Difference between revisions of "Books"

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Books are a category of items with similar mechanics that provide recreation and additional bonuses. There are four types of book:

Summary[edit]

Books come in three different basic forms: novels, textbooks, and schematics, plus a fourth, Tomes (see below), if the Anomaly DLC is installed. They can be read by colonists for Recreation purposes, as long as the colonist is not blind (sight capacity above 0%). Additionally, reading any book will train intellectual at a rate of 0.1 XP per 1 tick (0.02 secs), or 250 XP per in-game hour. Lastly, each different type of book has a different additional effect when read.

Children will sometimes want to read books to fulfill their learning need.^{[Detail needed]}

Pawns with a passion for intellectual get a mood bonus from reading.^{[Detail needed]} +4 mood buff only active while reading confirmed for pawn with 1 flame passion for intellectual.

Books can be placed in bookcases to provide a reading bonus to a room.

Selection[edit]

Colonists will only read books that are allowed by their reading policy. These policies can be configured and assigned via the assign tab.

When choosing a book to read, colonists will consider the benefits of available books, and will try to avoid books that are not useful to them. This includes textbooks that teach skills the colonist is incapable of, and schematics for completed research projects.

Recreation[edit]

Colonists can read books to gain "Reading" recreation. All books have an inherent recreation power of 1, placing them on par with the chess table and horseshoes pin, but behind more advanced diversions such as the billiards table, poker table, or any form of television.

Unlike most forms of recreation, the recreational effectiveness of books can be affected by external factors, as the rate at which recreation is gained is multiplied by the room's reading bonus. Additionally, novels gain a large multiplier on recreation based on their quality.

Assignment[edit]

You can choose which types of books colonists read by configuring their reading policy in the assignment tab. Policies can control what types of books colonists are allowed to read, the minimum and maximum quality of the books allowed, and which skills colonists should prioritize when selecting textbooks.

Novels[edit]

Novels have a recreation gain multiplier. They will fulfull the pawn's need for recreation faster.

Awful: recreation gain multiplier x120%
Poor: recreation gain multiplier x140%
Normal: recreation gain multiplier x160%
Good: recreation gain multiplier x180%
Excellent: recreation gain multiplier x200%
Masterwork: recreation gain multiplier x225%
Legendary: recreation gain multiplier x250%

Textbooks[edit]

Pawns can read textbooks in order to increase their skills. The quality of the book determines their XP gain per hour. This is modified depending on whether the book teaches one or two skills (when teaching two skills the number seems to be divided by 1.6).

Awful: 125 XP / hour (max level 2)
Poor: 188 XP / hour (max level 5)
Normal: 250 XP / hour (max level 8)
Good: 312 XP / hour (max level 10)
Excellent: 375 XP / hour (max level 12)
Masterwork: 438 XP / hour (max level 14)
Legendary: 500 XP / hour (max level 16)

Schematics[edit]

Schematics increase research points in a certain research. Schematics can be found for research projects that have not been completed, unless all projects are completed. When two topics are touched the points gained per topic is lowered.

Awful: 20 / hour
Poor: 30 / hour
Normal: 40 / hour
Good: 50 / hour
Excellent: 60 / hour
Masterwork: 70 / hour
Legendary: 80 / hour

Tomes[edit]

Tomes function similarly to schematics, except that they progress Anomaly research and have a chance to cause mental breaks while being read. They are generally harder to obtain than other varieties of book.

Version history[edit]

1.5.4062 - Books and reading system added.

Architect

Recreation: Horseshoes pin ^(Colony) • Hoopstone ring ^(Tribal) • Game-of-Ur board ^(Tribal)
Complex Furniture: Billiards table • Chess table ^(Colony) • Poker table
(research): Tube television • Flatscreen television • Harp • Harpsichord • Piano
(trade): Megascreen television • Telescope
Related: Books (Novel • Schematic • Textbook • Tome) • Snowman

