Bionic Booster Pack DLC Beta is live.

[Alucard †]

For anyone who doesn't read Klei's official forums.
The upcoming DLC beta is now live for everyone and you can participate in it by opting in.
And try out the DLC for yourself.

How to change branches in Oxygen Not Included (Steam)

In Steam, click on Library > Games.
Scroll down to Oxygen Not Included.
Right-click and select Properties.
Go to the BETAS tab.
In the dropdown, select the name of the branch you want to play. In this case, the branch name is "public_testing"
This branch does not require a password.
In that same Properties window, go to the Local Files tab and press "Verify Integrity Of Game Cache."
Your game will be updated to the the previous branch.
Launch and play Oxygen Not Included

Please also be aware that once a save is loaded in the public_testing beta, it cannot be reopened again in the previous "Default" beta or previous builds.

More details here in the official thread:
https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/161429-game-update-the-bionic-booster-pack-dlc-beta-644175/

[Genryu_Strike]

Thanks for the notice!

[Genryu_Strike]

By the way, when do you think the dlc will come out?

[Alucard †]

Originally posted by Genryu_Strike:

Thanks for the notice!

No problem

Originally posted by Genryu_Strike:

By the way, when do you think the dlc will come out?

No idea

[Genryu_Strike]

How long was the beta for the Frozen Planet Pack again?

[POWER WITHIN USER]

Originally posted by Genryu_Strike:

How long was the beta for the Frozen Planet Pack again?

Be among the first to explore it all by playing on the public_testing branch on Steam. This free testing period is open to anyone who owns the base game on Steam. We expect it to last at least three weeks, and will make an announcement about the full release timeline and pricing when we have more info.

July 22, 2024 - https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/157499-game-update-dlc-beta-616718/
July 18 - https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/158385-oxygen-not-included-the-frosty-planet-pack-dlc-launch/

[Shintai]

It really looks very interesting.

So if we take it in short.
Bionics runs on oxygen and power, optionally on lubricant as well (Penalty without). No Co2.
You can fit 8 boosters, this determines their skills and abilities. No "learning".
They need a toilet or gunk removal station. Gunk will clog toilets after usage. Liquid gunk can be disposed to either space, boiled into petroleum or crafted into lubricant.
The bionics don't seem to care about temperature much. They can operate for quite a while without oxygen due to internal tank. But they really hate liquids.

So its possible to run these completely without farming or having to deal with Co2.

Also they do not need sleep. Sleep is essentially only to produce chips.

[Shintai]

A few other observations.
Running without lubricant is not bad, if you can keep high morale (easy). +15% stress and -4 athletics.
Flydos cant be removed again, this is likely to be fixed.
They use a lot of oxygen in their off work period. But they can use the gas filler station. However you need 1 per bionics unless you have shifted down/work times. Without they run around in places and open the mouths and suck all in, devastating for flesh dupes.

They use what is equal to 200W all the time. They release about 17-18KG of gunk per cycle, just seems to be short off what to need for the balm gear lubricant.
Flydos use 50W all the time.

[Dtermino]

when bionics are out of power incapacitated they cant be placed in a triage cot, they just stand there waiting for someone to craft a battery and haul it to them.