Editing Novel

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| name = Novel
| image = Novel.png
| description = A book containing fictional or true stories for the pleasure and edification of the reader.
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| type2 = Book
| hp = 60
| deterioration = 5
| marketvalue = 160
| mass base = 0.5
| flammability = 1
| stack limit = 1
| rotatable = true
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| graphic class = Graphic_Single
| parent name = BookBase
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'''Novels''' are items that colonists can read for [[recreation]].

== Acquisition ==
Novels, like all books, can be purchased from [[Trade#Caravan|trade caravan]]s, [[orbital trader]]s and [[faction base]]s, or earned through [[quest]]s.

When starting a new game, there is a chance for your starting colonists to carry books as [[possessions]] based on their [[trait]]s or [[backstory]].

== Summary ==
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Novels can be read by colonists as a [[recreation]] activity.

Novels in particular are focused around maximizing the amount of recreation gained when read. All novels receive a bonus to recreation based on their [[quality]].
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Effect of Quality on Recreation
|-
! Quality !! Factor
|-
! Awful 
| 120%
|-
! Poor 
| 140%
|-
! Normal 
| 160%
|-
! Good 
| 180%
|-
! Excellent 
| 200%
|-
! Masterwork 
| 225%
|-
! Legendary 
| 250%
|}

'''Note: Template the following?'''

All books can be efficiently stored in [[bookcase]]s, allowing them to provide a bonus to any reading and [[research]] activities taking place within the same room. Each book stored in a nearby bookcase will increase the rate at which XP is gained from reading textbooks.

When reading for recreational purposes, colonists will choose which books to read at random. You can use the [[assign]] tab to specify which types of book a colonist is allowed to read, but you cannot assign a colonist to read any one specific book automatically.

You can manually force a colonist to read a specific book by selecting the colonist, right-clicking either the book itself or the bookcase containing it, then issuing the "read" command. The colonist will then read the target book for an hour before putting it away.

== Analysis ==
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Novels in particular are a decent option if your sole concern is efficiently entertaining colonists, despite lacking the additional utility of [[textbook]]s and [[schematic]]s.

For less-developed colonies, textbooks and schematics are more useful. In these colonies, colonists tend to be more easily entertained, while [[skill]]s and [[research]] projects pose more pressing matters. For this reason, novels will usually just get in the way of more important reading.

However, as research is completed and your colonists become more skilled, novels will become more useful by comparison.

The high recreation rate of high-quality novels means that colonists can fill their recreation need much more quickly. This should result in less downtime, making your pawns colonists more productive.

== Version history ==
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-'''Novels''' are a type of [[book]] that can be read for [[recreation]].
+'''Novels''' are items that colonists can read for [[recreation]].
 == Acquisition ==
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 == Summary ==
-Novels can be read by colonists as a [[recreation]] activity, with a [[recreation power]] of 1. All books will also train [[intellectual]] at a rate of 250 XP per in-game hour.
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+Novels can be read by colonists as a [[recreation]] activity.
 Novels in particular are focused around maximizing the amount of recreation gained when read. All novels receive a bonus to recreation based on their [[quality]].
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-All books have a base [[recreation power]] of 1, placing them on-par with the [[horseshoes pin]] and [[chess table]]. However, the novel's recreation gain multiplier allows it to reach impressively high rates of recreation. Even an awful-quality has a recreation power of 1.2, equal to that of a [[telescope]]. A normal-quality novel has a recreation power of 1.6, equal to that of a [[megascreen television]], which is the most entertaining [[building]] available. Recreation gain is further multiplied by the room's [[reading bonus]].
-The drawback is that colonists will eventually grow [[boredom|bored]] of reading and will need other forms of recreation, especially as their [[expectations]] increase.
 '''Note: Template the following?'''
-All books can be efficiently stored in [[bookcase]]s, allowing them to provide a bonus to any reading and [[research]] activities taking place within the same room. Each book stored in a nearby bookcase will increase the effectiveness of reading.
+All books can be efficiently stored in [[bookcase]]s, allowing them to provide a bonus to any reading and [[research]] activities taking place within the same room. Each book stored in a nearby bookcase will increase the rate at which XP is gained from reading textbooks.
 When reading for recreational purposes, colonists will choose which books to read at random. You can use the [[assign]] tab to specify which types of book a colonist is allowed to read, but you cannot assign a colonist to read any one specific book automatically.
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 The high recreation rate of high-quality novels means that colonists can fill their recreation need much more quickly. This should result in less downtime, making your pawns colonists more productive.
-== Gallery ==
-=== Held ===
-<gallery>
-Novel Open east.png|East
-Novel Open north.png|North
-Novel Open south.png|South
-</gallery>
-=== Stored ===
-<gallery>
-Novel Vertical east.png|East
-Novel Vertical north.png|North
-Novel Vertical south.png|South
-</gallery>
 == Version history ==
-* [[Version/1.5.4062|1.5.4062]] - Added.
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