Telescope

Telescope

A telescope for doing amateur astronomy. It's a relaxing hobby for a certain kind of person. Can only be used outdoors.

Base Stats

Type

Buildings – Recreation

Market Value

350 

Mass

7.5 kg

Beauty

0

HP

75

Flammability

100%

Building

Size

1 × 1

Placeable

True

Cover Effectiveness

15%

Recreation

120% Telescope study

Technical

thingCategories

BuildingsJoy

A telescope is a recreation item that provides "Telescope study" recreation to a colonist using it, with a power of 120%. It also slowly increases the Intellectual skill. It can only be obtained through trade.

Acquisition

Telescopes cannot be crafted, instead they are only available through trade or as a reward from quests.

Summary

Telescopes can only be used if the tile that they are placed on is unroofed. Note that the interaction spot need not be unroofed.

Using a telescope slowly increases the Intellectual skill of the user at a rate of 0.004 XP per 1 tick (0.02 secs)

Analysis

While the description states that it must be placed "outside", a telescope can be placed on any unroofed tile. Only the telescope tile itself needs to be unroofed; the interaction tile can remain roofed.

Colonists using a telescope will gain a small amount of Intellectual skill. A chair placed on the interaction tile will provide a colonist using it comfort. A colonist using one placed inside an impressive room will gain the "impressive rec room" thought.

A telescope is a useful item to obtain if you need to increase recreational variety. While all telescopes only have 120% recreational power, they provide a unique Recreation "study" type that cannot be obtained from any other item.

Trivia

Despite being uncraftable, there is a partial recipe defined for the telescope in the game files. Namely, 50 steel and 1 component. It is possible this is used to calculate the amount deconstruction returns, or it may simply be cut content.

Version History

• 0.10.785 - Added with the addition of Joy

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Architect

Recreation

Horseshoes pin ^(Colony) • Hoopstone ring ^(Tribal) • Game-of-Ur board ^(Tribal)

Complex Furniture

Billiards table • Chess table ^(Colony) • Poker table

(research)

Tube television • Flatscreen television • Harp • Harpsichord • Piano

(trade)

Megascreen television • Telescope

Related

Books (Novel • Schematic • Textbook • Tome) • Snowman