Dining chair

A dining chair is a type of furniture which your colonists can sit on. Dining chairs can be placed at tables to allow your colonists to eat there; in front of televisions 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.

When of equivalent quality, it is more comfortable than a stool but less comfortable than an armchair.

Acquisition

Constructing a dining chair requires Complex Furniture to be researched, a construction skill of 4 and 45 Stuff (Metallic/Woody, 450 for SMVs) in 8,000 ticks (2.22 mins).

Analysis

Dining chairs are mid-tier seating, providing more comfort than stools but less than armchairs. They are more time- and resource-intensive than stools, and can only be made from wood or metals, but are still affordable enough to be built even early on. Eventually upgrading them to armchairs, particularly at research and production benches where your pawns spend long periods of time, is advised. The material used does not affect comfort, however it does affect beauty, hitpoints, flammability and value.

Chairs in general are useful for preventing the "Uncomfortable" 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 dining chair will maintain the "Comfortable" buff (+4) all day. A masterwork dining chair, with a comfort level of 102% can maintain the +10 bonus all day. This is a significant bonus, equivalent to a drinking 2 beers a day but without the time constraint and without the cost, the addiction chance, the increased social fight chance and decreased manipulation. However, masterworks dining chairs are significantly rarer than the excellent armchairs that could achieve the same goal, so while a masterwork or legendary dining chair should be kept if made or found, switching or skipping to armchairs is suggested.

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 telescopes and tables changed over last. However, if possible armchairs should be used rather than dining chairs.

Comfort

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. Comfort varies by quality but not material. Dining chairs 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	53%	62%	70%	78%	87%	102%	119%

Stats table

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Quality

Dining chair		Beauty	Comfort	Work to Build	HP	Flammability	Market Value
Quality	Material	Beauty	Comfort	Work to Build	HP	Flammability	Market Value
Awful	Bioferrite	0	0.53	020,000 ticks (5.56 mins)	200	75%	53
Awful	Gold	-5	0.53	007,200 ticks (2 mins)	60	40%	2,265
Awful	Plasteel	-1	0.53	017,600 ticks (4.89 mins)	280	0%	235
Awful	Silver	-2	0.53	008,000 ticks (2.22 mins)	70	40%	240
Awful	Steel	-1	0.53	008,000 ticks (2.22 mins)	100	40%	57
Awful	Uranium	0	0.53	015,200 ticks (4.22 mins)	250	0%	162
Awful	Wood	-1	0.53	005,600 ticks (1.56 mins)	65	100%	37
Poor	Bioferrite	1	0.62	020,000 ticks (5.56 mins)	200	75%	79
Poor	Gold	26	0.62	007,200 ticks (2 mins)	60	40%	3,395
Poor	Plasteel	4	0.62	017,600 ticks (4.89 mins)	280	0%	350
Poor	Silver	11	0.62	008,000 ticks (2.22 mins)	70	40%	360
Poor	Steel	4	0.62	008,000 ticks (2.22 mins)	100	40%	86
Poor	Uranium	2	0.62	015,200 ticks (4.22 mins)	250	0%	245
Poor	Wood	4	0.62	005,600 ticks (1.56 mins)	65	100%	56
Normal	Bioferrite	2	0.7	020,000 ticks (5.56 mins)	200	75%	106
Normal	Gold	52	0.7	007,200 ticks (2 mins)	60	40%	4,525
Normal	Plasteel	8	0.7	017,600 ticks (4.89 mins)	280	0%	470
Normal	Silver	22	0.7	008,000 ticks (2.22 mins)	70	40%	480
Normal	Steel	8	0.7	008,000 ticks (2.22 mins)	100	40%	114
Normal	Uranium	4	0.7	015,200 ticks (4.22 mins)	250	0%	325
Normal	Wood	8	0.7	005,600 ticks (1.56 mins)	65	100%	74
Good	Bioferrite	4	0.78	020,000 ticks (5.56 mins)	200	75%	132
Good	Gold	104	0.78	007,200 ticks (2 mins)	60	40%	5,025
Good	Plasteel	16	0.78	017,600 ticks (4.89 mins)	280	0%	585
Good	Silver	44	0.78	008,000 ticks (2.22 mins)	70	40%	600
Good	Steel	16	0.78	008,000 ticks (2.22 mins)	100	40%	143
Good	Uranium	8	0.78	015,200 ticks (4.22 mins)	250	0%	405
Good	Wood	16	0.78	005,600 ticks (1.56 mins)	65	100%	93
Excellent	Bioferrite	6	0.87	020,000 ticks (5.56 mins)	200	75%	159
Excellent	Gold	156	0.87	007,200 ticks (2 mins)	60	40%	5,525
Excellent	Plasteel	24	0.87	017,600 ticks (4.89 mins)	280	0%	705
Excellent	Silver	66	0.87	008,000 ticks (2.22 mins)	70	40%	720
Excellent	Steel	24	0.87	008,000 ticks (2.22 mins)	100	40%	171
Excellent	Uranium	12	0.87	015,200 ticks (4.22 mins)	250	0%	485
Excellent	Wood	24	0.87	005,600 ticks (1.56 mins)	65	100%	111
Masterwork	Bioferrite	10	1.02	020,000 ticks (5.56 mins)	200	75%	265
Masterwork	Gold	260	1.02	007,200 ticks (2 mins)	60	40%	6,525
Masterwork	Plasteel	40	1.02	017,600 ticks (4.89 mins)	280	0%	1,170
Masterwork	Silver	110	1.02	008,000 ticks (2.22 mins)	70	40%	1,195
Masterwork	Steel	40	1.02	008,000 ticks (2.22 mins)	100	40%	285
Masterwork	Uranium	20	1.02	015,200 ticks (4.22 mins)	250	0%	810
Masterwork	Wood	40	1.02	005,600 ticks (1.56 mins)	65	100%	186
Legendary	Bioferrite	16	1.19	020,000 ticks (5.56 mins)	200	75%	530
Legendary	Gold	416	1.19	007,200 ticks (2 mins)	60	40%	7,525
Legendary	Plasteel	64	1.19	017,600 ticks (4.89 mins)	280	0%	2,340
Legendary	Silver	176	1.19	008,000 ticks (2.22 mins)	70	40%	2,395
Legendary	Steel	64	1.19	008,000 ticks (2.22 mins)	100	40%	570
Legendary	Uranium	32	1.19	015,200 ticks (4.22 mins)	250	0%	1,625
Legendary	Wood	64	1.19	005,600 ticks (1.56 mins)	65	100%	370