Button-down shirt

Summary

Overview & Obtaining

The button-down shirt is one of two available shirts, and superior to the T-shirt - at the slightly increased labour and material requirements. Button-down shirts can be purchased from traders, crafted, or stripped from Outlanders and Pirates.

Crafting

As a complicated garment, Button-down shirts can only be made at tailoring benches, which requires complex clothing to be researched in order to be constructed. A button-down shirt requires 45 of any textile, and 45 units of work.

Conclusion & Comparison

As mentioned, button-down shirts are a direct upgrade to t-shirts: they insulate better from cold, and they protect the torso, neck, shoulders, and arms (t-shirts only protect the torso and shoulders). Although these benefits may seem small, they can go far when combined with the right materials and other pieces of apparel. The cost increase to make a button-down shirt compared to a t-shirt is negligible, so there's very little reason not to choose button-down shirts for your colonists.

Material Table

Material	Sharp	Blunt	Heat	Item HP	Insulation - Cold	Insulation - Heat	Market Value
Cloth Button-down shirt	7.2%	0%	3.6%	100	-4.68 °C (-8.4 °F)	+1.8 °C (3.2 °F)	77
Synthread Button-down shirt	18.8%	5.2%	18%	130	-5.72 °C (-10.3 °F)	+2.2 °C (4 °F)	190
Devilstrand Button-down shirt	28%	7.2%	60%	130	-5.2 °C (-9.4 °F)	+2.4 °C (4.3 °F)	255
Hyperweave Button-down shirt	40%	10.8%	57.6%	240	-6.76 °C (-12.2 °F)	+2.6 °C (4.7 °F)	415
Megasloth wool Button-down shirt	16%	0%	22%	100	-8.84 °C (-15.9 °F)	+1.2 °C (2.2 °F)	131
Muffalo wool Button-down shirt	7.2%	0%	22%	100	-7.28 °C (-13.1 °F)	+1.2 °C (2.2 °F)	131
Alpaca wool Button-down shirt	7.2%	0%	22%	100	-7.8 °C (-14 °F)	+1.6 °C (2.9 °F)	181
Bison wool Button-down shirt	7.2%	0%	22%	100	-6.76 °C (-12.2 °F)	+1.2 °C (2.2 °F)	131
Sheep wool Button-down shirt	7.2%	0%	22%	100	-6.76 °C (-12.2 °F)	+1 °C (1.8 °F)	131
Plainleather Button-down shirt	16.2%	4.8%	30%	130	-4.16 °C (-7.5 °F)	+1.6 °C (2.9 °F)	104
Dog leather Button-down shirt	16.2%	4.8%	30%	130	-3.64 °C (-6.6 °F)	+1.6 °C (2.9 °F)	100
Wolfskin Button-down shirt	20.4%	4.8%	30%	130	-6.24 °C (-11.2 °F)	+1.6 °C (2.9 °F)	145
Panthera fur Button-down shirt	18.6%	4.8%	30%	130	-4.16 °C (-7.5 °F)	+2.4 °C (4.3 °F)	145
Camelhide Button-down shirt	16.2%	4.8%	30%	130	-4.16 °C (-7.5 °F)	+2.4 °C (4.3 °F)	113
Bluefur Button-down shirt	16.2%	4.8%	30%	130	-5.2 °C (-9.4 °F)	+1.6 °C (2.9 °F)	113
Bearskin Button-down shirt	22.4%	4.8%	30%	130	-5.2 °C (-9.4 °F)	+2 °C (3.6 °F)	163
Guinea pig fur Button-down shirt	13.4%	2.8%	30%	60	-9.88 °C (-17.8 °F)	+1.8 °C (3.2 °F)	235
Human leather Button-down shirt	12.8%	4.8%	30%	130	-3.12 °C (-5.6 °F)	+1.2 °C (2.2 °F)	199
Pigskin Button-down shirt	12.8%	4.8%	30%	130	-3.12 °C (-5.6 °F)	+1.2 °C (2.2 °F)	95
Lightleather Button-down shirt	10.8%	2.8%	30%	100	-3.12 °C (-5.6 °F)	+1.2 °C (2.2 °F)	95
Birdskin Button-down shirt	13.4%	2.8%	30%	100	-2.6 °C (-4.7 °F)	+1 °C (1.8 °F)	91
Chinchilla fur Button-down shirt	13.4%	2.8%	30%	100	-7.8 °C (-14 °F)	+1.6 °C (2.9 °F)	300
Foxfur Button-down shirt	16.2%	4.2%	30%	100	-5.2 °C (-9.4 °F)	+1.6 °C (2.9 °F)	167
Lizardskin Button-down shirt	16.2%	5.4%	30%	100	-3.12 °C (-5.6 °F)	+1.2 °C (2.2 °F)	104
Elephant leather Button-down shirt	22.4%	4.8%	30%	150	-3.64 °C (-6.6 °F)	+1.2 °C (2.2 °F)	119
Heavy fur Button-down shirt	24.8%	4.8%	30%	150	-7.8 °C (-14 °F)	+1.4 °C (2.5 °F)	158
Rhinoceros leather Button-down shirt	25.8%	4.8%	30%	150	-3.64 °C (-6.6 °F)	+1.4 °C (2.5 °F)	199
Thrumbofur Button-down shirt	41.6%	7.2%	30%	200	-8.84 °C (-15.9 °F)	+2.2 °C (4 °F)	640
Patchleather Button-down shirt	9%	3.8%	18%	100	-2.34 °C (-4.2 °F)	+0.9 °C (1.6 °F)	77

