Ranching Upgrade Mark I Preview Now Available!

✦AI summary2d

Introduction of the Ranching Upgrade Mark I preview, featuring critter reproduction, a new Rancher job, advanced Duplicant priority systems, and new geyser types.

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▲Buffs9

Ranching System
- Introduced critter reproduction via eggs, incubation, and a new Rancher job to manage livestock.→Added
- Critter Relocation:Critter relocation buildings are now available at a lower tech level, allowing earlier colony management.High→Lower
IncubatorIncubators now prevent eggs from rotting, ensuring they can be hatched.→Added
Duplicants
- Priorities:New Priority and Urgency (Sub-Priority) systems allow for granular control over job execution and errand importance.→Added
- Advanced Mode:Advanced Mode disables hidden 'under the hood' prioritization rules for a more predictable experience in large bases.Hidden Rules→Manual
Geysers
- New worlds now generate more geysers with variable outputs and dormancy cycles.→Increased
- Dormancy:Geysers are now dormant for a shorter portion of their 'big cycle', increasing overall resource availability.Longer→Shorter
Steam TurbineTemperature requirements for the Steam Turbine have been slightly lowered.Higher→Lower
CrittersFixed a bug where creatures would spawn with zero calories, causing immediate starvation.0→Non-zero

▼Nerfs3

IncubatorIncubator power requirement doubled from 120W to 240W.120→240 watts
DuplicantsMedical:The time until a Duplicant dies from Slimelung has been reduced from 10 to 8 cycles.10→8 cycles
CrittersCreatures will now become overcrowded if too many are kept in the same room.→Overcrowding

◆Other changes2

Ranching SystemTaming:Creatures now start wild and must be groomed to become tame; wild creatures have lower consumption and production rates.Tame→Wild
CrittersBroad tuning pass on consumption and production to better align with creature life cycles.Fixed→Tuned

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Ranching System3 Incubator2 Duplicants3 Geysers2 Steam Turbine1 Critters3

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