Hood
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Hood
"A draped hood which covers the head and ears."
Base Stats
Apparel
- Insulation Factor - Cold
- 0.1×
- Insulation Factor - Heat
- 0.25×
- Armor Factor - Sharp
- 0
- Armor Factor - Blunt
- 0
- Armor Factor - Heat
- 0
- Coverage
- Head, Left Ear, Right Ear
- Layer
- Headgear
Creation
- Crafted At
/ 
- Work To Make
- 6,000 ticks (1.67 mins)
- Stuff Tags
- Fabric, Leathery
- Resources to make
50
- tags
- BestowerHood
The Hood is a clothing item initially added in the Royalty DLC but now part of RimWorld core. They provide a +20% increase to Social Impact.
Nobles 
between Squire and Praetor rank require either one of these or one of the other alternatives, to consider themselves properly dressed and avoid a negative moodlet. The Male specific equivalent is the Top hat . The Female specific equivalent is the Ladies hat .
Acquisition
Hoods can only be made at electric or hand tailor benches which require Complex Clothing to be researched in order to be constructed. Each hood requires 50 Stuff (Fabric/Leathery) and 6,000 ticks (1.67 mins) of work.
They can also be purchased from traders, and a red hood can be found on every Bestower.
Summary
Hoods are a luxurious headgear that offers a significant boost to Social Impact (+20%) but provide no armor and middling insulation. Note that social impact only affects the impact of social interactions and speech success rates. It does not affect trade prices nor prisoner recruitment, as they are instead controlled by the Trade Price Improvement and Negotiation Ability stats respectively.
Analysis
While offering an even larger social impact boost than the Bowler hat's 15%, hoods cost more, provide no armor, and offer inferior cold resistance and HP. Thus they are inferior to, should be exchanged for, literally any other headgear unless required by a noble or the social impact buff is required.
Notable as the unisex option of headwear for nobles up to the rank of Praetor, and only requiring Complex Clothing to be researched, not Noble Apparel. These two factors can make it a superior option to the Top Hat and Ladies Hat for noble titled pawns for several reasons. First it allows headwear to more easily be handed down as pawns advance through ranks without concern for gender. Second, it allows easier and cheaper automation of worn-clothes replacement, as only one type needs to be kept in inventory. Lastly it allows Noble Apparel research to be delayed or, depending on how the other clothes requirements are met, potentially even skipped. It also has a different insulation profile - offering superior heat insulation and inferior cold resistance to the gendered hats. Though a small bonus, this can also be relevant in chosing which to use.
The hood is also noteworthy as a headwear providing some temperature insulation, but no physical protection. As it is also slave
suppression neutral, this can make it an attractive option for slave use.
Material table
| Material | Sharp | Blunt | Heat | Item HP | Insulation - Cold | Insulation - Heat | Market Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bearskin Hood | 22.4% | 4.8% | 30% | 104 | -2 °C (-3.6 °F) | +5 °C (9 °F) | 192 
|
| Birdskin Hood | 13.4% | 2.8% | 30% | 80 | -1 °C (-1.8 °F) | +2.5 °C (4.5 °F) | 112
