Drywall

Drywall

Prevents gas and liquid loss in space.
Builds an insulating backwall behind buildings.

Drywall can be used in conjunction with tiles to build airtight rooms on the surface.

Research

Textile Production

Dimensions

1×1 tiles

Category

Base

Type

Background Buildings

Decor

+10 (only its own tile)

Materials

Raw Mineral or Wood

100 kg

Drywall protects a single tile against the Space Exposure effect of Space Biome, preventing the loss of liquids and gases.

It does not hide wires or pipes.

Drywalls can be built in the same tile as Ladders and Fire Poles, but not tiles or doors. They are a type of Background Building, which can be built behind most other buildings but not behind solid tiles.

Tips

• While normally players aren't allowed to build Mesh Tiles or Airflow Tiles in the same space as a Dry Wall, attempting to do so would override one another. There is an exploit that can be utilized to still achieve this. By placing a ladder where a Dry Wall is, then queue a build order over the ladder, a duplicant will then only replace the ladder, leaving the Mesh/Airflow tile in place. This is helpful when trying to build certain things in The Void where you might want air/liquid flow between sections of a building without also exposing them to space.

See also

• Tempshift Plate

History

• U45-544519:
  • Drywall can now be rotated.
  • Added universally available "Fresh White" Drywall skin.
• U44-535720:
  • Significantly reduced Drywall construction time and construction mass.
  • Drywall now provides a small decor boost.
  • Moved Drywall to "Base" build menu category.
  • Moved Drywall to Textile Production tech.
  • Drywall can replace tiles and vice versa.
• QLM3-326232: Drywall placement uses the "small" placement sound.
• QLM2-309851: Tile and Drywall overlapping is now disallowed in both construction orders.
• RU-284571: Drywall no longer complains about being entombed.
• AP-395113: Drywall now renders in front of wires/pipes.
• U52-622222: Drywall, along with the Ladder, Cot, and Outhouse can now optionally be built out of Wood.

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