^{Assuming Normal quality, for the effect of other qualities, see Quality.}

Insulation Information

Button-down shirts offer a small amount of insulation from heat (10%) and a bit more insulation from cold (26%). The exact insulation in-game depends on the textile used and the quality of the crafted item. Assuming normal quality, a button-down shirt offers:

Keeps Cool
		Maximum
Fabric	Alpaca wool	+1.6°C
	Cloth	+1.8°C
	Devilstrand	+2.4°C
	Hyperweave	+2.6°C
	Megasloth wool	+1.2°C
	Muffalo wool	+1.2°C
	Synthread	+2.2°C
Leather	Bearskin	+2°C
	Birdskin	+1°C
	Bluefur	+1.6°C
	Camelhide	+2.4°C
	Chinchilla fur	+1.6°C
	Dog leather	+1.6°C
	Elephant leather	+1.2°C
	Foxfur	+1.6°C
	Heavy fur	+1.4°C
	Human leather	+1.2°C
	Lightleather	+1.2°C
	Lizardskin	+1.2°C
	Panthera fur	+2.4°C
	Patchleather	+0.9°C
	Plainleather	+1.6°C
	Rhinoceros leather	+1.4°C
	Thrumbofur	+2.2°C
	Wolfskin	+1.6°C

Keeps Warm
		Minimum
Fabric	Alpaca wool	−7.8°C
	Cloth	−4.68°C
	Devilstrand	−5.2°C
	Hyperweave	−6.76°C
	Megasloth wool	−8.84°C
	Muffalo wool	−7.28°C
	Synthread	−5.72°C
Leather	Bearskin	−5.2°C
	Birdskin	−2.6°C
	Bluefur	−5.2°C
	Camelhide	−4.16°C
	Chinchilla fur	−7.8°C
	Dog leather	−3.64°C
	Elephant leather	−3.64°C
	Foxfur	−5.2°C
	Heavy fur	−7.8°C
	Human leather	−3.12°C
	Lightleather	−3.12°C
	Lizardskin	−3.12°C
	Panthera fur	−4.16°C
	Patchleather	−2.34°C
	Plainleather	−4.16°C
	Rhinoceros leather	−3.64°C
	Thrumbofur	−8.84°C
	Wolfskin	−6.24°C

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