Difference between revisions of "Stool"

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A stool is a type of furniture which your colonists can sit on. Stools can be placed at tables and other buildings to be sat on. It is the least comfortable type of seat.

Acquisition[edit]

Stools can be constructed, each requiring 25 Stuff (Metallic/Woody/Stony, 250 for SMVs) and 450 ticks (7.5 secs) of work modified by the construction speed of the builder and the work to build factor and offset of the material.

Summary[edit]

Stools are a form of seating. You need a seat in order to eat at a table, play at a chess table or poker table, or watch television. While sitting on a stool, comfort increases. They can also be placed in front of most production benches for comfort purposes. The orientation of the stool does not matter for any reason.

Comfort[edit]

Comfort is a measure of how high a pawn can refill their comfort meter while using the piece of furniture. A pawn sitting in a chair with a higher comfort value can achieve a higher level. It does not affect the rate at which comfort increases only the maximum level. Comfort levels over 100% have no additional effect. Comfort varies by quality but not material. Stools of the same quality level will all have the same quality, regardless of what they're constructed from.

Quality	Awful	Poor	Normal	Good	Excellent	Masterwork	Legendary
Comfort	38%	44%	50%	56%	62%	73%	85%

Analysis[edit]

Stools are the cheapest and least comfortable seating, below dining chairs and armchairs. They require no research or Construction skill to make. They can also be made from stone, as well as wood or metals. They are the first available seating for a New Tribe, can be used as cheap furniture for prison cells, and can see use in wood-poor environment.

If you want the cheapest option for a table, use a stool. Otherwise, stools can be placed in front of production buildings for comfort. But the gain is minimal - even before considering alternatives.

Any stool below Excellent quality will never provide enough comfort for any Comfortable moodlet, only preventing −3 Uncomfortable. A pawn resting in a normal bed with any end table and dresser reaches 85% comfort in 1.4 hours of rest. It then takes over 18 hours before reaching Uncomfortable. Pawns can get uncomfortable during extended combat situations. However, assigning pawns to "nap" in the middle of the day prevents discomfort at all, whilst keeping them awake.

New Tribes won't have access to beds, end tables / dressers, or dining chairs, so will become uncomfortable faster. But even then, stools can largely be forgone. Unless you're stuck in sleeping spot or Awful bed/bedroll, it is a very small comfort bonus. If your builder created an awful bed, chances are that they'll make an awful stool, too.

A legendary stool can maintain a +8 Extremely Comfortable moodlet all day. However, even a good armchair provides more comfort, and is significantly more likely to be created.

Cover baiting[edit]

Stools have the dubious distinction of providing only 20% cover. While this seems like a purely negative trait, it makes stools very effective at luring raiders into very poor defensive positions to predictably position them without affording them too much of an advantage.

Resource Compression[edit]

A niche use for the stool is resource compression for caravaning or using transport pods. A constructed stool has a base mass of 3 kg, but can be deconstructed into 12-13 units of its component material (or x10 for small volume materials). For example, 25 units of steel can be compressed into a 3 kg stool, which then gets deconstructed for at least 6 kg, allowing you to carry at least twice the steel you normally would. You will lose 50% of the invested resources deconstructing the stool, but, if the alternative is abandoning 50% of the material anyway due to weight restrictions, there is no reason not to do so if time permits.

However, plant pots are even lighter, take less work to create, and do not suffer from rounding losses.

