School desk

School desk

A desk where adults can teach lessons to children.

Base Stats

Type

Building – Furniture

Mass

5 kg

Beauty

0.5

HP

75

Flammability

100%

Path Cost

50 (21%)

Building

Size

2 × 1

Minifiable

True

Passability

pass through only

Cover Effectiveness

50%

Facility

Blackboard

Room Role

Classroom

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 SVMs) 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.
School desks can be bought from the following traders: Orbital bulk goods trader, Outlander base trader, Outlander bulk goods trader.

Summary

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. An awake adult capable of teaching is required for children start learning, even when that adult doesn't directly teach the child.

Desks can connect to up to 3 nearby blackboards. Each blackboard increases Learning rate by 20% per blackboard, for a total of +60% Learning rate. When being taught by Adults, children's skill XP gain rate is also modified by the desk's Learning rate, with 3 blackboards making them learn at 160% speed. Meanwhile Adult's social XP gain rate remains unchanged. 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
Gold	22	000,675 ticks (11.25 secs)	45	40%	3,000
Granite blocks	0	004,640 ticks (1.29 mins)	128	0%	44
Jade	11	003,750 ticks (1.04 mins)	38	0%	164
Limestone blocks	0	004,640 ticks (1.29 mins)	116	0%	44
Marble blocks	2	004,265 ticks (1.18 mins)	90	0%	42
Plasteel	0	001,650 ticks (27.5 secs)	210	0%	275
Sandstone blocks	1	003,890 ticks (1.08 mins)	105	0%	41
Silver	7	000,750 ticks (12.5 secs)	53	40%	305
Slate blocks	1	004,640 ticks (1.29 mins)	98	0%	44
Steel	0	000,750 ticks (12.5 secs)	75	40%	60
Uranium	0	001,425 ticks (23.75 secs)	188	0%	185
Wood	0	000,525 ticks (8.75 secs)	49	100%	38
Bioferrite	0	001,875 ticks (31.25 secs)	150	75%	29
Obsidian	9	004,125 ticks (1.15 mins)	38	0%	165
Vacstone blocks	1	004,640 ticks (1.29 mins)	135	0%	77

Version history

• Biotech DLC Release - Added.

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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