Button-down shirt
Button-down shirt
"A nice-looking collared shirt with buttons."
Base Stats
Apparel
- Insulation Factor - Cold
- 0.26×
- Insulation Factor - Heat
- 0.1×
- Armor Factor - Sharp
- 0.2
- Armor Factor - Blunt
- 0.2
- Armor Factor - Heat
- 0.2
- Coverage
- Torso, Neck, Left Shoulder, Left Arm, Right Shoulder, Right Arm
- Layer
- Skin
Creation
- Crafted At
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- Required Research
- Complex clothing
- Work To Make
- 2,700 ticks (45 secs)
- Stuff Tags
- Leathery, Fabric
- Resources to make
45
- thingCategories
- Apparel
- defaultOutfitTags
- Worker, Soldier
- tags
- IndustrialBasic
The button-down shirt is one of two shirts available in core RimWorld. Compared to its alternative, the T-shirt, it offers superior coverage and cold insulation at the cost of slightly increased labour and material requirements.
Acquisition
As a complicated garment, Button-down shirts can only be made at tailor benches, which requires Complex Clothing to be researched in order to be constructed. A button-down shirt requires 45 of any textile, and 2,700 ticks (45 secs) of work.
Button-down shirts can also be purchased from traders or stripped from Outlanders, Pirates and Empire pawns.
Analysis
Button-down shirts are a direct upgrade to t-shirts with only a minor increase in cost. Comparing the two options:
- T-shirts have the same armor values, but don't cover the arms or neck
- T-shirts offer slightly worse insulation from cold (22% vs. 26%)
- T-shirts require fewer textiles to craft (40 vs. 45) and take less work (27 vs. 45)
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.
Button-down shirts, when pairs with pants also compete with tribalwear:
- Tribalwear has identical armor values, but less coverage (tribalwear doesn't cover the arms and neck)
- Tribalwear has better insulation from cold (55% vs. 46%)
- Tribalwear has much better insulation from heat (55% vs. 18%)
- Tribalwear has lower materials and work cost (60 textiles and 30 work vs. requires 85 textiles and 72 work)
A bit of extra neck and arm protection is usually seen as valuable enough to merit the lower insulation and higher crafting cost of pants and a button-down. But colonists in ultra-hot biomes may prefer the better insulation, especially when first starting out.
Material table
| Material | Sharp | Blunt | Heat | Item HP | Insulation - Cold | Insulation - Heat | Market Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bearskin Button-down shirt | 22.4% | 4.8% | 30% | 130 | -5.2 °C (-9.4 °F) | +2 °C (3.6 °F) | 163 
|
| Birdskin Button-down shirt | 13.4% | 2.8% | 30% | 100 | -2.6 °C (-4.7 °F) | +1 °C (1.8 °F) | 91
|
| Bluefur Button-down shirt | 16.2% | 4.8% | 30% | 130 | -5.2 °C (-9.4 °F) | +1.6 °C (2.9 °F) | 113
|
| Camelhide Button-down shirt | 16.2% | 4.8% | 30% | 130 | -4.16 °C (-7.5 °F) | +2.4 °C (4.3 °F) | 113
|
| Chinchilla fur Button-down shirt | 13.4% | 2.8% | 30% | 100 | -7.8 °C (-14 °F) | +1.6 °C (2.9 °F) | 300
|
| Dog leather Button-down shirt | 16.2% | 4.8% | 30% | 130 | -3.64 °C (-6.6 °F) | +1.6 °C (2.9 °F) | 100
|
| Dread leather Button-down shirt | 25.4% | 4.8% | 30% | 130 | -5.2 °C (-9.4 °F) | +1.2 °C (2.2 °F) | 167
|
| Elephant leather Button-down shirt | 22.4% | 4.8% | 30% | 150 | -3.64 °C (-6.6 °F) | +1.2 °C (2.2 °F) | 119
|
| Foxfur Button-down shirt | 16.2% | 4.2% | 30% | 100 | -5.2 °C (-9.4 °F) | +1.6 °C (2.9 °F) | 167
|
| 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
|
| Heavy fur Button-down shirt | 24.8% | 4.8% | 30% | 150 | -7.8 °C (-14 °F) | +1.4 °C (2.5 °F) | 158
|
| Human leather Button-down shirt | 12.8% | 4.8% | 30% | 130 | -3.12 °C (-5.6 °F) | +1.2 °C (2.2 °F) | 199
|
| Lightleather Button-down shirt | 10.8% | 2.8% | 30% | 100 | -3.12 °C (-5.6 °F) | +1.2 °C (2.2 °F) | 95
|
| Lizardskin Button-down shirt | 16.2% | 5.4% | 30% | 100 | -3.12 °C (-5.6 °F) | +1.2 °C (2.2 °F) | 104
|
| Panthera fur Button-down shirt | 18.6% | 4.8% | 30% | 130 | -4.16 °C (-7.5 °F) | +2.4 °C (4.3 °F) | 145
|
| Patchleather Button-down shirt | 9% | 3.8% | 18% | 100 | -2.34 °C (-4.2 °F) | +0.9 °C (1.6 °F) | 77
|
| Pigskin Button-down shirt | 12.8% | 4.8% | 30% | 130 | -3.12 °C (-5.6 °F) | +1.2 °C (2.2 °F) | 95
|
| Plainleather Button-down shirt | 16.2% | 4.8% | 30% | 130 | -4.16 °C (-7.5 °F) | +1.6 °C (2.9 °F) | 104
|
| 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
|
| Wolfskin Button-down shirt | 20.4% | 4.8% | 30% | 130 | -6.24 °C (-11.2 °F) | +1.6 °C (2.9 °F) | 145
|
| 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
|
| Cloth Button-down shirt | 7.2% | 0% | 3.6% | 100 | -4.68 °C (-8.4 °F) | +1.8 °C (3.2 °F) | 77
|
| 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
|
| Sheep wool Button-down shirt | 7.2% | 0% | 22% | 100 | -6.76 °C (-12.2 °F) | +1 °C (1.8 °F) | 131
|
| Synthread Button-down shirt | 18.8% | 5.2% | 18% | 130 | -5.72 °C (-10.3 °F) | +2.2 °C (4 °F) | 190
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Assuming Normal quality, for the effect of other qualities, see Quality.
See also
- T-shirt - a less expensive but less protective alternative.
- Formal shirt
- a more expensive version required by Nobles - Eltex shirt - an uncraftable shirt that improves Psycasting
- 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