Stats table

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Quality

Stool		Beauty	Comfort	Work to Build	HP	Flammability	Market Value
Quality	Material	Beauty	Comfort	Work to Build	HP	Flammability	Market Value
Awful	Bioferrite	0	0.38	001,125 ticks (18.75 secs)	150	75%	11
Awful	Gold	-2	0.38	000,405 ticks (6.75 secs)	45	40%	1,250
Awful	Granite blocks	0	0.38	002,840 ticks (47.33 secs)	128	0%	16
Awful	Limestone blocks	0	0.38	002,840 ticks (47.33 secs)	116	0%	16
Awful	Marble blocks	0	0.38	002,615 ticks (43.58 secs)	90	0%	16
Awful	Plasteel	0	0.38	000,990 ticks (16.5 secs)	210	0%	114
Awful	Sandstone blocks	0	0.38	002,390 ticks (39.83 secs)	105	0%	16
Awful	Silver	-1	0.38	000,450 ticks (7.5 secs)	53	40%	126
Awful	Slate blocks	0	0.38	002,840 ticks (47.33 secs)	98	0%	16
Awful	Steel	0	0.38	000,450 ticks (7.5 secs)	75	40%	25
Awful	Jade	-1	0.38	002,250 ticks (37.5 secs)	38	0%	67
Awful	Uranium	0	0.38	000,855 ticks (14.25 secs)	188	0%	77
Awful	Wood	0	0.38	000,315 ticks (5.25 secs)	49	100%	16
Poor	Bioferrite	0	0.44	001,125 ticks (18.75 secs)	150	75%	17
Poor	Gold	10	0.44	000,405 ticks (6.75 secs)	45	40%	1,875
Poor	Granite blocks	0	0.44	002,840 ticks (47.33 secs)	128	0%	25
Poor	Limestone blocks	0	0.44	002,840 ticks (47.33 secs)	116	0%	25
Poor	Marble blocks	0	0.44	002,615 ticks (43.58 secs)	90	0%	24
Poor	Plasteel	0	0.44	000,990 ticks (16.5 secs)	210	0%	171
Poor	Sandstone blocks	0	0.44	002,390 ticks (39.83 secs)	105	0%	23
Poor	Silver	3	0.44	000,450 ticks (7.5 secs)	53	40%	189
Poor	Slate blocks	0	0.44	002,840 ticks (47.33 secs)	98	0%	25
Poor	Steel	0	0.44	000,450 ticks (7.5 secs)	75	40%	37
Poor	Jade	5	0.44	002,250 ticks (37.5 secs)	38	0%	100
Poor	Uranium	0	0.44	000,855 ticks (14.25 secs)	188	0%	115
Poor	Wood	0	0.44	000,315 ticks (5.25 secs)	49	100%	23
Normal	Bioferrite	0	0.5	001,125 ticks (18.75 secs)	150	75%	23
Normal	Gold	20	0.5	000,405 ticks (6.75 secs)	45	40%	2,500
Normal	Granite blocks	0	0.5	002,840 ticks (47.33 secs)	128	0%	33
Normal	Limestone blocks	0	0.5	002,840 ticks (47.33 secs)	116	0%	33
Normal	Marble blocks	1	0.5	002,615 ticks (43.58 secs)	90	0%	32
Normal	Plasteel	0	0.5	000,990 ticks (16.5 secs)	210	0%	230
Normal	Sandstone blocks	0	0.5	002,390 ticks (39.83 secs)	105	0%	31
Normal	Silver	6	0.5	000,450 ticks (7.5 secs)	53	40%	250
Normal	Slate blocks	0	0.5	002,840 ticks (47.33 secs)	98	0%	33
Normal	Steel	0	0.5	000,450 ticks (7.5 secs)	75	40%	49
Normal	Jade	10	0.5	002,250 ticks (37.5 secs)	38	0%	133
Normal	Uranium	0	0.5	000,855 ticks (14.25 secs)	188	0%	153
Normal	Wood	0	0.5	000,315 ticks (5.25 secs)	49	100%	31
Good	Bioferrite	0	0.56	001,125 ticks (18.75 secs)	150	75%	29
Good	Gold	40	0.56	000,405 ticks (6.75 secs)	45	40%	3,000
Good	Granite blocks	0	0.56	002,840 ticks (47.33 secs)	128	0%	41
Good	Limestone blocks	0	0.56	002,840 ticks (47.33 secs)	116	0%	41
Good	Marble blocks	2	0.56	002,615 ticks (43.58 secs)	90	0%	40
Good	Plasteel	0	0.56	000,990 ticks (16.5 secs)	210	0%	285
