Stove Upgrades

[Rambler]

After setting up some basic outposts for long-range travel, it seems like the stove cooks raw meat about as quickly as the campfire, and both the stove and the campfire take a long time to cook food for multiple squad members. Dried meat doesn't provide much nutrition either, so it might be necessary to cook 50 pieces of garru meat to feed everyone for a while.

The stove seems like one of the few pieces of equipment that doesn't get upgrades. There's a stone mine VI, an automated iron processor, large windmills, etc. but the cook is still using the basic stove which IIRC becomes available at tier 2.

An upgraded stove might be able to cook food faster, hold a larger quantity of ingredients, or even cook meals with higher nutritional value. This would use more power as well, and possibly additional construction materials such as steel bars. It could also be automated like the bread oven is currently.

[lucidmadness]

And finally ration packs will be able to be crafted without extra mods!