Overview
So you’ve begun your journey in Big Pharma, and have come to the point where you have researched the ‘Drug Packer’. However, you are wondering what it’s actual purpose is, as it does not seem to do anything useful. Luckily, this guide is here to help.
Intro to the Drug Packer
The Drug Packer is a machine in Big Pharma, researched through ‘Alternative Delivery’. This machine intakes a base of 2 units (upgradable to 7) of the same drug and packs them into a single ‘cardboard box’ unit. However, this machine seems to have no purpose aside from looking rather questionable.
Usage
The use of the Drug Packer is rather specific, but if you ever find yourself in this situation, this machine can increase your profits by quite a lot. It is used like so:
In this situation, you have two (or more, depending on how much you upgrade the machine) production lines for the same drug producing 1.0d/d (drug per day).
Currently, I am producing a diabetes medication. Each production line produces 1d/d, but I need to use the two export sockets to do so. If I simply chained them together, it would cut their speed in half, and I would produce 1.0d/d for the whole thing, which normally produces 2.0d/d. To avoid this, I will use the Drug Packer. It is under the Auxillary tab in the building menu.
Now, I place it down, like so, giving each production line it’s own packer, and then chaining the lines together.
I then connect the output of the production line to the single export socket.
Note that if I look in the Company tab, I am producing 2.0d/d. Why? Because when the Packer packs two drugs into one unit, I can chain them together to produce one line of double units. This means that I can now produce my drug using only one socket, but producing double the quantity.
Tips
- Remember that the amount of drugs packed into one box increases as you upgrade it. (2 -> 7) This can both help and hinder you, so be careful
- Remember to have fun!