Gear

All apparel functions in the same way mechanically. Clothing and Armor primarily differ only in their categorisation and a tendency to either offer damage or environmental protection respectively. Therefore, see Apparel for details on the mechanics common to all types of apparel.

Clothing is typically stuffable, made from textiles, and crafted at either an hand or electric tailor bench. Clothing can be also be purchased via trade, salvaged from other humans via the strip order, or dropped by a colonist. Clothes stripped from dead bodies have the "Tainted" modifier, which lowers its value and gives a mood debuff to wearers of the piece of clothing.

Manufacturing clothing

Unfinished piece of clothing

Manufacturing clothing uses the colonist's Crafting skill.

Most clothing can be manufactured at the following production stations. Some few items must be crafted elsewhere (e.g. various crowns, crafted at smithies), or are uncraftable by colonies (e.g. psychic foil helmet) and so can only be acquired via trade, quests, or from defeated raiders, etc.

Crafting spot:

Produces only tribal clothing, and with a 50% workspeed penalty.

Crafting spots are limited to crafting tribal clothing (even after researching Complex Clothing)
Industrial colonies can never craft tribal headdresses or war masks (but can trade for or capture and use them)

Hand tailor bench:

A neolithic production facility with a 50% workspeed penalty, offers the full range of craftable clothing.

Tribal colonies can produce all items
Industrial colonies cannot craft tribal headdresses or war masks

Electric tailor bench:

An upgraded hand tailor bench that grants a faster production speed while powered or at the same speed as its lesser version while without power.

Same tech restrictions as hand tailor benches

Clothing values and materials

Clothes are typically made from textiles - i.e. fabrics and leathers. Their stats vary heavily based on the material. Picking the right material for any piece of clothing is far from arbitrary and the default setting will just have nearly all materials checked. The algorithm by which the crafter picks which material to use is unknown.

General summaries of the primary types are available below, and specific statistics can be directly compared on the Textiles table.

Fabrics

Main article: Fabrics

Cloth is the most accessible material when wildlife is scarce. It can also be easily farmed from cotton plants or cheaply bought. It is used as baseline material in Crafting Bill Hints.

Advanced fabrics tend to have significantly better armor values and at least comparable thermal resistance values, meaning they can easily replace cloth in every application but are harder to come by.

Wools

Main article: Wool

Wool is a subtype of Fabric. Can only be acquired from domesticated animals. They offer very weak protection and are highly flammable but offer high insulation multipliers and are very easy to acquire in amounts. Care must be taken to not mix up the Wool and Leather from an animal, as they have very different values.

Leathers and Skins

Main article: Leathers

Leathers offer pretty good defense and are easy to acquire in most biomes as a sub product of hunting. Leather are defined by the type of animal they were taken from. While they generally provide good armor, their insulation multipliers can vary significantly - both significantly below and above cloth. They always have a high Heat and Blunt damage resistance, with low flammability.

Apparel layers

Main articles: Apparel layers and Table of Human Body Part Groups

Each item of apparel or utility gear is worn on a specific location of the wearer's body. That location is determined by two things:

The body part groups it covers.
The layer or layers it occupies.

Apparel combinations are limited by layer and coverage - an item cannot be worn with another item that covers the same body parts and on the same layer. Thus, items covering the same parts but on different layers are compatible, as are items on the same layer but with no overlap in coverage. Items that cover multiple layers conflict with items on all layers.

Layers are also used to determine the order in which armor calculations are performed, with the outermost layer's armor applying first, and progressing through the layers until the attack is stopped or there are no more layers.

The layers, from innermost to outermost, are:

Skin: The closest layer to the body, and mostly used for apparel below the head.
Middle: The second closest layer to the body, and mostly used for apparel below the head.
Outer: The third layer from the body, and mostly used for apparel below the head. Note that it will be displayed on the pawn's sprite above all other layers, even though it is considered below the following layers for actual mechanical effects.
Belt: Technically the fourth layer. A distinct layer for utility items to allow them to be worn alongside any other apparel but not with each other.
Headgear: The fifth layer, and used for headwear. There are several items that cover body parts typically covered by the other layers however, in which case this will be above them.
Eyes: The outermost layer. A distinct layer only used for the blindfold to allow it to be worn alongside headwear.

Which body parts currently have items that occupy each of the layers is shown in the table on the below; layers and body parts which are not currently used by gear were omitted. As such, the hands and feet which are not covered by any apparel or any layer, are omitted.

