Difference between revisions of "Large stele"

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A large stele is a purely decorative Miscellaneous structure. A stele provides less beauty than most sculptures and require more resources, but have no quality.

They are the smaller, less beautiful version of the grand stele.

Acquisition

Constructing a large stele requires Complex Furniture to be researched, 125 of any one type of stone and 8,000 ticks (2.22 mins) of work to construct.

Summary

Large steles add beauty to its surroundings. The beauty rating is added to the single, bottom-left-most tile a pawn can see. Despite their size, they do not count as a wall.

Large steles can also be used as an Artistic meditation focus. Meditation Focus Strength of +15% psyfocus/day. It appears that no other modifiers exist for steles as they do for other foci.^{[Fact Check Needed]}

Analysis

Steles are less beautiful when compared to sculptures, even of the same material, with the only redeeming aspect being their higher HP and lack of quality.

For the same cost as a single grand stele, you can construct 2.5 small sculptures. Small sculptures have 25 beauty at Poor quality, and even a Skill 0 artist will average 0.9 Poor quality or better sculptures with the same resource investment. At even modest Art levels, you'll be more efficient (in time, stone blocks, and space) by making sculptures.

Compared to grand steles, large steles take half the resource cost and half the work, for half the beauty and HP. Large steles are slightly more efficient for space, as 2 large steles take 8 tiles (compared to a grand stele's 9).

As a construction

Steles have some merit in training the construction skill. Have a pawn work on the stele, and right before it finishes, cancel the construction. You will get 75% of the resources back, and your pawn will have spent a lot of time constructing. In order to maximize building speed, slow your pawn as much as possible, by putting them in darkness.

You may need to build steles for a Momument quest, in which they act as a time and resource sink.

Steles may be found in ruins throughout the map, where they can be used for a slight beauty bonus, or for meditation.

Stats table

Large stele	Beauty	Work to Build	HP	Flammability	Market Value
Material	Beauty	Work to Build	HP	Flammability	Market Value
Granite blocks	15	048,140 ticks (13.37 mins)	340	0%	285
Limestone blocks	15	048,140 ticks (13.37 mins)	310	0%	285
Marble blocks	21	044,140 ticks (12.26 mins)	240	0%	270
Sandstone blocks	16	040,140 ticks (11.15 mins)	280	0%	255
Slate blocks	16	048,140 ticks (13.37 mins)	260	0%	285
Jade	47	040,000 ticks (11.11 mins)	100	0%	770

Gallery

Large stele variant A
Large stele variant B
Large stele variant C
Large stele variant D
Large stele variant E
Large stele variant F

Version history

1.1.? - Added.
1.2.2719 - Now has terrain affordances appropriate for its size.

Architect

Misc: Caravan hitching spot • Egg box • Grave • Marriage spot • Party spot • Pen marker • Sarcophagus • Tool cabinet • Meditation spot • Nature shrine (Large, Small)
(research): Comms console • Cryptosleep casket • Firefoam popper • Ground-penetrating scanner • Long-range mineral scanner • Moisture pump • Multi-analyzer • Orbital trade beacon • Pod launcher • Stele (Large, Grand) • Transport pod • Vitals monitor • Ship landing beacon

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-A '''large stele''' is a purely decorative [[Miscellaneous]] structure. A stele provides less [[beauty]] than most [[sculptures]] and require more resources, but have no [[quality]]. They cannot be [[roof]]ed over, and, despite appearances, do not count as a [[wall]].
+A '''large stele''' is a purely decorative [[Miscellaneous]] structure. A stele provides less [[beauty]] than most [[sculptures]] and require more resources, but have no [[quality]].
 They are the smaller, less beautiful version of the [[grand stele]].
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 == Acquisition ==
 Constructing a large stele requires [[Research#Complex furniture|Complex Furniture]] to be researched, 125 of any one type of [[stone]] and {{Ticks|{{P|Work To Make}}}} of work to construct.
+== Summary ==
+Large steles add [[beauty]] to its surroundings. The beauty rating is added to the single, bottom-left-most tile a pawn can see. Despite their size, they do not count as a [[wall]].
+Large steles can also be used as an Artistic [[meditation focus]]{{RoyaltyIcon}}. Meditation Focus Strength of +15% psyfocus/day. It appears that no other modifiers exist for steles as they do for other foci.{{Check Tag|Fact Check Needed|Based on game code only}}
 ==Analysis==
-Since they cannot be roofed over, that all but excludes them for any "indoor" beautification. However, as outdoor art, they have their uses.
+Steles are less beautiful when compared to [[sculpture]]s, even of the same material, with the only redeeming aspect being their higher HP and lack of [[quality]].
+For the same cost as a single grand stele, you can construct {{#expr: {{P|Resource 1 Amount}}/{{Q|Small sculpture|Resource 1 Amount}} }} [[small sculpture]]s. Small sculptures have {{#expr: {{Q|Small sculpture|Beauty Base}}*0.5}} beauty at Poor quality, and even a Skill 0 artist will average {{#expr: {{P|Resource 1 Amount}}/{{Q|Small sculpture|Resource 1 Amount}} * 0.3535 round 1}} Poor quality or better sculptures with the same resource investment. At even modest Art levels, you'll be more efficient (in time, stone blocks, ''and'' space) by making sculptures.
+Compared to [[grand stele]]s, large steles take half the resource cost and half the work, for half the beauty and HP. Large steles are slightly more efficient for space, as 2 large steles take 8 tiles (compared to a grand stele's 9).
+===As a construction===
+Steles have some merit in training the construction skill. Have a pawn work on the stele, and right before it finishes, cancel the construction. You will get 75% of the resources back, and your pawn will have spent a lot of time constructing. In order to maximize building speed, slow your pawn as much as possible, by putting them in [[light|darkness]].
-Large steles provide half the amount of beauty, and health as [[grand stele]]s for half the material and build cost, while being 1 tile smaller in both axes. They are also sometimes required for [[monument]]s{{RoyaltyIcon}}. However, neither stele type should be constructed. While they have no [[quality]], and thus you can build steles without skilled [[Artistic|artists]], this is not cost or space effective.
+You may need to build steles for a [[Quests#Build_Monument|Momument quest]]{{RoyaltyIcon}}, in which they act as a time and resource sink.
-For the same cost as a single grand stele, you can construct {{#expr: {{P|Resource 1 Amount}}/{{Q|Small sculpture|Resource 1 Amount}} }} [[small sculpture]]s. Small sculptures have {{#expr: {{Q|Small sculpture|Beauty Base}}*0.5}} beauty at Poor quality, and even a Skill 0 artist will average {{#expr: {{P|Resource 1 Amount}}/{{Q|Small sculpture|Resource 1 Amount}} * 0.3535 round 1}} Poor quality or better sculptures with the same resource investment, each one of which offers almost as much beauty while also taking up significantly less space. Even a modestly skilled artist will quickly and massively outstrip the beauty per material of steles of both kinds. Thus steles should only be built when required by a monument, and those found in ruins are better deconstructed for their blocks than integrated into builds.
+Steles may be found in [[ruins]] throughout the map, where they can be used for a slight beauty bonus, or for meditation.
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