Oxygen Not Included - Occupational Upgrade Available Now!

✦AI summary2d

The Occupational Upgrade introduces a deep job progression system with perks, new specialized rooms, a comprehensive conveyor-based automation system, and various plant rebalances.

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▲Buffs16

Duplicants
- Introduced a job progression system where Duplicants can be assigned roles (e.g., Miner, Architect) to gain attribute boosts and special perks.→Added
- Duplicants now have job interests; assigning them to preferred roles increases the speed at which they master that job.→Added
Farm StationGreenhouse:Creating a Greenhouse allows farming Duplicants to produce special fertilizer to boost crop growth.→Added
Power Control StationPower Plant:Engineering Duplicants can now create upgrade materials in Power Plants to increase generator output.→Added
Conveyor System
- Added Rails, Loaders, and Receptacles to automatically move ore and solids without Duplicant effort.→Added
- Auto-Sweeper:New machine that automatically sucks up and redistributes ore and debris in its range.→Added
Automation Components
- Smart Battery/Locker:New smart storage that becomes active based on a specified fill amount.→Added
- Smart Fridge:Fridges now support automation inputs and activate based on fill levels.Manual→Automated
- Disease Logic Sensor:New sensor to detect germ concentrations, allowing for automated biohazard containment.→Added
Plants
- Certain plants now provide more calories, making high-tier food more viable.→Increased
- Ideal growth ranges for plants have been widened to make farming easier.Strict→Broadened
Steam TurbineNew generator that produces significant energy with minimal waste.→High
General
- Toilet cleaning and repairing no longer require manual assignment.Required→Automatic
- Increased the maximum threshold for thermo sensors.→Increased
- Luxury Bed:Luxury Beds once again provide an extra stamina bonus.Removed→Restored
- General performance enhancements and fixes for FPS drops during pipe construction.

▼Nerfs2

DuplicantsHigher-ranking Duplicants now require nicer amenities to stay happy, increasing stress risk if not managed.→Increased
PlantsMeal Lice:Meal Lice now specifically require fertilization with Dirt.None→Dirt

◆Other changes4

DuplicantsHats have been added to visually denote which job a Duplicant has been assigned to.→Hats
Farm StationFarming Station permissions are now correctly controlled by the Farm work errand column.Operate column→Farm errand column
Conveyor SystemNew overlay to visualize the flow of materials through the conveyor network in real time.→Added
GeneralTerrarium:Reverted algae storage size to 90kg (5 cycles) and water to 360kg (2 cycles).→90kg kg

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Duplicants4 Farm Station2 Power Control Station1 Conveyor System3 Automation Components3 Plants3 Steam Turbine1 General5

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Oxygen Not Included · Feb 8, 2018

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