Good	Sandstone blocks	0	0.56	002,390 ticks (39.83 secs)	105	0%	39
Good	Silver	12	0.56	000,450 ticks (7.5 secs)	53	40%	315
Good	Slate blocks	0	0.56	002,840 ticks (47.33 secs)	98	0%	41
Good	Steel	0	0.56	000,450 ticks (7.5 secs)	75	40%	61
Good	Jade	20	0.56	002,250 ticks (37.5 secs)	38	0%	166
Good	Uranium	0	0.56	000,855 ticks (14.25 secs)	188	0%	191
Good	Wood	0	0.56	000,315 ticks (5.25 secs)	49	100%	39
Excellent	Bioferrite	0	0.62	001,125 ticks (18.75 secs)	150	75%	34
Excellent	Gold	60	0.62	000,405 ticks (6.75 secs)	45	40%	3,500
Excellent	Granite blocks	0	0.62	002,840 ticks (47.33 secs)	128	0%	49
Excellent	Limestone blocks	0	0.62	002,840 ticks (47.33 secs)	116	0%	49
Excellent	Marble blocks	3	0.62	002,615 ticks (43.58 secs)	90	0%	48
Excellent	Plasteel	0	0.62	000,990 ticks (16.5 secs)	210	0%	345
Excellent	Sandstone blocks	0	0.62	002,390 ticks (39.83 secs)	105	0%	47
Excellent	Silver	18	0.62	000,450 ticks (7.5 secs)	53	40%	375
Excellent	Slate blocks	0	0.62	002,840 ticks (47.33 secs)	98	0%	49
Excellent	Steel	0	0.62	000,450 ticks (7.5 secs)	75	40%	74
Excellent	Jade	30	0.62	002,250 ticks (37.5 secs)	38	0%	200
Excellent	Uranium	0	0.62	000,855 ticks (14.25 secs)	188	0%	230
Excellent	Wood	0	0.62	000,315 ticks (5.25 secs)	49	100%	47
Masterwork	Bioferrite	0	0.73	001,125 ticks (18.75 secs)	150	75%	57
Masterwork	Gold	100	0.73	000,405 ticks (6.75 secs)	45	40%	4,500
Masterwork	Granite blocks	0	0.73	002,840 ticks (47.33 secs)	128	0%	82
Masterwork	Limestone blocks	0	0.73	002,840 ticks (47.33 secs)	116	0%	82
Masterwork	Marble blocks	5	0.73	002,615 ticks (43.58 secs)	90	0%	80
Masterwork	Plasteel	0	0.73	000,990 ticks (16.5 secs)	210	0%	570
Masterwork	Sandstone blocks	0	0.73	002,390 ticks (39.83 secs)	105	0%	78
Masterwork	Silver	30	0.73	000,450 ticks (7.5 secs)	53	40%	630
Masterwork	Slate blocks	0	0.73	002,840 ticks (47.33 secs)	98	0%	82
Masterwork	Steel	0	0.73	000,450 ticks (7.5 secs)	75	40%	123
Masterwork	Jade	50	0.73	002,250 ticks (37.5 secs)	38	0%	335
Masterwork	Uranium	0	0.73	000,855 ticks (14.25 secs)	188	0%	385
Masterwork	Wood	0	0.73	000,315 ticks (5.25 secs)	49	100%	78
Legendary	Bioferrite	0	0.85	001,125 ticks (18.75 secs)	150	75%	114
Legendary	Gold	160	0.85	000,405 ticks (6.75 secs)	45	40%	5,500
Legendary	Granite blocks	0	0.85	002,840 ticks (47.33 secs)	128	0%	164
Legendary	Limestone blocks	0	0.85	002,840 ticks (47.33 secs)	116	0%	164
Legendary	Marble blocks	8	0.85	002,615 ticks (43.58 secs)	90	0%	160
Legendary	Plasteel	0	0.85	000,990 ticks (16.5 secs)	210	0%	1,145
Legendary	Sandstone blocks	0	0.85	002,390 ticks (39.83 secs)	105	0%	156
Legendary	Silver	48	0.85	000,450 ticks (7.5 secs)	53	40%	1,260
Legendary	Slate blocks	0	0.85	002,840 ticks (47.33 secs)	98	0%	164
Legendary	Steel	0	0.85	000,450 ticks (7.5 secs)	75	40%	245
Legendary	Jade	80	0.85	002,250 ticks (37.5 secs)	38	0%	665
Legendary	Uranium	0	0.85	000,855 ticks (14.25 secs)	188	0%	765
Legendary	Wood	0	0.85	000,315 ticks (5.25 secs)	49	100%	156

