Nutrient Paste multiplies the nutrition by 3.
Cooking requires labor and a lot of walking back and forth.
Nutrient Paste is produced instantly.
Bad cooks cause food poisoning.
Nutrient Paste is always safe to eat!

Nutrient Paste Dispensers are the most powerful food tool in the game.  Their hopper usage is a bit weird though.