Body Part Group	Coverage	Skin	Middle	Outer	Headgear	Eyes	Belt
Full Head	Head, Ears, Nose, Jaw, Eyes				×
Upper Head	Head, Ears				×
Eyes	Eyes					×
Shoulders	Left & Right Shoulders	×	×	×
Arms	Left & Right Arm	×	×	×
Torso	Torso	×	×	×
Waist	Waist						×
Neck	Neck	×	×	×	×
Legs	Left & Right Leg	×	×	×

Examples

You can't wear pants as well as tribalwear, since both cover the "skin" layer and cover the legs.
You can wear pants and a button-down shirt, since while they both use the "skin" layer they don't cover the same parts.
You can wear pants and a duster, since while they both cover the legs pants use the "skin" layer while a duster uses the "outer" layer.

Comparison tables

Apparel combinations are limited by layer and coverage - an item cannot be worn with another item covering the same body parts and on the same layer. Thus, items covering the same parts but on different layers are compatible, as are items on the same layer but with no overlap in coverage. Items that cover multiple layers conflict with items on all layers.

As such the following tables are divided by layer, but note that individual items on that layer may not be incompatible if their coverage does not overlap. For example, pants and the t-shirt which both occupy the Skin layer do not cover the same body parts, and thus can be worn together.

The hands and feet, across all layers, are NOT covered by any apparel present in base game.

Headgear

Uniquely, the Broadwrap covers the neck and both shoulders. This causes it to be the only headgear to conflict with the Slave Collar. The Slave Collar, is also unique in that it occupies the Headgear layer, but only covers the neck which is not covered by any other headgear options.