Styles[edit]

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
Morbid Variant
Totemic Variant

Gallery[edit]

Facing north/south
Facing east/west

Version history[edit]

1.3.3287 - Fix: Shelves, chairs and stools don't have style dominance.

Architect

Furniture: Animal bed • Animal sleeping box • Animal sleeping spot • Bedroll (Double) • Plant pot • Sculptures (Small, Large, Grand, Terror ) • Sleeping spot (Double, Baby ) • Stool • Table (1x2, 2x2, 2x4, 3x3) • Torch lamp • Wall torch lamp • Wall lamp • Animus stone • Darktorch • Fungus darktorch • Crib
Complex Furniture: Armchair • Bed (Double) • Bookcase (Small) • Couch • Dining chair • Dresser • End table • Royal bed • Shelf (Small) • Brazier (Darklight ) • Drape • Grand meditation throne • Meditation throne • Slab bed (Double) • Baby decoration • Blackboard • School desk • Toy box
(research): Flood light • Hospital bed • Standing lamp • Sun lamp • Bonsai pot
(uncraftable): Urn • Blood torch

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-{{infobox main|furniture|
+{{Infobox main|furniture
-|name = Stool
+| name = Stool
-|image = WoodStool.png
+| image = Stool north.png
-|description = A simple platform on which to sit. Not very comfortable, but much better than nothing. Can be used at tables, work stations, and elsewhere.
+| description = A simple platform on which to sit. Not very comfortable, but much better than nothing. Can be used at tables, work stations, and elsewhere.
-|type = Building
+| type = Building
-|type2 = Furniture
+| type2 = Furniture
-|placeable = true
+| placeable = true
-|path cost = 30
+| path cost = 30
-|cover = 0.2
+| cover = 0.2
-|minifiable = true
+| minifiable = true
-|size = 1 ˣ 1
+| size = 1 ˣ 1
-|mass base = 3
+| mass base = 3
-|flammability = 1
+| flammability = 1
-|hp = 75
+| hp = 75
-|sell price multiplier = 0.7
+| sell price multiplier = 0.7
-|beauty = 0
+| beauty = 0
-|comfort = 0.5
+| comfort = 0.5
-|terrain affordance = light
+| terrain affordance = light
-|work to make = 450
+| work to make = 450
-|stuff tags = Metallic, Woody, Stony
+| stuff tags = Metallic, Woody, Stony
-|resource 1 = Stuff
+| resource 1 = Stuff
-|resource 1 amount = 25
+| resource 1 amount = 25
+| has quality = true
 }}
-A '''stool''' is a type of [[furniture]] which your colonists can sit on. Stools can be placed at [[table]]s to allow your colonists to eat there; in front of [[television]]s to let them watch; or in front of [[production]] benches to provide [[comfort]] as they work, improving their [[mood]] and allowing them to work longer before needing a break.
+A '''stool''' is a type of [[furniture]] which your colonists can sit on. Stools can be placed at [[table]]s and other buildings to be sat on. It is the least comfortable type of seat.
 == Acquisition ==
-It is constructed with {{Required Resources}} in {{Ticks|{{P|Work To Make}}}}.
+{{Acquisition}}
+== Summary ==
+Stools are a form of seating. You need a seat in order to eat at a [[table]], play at a [[chess table]] or [[poker table]], or watch [[television]]. While sitting on a stool, comfort increases. They can also be placed in front of most [[production]] benches for comfort purposes. The orientation of the stool does not matter for any reason.
+=== Comfort ===
+[[Comfort]] is a measure of how high a pawn can refill their comfort meter while using the piece of furniture. A pawn sitting in a chair with a higher comfort value can achieve a higher level. It does not affect the rate at which comfort increases only the maximum level. Comfort levels over 100% have no additional effect.
