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I have been fooling around with different bio eng components when making pastebread, soypro and protato's. Mainly BioStrength, Cognitiveenhancer and Devaronian. When made they all give bonus' but when i add them as the optional ingredient the come out with no additions to said soypro etc. Is this a system that is broken? if its not, then why the hell would we need to add optional components, seeings how micronutrients dont do anything in my eyes. And when crafted i spent my 9 points of experimentation to see if that would do anythign, but it didn't. Help me find the truth

Bantu

MC Chef/Commando

It appears to be broken. I had a huge batch of bioeng components I was using to help the bioeng get UXP, 3 different kinds (mind thingys, strength thingys, and duration thingys).I used those in soypro and protato, and used the soypro and protato in various things.The stuff I made with them did not turn out noticably better in any way.

What's interesting is I did a smaller version of this experiment many weeks ago. At that time I did see a small (very small) boost to strength from the strength component.. Either that was a misperception or the situation got more buggy. Not that the components were worth the hassle with that small boost, especially as they can't be made in crates.

i would atleast like to see it working soon, id assuma a master bio eng/ with all those exp. points make some killer components...sigh....maybe one day well get the respect we deserve

bantu

mc chef/commando

They've been working perfectly fine for me.

Make sure you have well-experimented and high-in-the-tree (master, preferrably) components; I know that the basic-level duration enhancer would only increase duration by about 5-10 seconds in the end product. However, I have some master-level things that have added as much as 80 points to a buff's base stats.

They are working for me. The duration enhancers indicate the %, and they are somewhat small, 5-6% or so from the person making them for me. So, I use them in the foods with long duration to get a better boost. I made 20 with and 20 without as a test with each of the bio engineered components I have access to and it definitely made a difference. Now, is that difference enough to justify the cost? That is the question. They take 50-60 resources each to make.... So, let's say you're making Bivoli, long duration and calls for Protato. You use the duration enhancer at 6%, so you get an additional minute, is that going to be a value of 200-300 extra credits per stack? The Bio engineers need to make a profit, too.... I would like to see a "balance pass" on these bio engineered products, too. Interesting issue for discussion.

Cami

Hmm, well I was using grinding components, so they weren't fully experimented or anything. But can I ask - when you experiment on the soypro, do you see the bonus from the biocomponent listed in the results display? For me it always showed "+str 0, +focus 0, etc..." even though delving the biocomponent showed non-zero bonuses.