Nutrient paste dispenser
Nutrient paste dispenser
Synthesizes nutrient paste from organic feedstocks. It consumes less ingredients and time than any other meal production method - but nobody likes eating nutrient paste. Accepts raw food, but not rough plant matter like hay.
Base Stats
- Type
- Production – Food
- HP
- 350
Building
- Size
- 3
- Placeable
- Yes
- Power
- - 200 W
A nutrient paste dispenser is an electrical device that produces nutrient paste meals once a hopper is attached adjacent to it with raw food. As opposed to benches, bills cannot be added to it and only provides a single meal per use.
Colonists consuming nutrient paste meals will suffer a -4 mood penalty with the “Ate awful meal” thought, which is slightly less punishing than the -7 mood penalty of "Ate raw food" thought debuff. A nutrient paste meal provides 0.9 nutrition which is more than raw food alone of 0.05.
One hidden property of the dispenser is that it will act as a wall capable of separating rooms, accepting conduits and blocking temperature. This allows you to place hoppers in a refrigerated space to prevent rot, or to point a dispenser into a prisoner room where colonists can safely fill the hopper from outside the prison.
