Formal vest
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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
- Crafted At
/ 
- Work To Make
- 12,000 ticks (3.33 mins)
- Stuff Tags
- Leathery, Fabric
- Resources to make
45
- defName
- Apparel_VestRoyal
- thingCategories
- ApparelNoble
- tags
- Royal, RoyalTier5
The Formal Vest is a clothing item added in the Royalty DLC. Male Nobles of Baron rank and above require either one of these, an eltex 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 tailor benches, which requires Complex Clothing & Noble Apparel to be researched in order to be constructed. A Formal Vest requires 45 of any textile, and 12,000 ticks (3.33 mins) of work.
It can also be found on Imperial Nobles, for sale at traders and as a quest reward.
Analysis
Formal vests, along with their female counterparts - corsets, 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 Prestige recon armor, Prestige marine armor, or Prestige 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.
Trade
As of 1.2.2900, formal vests and corsets are the most of efficient method of turning textiles into products for sale, assuming the Royalty DLC is enabled and a moderately skilled crafter is available. The crafter should have a skill above 6 to turn a profit (see quality) Without Royalty, this role is instead taken by armchairs and dusters.
Material table
| Material | Sharp | Blunt | Heat | Item HP | Insulation - Cold | Insulation - Heat | Market Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bearskin Formal vest | 22.4% | 4.8% | 30% | 130 | -8 °C (-14.4 °F) | +2 °C (3.6 °F) | 196 
|
| Birdskin Formal vest | 13.4% | 2.8% | 30% | 100 | -4 °C (-7.2 °F) | +1 °C (1.8 °F) | 124
|
| Bluefur Formal vest | 16.2% | 4.8% | 30% | 130 | -8 °C (-14.4 °F) | +1.6 °C (2.9 °F) | 147
|
| Camelhide Formal vest | 16.2% | 4.8% | 30% | 130 | -6.4 °C (-11.5 °F) | +2.4 °C (4.3 °F) | 147
|
| Chinchilla fur Formal vest | 13.4% | 2.8% | 30% | 100 | -12 °C (-21.6 °F) | +1.6 °C (2.9 °F) | 335
|
| Dog leather Formal vest | 16.2% | 4.8% | 30% | 130 | -5.6 °C (-10.1 °F) | +1.6 °C (2.9 °F) | 133
|
| Dread leather Formal vest | 25.4% | 4.8% | 30% | 130 | -8 °C (-14.4 °F) | +1.2 °C (2.2 °F) | 200
|
| Elephant leather Formal vest | 22.4% | 4.8% | 30% | 150 | -5.6 °C (-10.1 °F) | +1.2 °C (2.2 °F) | 152
|
| Foxfur Formal vest | 16.2% | 4.2% | 30% | 100 | -8 °C (-14.4 °F) | +1.6 °C (2.9 °F) | 200
|
| Guinea pig fur Formal vest | 13.4% | 2.8% | 30% | 60 | -15.2 °C (-27.4 °F) | +1.8 °C (3.2 °F) | 270
|
| Heavy fur Formal vest | 24.8% | 4.8% | 30% | 150 | -12 °C (-21.6 °F) | +1.4 °C (2.5 °F) | 192
|
| Human leather Formal vest | 12.8% | 4.8% | 30% | 130 | -4.8 °C (-8.6 °F) | +1.2 °C (2.2 °F) | 230
|
| Lightleather Formal vest | 10.8% | 2.8% | 30% | 100 | -4.8 °C (-8.6 °F) | +1.2 °C (2.2 °F) | 129
|
| Lizardskin Formal vest | 16.2% | 5.4% | 30% | 100 | -4.8 °C (-8.6 °F) | +1.2 °C (2.2 °F) | 138
|
| Panthera fur Formal vest | 18.6% | 4.8% | 30% | 130 | -6.4 °C (-11.5 °F) | +2.4 °C (4.3 °F) | 178
|
| Patchleather Formal vest | 9% | 3.8% | 18% | 100 | -3.6 °C (-6.5 °F) | +0.9 °C (1.6 °F) | 111
|
| Pigskin Formal vest | 12.8% | 4.8% | 30% | 130 | -4.8 °C (-8.6 °F) | +1.2 °C (2.2 °F) | 129
|
| Plainleather Formal vest | 16.2% | 4.8% | 30% | 130 | -6.4 °C (-11.5 °F) | +1.6 °C (2.9 °F) | 138
|
| 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
|
| Wolfskin Formal vest | 20.4% | 4.8% | 30% | 130 | -9.6 °C (-17.3 °F) | +1.6 °C (2.9 °F) | 178
|
| 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
|
| Cloth Formal vest | 7.2% | 0% | 3.6% | 100 | -7.2 °C (-13 °F) | +1.8 °C (3.2 °F) | 111
|
| 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
|
| Sheep wool Formal vest | 7.2% | 0% | 22% | 100 | -10.4 °C (-18.7 °F) | +1 °C (1.8 °F) | 165
|
| Synthread Formal vest | 18.8% | 5.2% | 18% | 130 | -8.8 °C (-15.8 °F) | +2.2 °C (4 °F) | 225
|
Assuming Normal quality, for the effect of other qualities, see Quality.
Version History
- Royalty DLC initial release - Added.
- 1.1.2579 - no longer covers the arms, neck and shoulders.
- 1.2.2753 - work to make 3000 -> 12000
- 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