Simple research bench

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Simple research bench

Simple research bench

A simple bench with writing implements and simple measurement devices. Researchers work here to discover new things.

Base Stats

Type
ProductionResearch
Mass
20 kg
Beauty
0
HP
250
Flammability
100%
Rotatable
Yes

Building

Size
3 × 2
Placeable
Yes
Cover Effectiveness
50%
Efficiency
75%

Creation

Work To Make
2,800 ticks (46.67 secs)
Stuff Tags
Metallic, Woody, Stony
Resources to make
Stuff 75 + Steel 25

A simple research bench is a Production bench at which your colonists can research new technology. Once you've selected a project in the Research tab, your research-capable colonists will operate the bench when not otherwise occupied. Multiple researchers can contribute toward a project at the same time, so long as sufficient research benches are available and/or double shifts. Simple research benches are incapable of researching certain advanced technologies. Getting further along on the research tree requires using a hi-tech research bench. It produces research at only 75% the rate of the high-tech research bench.

Building research benches outdoors imposes a x0.75 penalty to research speed. Indoors, the cleanliness of the room the bench is in comes into play, granting modifiers ranging from x0.75 for very dirty rooms to x1.09 for sterile. You can reinstall them at convenience. Because research projects are such long-term projects, it is strongly advised you place dining chairs or armchairs at each bench to keep your researchers comfortable.

Acquisition

The simple research bench is built with Stuff 75 Stuff (Metallic/Woody/Stony, 750 for SMVs), Steel 25 Steel in 2,800 ticks (46.67 secs).

Analysis

The simple research bench should be one of the first things to be set up in a new base, after building beds, a cookhouse, storage, and, possibly, a freezer.

If possible, simple research benches should be replaced with a hi-tech research bench as soon as you finish the Microelectronics research. While it requires more resources and power, it is also 33.33% faster and allows the player to rush the Fabrication research, as components can often a major bottleneck as more progress relies on them and ore veins of them are consumed. If resources are tight but several researchers are available, old simple research benches can be retained for the less effective researchers when researching projects that don't require the hi-tech bench. These too should eventually be replaced however.

Stats table

  • Simple research bench Simple research bench Beauty Work to Build HP Flamma­bility Market
    Value
    Material
    Bioferrite Bioferrite Content added by the Anomaly DLC 0 007,000 ticks (1.94 mins) 500 75% 129 Silver
    Gold Gold 20 002,520 ticks (42 secs) 150 40% 7,555 Silver
    Granite blocks Granite blocks 0 016,940 ticks (4.71 mins) 425 0% 176 Silver
    Limestone blocks Limestone blocks 0 016,940 ticks (4.71 mins) 388 0% 176 Silver
    Marble blocks Marble blocks 1 015,540 ticks (4.32 mins) 300 0% 171 Silver
    Plasteel Plasteel 0 006,160 ticks (1.71 mins) 700 0% 745 Silver
    Sandstone blocks Sandstone blocks 0 014,140 ticks (3.93 mins) 350 0% 166 Silver
    Silver Silver 6 002,800 ticks (46.67 secs) 175 40% 810 Silver
    Slate blocks Slate blocks 0 016,940 ticks (4.71 mins) 325 0% 176 Silver
    Steel Steel 0 002,800 ticks (46.67 secs) 250 40% 200 Silver
    Jade Jade 10 014,000 ticks (3.89 mins) 125 0% 475 Silver
    Uranium Uranium 0 005,320 ticks (1.48 mins) 625 0% 515 Silver
    Wood Wood 0 001,960 ticks (32.67 secs) 163 100% 145 Silver
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