Biotechnica Flats

Biotechnica Flats
Information
Type	Protein farms
Owner(s)	Biotechnica
Region	Badlands
Subregion	Southern Desert
Appearance(s)
Game(s)	Cyberpunk 2077
Book(s)	A Visitor's Guide to Night City Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Mission Kit

The Biotechnica Flats (also known as the Biotechnica Farms) is a large expanse of protein farms located in the southern Badlands of Night City.

Overview

The Flats are a vast expanse of protein farm greenhouses owned by Biotechnica. This facility is one of the many that the corporation operates worldwide, tasked with mass-producing synthetic protein derivates. The farms extend from the southern border of Night City, near Pacifica, all the way south until it reaches the border wall with South California. The Pacific Ocean lies to the west, while Highway 101 takes its eastern border alongside the Jackson Plains.

Biotechnica uses all this staggering amount of land to provide Night City with more than half of its demands for alternative protein, becoming the source of much of the meat and meat-substitute products in the metropolis. The most popular, yet expansive production is based on protein-rich crickets. An alternative and less costly production consists of mass-growing worms, which are later grounded down into a meat-like paste known as scop. This paste is then shipped off to facilities where it is molded, flavored, and dyed into a shape that vaguely resembles meat. This "meat" is later used as a primary ingredient for much of the produced food in Night City and can be found in many establishments around the metropolis including restaurants, marketplaces, etc. While crickets have become an acceptable type of food, consumers still bristle when being told they are eating worms.

History

The protein farms were built on a large area in the southern Badlands of Night City. There was at least one previous settlement which became completely surrounded and whose inhabitants were contracted to work in the farms. By 2077, not much of this community was left, though there were still some locals living in its premises.

Database Entry

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PROTEIN FARMS

Not every Night Citizen knows (and few probably even think about it all), but most of the stuff they call "meat" actually comes from protein farms. No matter if it's "beef" ramen at the market in Kabuki, or some shish kebab in Westbrook, or a burger in Heywood – they all start on the farm. Most "meat" products are derived from mass-farmed worms, which are ground into a meat-like substance known as scop. (Although the SCOP acronym originally stood for "Single-Celled Organic Protein", it has evolved into an umbrella term for many synthetic-meat and meat-adjacent products.) This scop base product is then shipped off to be pumped full of dyes and flavorings for a variety of products on the market. After all, it takes a little work to "beef up" those bugs.

Locations

Within the compound

• Abandoned House
• Protein Farms Trailer Park

Outside the compound

• Abandoned Parking Lot
• Fuel Station
• Las Palapas Motel
• SoCal Border Crossing parking lot

Gallery

Night view

See Also

• Cyberpunk 2077 Fast Travel/Dataterms