Gas mask
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Gas mask
A flexible mask worn over the face with an embedded air filter. It dramatically reduces exposure to pollution through the lungs, but does not protect the skin on the rest of the body.
It prevents tox gas irritants from entering through the eyes and mouth.
Base Stats
- Tech Level
- Industrial
- Market Value
- 106
[Note] - Mass
- 0.4 kg
- HP
- 80
Apparel
- Insulation - Cold
- 1.5 °C (2.7 °F)
- Insulation - Heat
- 0 °C (0 °F)
- Armor - Sharp
- 18%
- Armor - Blunt
- 30%
- Armor - Heat
- 0%
- Clothing For Nudity
- False
- Lifestage
- Child, Adult
- Coverage
- Head, Left Eye, Right Eye, Left Ear, Right Ear, Nose, Jaw
- Layer
- Headgear
Creation
- Crafted At
- Required Research
- Machining
- Work To Make
- 6,000 ticks (1.67 mins)
- Work Speed Stat
- General Labor Speed
- Resources to make
20 + 
20
- Has Quality
- True
- thingCategories
- ClothingHeadgear
- tags
- IndustrialBasic
The gas mask is a piece of apparel added by the Biotech DLC.
Acquisition
Gas masks can be crafted at a machining table once the machining research project has been completed. Each requires 20 Steel, 20 Chemfuel and 6,000 ticks (1.67 mins) of work modified by the general labor speed of the crafter.
Summary
Gas masks increase Toxic Environment Resistance by +80%, causing tox gas, toxic fallout, rot stink, and pollution to be 20% effective. It does not protect from diseases, which are not contagious between pawns in RimWorld, nor does it prevent toxic buildup from attacks such as the cobra's bite. Quality does not affect this resistance.
The gas mask does not count as clothing for pawns with the nudist trait or with pro-nudity ideoligions.
Despite this, it does still count as clothing coverage for pawns who prefer not being naked
Analysis
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For many purposes, such as against rot stink, a face mask's 50% toxic resistance is sufficient. Face masks also do not cover the head and so can be worn along side simple and flak helmets, unlike a gas mask.
On the other hand, gas masks provide superior protection against toxic buildup and prevent the immediate irritant effects of tox gas on sight, breathing, and pain. That is, a gas mask completely blocks the "Tox gas" hediff, in addition to significantly reducing toxic buildup from the gas.
Unlike Face mask, Gas mask can't be worn with helmets. What seems strange - since, in history, gas masks were often worn under helmets. Meaning, it would be more realistic if Gas Mash had "Skin" layer - but we have what we have.
Stats table
 Gas mask
|
Sharp | Blunt | Heat | HP | Insulation - Cold |
Insulation - Heat |
Market Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quality | |||||||
| Awful | 10.8% | 18% | 0% | 80 | -1.2 °C (-2.2 °F) | +0 °C (0 °F) | 53 |
| Poor | 14.4% | 24% | 0% | 80 | -1.35 °C (-2.4 °F) | +0 °C (0 °F) | 80 |
| Normal | 18% | 30% | 0% | 80 | -1.5 °C (-2.7 °F) | +0 °C (0 °F) | 106 |
| Good | 20.7% | 34.5% | 0% | 80 | -1.65 °C (-3 °F) | +0 °C (0 °F) | 133 |
| Excellent | 23.4% | 39% | 0% | 80 | -1.8 °C (-3.2 °F) | +0 °C (0 °F) | 159 |
| Masterwork | 26.1% | 43.5% | 0% | 80 | -2.25 °C (-4.1 °F) | +0 °C (0 °F) | 265 |
| Legendary | 32.4% | 54% | 0% | 80 | -2.7 °C (-4.9 °F) | +0 °C (0 °F) | 530 |
For the full effects of qualities, see Quality.
Version history
- Biotech DLC Release - Added.
- 1.5.4062 - Armor and insulation bug fixed - previously gas masks had armor and insulation values defined as stuff effect multipliers but as the gas mask is not stuffable, this resulted in the gas mask offering no armor or insulation at all.
- Torso | Clothing
- Button-down shirt • T-shirt (Kid
) • Tribalwear (Kid ) 
- Corset • Eltex shirt • Eltex vest • Formal vest • Formal shirt
- Slave collar
- Sash • Kid romper
- Armor
- Flak vest
- Legs | Clothing
- Pants (Kid )
- Armor
- Flak pants
- Shell | Clothing
- Duster • Jacket • Parka (Kid ) • Robe
- Cape • Eltex robe • Prestige robe
- Burka • Slave body strap
- Heavy bandolier
- Lab coat
- Armor
- Flak jacket • Marine armor (Prestige , Grenadier ) • Plate armor • Recon armor (Prestige , Locust , Mechlord ) • Cataphract armor (Prestige , Phoenix )
- Head | Clothing
- Bowler hat • Cowboy hat • Hood • Psychic foil helmet • Tuque • Tribal headdress • Veil • War mask
- Beret • Coronet • Crown • Eltex helmet • Eltex skullcap • Ladies hat • Stellic crown • Top hat
- Authority cap • Blindfold • Broadwrap • Flophat • Headwrap • Shadecone • Slicecap • Tailcap • Torture crown • Visage mask
- Airwire headset • Array headset • Gas mask • Face mask
- Ceremonial hood • Ritual mask
- Armor
- Flak helmet • Marine helmet (Prestige/Samurai helmet ) • Recon helmet (Prestige , Mechlord ) • Simple helmet (Kid ) • Cataphract helmet (Prestige ) • Gunlink • Integrator headset • Mechcommander helmet