Difference between revisions of "Column"

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Columns are passable structures primarily used to hold up roofs,

Acquisition

Columns can be constructed, each requiring 20 Stuff (Metallic/Woody/Stony, 200 for SMVs) and 750 ticks (12.5 secs) of work modified by the construction speed of the builder and the work to build factor and offset of the material.

Once constructed, they cannot be re-installed, they can only be deconstructed.

Summary

Columns can hold roofs up to 6 tiles away in all directions, like a wall. Destroying all of a roof's supports will cause it to instantly fall, injuring and possibly killing anything below. Columns also provide a minor beauty increase.

Columns can't usually be stood on, similar to a fence or barricade. Columns do not block LoS, can be walked through without slowing anyone down, and provide 25% cover for pawns shooting behind them.

Requirements

Columns are needed to satisfy the requirements of a ritual room or throne room (for nobles Knight and above). If a room's requirements are not met, then colonists demanding them will become unhappy.

Analysis

For holding up a roof, it's usually better to just create a lone wall, which supports the same number of roof tiles and costs 4x less. Columns provide less cover for raiders, can be walked over, and don't block the radius of orbital trade beacons. Columns also have much less health than a wall, which can be helpful when creating a falling roof trap.

Like sandbags, barricades, and fences, columns usually prevent raiders from firing on top of them. As columns provide less cover, they have a small niche in killboxes when you can directly fire on raiders passing through. Unlike the aforementioned structures, columns do not slow down pawns walking through, which may also be helpful. Note that, due to their decreased health, columns are easier to destroy, so should be replaced by barricades when you have enough firepower.

Stats table

Column	Beauty	Work to Build	HP	Flammability	Market Value
Material	Beauty	Work to Build	HP	Flammability	Market Value
Bioferrite	1	001,875 ticks (31.25 secs)	320	75%	22
Gold	40	000,675 ticks (11.25 secs)	96	40%	2,000
Granite blocks	5	004,640 ticks (1.29 mins)	272	0%	35
Limestone blocks	5	004,640 ticks (1.29 mins)	248	0%	35
Marble blocks	8	004,265 ticks (1.18 mins)	192	0%	33
Plasteel	5	001,650 ticks (27.5 secs)	448	0%	186
Sandstone blocks	5	003,890 ticks (1.08 mins)	224	0%	32
Silver	16	000,750 ticks (12.5 secs)	112	40%	205
Slate blocks	5	004,640 ticks (1.29 mins)	208	0%	35
Steel	5	000,750 ticks (12.5 secs)	160	40%	41
Jade	22	003,750 ticks (1.04 mins)	80	0%	114
Uranium	2	001,425 ticks (23.75 secs)	400	0%	125
Wood	5	000,525 ticks (8.75 secs)	104	100%	26

Styles

Ideoligions allow the selection of styles which then change the texture of the certain items and buildings when constructed by the colony. These style variants can be crafted if the colony has the selected style, or can be looted from raiders from factions with the requisite style.

Base variant
Spikecore variant
Morbid variant
Rustic variant
Totemic variant
Techist variant

Version history

? - Added.

Architect

Structure: Animal flap • Autodoor • Bridge • Column • Door • Fence • Fence gate • Ornate door • Wall • Security door
Related: Roof

