Editing Schematic

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| name = Schematic
| image = Schematic.png
| description = >A book which describes technology and methods for using it. Reading schematics can help unlock new technologies.
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| type2 = Book
| hp = 60
| deterioration = 5
| marketvalue = 150
| mass base = 0.5
| flammability = 1
| stack limit = 1
| rotatable = true
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| defName = Schematic
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| graphic class = Graphic_Single
| parent name = BookBase
| selectable = true
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'''Schematics''' are items that provide [[recreation]] while generating [[research]] points.

== Acquisition ==
Schematics, like all books, can be purchased from [[Trade#Caravan|trade caravan]]s, [[orbital trader]]s and [[faction base]]s, or earned through [[quest]]s.

When starting a new game, there is a chance for your starting colonists to carry books as [[possessions]] based on their [[trait]]s or [[backstory]].

== Summary ==
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Schematics can be read by colonists as a [[recreation]] activity.

Each schematic has one or two associated [[research]] projects. Whenever colonists read the schematic, they will also generate points towards those projects. 

The rate at which points are generated depends on the [[quality]] of the schematic. The rate is not affected by the colonist's [[research speed]], meaning that schematics allow intellectually-impaired colonists to contribute to research.

The game will actively try to avoid generating schematics with research projects that the player has already completed. It is also impossible for schematics to contain projects that require [[techprint]]s{{RoyaltyIcon}}, or that are [[mechanitor]]-related{{BiotechIcon}}

Schematics have a 25% chance of generating with two research projects instead of one. Reading the book will progress both projects at once, but the number of points generated will be divided by 1.6. Completing one of the two projects will not negate this effect, making the schematic less effective overall.

Colonists will try to avoid reading schematics that have been fully researched, unless no better book is available.
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Effects of Quality on Research
|-
! rowspan=2 | Quality !! colspan=2 | Points
|-
! 1 project !! 2 projects
|-
! Awful 
| 20 / Hour || 12 / Hour
|-
! Poor
| 30 / Hour || 18 / Hour
|-
! Normal
| 40 / Hour || 25 / Hour
|-
! Good
| 50 / Hour || 31 / Hour
|-
!Excellent
| 60 / Hour || 37 / Hour
|-
!Masterwork
| 70 / Hour || 43 / Hour
|-
!Legendary
| 80 / Hour || 50 / Hour
|}

All books can be efficiently stored in [[bookcase]]s, allowing them to provide a bonus to any reading and [[research]] activities taking place within the same room. Each book stored in a nearby bookcase will increase the effectiveness of reading.

When reading for recreational purposes, colonists will choose which books to read at random. You can use the [[assign]] tab to specify which types of book a colonist is allowed to read, but you cannot assign a colonist to read any one specific book automatically.

You can manually force a colonist to read a specific book by selecting the colonist, right-clicking either the book itself or the bookcase containing it, then issuing the "read" command. The colonist will then read the target book for an hour before putting it away.

== Analysis ==
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Schematic research is impressively fast compared to research performed at a [[research bench]] or [[hi-tech research bench]]. Even an awful-quality schematic is on par with a researcher with an [[intellectual]] skill of 8, and a legendary schematic can surpass even a level 20 researcher. The clear drawback is that you actually need to ''find'' a schematic first, and there is no guarantee that the schematics you do come across will actually contain useful projects.

Unlike [[textbook]]s and [[novel]]s, schematics lose all of their additional utility after their research project is complete. However, schematics are always useful for filling out [[bookcase]]s to increase [[reading speed bonus]].

== Version history ==
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