Difference between revisions of "Fence"

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Fences are structures that are passable by all pawns except farm animals, and can be used in combination with walls, doors, barricades, and fence gates to enclose a pen.

Acquisition

Constructing a fence requires 1 Stuff (Metallic/Woody/Stony, 10 for SMVs) and 70 ticks (1.17 secs) of work.

Summary

Fences, along with other options, can be used to enclose a pen. Pen animals, wild or tame, will not be able to cross over the fence even when manhunter or being lead by a colonist. Note however that, like walls, trapped wild animals will still attempt to break down them down if starving. All other pawns can cross over the fence at will, but will be slowed down.

Predators will not hunt animals inside the pen unless they are also inside the pen at the time. Non-pen predators can move across the fence while wandering, and then target its occupants, but will not intentionally do so.

Analysis

Fences provide the cheapest way to create a pen and are more accessible than walls, though the latter benefit is shared by the barricade. They are however extremely weak and can rarely enable predators to eat your farm animals. This risk of predation increases as pen sizes goes up and the chance of a predator randomly walking in gets higher.

Fences slow movement and cannot be stood on. This can be useful for slowing the enemy without providing much cover, and for blocking one side of walls, barricades or sandbags to deny their usage to the enemy. However, fences are not durable and can be easily destroyed during firefights.

Stats table

Fence	Beauty	Work to Build	HP	Flammability	Market Value
Material	Beauty	Work to Build	HP	Flammability	Market Value
Bioferrite	0	000,175 ticks (2.92 secs)	80	75%	1.35
Gold	20	000,063 ticks (1.05 secs)	24	40%	100
Granite blocks	0	000,560 ticks (9.33 secs)	68	0%	2.9
Limestone blocks	0	000,560 ticks (9.33 secs)	62	0%	2.9
Marble blocks	1	000,525 ticks (8.75 secs)	48	0%	2.8
Plasteel	0	000,154 ticks (2.57 secs)	112	0%	9.6
Sandstone blocks	0	000,490 ticks (8.17 secs)	56	0%	2.7
Silver	6	000,070 ticks (1.17 secs)	28	40%	10
Slate blocks	0	000,560 ticks (9.33 secs)	52	0%	2.9
Steel	0	000,070 ticks (1.17 secs)	40	40%	2.2
Jade	10	000,350 ticks (5.83 secs)	20	0%	6.3
Uranium	0	000,133 ticks (2.22 secs)	100	0%	6.5
Wood	0	000,049 ticks (0.82 secs)	26	100%	1.4

Version history

1.3.3066 - 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|
-|name = Fence
+| name = Fence
-|image = Fence.png|Fence
+| image = Fence.png
-|imagesize = 128px
+| imagesize = 128px
-|description = A fence made of posts joined by crossbars used for building pens for certain kinds of animals. Some kinds of animals can get past fences. Predators will not hunt creatures on the other side of a fence, but may still wander inside.
+| description = A fence made of posts joined by crossbars used for building pens for certain kinds of animals. Some kinds of animals can get past fences. Predators will not hunt creatures on the other side of a fence, but may still wander inside.
-|type = Building
+| type = Building
-|type2 = Structure
+| type2 = Structure
-|placeable = true
+| placeable = true
-|path cost = 80
+| path cost = 80
-|passability = pass through only
+| passability = pass through only
-|blockswind = false
+| blockswind = false
-|cover = 0.25
+| cover = 0.25
-|minifiable = false
+| minifiable = false
-|size = 1 ˣ 1
+| size = 1 ˣ 1
-|flammability = 1
+| flammability = 1
-|hp = 40
+| hp = 40
-|terrain affordance = depends on materials
+| terrain affordance = depends on materials
-|work to make = 70
+| work to make = 70
-|stuff tags = Metallic, Woody, Stony
+| stuff tags = Metallic, Woody, Stony
-|resource 1 = Stuff
+| resource 1 = Stuff
-|resource 1 amount = 1
+| resource 1 amount = 1
-|destroyyield = nothing
+| destroyyield = nothing
 }}
-'''Fences''' are structures that are passable by all pawns except farm animals, and can be used in combination with [[walls]], [[door]]s, and [[fence gate]]s to enclose a [[pens|pen]].
+'''Fences''' are [[structures]] that are passable by all pawns except farm animals, and can be used in combination with [[walls]], [[door]]s, [[barricade]]s, and [[fence gate]]s to enclose a [[pen]].
-==Acquisition==
-The fence constructed out of {{Required Resources}}.
-==Summary==
-In combination with the above mentioned structures, the fence is used to enclose a pen. Be aware that predatorial animals can enter pens by jumping over.
-==Analysis==
-Fences provide a cheaper and more accessible way of creating a pen (colonists can walk over to do what they need to do, unlike walls), but have the weakness of enabling predators to eat your farm animals, if the predator happens to wander* into the pen.
-: (* This can be a confusing mechanic; predators will not detect an animal on the other side of a fence and so will not "hunt" them. However, predators, while wandering a map, are ''not'' blocked by that fence, and can, randomly, cross over to the same side as your animals - and then they ''can'' detect, hunt and kill them. If there are [[timber wolf|wolves]]/[[warg]]s/[[bear]]s/[[cougar]]s or other predators on your map, keep an eye on them, or (better?) hunt and kill them first.)
-Fences slow movement and cannot be stood on. This can be useful for slowing the enemy without providing much cover, and for blocking one side of [[wall]]s, [[barricade]]s or [[sandbags]] to deny their usage to the enemy. However, fences are not durable* and can be easily destroyed during firefights.
+== Acquisition ==
-: (* Wooden fences have about 1/8 the hit points of a wooden barricade, 1/12 of cloth sandbags; stone fences are only about twice that value.)
+Constructing a fence requires {{Required Resources}} and {{Ticks|{{P|Work To Make}}}} of work.
-Fences do not block [[Wind turbine]]s.
+== Summary ==
+Fences, along with other options, can be used to enclose a [[pen]]. Pen animals, wild or tame, will not be able to cross over the fence even when [[manhunter]] or being lead by a colonist. Note however that, like [[wall]]s, trapped wild animals will still attempt to break down them down if starving. All other pawns can cross over the fence at will, but will be slowed down.
+Predators will not hunt animals inside the pen unless they are also inside the pen at the time. Non-pen predators can move across the fence while wandering, and then target its occupants, but will not intentionally do so.
+== Analysis==
+Fences provide the cheapest way to create a pen and are more accessible than walls, though the latter benefit is shared by the [[barricade]]. They are however extremely weak and can rarely enable predators to eat your farm animals. This risk of predation increases as pen sizes goes up and the chance of a predator randomly walking in gets higher.
+Fences slow movement and cannot be stood on. This can be useful for slowing the enemy without providing much cover, and for blocking one side of [[wall]]s, [[barricade]]s or [[sandbags]] to deny their usage to the enemy. However, fences are not durable and can be easily destroyed during firefights.
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