Stool

Stool

A simple platform on which to sit. Not very comfortable, but much better than nothing. Can be used at tables, work stations, and elsewhere.

Base Stats

Type

Building – Furniture

Mass

3 kg

Beauty

0

HP

75

Flammability

100%

Path Cost

30 (30%)

Building

Size

1 × 1

Minifiable

True

Placeable

True

Cover Effectiveness

20%

Terrain Affordance

Light

Comfort

0.5

Creation

Work To Make

450 ticks (7.5 secs)

Stuff Tags

Metallic, Woody, Stony

Resources to make

25

Deconstruct yield

12 - 13

Destroy yield

6 - 7

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

It is constructed with  25 Stuff (Metallic/Woody/Stony, 250 for SMVs) in 450 ticks (7.5 secs).

Summary

Stools are a form of seating. You need a seat in order to eat at a table, play a 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.

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

Analysis

Stools are the worst possible seating, with less comfort than dining chairs and armchairs. They require no research or Construction skill to make, and take the least time and resources 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.

Seating of any kind is required to eat at a table or play at a poker table. A stool's comfort as a seating is otherwise very low, even before considering the alternatives. A pawn resting in a normal bed with any end table and dresser gets to 85% comfort in 1.4 hours of rest, and will take over 18 hours before getting −3 Uncomfortable. Any stool below Excellent quality will never provide enough comfort for any Comfortable moodlet. While pawns could get uncomfortable during extended combat situations, assigning pawns to "nap" in the middle of the day prevents discomfort at all.

So, outside of New Tribes - which don't immediately have access to beds, end tables / dressers, and dining chairs - stools rarely help - except for being the cheapest building for items that require seating. They are unnecessary to build for sitting on production facilities - regular stools provide too little comfort compared to just standing on the ground. If you're stuck in a sleeping spot or Awful bed/bedroll, then stools may help. But if your builder created an awful bed, chances are that they'll make an awful stool, too.

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

Cover baiting

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

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
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

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

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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