	Armor - Sharp	Armor - Blunt	Armor - Heat	HP	Coverage	Insulation - Cold	Insulation - Heat	Special Properties	Research requirement	Work to Make	Material Cost	Base Market Value	Value/Work	Value/Material
Bowler hat	×20%	×20%	×20%	80	Head, Left Ear, Right Ear	10%	40%	+15% Social impact	Complex clothing	1,800 ticks (30 secs)	20 (Leathery/Fabric)	29	0.016	1.45
Cowboy hat	×20%	×20%	×20%	80	Head, Left Ear, Right Ear	10%	50%	+10% Social impact	Complex clothing	1,800 ticks (30 secs)	25 (Leathery/Fabric)	35	0.019	1.4
Hood	×20%	×20%	×20%	80	Head, Left Ear, Right Ear	10%	25%	+20% Social impact	–	6,000 ticks (1.67 mins)	50 (Fabric/Leathery)	75	0.013	1.5
Psychic foil helmet	9%	9%	27%	80	Head, Left Ear, Right Ear	-2 °C (3.6 °F)	+1 °C (1.8 °F)	−90% Psychic sensitivity	–	–	–	250	–	–
Tribal headdress	×20%	×20%	×20%	100	Head, Left Ear, Right Ear	10%	15%	+15% Social impact	–	6,000 ticks (1.67 mins)	50 (Fabric)	75	0.013	1.5
Tuque	×20%	×20%	×20%	80	Head, Left Ear, Right Ear	50%	0%	–	Complex clothing	1,200 ticks (20 secs)	20 (Fabric)	27	0.023	1.35
Veil	×20%	×20%	×20%	80	Head, Left Eye, Right Eye, Left Ear, Right Ear, Nose, Jaw	5%	5%	+5% Pain shock threshold	–	1,400 ticks (23.33 secs)	20 (Fabric)	28	0.02	1.4
War mask	×30%	×30%	×30%	65	Head, Left Eye, Right Eye, Left Ear, Right Ear, Nose, Jaw	5%	5%	+10% Pain shock threshold	–	3,000 ticks (50 secs)	25 (Woody)	38	0.013	1.52
Ceremonial hood	×40%	×40%	×40%	90	Head, Left Eye, Right Eye, Left Ear, Right Ear, Nose, Jaw	50%	10%	–	Bioferrite shaping	2,000 ticks (33.33 secs)	20 (Fabric), 10	37	0.019	1.85
Ritual mask	×30%	×30%	×30%	80	Head, Left Eye, Right Eye, Left Ear, Right Ear, Nose, Jaw	20%	10%	–	Bioferrite shaping	3,000 ticks (50 secs)	25	46	0.015	1.84
Airwire headset	0%	0%	0%	60	Head, Left Ear, Right Ear	-0 °C (0 °F)	+0 °C (0 °F)	+3 Bandwidth	Basic mechtech	2,100 ticks (35 secs)	50, 4	230	0.11	4.6
Array headset	0%	0%	0%	60	Upper Head	-0 °C (0 °F)	+0 °C (0 °F)	+6 Bandwidth	Standard mechtech	2,100 ticks (35 secs)	50, 8	360	0.171	7.2
Face mask	×20%	×20%	×20%	40	Jaw	2%	2%	+50% Toxic environment resistance	Complex clothing	800 ticks (13.33 secs)	10 (Fabric)	14	0.018	1.4
Gas mask	18%	30%	0%	80	Head, Left Eye, Right Eye, Left Ear, Right Ear, Nose, Jaw	-1.5 °C (2.7 °F)	+0 °C (0 °F)	+80% Toxic environment resistance	Machining	6,000 ticks (1.67 mins)	20, 20	106	0.018	5.3
Authority cap	×20%	×20%	×20%	80	Head, Left Ear, Right Ear	10%	10%	+10% Slave suppression offset	–	1,500 ticks (25 secs)	25 (Fabric/Leathery)	34	0.023	1.36
Broadwrap	×25%	×25%	×25%	80	Neck, Head, Left Eye, Right Eye, Left Ear, Right Ear, Nose, Jaw, Left Shoulder, Right Shoulder	20%	20%	–	–	1,800 ticks (30 secs)	30 (Fabric)	41	0.023	1.37
Flophat	×20%	×20%	×20%	80	Head, Left Ear, Right Ear	50%	0%	–	Complex clothing	1,200 ticks (20 secs)	20 (Fabric)	27	0.023	1.35
Headwrap	×25%	×25%	×25%	80	Head, Left Ear, Right Ear	10%	10%	–	–	1,400 ticks (23.33 secs)	20 (Fabric)	28	0.02	1.4
Shadecone	×20%	×20%	×20%	80	Head, Left Ear, Right Ear	10%	50%	–	Complex clothing	1,800 ticks (30 secs)	25 (Fabric/Leathery)	35	0.019	1.4
Slave collar	×0%	×0%	×0%	80	Neck	0%	0%	+15% Slave suppression offset	–	1,800 ticks (30 secs)	25 (Metallic/Leathery, 250 for SMVs)	35	0.019	1.4
Slicecap	×10%	×10%	×10%	80	Head	0%	10%	–	–	2,000 ticks (33.33 secs)	15 (Woody/Metallic, 150 for SMVs)	23	0.012	1.53
Tailcap	×20%	×20%	×20%	80	Head, Left Ear, Right Ear	50%	0%	–	Complex clothing	1,400 ticks (23.33 secs)	20 (Leathery)	28	0.02	1.4
Torture crown	×15%	×15%	×15%	80	Head, Left Ear, Right Ear	0%	0%	+5% Pain	–	1,200 ticks (20 secs)	25 (Metallic/Woody, 250 for SMVs)	33	0.028	1.32
Visage mask	×30%	×30%	×30%	90	Head, Left Eye, Right Eye, Left Ear, Right Ear, Nose, Jaw	5%	5%	–	–	2,000 ticks (33.33 secs)	15 (Woody/Metallic, 150 for SMVs)	23	0.012	1.53
Beret	×0%	×0%	×0%	80	Head, Left Ear, Right Ear	7%	15%	+10% Social impact	Noble apparel	4,000 ticks (1.11 mins)	35 (Leathery/Fabric)	52	0.013	1.49
Coronet	×0%	×0%	×0%	80	Head, Left Ear, Right Ear	0%	0%	+20% Social impact	Royal apparel	8,000 ticks (2.22 mins)	50 (Metallic, 500 for SMVs)	80	0.01	1.6
Crown	×0%	×0%	×0%	80	Head, Left Ear, Right Ear	0%	0%	+20% Social impact	Royal apparel	12,000 ticks (3.33 mins)	75 (Metallic, 750 for SMVs)	120	0.01	1.6
Eltex helmet	9%	9%	27%	80	Head, Left Ear, Right Ear	-4 °C (7.2 °F)	+1 °C (1.8 °F)	Quality dependent increase to Psychic sensitivity, +0.066 h/s Neural heat recovery rate	–	–	–	500	–	–
Eltex skullcap	0%	0%	0%	80	Head, Left Ear, Right Ear	-0 °C (0 °F)	+0 °C (0 °F)	Quality dependent increase to Psychic sensitivity, +0.091 h/s Neural heat recovery rate	–	–	–	500	–	–
Ladies hat	×0%	×0%	×0%	80	Head, Left Ear, Right Ear	10%	25%	+20% Social impact	Noble apparel	6,000 ticks (1.67 mins)	50 (Leathery/Fabric)	75	0.013	1.5
Stellic crown	×0%	×0%	×0%	80	Head, Left Ear, Right Ear	0%	0%	+20% Social impact	–	0 ticks (0 secs)	85 (Metallic, 850 for SMVs)	102	–	1.2
Top hat	×0%	×0%	×0%	80	Head, Left Ear, Right Ear	25%	10%	+20% Social impact	Noble apparel	6,000 ticks (1.67 mins)	50 (Leathery/Fabric)	75	0.013	1.5