+Comfort varies by [[quality]] but not material. Stools of the same quality level will all have the same quality, regardless of what they're constructed from.
+{{Comfort Quality Table}}
 == Analysis ==
-Stools are the bottom tier seating, providing less comfort than both [[dining chair]]s and [[armchair]]s. They require no research, have no crafting skill requirement, are the least time and resource intensive and can be made from [[stone]] as well as [[wood]] or [[metals]], Thus, they can useful in the early game when resources and time are tight and you may not have the crafters or research to construct better seating options. Additionally, the ability to construct stools out of wood can give them greater utility in [[Biomes|wood-poor environment]]s.
+Stools are the cheapest and least comfortable seating, below [[dining chair]]s and [[armchair]]s. They require no research or Construction skill to make. They can also be made from [[stone]], as well as wood or metals. They are the first available seating for a [[New Tribe]], can be used as cheap furniture for [[prison]] cells, and can see use in [[Biomes|wood-poor environment]].
+If you want the cheapest option for a table, use a stool. Otherwise, stools ''can'' be placed in front of production buildings for comfort. But the gain is minimal - even before considering alternatives.
+Any stool below Excellent quality will never provide enough comfort for any ''Comfortable'' moodlet, only preventing  {{--|3}} ''Uncomfortable''.  A pawn resting in a normal [[bed]] with any [[end table]] and [[dresser]] reaches 85% comfort in 1.4 hours of rest. It then takes over 18 hours before reaching Uncomfortable. Pawns can get uncomfortable during extended [[draft|combat]] situations. However, assigning pawns to "nap" in the middle of the day prevents discomfort at all, whilst keeping them awake.
-Chairs in general are useful for preventing the "Uncomfortable" [[Mood#Situation Needs|mood debuff]] and can even grant mood buffs at good qualities. For pawns with jobs that can done sitting in an chair, a normal [[quality]] stool will prevent the uncomfortable debuff (-3) all day, while an excellent quality stool will maintain the "Comfortable" buff (+4) all day. A legendary stool,  with a comfort level of 102% can maintain the +8 bonus all day, however even a good quality armchair is superior in comfort and significantly more likely to be crafted. So while a masterwork or legendary stool may be retained into the midgame, switching or skipping to armchairs or dining chairs as soon as possible is suggested.
+[[New Tribe]]s won't have access to beds, end tables / dressers, or dining chairs, so will become uncomfortable faster. But even then, stools can largely be forgone. Unless you're stuck in [[sleeping spot]] or Awful bed/bedroll, it is a very small comfort bonus. If your builder created an awful bed, chances are that they'll make an awful stool, too.
-Thus, every dining table, recreation item, and production bench that allows sitting should have at least some chair installed on them. Priority should be given to objects in continuous use, such as stoves and research benches, with less used objects such as [[telescope]]s and tables changed over last. However, switching from stools to a more comfortable form of seating such as armchairs should be prioritized and by mid-game there should be no need to construct stools for comfort at all.
+A legendary stool can maintain a {{+|8}} ''Extremely Comfortable'' [[mood]]let all day. However, even a good [[armchair]] provides more comfort, and is significantly more likely to be created.
 === Cover baiting ===
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 === Resource Compression ===
