School desk
 | This article relates to content added by Biotech (DLC). Please note that it will not be present without the DLC enabled. |
School desk
A desk where adults can teach lessons to children.
Base Stats
Building
- Size
- 2 × 1
- Minifiable
- True
- Passability
- pass through only
- Cover Effectiveness
- 50%
- Facility
- Blackboard
Creation
- Required Research
- Complex furniture
- Work To Make
- 750 ticks (12.5 secs)
- Stuff Tags
- Woody, Stony, Metallic
- Resources to make
30- Deconstruct yield
- 15
- Destroy yield
- 7 - 8
The school desk is a furniture item added by the Biotech DLC
Acquisition
School desks can be constructed once the complex furniture research project has been completed. Each requires 30 Stuff (Woody/Stony/Metallic, 300 for SMVs) and 750 ticks (12.5 secs) of work modified by the construction speed of the builder and the work to build factor and offset of the material.
Summary
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School desks allow children to do the Lesson Learning task. Children sit behind the desk and constantly gain Learning. Adults can sit beside the children to increase skill XP in a random, valid skill. Adults are not required for children to learn at a desk.
Desks can connect to up to 3 nearby blackboards. Each blackboard increases Learning rate by 20% per blackboard, for a total of +60% Learning. Blackboards do not impact skill XP growth.[Verify] Multiple desks can connect to the same blackboard. Which directions the desk or blackboards are facing has no impact.
Analysis
A no-brainer to build when raising any child, as it is inexpensive and gives the child access to more learning types. Lessons can provide a significant amount of skill XP, so long as an adult is available for childcare. Even without an adult, a desk will increase the rate of learning. Adults will also gain social XP by teaching children.
Stats table
 School desk
|
Beauty | Work to Build | HP | Flammability | Market Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | |||||
 Bioferrite  |
0 | 1,875 ticks (31.25 secs) | 150 | 75% | 29  |
 Gold |
22 | 675 ticks (11.25 secs) | 45 | 40% | 3,000 |
 Granite blocks |
0 | 4,640 ticks (1.29 mins) | 128 | 0% | 44 |
 Limestone blocks |
0 | 4,640 ticks (1.29 mins) | 116 | 0% | 44 |
 Marble blocks |
2 | 4,265 ticks (1.18 mins) | 90 | 0% | 42 |
 Plasteel |
0 | 1,650 ticks (27.5 secs) | 210 | 0% | 275 |
 Sandstone blocks |
1 | 3,890 ticks (1.08 mins) | 105 | 0% | 41 |
| Silver |
7 | 750 ticks (12.5 secs) | 53 | 40% | 305 |
 Slate blocks |
1 | 4,640 ticks (1.29 mins) | 98 | 0% | 44 |
 Steel |
0 | 750 ticks (12.5 secs) | 75 | 40% | 60 |
 Jade |
11 | 3,750 ticks (1.04 mins) | 38 | 0% | 164 |
 Uranium |
0 | 1,425 ticks (23.75 secs) | 188 | 0% | 185 |
 Wood |
0 | 525 ticks (8.75 secs) | 49 | 100% | 38 |
Version history
- Biotech DLC Release - Added.
- 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