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-{{stub}}{{infobox main|structure|
+{{Infobox main|structure
-|name = Column
+| name = Column
-|image = Column.png
+| image = Column.png
-|imagesize = 128px
+| imagesize = 128px
-|description = A column capable of holding a roof. Does not block sight or movement and looks quite nice.
+| description = A column capable of holding a roof. Does not block sight or movement and looks quite nice.
-|type = Building
+| type = Building
-|type2 = Structure
+| type2 = Structure
-|placeable = true
+| placeable = true
-|path cost = 0
+| path cost = 0
-|passability = pass through only
+| passability = pass through only
-|cover = 0.25
+| cover = 0.25
-|minifiable = false
+| minifiable = false
-|size = 1 ˣ 1
+| size = 1 ˣ 1
-|rotatable = false
+| rotatable = false
-|flammability = 1
+| flammability = 1
-|hp = 160
+| mass base = 10
-|beauty = 5
+| hp = 160
-|terrain affordance = light
+| beauty = 5
-|styledominance = 10
+| terrain affordance = light
-|work to make = 750
+| styledominance = 10
-|stuff tags = Metallic, Woody, Stony
+| work to make = 750
-|resource 1 = Stuff
+| stuff tags = Metallic, Woody, Stony
-|resource 1 amount = 20
+| resource 1 = Stuff
-}}{{Info|'''Columns''' are passable structures primarily used to hold up roofs}}
+| resource 1 amount = 20
+}}{{Info|'''Columns''' are passable [[structure]]s primarily used to hold up [[roof]]s,}}
-Columns are  capable of supporting [[roof]]ing up to 6 tiles away in all directions. If a wall is destroyed or deconstructed, any unsupported roofing will instantly fall and injure any pawn below it, possibly fatally.
+== Acquisition ==
+{{Acquisition}}
-In this way they are similiar to [[wall]]s. In contrast to walls, they provide significantly less [[cover]], can be shot over/through, don't block [[LoS]] or Line of Effect, and can be walked though without even slowing a pawn down. They are also somewhat beautiful, have less HP and require significantly more resources than a [[wall]].
+== Summary ==
+Columns can hold [[roof]]s up to 6 tiles away in all directions, like a [[wall]]. Destroying all of a roof's supports will cause it to instantly fall, injuring and possibly killing anything below. Columns also provide a minor [[beauty]] increase.
-Columns are built and repaired by colonists assigned to [[Menus#Work_types|Construct]]. Columns construction may sometimes fail and waste the materials, more often with lower construction skill.
+Columns can't usually be stood on, similar to a [[fence]] or [[barricade]]. Columns do not block [[LoS]], can be walked through without slowing anyone down, and provide 25% [[cover]] for pawns shooting behind them.
-They are required for [[Titles|Nobles]]{{RoyaltyIcon}} of Knight or above.
+=== Requirements ===
+Columns are needed to satisfy the requirements of a [[ritual room]]{{IdeologyIcon}} or [[throne room]] {{RoyaltyIcon}} (for [[titles|nobles]] Knight and above). If a room's requirements are not met, then colonists demanding them will become unhappy.
-==Acquisition==
+== Analysis ==
-Columns require {{Required Resources}} and take {{Ticks|{{P|Work To Make}}}} to build.
+For holding up a roof, it's usually better to just create a lone [[wall]], which supports the same number of roof tiles and costs 4x less. Columns provide less cover for [[raider]]s, can be walked over, and don't block the radius of [[orbital trade beacon]]s. Columns also have much less health than a wall, which can be helpful when creating a falling roof trap.
-==Analysis==
-Columns are useful for stockpiles as they do not block the radius of [[Orbital trade beacon]]s, unlike [[wall]]s. On the other hand, they are 4 times more expensive.
-{{Building Material Table}}
+Like [[sandbag]]s, [[barricade]]s, and [[fence]]s, columns usually prevent raiders from firing on top of them. As columns provide less cover, they have a small niche in [[killbox]]es when you can directly fire on raiders passing through. Unlike the aforementioned structures, columns do not slow down pawns walking through, which may also be helpful. Note that, due to their decreased health, columns are easier to destroy, so should be replaced by barricades when you have enough firepower.
-{{nav|structure|wide}}
+{{Building Stats Table}}
+== Styles ==
+{{Ideology|No category}}
+[[Ideoligion]]s allow the selection of styles which then change the texture of the certain items and buildings when constructed by the colony. These style variants can be crafted if the colony has the selected style, or can be looted from raiders from factions with the requisite style.
+<gallery>
+Column.png          |Base variant
+Spikecore column.png|Spikecore variant
+Morbid column.png   |Morbid variant
+Rustic column.png   |Rustic variant
+Totemic column.png  |Totemic variant
+Techist column.png  |Techist variant
+</gallery>
+== Version history ==
+* ? - Added.
+{{Nav|structure|wide}}
 [[Category:Structure]]