Difference between revisions of "Telescope"

Latest revision as of 11:56, 25 January 2024

A telescope is a recreation item that provides "Telescope study" recreation to a single colonist using it, with a power of 120%. It also slowly increases the Intellectual skill. It can only be obtained through trade.

Acquisition[edit]

Telescopes cannot be crafted, instead they are only available through trade or as a reward from quests.

Summary[edit]

Telescopes can only be used if the tile that they are placed on is unroofed. Note that the interaction spot need not be unroofed.

Using a telescope slowly increases the Intellectual skill of the user at a rate of 0.004 XP per 1 tick (0.02 secs)

A pawn must have a Sight capacity above 0% to use a telescope.

Analysis[edit]

A telescope is a useful item to obtain if you need to increase recreational variety. While all telescopes only have 120% recreational power, they provide a unique Recreation "study" type that cannot be obtained from any other item. This means the lack of accrued boredom more than makes up for a base recreation power between tier one and two recreational items and unaffected by quality modifiers.

Colonists using a telescope will also gain a small amount of Intellectual skill, however this is generally not enough to warrant specific action from the player.

Placement[edit]

While the description states that it must be placed "outside", a telescope can be placed on any unroofed tile. Furthermore, only the telescope tile itself needs to be unroofed; the interaction tile can remain roofed. Thus, a colonist can be kept both indoors and out of the weather by simply unroofing a single tile inside the usual rec room and even gain the usual "impressive rec room" mood buff. A chair can also be placed on the interaction tile to provide comfort to colonist using it.

Trivia[edit]

Despite being uncraftable, there is a partial recipe defined for the telescope in the game files. Namely, 50 steel and 1 component. It is possible this is used to calculate the amount deconstruction returns, or it may simply be cut content.

Version history[edit]

0.10.785 - Added with the addition of Joy

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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-{{stub}}{{infobox main|building|
+{{infobox main|building|
+| name = Telescope
+| image = Telescope.png
 | description = A telescope for doing amateur astronomy. It's a relaxing hobby for a certain kind of person. Can only be used outdoors.
-| image = Telescope.png|Telescope
+| type  = Building
-| type  = Buildings
 | type2 = Recreation
 | placeable = True
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 | cover = 0.15
 | flammability = 1.0
+| has quality = false
 <!-- Defined but still uncrafteable
 | resource 1 = Steel
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 | thingCategories = BuildingsJoy
 }}
-A '''telescope''' is a [[recreation]] item that provides "{{P|Recreation Type}}" recreation to a [[colonist]] using it, with a power of {{#expr:100*{{P|Recreation Power}}}}%. It can only be obtained through [[trade]].
+A '''telescope''' is a [[recreation]] item that provides "{{P|Recreation Type}}" recreation to a single [[colonist]] using it, with a power of {{#expr:100*{{P|Recreation Power}}}}%. It also slowly increases the [[Skills#Intellectual|Intellectual]] skill. It can only be obtained through [[trade]].
-==Acquisition==
+== Acquisition ==
 Telescopes cannot be crafted, instead they are only available through [[trade]] or as a reward from [[quests]].
-==Analysis==
+== Summary ==
-While the description states that it must be placed "outside", a telescope can be placed on any unroofed tile.  Indeed, a colonist using one placed inside an impressive room will gain the "impressive rec room" thought.  Only the telescope tile itself needs to be unroofed; the interaction tile can remain roofed.
+Telescopes can only be used if the tile that they are placed on is unroofed. Note that the interaction spot need not be unroofed.
-Colonists using a telescope will gain a small amount of Intellectual skill.  A chair placed on the interaction tile will provide a colonist using it comfort.
+Using a telescope slowly increases the [[Skills#Intellectual|Intellectual]] skill of the user at a rate of 0.004 XP per {{Ticks|1}}
-A telescope is a useful item to obtain if you need to increase recreational variety.  While all telescopes only have 100% recreational power, they provide a unique [[Recreation]] "study" type that cannot be obtained from any other item.
+A pawn must have a [[Sight]] capacity above 0% to use a telescope.
-==Trivia==
+== Analysis ==
+A telescope is a useful item to obtain if you need to increase recreational variety.  While all telescopes only have 120% recreational power, they provide a unique [[Recreation]] "study" type that cannot be obtained from any other item. This means the lack of accrued boredom more than makes up for a base recreation power between tier one and two recreational items and unaffected by [[quality]] modifiers.
+Colonists using a telescope will also gain a small amount of Intellectual skill, however this is generally not enough to warrant specific action from the player.
+=== Placement ===
+While the description states that it must be placed "outside", a telescope can be placed on any unroofed tile. Furthermore, only the telescope tile itself needs to be unroofed; the interaction tile can remain roofed. Thus, a colonist can be kept both indoors and out of the [[weather]] by simply unroofing a single tile inside the usual rec room and even gain the usual "impressive rec room" [[mood]] buff.  A chair can also be placed on the interaction tile to provide [[comfort]] to colonist using it.
+== Trivia ==
 Despite being uncraftable, there is a partial recipe defined for the telescope in the game files. Namely, {{icon Small|steel}} 50 [[steel]] and {{icon Small|Component}} 1 [[component]]. It is possible this is used to calculate the amount deconstruction returns, or it may simply be cut content.
-== Version History ==
+== Version history ==
 * [[Version/0.10.785|0.10.785]] - Added with the addition of Joy
 {{nav|joy}}
-</noinclude>
-[[Category:Buildings]]
 [[Category:Recreation]]