Pentapod Joint Bacteria - Gleba Bio-Processing

Pentapod Joint Bacteria

Adds a new Gleba bio-processing chain centered around a symbiotic bacterium found in Pentapod joints.

What's New

• New Item: Joint-parasitic Bacteria — Harvested from Gleba's Pentapods. A living organism with a 3-minute spoilage timer, rotting into spoilage.
• Loot from Pentapods — All six Strafer and Stomper variants drop bacteria on death. Stomper shells can also be mined for additional yield.
• New Bio-chamber Recipe: Bacteria Culturing (Lubricant) — Multiply bacteria (1 → 2) by feeding them nutrients. Has an 80% chance to produce 100 lubricant as a metabolic byproduct.
• Two New Technologies:
• Pentapod Anatomy Study — Auto-unlocks when you mine your first Stomper shell. No science packs required.
• Joint-Bacteria Cultivation — Unlocks the culturing recipe. Requires automation, logistic, chemical, space, and agricultural science packs (1000x each).

What's Changed

• Vanilla Biolubricant Disabled — The originden and removed from the tech tree. Use thenew bacteria-based alternative instead.

Design Intent

Provides a mid-to-late Gleba lubricant source that rewards combat engagement. Instead of just farming jelly, you hunt Pentapods for bacteria, then scale up production in bio-chambers.