Eyes

Name		Armor - Sharp	Armor - Blunt	Armor - Heat	HP	Coverage	Insulation - Cold	Insulation - Heat	Special Properties	Research requirement	Work to Make	Material Cost	Base Market Value	Value/Work	Value/Material
	Blindfold	×10%	×10%	×10%	80	Left Eye, Right Eye	35%	0%	max 20% Sight	–	1,200 ticks (20 secs)	20 (Fabric)	27	0.023	1.35

Skin

	Armor - Sharp	Armor - Blunt	Armor - Heat	HP	Coverage	Insulation - Cold	Insulation - Heat	Special Properties	Research requirement	Work to Make	Material Cost	Base Market Value	Value/Work	Value/Material
Button-down shirt	×20%	×20%	×20%	100	Torso, Neck, Left Shoulder, Left Arm, Right Shoulder, Right Arm	26%	10%	–	Complex clothing	2,700 ticks (45 secs)	45 (Leathery/Fabric)	61	0.023	1.36
Pants	×20%	×20%	×20%	100	Left Leg, Right Leg	20%	8%	–	Complex clothing	1,600 ticks (26.67 secs)	40 (Leathery/Fabric)	52	0.033	1.3
T-shirt	×20%	×20%	×20%	100	Torso, Left Shoulder, Right Shoulder	22%	10%	–	Complex clothing	1,600 ticks (26.67 secs)	40 (Leathery/Fabric)	52	0.033	1.3
Tribalwear	×20%	×20%	×20%	100	Torso, Left Leg, Right Leg	55%	55%	–	–	1,800 ticks (30 secs)	60 (Leathery/Fabric)	77	0.043	1.28
Kid pants	×20%	×20%	×20%	50	Left Leg, Right Leg	20%	8%	–	Complex clothing	1,280 ticks (21.33 secs)	20 (Leathery/Fabric)	27	0.021	1.35
Kid romper	×20%	×20%	×20%	50	Torso, Neck, Left Shoulder, Left Arm, Right Shoulder, Right Arm, Left Leg, Right Leg	22%	10%	–	Complex clothing	2,000 ticks (33.33 secs)	30 (Fabric/Leathery)	41	0.021	1.37
Kid shirt	×20%	×20%	×20%	50	Torso, Left Shoulder, Right Shoulder	22%	10%	–	Complex clothing	1,280 ticks (21.33 secs)	20 (Fabric/Leathery)	27	0.021	1.35
Kid tribalwear	×20%	×20%	×20%	60	Torso, Left Leg, Right Leg	50%	50%	–	–	1,400 ticks (23.33 secs)	30 (Leathery/Fabric)	40	0.029	1.33
Eltex shirt	7%	0%	4%	100	Torso, Left Shoulder, Right Shoulder	-5 °C (9 °F)	+1 °C (1.8 °F)	Quality dependent increase to Psychic sensitivity, +0.033 h/s Neural heat recovery rate	–	–	–	400	–	–
Formal shirt	×20%	×20%	×20%	100	Torso, Neck, Left Shoulder, Left Arm, Right Shoulder, Right Arm	22%	10%	–	Noble apparel	6,000 ticks (1.67 mins)	65 (Leathery/Fabric)	93	0.016	1.43

Middle

	Armor - Sharp	Armor - Blunt	Armor - Heat	HP	Coverage	Insulation - Cold	Insulation - Heat	Special Properties	Research requirement	Work to Make	Material Cost	Base Market Value	Value/Work	Value/Material
Sash	×10%	×10%	×10%	50	Torso	10%	10%	–	Complex clothing	1,000 ticks (16.67 secs)	25 (Fabric/Leathery)	33	0.033	1.32
Corset	×20%	×20%	×20%	100	Torso	40%	10%	–	Noble apparel	12,000 ticks (3.33 mins)	45 (Leathery/Fabric)	84	0.007	1.87
Eltex vest	7%	0%	4%	100	Torso, Neck, Left Shoulder, Right Shoulder	-6 °C (10.8 °F)	+1 °C (1.8 °F)	Quality dependent increase to Psychic sensitivity, +0.05 h/s Neural heat recovery rate	–	–	–	500	–	–
Formal vest	×20%	×20%	×20%	100	Torso	40%	10%	–	Noble apparel	12,000 ticks (3.33 mins)	45 (Leathery/Fabric)	84	0.007	1.87

