Oxygen Not Included The Bionic Booster Packtenoke | New

The core feature of the booster pack is the Bionic Duplicant. Unlike their purely organic counterparts, Bionics offer a distinct set of advantages and logistical headaches that redefine early and mid-game priorities.

Klei Entertainment’s colony simulation masterpiece, Oxygen Not Included (ONI), has long challenged players to manage resources, stress, and physics in a hostile alien environment. The Bionic Booster Pack represents a paradigm shift in the game’s meta, moving away from strictly biological survival toward a hybridized society of augmented Duplicants. This paper explores the mechanics of the new Bionic Duplicants, the strategic implications of "Boosts," and how the expansion refreshes the gameplay loop for veteran engineers and new colony managers alike.

No oxygen consumption means you can send them into space or oily swamps without suits. However, they produce heat while working. In the early game, this is fine. In the late game, a squad of 8 bionic dupes can melt your base if you don't have active cooling.