Massage Table

Massage Table is a building used to rapidly reduce a Duplicant’s stress, making it a strong emergency tool when morale has slipped far enough that other comforts are not enough. It trades that benefit for electricity, so it is most useful when you need to recover a stressed colony quickly rather than maintain long-term efficiency.

When a Massage Table is placed inside a Massage Clinic, its efficiency is doubled to 60% per cycle. A valid Massage Clinic must contain 12 to 64 tiles of space, have no industrial machinery, and include at least one decorative building. In practice, this makes the room a specialized recovery area rather than a general-purpose chamber.

• Improving decor near Massage Tables helps reduce stress by supporting morale.
• Lack of oxygen interrupts the massage, which slows stress relief.
• Duplicants are considered to occupy the lower-left tile for decor and breathing checks while using the table.
• Because the building consumes power, it is best used with a stable grid and in colonies where stress spikes are more dangerous than the extra electricity cost.