Outer

	Armor - Sharp	Armor - Blunt	Armor - Heat	HP	Coverage	Insulation - Cold	Insulation - Heat	Special Properties	Research requirement	Work to Make	Material Cost	Base Market Value	Value/Work	Value/Material
Duster	×30%	×30%	×30%	200	Torso, Neck, Left Shoulder, Left Arm, Right Shoulder, Right Arm, Left Leg, Right Leg	60%	85%	–	Complex clothing	10,000 ticks (2.78 mins)	80 (Leathery/Fabric)	121	0.012	1.51
Jacket	×30%	×30%	×30%	160	Torso, Neck, Left Shoulder, Left Arm, Right Shoulder, Right Arm	80%	30%	–	Complex clothing	7,000 ticks (1.94 mins)	70 (Leathery/Fabric)	102	0.015	1.46
Parka	×20%	×20%	×20%	140	Torso, Neck, Left Shoulder, Left Arm, Right Shoulder, Right Arm	200%	0%	–	Complex clothing	8,000 ticks (2.22 mins)	80 (Leathery/Fabric)	116	0.015	1.45
Robe	×20%	×20%	×20%	100	Torso, Left Shoulder, Left Arm, Right Shoulder, Right Arm, Left Leg, Right Leg	80%	25%	–	–	5,000 ticks (1.39 mins)	80 (Fabric/Leathery)	109	0.022	1.36
Lab coat	×20%	×20%	×20%	140	Torso, Neck, Left Shoulder, Left Arm, Right Shoulder, Right Arm	50%	60%	+5% Research Speed +10% Entity Study Rate	Complex clothing	5,000 ticks (1.39 mins)	70 (Leathery/Fabric)	97	0.019	1.39
Heavy bandolier	×10%	×10%	×10%	50	Torso	10%	10%	−20% Ranged cooldown multiplier	Complex clothing	3,500 ticks (58.33 secs)	75 (Fabric/Leathery)	99	0.028	1.32
Kid parka	×20%	×20%	×20%	100	Torso, Neck, Left Shoulder, Left Arm, Right Shoulder, Right Arm	150%	0%	–	Complex clothing	6,400 ticks (1.78 mins)	40 (Leathery/Fabric)	64	0.01	1.6
Burka	×20%	×20%	×20%	100	Torso, Head, Left eye, Right eye, Left ear, Right ear, Nose, Jaw, Neck, Left Shoulder, Left Arm, Right Shoulder, Right Arm, Left Leg, Right Leg	10%	20%	−0.4 c/s Move speed	–	4,000 ticks (1.11 mins)	60 (Fabric)	82	0.021	1.37
Slave body strap	×10%	×10%	×10%	160	Torso	10%	10%	+15% Slave suppression offset	–	7,000 ticks (1.94 mins)	70 (Fabric/Leathery)	102	0.015	1.46
Cape	×30%	×30%	×30%	200	Torso, Neck, Left Shoulder, Left Arm, Right Shoulder, Right Arm, Left Leg, Right Leg	60%	85%	–	–	16,000 ticks (4.44 mins)	80 (Leathery/Fabric)	136	0.009	1.7
Eltex robe	7%	0%	4%	100	Torso, Neck, Left Shoulder, Left Arm, Right Shoulder, Right Arm, Left Leg, Right Leg	-15 °C (27 °F)	+1 °C (1.8 °F)	Quality dependent increase to Psychic sensitivity, +0.091 h/s Neural heat recovery rate	–	–	–	600	–	–
Prestige robe	×20%	×20%	×20%	100	Torso, Neck, Left Shoulder, Left Arm, Right Shoulder, Right Arm, Left Leg, Right Leg	80%	25%	–	Royal apparel	20,000 ticks (5.56 mins)	100 (Leathery/Fabric)	170	0.009	1.7

Apparel

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

Gear

Unfinished piece of armor

This article is about the apparel type. For the protective effect of apparel, see here.

Armor is a subcategory and type of apparel that generally offers good protection from damage, poor insulation and, in some cases, move speed penalties.

All apparel functions in the same way mechanically. Clothing and Armor primarily differ only in their categorization and a tendency to prioritize either damage or environmental protection respectively. Therefore, see Apparel for details on the mechanics common to all types of apparel.