Add a civilian grade bananium generator for heavy shuttles and stations.

[dustylens]

About the PR

• Adds the ProfPacman generator. A c1 generator that mirrors the HyperPacman (at present) for the purposes of providing an AME alternative for heavy shuttles and stations.
• Tier 3 research option for the same.
• Blueprints and crafting recipes.
• Returns bananium to the fuel vend.

Why / Balance

It's time.

Long since past time really.

This is an excellent generator for Frontier. It would be excellent to map on a number of shuttles and facilities. Its current place as 80% meme and 20% rare but illegal loot feels like something that has moved past its time.

I believe that this generator could fill a niche that is otherwise occupied by the AME far more cleanly on a number of designs. Furthermore I do not believe that a suitably mapped shuttle would lack for the safety equipment required to facilitate its use without making it a death sentence.

It has existed in Frontier for some time without incident. I believe it's time.

How to test

Check fuel vend.
Check contraband description.
Ensure that the lathe/research recipes aren't scuffed. That one is always complicated and weird.

Media

Requirements

• I have read and am following the Pull Request and Changelog Guidelines.
• I have added media to this PR or it does not require an ingame showcase.

Breaking changes

Changelog

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• tweak: HYPERPACMAN renamed to D-K generator, lowered to class 2 contraband.
• add: Add a class 1, civilian-grade bananium generator, researchable through science and printable through blueprints.

[Houtblokje]

Actually not a bad idea. Use it to poison everyone, and its a felony. But use it properly and you are fine.

[dustylens]

PR updated and etc.

[dvir001]

I'll probably down this to 40k normal, 80k max so the contra one still valid, and lower the rads to half.

No changes needed for hyper.

[dustylens]

Disagree. With a tier 3 research requirement, mapping needs, death potential and the additional cost? I'd keep this generator as is and really lean into the hyper as a "ooooh" find. Let the hyper crank up to 80/120 and knock you right on you rear.

[dustylens]

Updated the Hyper Pacman to 120/80 to align with the request for differentiation.

[Houtblokje]

Updated the Hyper Pacman to 120/80 to align with the request for differentiation.

Isn't that roughly what an AME produces? Is that something that is fine or will the AME also be upped in power output (in which case we might have some kind of power creep?)

[dustylens]

At the present the only plans that I am aware of is that the hyperpacman will remain a rare to extremely rare contraband find and there are no current plans for the AME.

[Tych0theSynth]

I'll probably down this to 40k normal, 80k max so the contra one still valid, and lower the rads to half.

No changes needed for hyper.

No thanks. Let this be a viable alternative to smaller ships that would otherwise need an AME which is completely overkill.
Please don't bust this thing down and make life harder for mappers for the sake of a meme item. Let us have this bit of QOL that saves us nine tiles of space on ships which clearly don't need an AME.

[dvir001]

This PR is good as it is, going to merg it soon unless someone has feedback to add.

[whatston3]

I like the idea, but I do have a few suggestions.

1. The PROFPACMAN should probably be less radioactive overall.
2. The HYPERPACMAN should probably consume more fuel than it does (it's currently incredibly strong) but serve more of a purpose in radiation collection.
3. We could reduce the HYPERPACMAN to class 2 contraband so it'd be runnable with permission (why not - it's dangerous but serves a mechanical purpose, should let people play with the toys)

[whatston3]

Got a set of suggestions up here: https://github.com/dustylens/frontier-station-14/compare/hyperpacman-rationalization-pass...whatston3:frontier-station-14:2025-02-18-dankey-kang?expand=1

1. Reduces the overall fuel efficiency of bananium reactors (360 kJ per 30 units of nanners to 240 at optimal settings [60 kW]) - this is still quite strong and only stronger with the possibility of radiation collection (rework soon™)
2. Reduces radiation intensity of the civilian version, 4 rad/s max at max settings - you can still stack these to get better results, but the full one is more desirable for radiation generation.
3. Renames the HYPERPACMAN (long name, bad) to the D-K (cheesy reference, banana, good), and the PROFPACMAN to the D-K Jr.
4. Renames both prototypes and all mapped instances of these, adds a migration for downstream buddies.
5. Reduces fuel curve coefficient of the D-K to 0.5 (Jr. still at 0.75) - compromise with super high radiation source: the thing eats fuel.
6. Reduces the D-K reactor to class 2 contraband, removes all FUC value - incentivize people actually running the thing vs. pawning it for gamer loot.

[dustylens]

Discussed Whatstone's suggestions with them and they generally strike me as a positive and interesting direction to take things. Pending maintainer blessing on moving things in this direction consider my position a thumbs up and feel free to merge them in.

[dustylens]

Just checking in. Is this PR good to go as is? Or is it pending a rebuild of some type?

[whatston3]

Just checking in. Is this PR good to go as is? Or is it pending a rebuild of some type?

If it's alright by you, merge in that D-K branch, then this seems fine to me. Others might disagree, but I'd approve it.

[whatston3]

Looks good to me, nanner strats.