|
| Bluefur Hood | 16.2% | 4.8% | 30% | 104 | -2 °C (-3.6 °F) | +4 °C (7.2 °F) | 137
|
| Camelhide Hood | 16.2% | 4.8% | 30% | 104 | -1.6 °C (-2.9 °F) | +6 °C (10.8 °F) | 137
|
| Chinchilla fur Hood | 13.4% | 2.8% | 30% | 80 | -3 °C (-5.4 °F) | +4 °C (7.2 °F) | 345
|
| Dog leather Hood | 16.2% | 4.8% | 30% | 104 | -1.4 °C (-2.5 °F) | +4 °C (7.2 °F) | 122
|
| Dread leather Hood | 25.4% | 4.8% | 30% | 104 | -2 °C (-3.6 °F) | +3 °C (5.4 °F) | 197
|
| Elephant leather Hood | 22.4% | 4.8% | 30% | 120 | -1.4 °C (-2.5 °F) | +3 °C (5.4 °F) | 143
|
| Foxfur Hood | 16.2% | 4.2% | 30% | 80 | -2 °C (-3.6 °F) | +4 °C (7.2 °F) | 197
|
| Guinea pig fur Hood | 13.4% | 2.8% | 30% | 48 | -3.8 °C (-6.8 °F) | +4.5 °C (8.1 °F) | 270
|
| Heavy fur Hood | 24.8% | 4.8% | 30% | 120 | -3 °C (-5.4 °F) | +3.5 °C (6.3 °F) | 187
|
| Human leather Hood | 12.8% | 4.8% | 30% | 104 | -1.2 °C (-2.2 °F) | +3 °C (5.4 °F) | 230
|
| Lightleather Hood | 10.8% | 2.8% | 30% | 80 | -1.2 °C (-2.2 °F) | +3 °C (5.4 °F) | 117
|
| Lizardskin Hood | 16.2% | 5.4% | 30% | 80 | -1.2 °C (-2.2 °F) | +3 °C (5.4 °F) | 127
|
| Panthera fur Hood | 18.6% | 4.8% | 30% | 104 | -1.6 °C (-2.9 °F) | +6 °C (10.8 °F) | 172
|
| Patchleather Hood | 9% | 3.8% | 18% | 80 | -0.9 °C (-1.6 °F) | +2.25 °C (4.1 °F) | 97
|
| Pigskin Hood | 12.8% | 4.8% | 30% | 104 | -1.2 °C (-2.2 °F) | +3 °C (5.4 °F) | 117
|
| Plainleather Hood | 16.2% | 4.8% | 30% | 104 | -1.6 °C (-2.9 °F) | +4 °C (7.2 °F) | 127
|
| Rhinoceros leather Hood | 25.8% | 4.8% | 30% | 120 | -1.4 °C (-2.5 °F) | +3.5 °C (6.3 °F) | 230
|
| Thrumbofur Hood | 41.6% | 7.2% | 30% | 160 | -3.4 °C (-6.1 °F) | +5.5 °C (9.9 °F) | 720
|
| Wolfskin Hood | 20.4% | 4.8% | 30% | 104 | -2.4 °C (-4.3 °F) | +4 °C (7.2 °F) | 172
|
| Alpaca wool Hood | 7.2% | 0% | 22% | 80 | -3 °C (-5.4 °F) | +4 °C (7.2 °F) | 210
|
| Bison wool Hood | 7.2% | 0% | 22% | 80 | -2.6 °C (-4.7 °F) | +3 °C (5.4 °F) | 157
|
| Cloth Hood | 7.2% | 0% | 3.6% | 80 | -1.8 °C (-3.2 °F) | +4.5 °C (8.1 °F) | 97
|
| Devilstrand Hood | 28% | 7.2% | 60% | 104 | -2 °C (-3.6 °F) | +6 °C (10.8 °F) | 295
|
| Hyperweave Hood | 40% | 10.8% | 57.6% | 192 | -2.6 °C (-4.7 °F) | +6.5 °C (11.7 °F) | 470
|
| Megasloth wool Hood | 16% | 0% | 22% | 80 | -3.4 °C (-6.1 °F) | +3 °C (5.4 °F) | 157
|
| Muffalo wool Hood | 7.2% | 0% | 22% | 80 | -2.8 °C (-5 °F) | +3 °C (5.4 °F) | 157
|
| Sheep wool Hood | 7.2% | 0% | 22% | 80 | -2.6 °C (-4.7 °F) | +2.5 °C (4.5 °F) | 157
|
| Synthread Hood | 18.8% | 5.2% | 18% | 104 | -2.2 °C (-4 °F) | +5.5 °C (9.9 °F) | 220
|
Assuming Normal quality, for the effect of other qualities, see Quality.
Trivia
Every bestower will wear a red hood.
This is one of very few items to transition between DLC and Core, originally being introduced as part of the Royalty DLC but latter being integrated into the base game. The techprint is the only other known example, but it did the reverse.
Version history
- Added by the 1.2 update with Bestowers.
- 1.2.2753 - Insulation against cold increased from 0 to 0.1x, insulation against heat increased from 0 to 0.25x.
- 1.3.3066 - Made craftable. Transferred from Royalty DLC to RimWorld Core. Work To Make increased from 1,200 ticks to 6,000 ticks.
- 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