Harvester

[Snapp]

So, you're basically saying that traders will have the opportunity to haul "Soylent Green" around?

Not sure if that's one step above or below hauling slaves.

Will "smart" robots have to "dumb down" and become part of the collective to join?

Sorry.. none of the above is constructive. Disregard.

"Mama Dis"

haha. no they wouldnt have to dumb down to join.

If they didnt wanna be transporting biomaterials or even have a single thing to do with the harvesters beyond the [ma] tag then they could transport the other things that machines need.. fuel, hull panels, optronics, engine components, ect, ect.. Thats what i REALLY like the most about this whole general idea. By design it offers more than other factions bent on galactic conquest. Who would we sell our lubricants to and how would we make them if there arent any bioforms left to harvest?

Edit: Another thing is that Alien Organisms were to be the "legal" source for the Biomaterial. Harvesting of humans will be a thing we wouldnt want to be publicly known everywhere as far as RP goes. Kinda like in real life, SPAM for example. One of those "you may not wanna know whats really in it or how it's made, but you know it can be good, and people still eat it anyways.". heh.