Stools & workbenches for efficient crafting

[TheWrongColonist]

Before it used to be possible for you to place stools next to a workbench with resources on it and the crafter wouldn't have to move to get the resources, now i noticed that doesn't work anymore.

Was this mechanic removed from the game?
               

[Canute]

Yes.

[YokoZar]

Relatedly, now that your pawn has to move onto and off of the workstation to gather ingredients, you should use a dining chair as the work chair -- unlike stools and armchairs, dining chairs have no move speed penalty.

[TheWrongColonist]

Relatedly, now that your pawn has to move onto and off of the workstation to gather ingredients, you should use a dining chair as the work chair -- unlike stools and armchairs, dining chairs have no move speed penalty.

You are talking about when they move over it rigth? Because on the "...RimWorld\Mods\Core\Defs\ThingDefs_Buildings\Buildings_Furniture.xml" file all of them have the same pathCost of 30.

Stool line 644 <pathCost>30</pathCost>
DiningChair line 687 <pathCost>30</pathCost>
Armchair line 738 <pathCost>30</pathCost>

[YokoZar]

Relatedly, now that your pawn has to move onto and off of the workstation to gather ingredients, you should use a dining chair as the work chair -- unlike stools and armchairs, dining chairs have no move speed penalty.

You are talking about when they move over it rigth? Because on the "...RimWorld\Mods\Core\Defs\ThingDefs_Buildings\Buildings_Furniture.xml" file all of them have the same pathCost of 30.

Stool line 644 <pathCost>30</pathCost>
DiningChair line 687 <pathCost>30</pathCost>
Armchair line 738 <pathCost>30</pathCost>

Hmm I must have been mistaken.

[Bolgfred]

I stumbled over that issue aswell recently, and I am asking me why? For me it only makes sense to avoid moving on mass producing to allow a crafter focusing on his craft.

Is it correct that the functionality got removed completely? Is there any reason for it?

[Canute]

You need to ask the other way.
Why should stools work as stockpile and improve the crafter's range to grab resources.
That function was more a glitch then a feature. So the Devs adjust it so the stools is just a stool.

[YokoZar]

Note that the modern way to do this trick is to use shelves next to the workbenches, which is much more reasonable and aesthetic.