Editing Packaged survival meal

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{{Infobox main|food
| name = Packaged survival meal
| image = Packaged survival meal a.png
| description = A high-quality packaged meal, manufactured for use in survival situations. While it never rots, it can still deteriorate if left outside. Great for traveling.
<!-- Base Stats -->
| type = Food
| type2 = Meal
| hp = 50
| deterioration = 0.25
| marketvalue = 24
| mass base = 0.3
| flammability = 1
| stack limit = 10
| path cost = 14
<!-- Ingestion -->
| taste = Simple
| max num to ingest at once = 1
| nutrition = 0.9
<!-- Creation -->
| work to make = 450
| work speed stat = Cooking Speed
| production facility 1 = Fueled stove
| production facility 2 = Electric stove
| research = Packaged survival meal
| skill 1 = cooking
| skill 1 level = 8
| resource 1 = Nutrition
| resource 1 type = non-vegan
| resource 1 amount = 0.3
| resource 2 = Nutrition
| resource 2 type = vegan
| resource 2 amount = 0.3
| bulk product amount = 4
<!-- Technical -->
| defName = MealSurvivalPack
| preferability = Simple
<!-- Unused -->
| always haulable = true
| draw gui overlay = true
| eat effect = EatVegetarian
| graphic class = Graphic_Single
| graphic path = Things/Item/Meal/SurvivalPack
| label = packaged survival meal
| parent name = MealBase
| resource readout priority = Last
| selectable = true
| social properness matters = true
| sound eat = Meal_Eat
| thing class = Meal
| ticker type = Rare
| use hit points = true
}}
{{Info|'''Packaged survival meals''', sometimes abbreviated as 'PSM', are a high-tech long-lasting food option. They are the colonists' primary food source at the very start of each game (except for a tribal start). They can also be found in cargo pods or cooked (after research) by colonists with a minimum cooking skill of 8. Packaged survival meals restore 0.9 nutrition and do not spoil, meaning they do not require cold storage. Note that they can still [[deteriorate]]. They require 0.3 nutrition of vegetarian and 0.3 nutrition of meat or animal product to produce.}}

Producing a packaged survival meal takes 0.6 units of nutrition in ingredients and yields 0.9 units of nutrition as a result -- a 50% net nutrition gain.  This is not as efficient compared to other meals such as [[fine meal]]s, so it's best not to prepare these for regular colony use. Unlike most other meals, packaged survival meals can be sold to traders and friendly settlements.  

== Acquisition == 
After researching Packaged Survival Meals, they can be crafted at a [[fueled stove]] or [[electric stove]] with 0.3 nutrition of vegetarian ingredients and 0.3 nutrition of meat. For example, 6 [[rice]] and 6 [[meat]] can create a meal.

Outlander and Orbital traders, particularly Bulk Goods traders, can carry Packaged Survival Meals.

The [[Scenario system#Crashlanded|Crashlanded scenario]] gives 50 Packaged Survival Meals. The [[Scenario system#The_Rich_Explorer|Rich Explorer scenario]] and the [[Scenario system#The_Mechanitor|Mechanitor scenario]]{{BiotechIcon}} each give 40 Packaged Survival Meals. The [[Scenario system#The_Sanguophage|Sanguophage scenario]]{{BiotechIcon}} gives 30 Packaged Survival Meals.

== Analysis ==

Packaged survival meals will always be accepted by trade caravans and orbital traders in trade. Their market value is not affected by their ingredients; [[insect meat]] and [[human meat]] can be converted into packaged survival meals to sell at full value.

=== Comparison to pemmican ===
When packaged survival meals are compared to [[pemmican]]:

* Packaged survival meals have slightly worse nutrition per ingredient (50% vs. 60%)
* Packaged survival meals do not have the nutritional flexibility that pemmican has, only offering a single chunk of .9 nutrition vs. the precise .05 bites of pemmican. See the [[Pemmican#Benefits of discrete nutrition|Pemmican]] page for details.
* Packaged survival meals are ''slightly'' more efficient in terms of carry weight (3 nutrition/kg vs. 2.78 nutrition/kg, or ~8% more/kg carried).
* Packaged survival meals are significantly more efficient in storage space (9 nutrition/stack vs. 3.75 nutrition/stack).
* Packaged survival meals require 43% less work to make.
* Packaged survival meals never expire, while pemmican expires after 70 days if not refrigerated or frozen.
* Packaged survival meals are slightly less valuable in terms of wealth (0.038 nutrition/$ vs. 0.036 nutrition/$).
* Packaged survival meals are accepted by all traders; pemmican may not be.

This makes researching and producing packaged survival meals a good choice for long-term travel or emergency rations, once a colony has both the required stove and cook.

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
Packaged survival meal a.png|One packaged survival meal
Packaged survival meal b.png|Partial stack
Packaged survival meal c.png|Full stack
</gallery>
<gallery>
Carnivore packaged survival meal a.png|One carnivore packaged survival meal
Carnivore packaged survival meal b.png|Partial stack
Carnivore packaged survival meal c.png|Full stack
</gallery>
<gallery>
Vegetarian packaged survival meal a.png|One vegetarian packaged survival meal
Vegetarian packaged survival meal b.png|Partial stack
Vegetarian packaged survival meal c.png|Full stack
</gallery>

== Version history ==
* [[Version/1.2.2719|1.2.2719]] - Fix: Incorrect calculation for packaged survival meal bulk recipe.

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Packaged survival meal old 2.png|Texture from A14
Packaged survival meal old.png|Texture from before A14
</gallery>

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