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The simple research bench is built with {{Required Resources}} in {{Ticks|{{P|Work To Make}}}}.
 
The simple research bench is built with {{Required Resources}} in {{Ticks|{{P|Work To Make}}}}.
 
==Analysis==  
 
==Analysis==  
The simple research bench should be one of the first things to be set up in a new base, after building beds, a cookhouse, storage, and, possibly, a freezer.
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The simple research bench should be one of the first things to be set up in a new base, after building beds, a cookhouse, storage, and, possibly, a freezer. Multiple research benches can be used concurrently; as soon as you have the manpower to spare, you may want to have 2 researchers operating at once.
  
As soon as you have the manpower to spare, putting two or more researchers to work is perfectly valid, and speeds up research immensely.
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However, [[hi-tech research bench]]es research faster; as soon as you finish the [[Research#Microelectronics|Microelectronics]] research, simple benches should be replaced. Also, hi-tech research benches are outright required for a majority of technologies past Microelectronics.
  
* For future reference, know that any and all ''advanced'' research can ''only'' be done at ''[[hi-tech research bench]]es''.  Here, the term "advanced" means any technology with "hi-tech research bench" as a listed requisite, which is essentially anything branching further from that in the research tree. If you have simple research benches and are researching a <u>non</u>-advanced technology, either or both types of bench can be used, but the moment you switch to researching an ''advanced'' technology all simple benches will be abandoned, since they can contribute nothing to that effort.
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If resources are tight, but several researchers are available, old simple research benches can be retained in order to research less complex technologies (such as [[hydroponics]], [[firefoam]], and [[prosthetics]]). Simple and hi-tech research benches may be used together, though pawns will automatically abandon any simple benches when hi-tech is required.
 
 
So, as soon as possible, simple research benches should be replaced with a [[hi-tech research bench]] as soon as you finish the [[Research#Microelectronics|Microelectronics]] research. While it takes up more space (2x5), requires more resources and needs power (250 W), it is also 33.33% faster and allows the player to continue on to [[Research#Fabrication|Fabrication]] research, as [[component]]s can often a major bottleneck as more progress relies on them and ore veins of them are consumed. But more importantly it's simply not possible to for a researcher to do their job without one if you wish to pursue any advanced technologies beyond Micro-electronics.
 
 
 
If resources are tight but several researchers are available, old simple research benches can be retained for the less effective researchers when researching projects that don't require the hi-tech bench*. These too should eventually be replaced by the faster hi-tech benches, however.
 
 
 
: (* There are always some lower-tech technologies that can be helpful down the road. [[Hydroponics]], [[firefoam]], prosthetics]], all speak for themselves. Medieval [[plate armor]] is a requisite for [[* Note that '''any and all ''advanced'' research can ''only'' be done at hi-tech research benches!'''  Here, the term "advanced" means any technology with "hi-tech research bench" as a listed requisite, which is essentially anything branching further from that in the research tree. If you have [[simple research bench]]es and are researching a <u>non</u>-advanced technology, those can be used, but the moment you switch to researching an advanced technology those will be abandoned, since they can contribute nothing to that effort.|flak armor]], [[carpet]]s turn any room into an [[impressiveness|impressive]] one, and [[drugs|drug]] production is quite profitable.)
 
  
 
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Revision as of 22:15, 25 September 2022

Simple research bench

Simple research bench

A simple bench with writing implements and simple measurement devices. Colonists work here to discover new things.

Base Stats

Type
BuildingProduction
Mass
20 kg
HP
250
Flammability
100%
Path Cost
50 (21%)

Building

Size
3 × 2
Minifiable
True
Placeable
True
Passability
pass through only
Cover Effectiveness
50%
Terrain Affordance
Medium
Efficiency
75%

Creation

Work To Make
2,800 ticks (46.67 secs)
Stuff Tags
Metallic, Woody, Stony
Resources to make
Stuff 75 + Steel 25
Deconstruct yield
Stuff 37 - 38 + Steel 12 - 13
Destroy yield
Stuff 18 - 19 + Steel 6 - 7

A simple research bench is a Production bench at which your colonists (not prisoners) can research new technology. Once you've selected a project in the Research tab, your research-capable colonists will operate the bench when not otherwise occupied. Multiple researchers can contribute toward a project at the same time, so long as sufficient research benches are available and/or double shifts. Simple research benches are incapable of researching certain advanced technologies. Getting further along on the research tree requires using a hi-tech research bench. It produces research at only 75% the rate of the high-tech research bench.

Building research benches outdoors imposes a x0.75 penalty to research speed. Indoors, the cleanliness of the room the bench is in comes into play, granting modifiers ranging from x0.75 for very dirty rooms to x1.09 for sterile. You can reinstall them at convenience. Because research projects are such long-term projects, it is strongly advised you place dining chairs or armchairs at each bench to keep your researchers comfortable.

Acquisition

The simple research bench is built with Stuff 75 Stuff (Metallic/Woody/Stony, 750 for SMVs), Steel 25 Steel in 2,800 ticks (46.67 secs).

Analysis

The simple research bench should be one of the first things to be set up in a new base, after building beds, a cookhouse, storage, and, possibly, a freezer. Multiple research benches can be used concurrently; as soon as you have the manpower to spare, you may want to have 2 researchers operating at once.

However, hi-tech research benches research faster; as soon as you finish the Microelectronics research, simple benches should be replaced. Also, hi-tech research benches are outright required for a majority of technologies past Microelectronics.

If resources are tight, but several researchers are available, old simple research benches can be retained in order to research less complex technologies (such as hydroponics, firefoam, and prosthetics). Simple and hi-tech research benches may be used together, though pawns will automatically abandon any simple benches when hi-tech is required.

Stats table

  • Simple research bench Simple research bench Beauty Work to Build HP Flamma­bility Market
    Value
    Material
    Bioferrite Bioferrite Content added by the Anomaly DLC 0 007,000 ticks (1.94 mins) 500 75% 129 Silver
    Gold Gold 20 002,520 ticks (42 secs) 150 40% 7,555 Silver
    Granite blocks Granite blocks 0 016,940 ticks (4.71 mins) 425 0% 176 Silver
    Limestone blocks Limestone blocks 0 016,940 ticks (4.71 mins) 388 0% 176 Silver
    Marble blocks Marble blocks 1 015,540 ticks (4.32 mins) 300 0% 171 Silver
    Plasteel Plasteel 0 006,160 ticks (1.71 mins) 700 0% 745 Silver
    Sandstone blocks Sandstone blocks 0 014,140 ticks (3.93 mins) 350 0% 166 Silver
    Silver Silver 6 002,800 ticks (46.67 secs) 175 40% 810 Silver
    Slate blocks Slate blocks 0 016,940 ticks (4.71 mins) 325 0% 176 Silver
    Steel Steel 0 002,800 ticks (46.67 secs) 250 40% 200 Silver
    Jade Jade 10 014,000 ticks (3.89 mins) 125 0% 475 Silver
    Uranium Uranium 0 005,320 ticks (1.48 mins) 625 0% 515 Silver
    Wood Wood 0 001,960 ticks (32.67 secs) 163 100% 145 Silver
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