Face mask
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Face mask
A piece of fabric which covers the wearer's mouth and nose with several layers of textile. It is remarkably effective in reducing the effects of environmental toxins.
Base Stats
Apparel
- Insulation Factor - Cold
- 0.02×
- Insulation Factor - Heat
- 0.02×
- Armor Factor - Sharp
- 0.2
- Armor Factor - Blunt
- 0.2
- Armor Factor - Heat
- 0.2
- Coverage
- Jaw
- Layer
- Headgear
Creation
- Crafted At
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- Required Research
- Complex clothing
- Work To Make
- 800 ticks (13.33 secs)
- Stuff Tags
- Fabric
- Resources to make
10
The face mask is a piece of apparel added by the Biotech DLC.
Acquisition
Face masks can be crafted at a Hand tailor bench or Electric tailor bench once the Complex clothing research project has been completed. They require 10 Stuff (Fabric) and 800 ticks (13.33 secs) of work.
Summary
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Face masks increase Toxic Environment Resistance by +50%, halving the severity gain from tox gas, toxic fallout, rot stink, and pollution. 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.
Does not count as clothing for nudity. Wearable by both children and adults.
Analysis
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Face masks are relatively niche, but are very cheap to craft. As they only cover the jaw, they can be worn with a simple helmet or flak helmet. So, unless full face headgear is desired, there is little reason not to include face masks as a part of a default outfit.
Due to the AP of most threats a colony faces, face masks offer essentially no protection from attacks unless made from high end materials, namely devilstrand and hyperweave. A hyperweave face mask offers almost as much armor as a steel simple helmet, but it only covers the jaw. While not completely replaceable without a healer mech serum, the jaw is a small target, not a vital body part, and its functionality can be partially restored by a denture. The devilstrand and hyperweave is better spent making dusters and other more protective apparel, and if its so prevalent that that need has already been filled, then full face helmets that offer more armor and coverage, such as the marine helmet, are likely also available. Thus, face masks should just be made from the cheapest fabric available.
Other than its use against toxic fallout or pollution, toxic resistance is useful for fighting manhunter packs and waster pirates. Scaria will cause manhunter corpses to instantly rot, which can infect colonists with lung rot, even during the battle. Meanwhile, wasters have a tendency to use tox gas weaponry against your colonists.
Material table
| Material | Sharp | Blunt | Heat | Item HP | Insulation - Cold | Insulation - Heat | Market Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpaca wool Face mask | 7.2% | 0% | 22% | 40 | -0.6 °C (-1.1 °F) | +0.32 °C (0.6 °F) | 41 
|
| Bison wool Face mask | 7.2% | 0% | 22% | 40 | -0.52 °C (-0.9 °F) | +0.24 °C (0.4 °F) | 30
|
| Cloth Face mask | 7.2% | 0% | 3.6% | 40 | -0.36 °C (-0.6 °F) | +0.36 °C (0.6 °F) | 18
|
| Devilstrand Face mask | 28% | 7.2% | 60% | 52 | -0.4 °C (-0.7 °F) | +0.48 °C (0.9 °F) | 58
|
| Hyperweave Face mask | 40% | 10.8% | 57.6% | 96 | -0.52 °C (-0.9 °F) | +0.52 °C (0.9 °F) | 93
|
| Megasloth wool Face mask | 16% | 0% | 22% | 40 | -0.68 °C (-1.2 °F) | +0.24 °C (0.4 °F) | 30
|
| Muffalo wool Face mask | 7.2% | 0% | 22% | 40 | -0.56 °C (-1 °F) | +0.24 °C (0.4 °F) | 30
|
| Sheep wool Face mask | 7.2% | 0% | 22% | 40 | -0.52 °C (-0.9 °F) | +0.2 °C (0.4 °F) | 30
|
| Synthread Face mask | 18.8% | 5.2% | 18% | 52 | -0.44 °C (-0.8 °F) | +0.44 °C (0.8 °F) | 43
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Assuming Normal quality, for the effect of other qualities, see Quality.
Version history
- Biotech DLC Release - Added.
- 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