Talk:Gel Sack/@comment-32054387-20171122064423

Here's some fun facts about Gel Sacks. A single marble melon takes 2x2 squares, which is equivalent to 4 Gel Sacks in terms of inventory space. That marble melon provides +22 Food and +15 Water; the 4 Gel Sacks provide +20 Food and +16 Water. If placed in the Bioreactor, the marble melon provides +550 Energy; the 4 Gel Sacks provide +500 Energy. So, one marble melon and 4 Gel Sacks are almost functionally the same in terms of Food/Water and Energy. The very important difference is that the Gel Sacks don't rot, so they can be stockpiled or carried in the player's inventory for extended periods of time. Furthermore, marble melons require an Interior Growbed, which must be built inside a Base. Gel Sack can be grown in an Exterior Growbed, which can be built anywhere for just 2x titanium. In the past, the biggest limiting factor for farming Gel Sacks in mass was the knife durability, which is no longer relevant. For these reasons, I consider Gel Sacks to be the best low cost means of nonperisable food/water production in the game, as all more advanced methods (i.e., water filtration, cured fish production) require a fully implemented base.