-A niche use for the stool is resource compression for [[caravan]]ing or using [[transport pod]]s. A constructed stool has a base mass of 3kg but can be deconstructed into 18 units of its component material, or 180 for small volume materials. As these 18 units often weigh more than the 3kg of the stool, more material can be carried for the same mass by keeping it in stool form and deconstructing it at the end of travel. For example 18 units of [[steel]] weighing {{#expr: {{Q|Steel|Mass Base}}*18}} kg can be compressed into 3 kg of stool, allowing you to carry {{#expr: {{Q|Steel|Mass Base}}*18/3}} times the steel you normally would.
+A niche use for the stool is resource compression for [[caravan]]ing or using [[transport pod]]s. A constructed stool has a base mass of 3 kg, but can be deconstructed into 12-13 units of its component material (or x10 for small volume materials). For example, 25 units of [[steel]] can be compressed into a 3 kg stool, which then gets deconstructed for at least {{#expr: {{Q|Steel|Mass Base}}*12}} kg, allowing you to carry at least twice the steel you normally would. You will lose 50% of the invested resources deconstructing the stool, but, if the alternative is abandoning 50% of the material anyway due to weight restrictions, there is no reason not to do so if time permits.
+However, [[plant pot]]s are even lighter, take less work to create, and do not suffer from rounding losses.
+{{Building Stats Table}}
+== Styles ==
+{{Ideology|NoCategory}}
+[[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>
+Stool north.png|Base Variant
+Morbid stool.png|Morbid Variant
+Totemic stool.png|Totemic Variant
+</gallery>
-Resource compression has a drawback in that you will lose 25% of the invested resources - 7 out of the 25 units of material used to construct the stool will be lost. However, when the alternative is abandoning almost 75% of the material anyway due to weight restrictions, there is no reason not to do so if time permits.
+== Gallery ==
+<gallery>
+Stool north.png|Facing north/south
+Stool east.png|Facing east/west
+</gallery>
-However, due to the increased Work To Make of the stool, as well as rounding losses, the use of [[Plant pot]]s is typically superior for this purpose.
+== Version history ==
+* [[Version/1.3.3287|1.3.3287]] - Fix: Shelves, chairs and stools don't have style dominance.
-=== Comfort ===
+{{Nav|furniture|wide}}
-[[Comfort]] is a measure of how fast a pawn will refill their comfort meter. A pawn sitting in a chair a higher comfort value will regain comfort proportionally faster.
+[[Category:Furniture]] [[Category:Chair]]
-Comfort varies by [[quality]] but not material. Stools of the same quality level will all have the same quality, regardless of what they're constructed from.
-<div><li style="display: inline-table;">
-{{#vardefine:basecomfort| {{formatnum:{{Q|{{PAGENAME}}|Comfort Base}}|R}}}}
-{| {{STDT| sortable c_15 text-center}}
-! [[Quality]]
-!data-sort-type="number"| Awful
-!data-sort-type="number"| Poor
-!data-sort-type="number"| Normal
-!data-sort-type="number"| Good
-!data-sort-type="number"| Excellent
-!data-sort-type="number"| Masterwork
-!data-sort-type="number"| Legendary
-|-
-![[Comfort]]
-| {{#expr:{{#var:basecomfort}}*0.76 round 2}}
-| {{#expr:{{#var:basecomfort}}*0.88 round 2}}
-| {{#expr:{{#var:basecomfort}}*1.00 round 2}}
-| {{#expr:{{#var:basecomfort}}*1.12 round 2}}
-| {{#expr:{{#var:basecomfort}}*1.24 round 2}}
-| {{#expr:{{#var:basecomfort}}*1.45 round 2}}
-| {{#expr:{{#var:basecomfort}}*1.70 round 2}}
-|}
-</li><div>
-{{Building Material Table}}
-<noinclude>
-{{nav|furniture|wide}}
-</noinclude>
-[[Category:Furniture]]