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SkyratBot aa1e178b8c [MIRROR] Adds a set of nanite storage protocols as a Bepis research, plus small nanite adjustments (#1749)
* Adds a set of nanite storage protocols as a Bepis research, plus small nanite adjustments (#54710)

Adds a new set of nanite protocol programs as a researchable Bepis tech.
Protocol programs are programs that are mutually exclusive within their time, so remember that only one of the following can be active at once in the same host.

    Hive Protocol: Makes nanites use space more efficiently, increasing maximum volume by 250 (500 -> 750)
    Zip Protocol: Makes nanites use a compression routine when not in use, increasing maximum volume by 500 (500 -> 1000) but consuming 0.2 nanites per tick to perform the zipping/unzipping
    Free-Range Protocol: Makes nanite use looser storage routines, reducing the maximum volume by 250 (500 -> 250) but gaining 0.5 nanite replication rate
    S.L.O.P. (Safety Level Override Protocol): Removes nanite storage safety measures, allowing them to reach up to 2000 volume. However, when the volume surpasses the maximum recommended volume (500) the host will start to suffer from side effects, manifesting in slow organ damage. The more the nanite volume approaches the physical limit, the more harmful it becomes.

Replaced the Tinker Nanite Replication Protocol with the Pyramid Protocol, which gives an extra 1.2 regeneration rate, but only while the nanites are at 80% volume or above.
Renamed the Offline Production Protocol to Eclipse Protocol.

Chain detonation now uses dyn_explosion(), at a rate of 1 power per 50 nanite volume. The power level should be similar to how it was for normal nanite volumes, but it should scale more linearly when going above the limit with the new programs.

If nanite volume is suddenly significantly higher than the maximum allowed (likely caused by deleting an active storage protocol) the extra nanites will be forcefully expelled from the host's body, which can range from minor oozing, to vomiting puddles of nanites, to nanites rapidly bursting from eyes, ears, and skin pores.
Despite how it looks, this process causes no lasting damage, since it's a security feature made to prevent acute nanite poisoning.

Added some comments on a few nanite functions.
Refactored vomit code to make it a bit more customizable. The toxic arg (supposedly used to choose an alternate vomit icon, but in fact not functional) is now vomit_type, and purge (which determined vomit would remove 10% of reagents or 67% of reagents) is now purge_ratio, which accepts custom values. Made the refactor mostly to allow a 0% ratio, but it can be handy in other future uses.

Adds extra content to Bepis research, giving a little more reason to invest money into it.
Creates more options to customize a previously rigid parameter in nanites, maximum nanite volume. This opens up strategies that involve storing up large amounts of nanites for special occasions, or viceversa reducing the maximum rate to get more constant replication rate to sustain continued programs.

* Adds a set of nanite storage protocols as a Bepis research, plus small nanite adjustments

Co-authored-by: XDTM <heliumt@yahoo.it>
2020-11-20 21:52:06 +00:00
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