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 '''Books''' are a category of items with similar mechanics that provide recreation and additional bonuses. There are four types of book:
 * {{Icon small|Novel}} [[Novel]]
 * {{Icon small|Textbook}} [[Textbook]]
 * {{Icon small|Schematic}} [[Schematic]]
-* {{Icon small|Tome}} [[Tome]]{{Anomaly}}
+* {{Icon small|Tome}} [[Tome]]{{AnomalyIcon}}
 == Summary ==
-Books can be read for recreation purposes. Books come in three different forms: novels, textbooks, and schematics.
+Books come in three different basic forms: novels, textbooks, and schematics, plus a fourth, Tomes (see [[Books#Tomes|below]]), if the [[Anomaly_(DLC)|Anomaly DLC]] is installed. They can be read by colonists for [[Recreation]] purposes, as long as the colonist is not blind ([[sight]] capacity above 0%). Additionally, reading any book will train [[intellectual]] at a rate of 0.1 XP per {{Ticks|1}}, or 250 XP per in-game hour. Lastly, each different type of book has a different additional effect when read.
+[[Children]]{{BiotechIcon}} will sometimes want to read books to fulfill their [[learning]] need.{{Check Tag|Detail needed}}
+Pawns with a passion for intellectual get a mood bonus from reading.{{Check Tag|Detail needed|Detail needed us Template:Thought}} +4 mood buff only active while reading confirmed for pawn with 1 flame passion for intellectual.
+Books can be placed in bookcases to provide a [[reading bonus]] to a room.
+=== Selection ===
+Colonists will only read books that are allowed by their reading policy. These policies can be configured and assigned via the [[assign]] tab.
+When choosing a book to read, colonists will consider the benefits of available books, and will try to avoid books that are not useful to them. This includes textbooks that teach [[skills]] the colonist is incapable of, and schematics for completed [[research]] projects.
+=== Recreation ===
+Colonists can read books to gain "Reading" [[recreation]]. All books have an inherent [[recreation power]] of 1, placing them on par with the [[chess table]] and [[horseshoes pin]], but behind more advanced diversions such as the [[billiards table]], [[poker table]], or any form of [[television]].
-== Textbooks ==
+Unlike most forms of recreation, the recreational effectiveness of books can be affected by external factors, as the rate at which recreation is gained is multiplied by the room's [[reading bonus]]. Additionally, [[novel]]s gain a large multiplier on recreation based on their [[quality]].
-Pawns can read textbooks in order to increase their skills. The quality of the book determines their XP gain per hour. This is modified depending on whether the book touches one or two skills (when touching two skills the number seems to be divided by 1.6).
-Awful: 125 XP / hour (max level 2)
+=== Assignment ===
-Poor: 188 XP / hour (max level 5)
+{{Image Wanted|reason=Screenshot of the reading policy window, including the skill selection filters.}}
-Normal: 250 XP / hour (max level 8)
+You can choose which types of books colonists read by configuring their reading policy in the [[assignment]] tab. Policies can control what types of books colonists are allowed to read, the minimum and maximum [[quality]] of the books allowed, and which [[skills]] colonists should prioritize when selecting textbooks.
-Good: 312 XP / hour (max level 10)
-Excellent: 375 XP / hour (max level 12)
-Masterwork: 438 XP / hour (max level 14)
-Legendary: 500 XP / hour (max level 16)
 == Novels ==
+Novels have a recreation gain multiplier. They will fulfull the pawn's need for recreation faster.
+* Awful: recreation gain multiplier x120%
+* Poor: recreation gain multiplier x140%
+* Normal: recreation gain multiplier x160%
+* Good: recreation gain multiplier x180%
+* Excellent: recreation gain multiplier x200%
+* Masterwork: recreation gain multiplier x225%
+* Legendary: recreation gain multiplier x250%
-Novels have a recreation gain multiplier. They will fulfull the pawn's need for recreation faster.
+== Textbooks ==
+Pawns can read textbooks in order to increase their skills. The quality of the book determines their XP gain per hour. This is modified depending on whether the book teaches one or two skills (when teaching two skills the number seems to be divided by 1.6).
-Awful: recreation gain multiplier x120%
+* Awful: 125 XP / hour (max level 2)
-Poor: recreation gain multiplier x140%
+* Poor: 188 XP / hour (max level 5)
-Normal: recreation gain multiplier x160%
+* Normal: 250 XP / hour (max level 8)
-Good: recreation gain multiplier x180%
+* Good: 312 XP / hour (max level 10)
-Excellent: recreation gain multiplier x200%
+* Excellent: 375 XP / hour (max level 12)
-Masterwork: recreation gain multiplier x225%
+* Masterwork: 438 XP / hour (max level 14)
-Legendary: recreation gain multiplier x250%
+* Legendary: 500 XP / hour (max level 16)
 == Schematics ==
+Schematics increase research points in a certain [[research]]. Schematics can be found for research projects that have not been completed, unless all projects are completed. When two topics are touched the points gained per topic is lowered.
+* Awful: 20 / hour
+* Poor: 30 / hour
+* Normal: 40 / hour
+* Good: 50 / hour
+* Excellent: 60 / hour
+* Masterwork: 70 / hour
+* Legendary: 80 / hour
+== Tomes ==
+{{Anomaly|section=1}}
+{{Stub|section=1|reason=General}}
+Tomes function similarly to schematics, except that they progress [[Anomaly]] research and have a chance to cause [[mental break]]s while being read. They are generally harder to obtain than other varieties of book.
-Schematics increase the research point to a certain research. It seems that only schematics can be found for unresearched research (please confirm). When two topics are touched the points gained per topic is lowered.
+== Version history ==
+* [[Version/1.5.4062|1.5.4062]] - Books and reading system added.
-Awful: 20 / hour
+{{nav|joy|wide}}
-Poor: 30 / hour
-Normal: 40 / hour
-Good: 50 / hour
-Excellent: 60 / hour
-Masterwork: 70 / hour
-Legendary: 80 / hour