Formal vest
Formal Vest
"A vest embroidered with complex decorative designs."
Base Stats
Apparel
- Insulation Factor - Cold
- 0.4×
- Insulation Factor - Heat
- 0.1×
- Armor Factor - Sharp
- 0.2
- Armor Factor - Blunt
- 0.2
- Armor Factor - Heat
- 0.2
- Coverage
- Torso
- Layer
- Middle
Creation
- Work To Make
- 3,000 ticks (50 secs)
The Formal Vest is a clothing item added in the Royalty DLC. Male Nobles of Baron rank and above require either one of these, a Psyfocus vest, or power armor to consider themselves properly dressed and avoid a negative moodlet. The Female equivalent is the Corset.
Acquisition
As a complicated garment, Formal vests can only be made at tailoring benches, which requires complex clothing & Noble Apparel to be researched in order to be constructed. A Formal Vest requires 45 of any textile, and 3000 units of work.
It can also be found on Imperial Nobles, for sale at traders and as a quest reward.
Analysis
Formal vests are unique in the noble clothes in that they don't have a direct regular clothing equivalent. Instead they take the slot of a Flak vest. Compared to flak vests, even the most protective formal vests provide dramatically less protection than a flak vest, with a masterwork thrumbofur formal vest having about as much sharp protection and worse blunt protection than an awful flak vest.
Despite their superior protection, Flak vests do not meet a noble's clothing requirements however. In this case, equipping the noble with Recon armor, Marine armor, or Cataphract armor when expecting combat is by far the superior choice, as all three both offer significant protection and meet the clothing requirements.
Female pawns will receive a mood debuff while wearing this item.
Material Table
| Material | Sharp | Blunt | Heat | Item HP | Insulation - Cold | Insulation - Heat | Market Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloth Formal vest | 7.2% | 0% | 3.6% | 100 | -7.2 °C (-13 °F) | +1.8 °C (3.2 °F) | 111 
|
| Synthread Formal vest | 18.8% | 5.2% | 18% | 130 | -8.8 °C (-15.8 °F) | +2.2 °C (4 °F) | 225
|
| Devilstrand Formal vest | 28% | 7.2% | 60% | 130 | -8 °C (-14.4 °F) | +2.4 °C (4.3 °F) | 290
|
| Hyperweave Formal vest | 40% | 10.8% | 57.6% | 240 | -10.4 °C (-18.7 °F) | +2.6 °C (4.7 °F) | 450
|
| Megasloth wool Formal vest | 16% | 0% | 22% | 100 | -13.6 °C (-24.5 °F) | +1.2 °C (2.2 °F) | 165
|
| Muffalo wool Formal vest | 7.2% | 0% | 22% | 100 | -11.2 °C (-20.2 °F) | +1.2 °C (2.2 °F) | 165
|
| Alpaca wool Formal vest | 7.2% | 0% | 22% | 100 | -12 °C (-21.6 °F) | +1.6 °C (2.9 °F) | 215
|
| Bison wool Formal vest | 7.2% | 0% | 22% | 100 | -10.4 °C (-18.7 °F) | +1.2 °C (2.2 °F) | 165
|
| Sheep wool Formal vest | 7.2% | 0% | 22% | 100 | -10.4 °C (-18.7 °F) | +1 °C (1.8 °F) | 165
|
| Plainleather Formal vest | 16.2% | 4.8% | 30% | 130 | -6.4 °C (-11.5 °F) | +1.6 °C (2.9 °F) | 138
|
| Dog leather Formal vest | 16.2% | 4.8% | 30% | 130 | -5.6 °C (-10.1 °F) | +1.6 °C (2.9 °F) | 133
|
| Wolfskin Formal vest | 20.4% | 4.8% | 30% | 130 | -9.6 °C (-17.3 °F) | +1.6 °C (2.9 °F) | 178
|
| Panthera fur Formal vest | 18.6% | 4.8% | 30% | 130 | -6.4 °C (-11.5 °F) | +2.4 °C (4.3 °F) | 178
|
| Camelhide Formal vest | 16.2% | 4.8% | 30% | 130 | -6.4 °C (-11.5 °F) | +2.4 °C (4.3 °F) | 147
|
| Bluefur Formal vest | 16.2% | 4.8% | 30% | 130 | -8 °C (-14.4 °F) | +1.6 °C (2.9 °F) | 147
|
| Bearskin Formal vest | 22.4% | 4.8% | 30% | 130 | -8 °C (-14.4 °F) | +2 °C (3.6 °F) | 196
|
| Guinea pig fur Formal vest | 13.4% | 2.8% | 30% | 60 | -15.2 °C (-27.4 °F) | +1.8 °C (3.2 °F) | 270
|
| Human leather Formal vest | 12.8% | 4.8% | 30% | 130 | -4.8 °C (-8.6 °F) | +1.2 °C (2.2 °F) | 230
|
| Pigskin Formal vest | 12.8% | 4.8% | 30% | 130 | -4.8 °C (-8.6 °F) | +1.2 °C (2.2 °F) | 129
|
| Lightleather Formal vest | 10.8% | 2.8% | 30% | 100 | -4.8 °C (-8.6 °F) | +1.2 °C (2.2 °F) | 129
|
| Birdskin Formal vest | 13.4% | 2.8% | 30% | 100 | -4 °C (-7.2 °F) | +1 °C (1.8 °F) | 124
|
| Chinchilla fur Formal vest | 13.4% | 2.8% | 30% | 100 | -12 °C (-21.6 °F) | +1.6 °C (2.9 °F) | 335
|
| Foxfur Formal vest | 16.2% | 4.2% | 30% | 100 | -8 °C (-14.4 °F) | +1.6 °C (2.9 °F) | 200
|
| Lizardskin Formal vest | 16.2% | 5.4% | 30% | 100 | -4.8 °C (-8.6 °F) | +1.2 °C (2.2 °F) | 138
|
| Elephant leather Formal vest | 22.4% | 4.8% | 30% | 150 | -5.6 °C (-10.1 °F) | +1.2 °C (2.2 °F) | 152
|
| Heavy fur Formal vest | 24.8% | 4.8% | 30% | 150 | -12 °C (-21.6 °F) | +1.4 °C (2.5 °F) | 192
|
| Rhinoceros leather Formal vest | 25.8% | 4.8% | 30% | 150 | -5.6 °C (-10.1 °F) | +1.4 °C (2.5 °F) | 230
|
| Thrumbofur Formal vest | 41.6% | 7.2% | 30% | 200 | -13.6 °C (-24.5 °F) | +2.2 °C (4 °F) | 675
|
| Patchleather Formal vest | 9% | 3.8% | 18% | 100 | -3.6 °C (-6.5 °F) | +0.9 °C (1.6 °F) | 111
|
Assuming Normal quality, for the effect of other qualities, see Quality.
Version History
- Introduced in the initial release of the Royalty DLC.
- Prior to 1.1.2579 it also covered the arms, neck and shoulders.
- 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