Why is bio pop assembly an ascension perk ?

[Sepherix]

Why must the only non ascension thing be robots ?
Why is this a thing ? Wouldn't it make sense that cloning include the clone vats ? Not requiring everyone to use robots. Because its boring that everyone has them.

[Malvastor]

I'm not sure what you're saying. Are you asking why redesigning your species is an ascension path but building robots isn't?

If that's the case, I think it's because the ascension paths are supposed to be ways in which your people actually transform themselves into something other than what they were. Building robots doesn't count as that. The connected ascension path is instead about converting organic beings into advanced mechanical ones, which is several steps beyond merely making robots.

[Elitewrecker PT]

He's asking why robots are the only pop you can assemble (grow two pops simultaneously) without having to take a specific ascension path.
He's saying it would make sense for the Cloning tech to also unlock Cloning Vats and therefore allow assembling bio-pops, instead of needing the bio ascension for it.

[Sepherix]

Originally posted by Elitewrecker PT:

He's asking why robots are the only pop you can assemble (grow two pops simultaneously) without having to take a specific ascension path.

That, yes. Not everyone wants to have robots, nor improve themselves. How does a fanatical spiritualist can even survive without that ? You're missing out on that extra pop production.

[Malvastor]

Originally posted by Elitewrecker PT:

He's asking why robots are the only pop you can assemble (grow two pops simultaneously) without having to take a specific ascension path.
He's saying it would make sense for the Cloning tech to also unlock Cloning Vats and therefore allow assembling bio-pops, instead of needing the bio ascension for it.

I'd think it's because Cloning is just basic cloning- creating and growing a genetically identical organism, not creating a new one. So you can make pops faster, and thus make more of them, but they're the same old pops and showing their growth as a separate process wouldn't make sense.

[Forblaze]

Psionic ascension could definitely use the buff that would come along with gaining access to pop assembly.

[VoiD]

Originally posted by Forblaze:

Psionic ascension could definitely use the buff that would come along with gaining access to pop assembly.

Psionics needs several buffs, the trait is nice but the other ones are often better. The shroud bonus are terrible, they often offer you ♥♥♥♥ you don't even need, or just straight debuffs instead, and the techs are nice, but others can often get similar stuff through other means, it's no good for anything outside of RP