Difference between revisions of "Face mask"

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The face mask is a piece of apparel added by the Biotech DLC.

Acquisition

Face masks can be crafted at a Hand tailor bench or Electric tailor bench once the Complex clothing research project has been completed. They require 10 Stuff (Fabric) and 800 ticks (13.33 secs) of work.

Summary

Face masks increase Toxic Environment Resistance by +50%, halving the severity gain from tox gas, toxic fallout, rot stink, and pollution. It does not protect from diseases, which are not contagious between pawns in RimWorld, nor does it prevent toxic buildup from attacks such as the cobra's bite.

Does not count as clothing for nudity. Wearable by both children and adults.

Analysis

Face masks are relatively niche, but are very cheap to craft. As they only cover the jaw, they can be worn with a simple helmet or flak helmet. Unless full face headgear, like the marine helmet, is desired, there is little reason not to include face masks as a part of a default outfit.

Due to the AP of most threats a colony faces, face masks offer essentially no protection from attacks unless made from high end materials, namely devilstrand and hyperweave. A hyperweave face mask offers almost as much armor as a steel simple helmet, but it only covers the jaw. While not completely replaceable without a healer mech serum, the jaw is a small target, not a vital body part, and its functionality can be partially restored by a denture. The devilstrand and hyperweave is better spent making dusters and other more protective apparel, and if its so prevalent that that need has already been filled, then full face helmets that offer more armor and coverage, such as the marine helmet, are likely also available. Thus, face masks should just be made from the cheapest fabric available.

Other than its use against toxic fallout or pollution, toxic resistance is useful for fighting manhunter packs and waster pirates. Scaria will cause manhunter corpses to instantly rot, which can infect colonists with lung rot, even during the battle. Meanwhile, wasters have a tendency to use tox gas weaponry against your colonists.

Material table

Material	Sharp	Blunt	Heat	Item HP	Insulation - Cold	Insulation - Heat	Market Value
Alpaca wool Face mask	7.2%	0%	22%	40	-0.6 °C (-1.1 °F)	+0.32 °C (0.6 °F)	41
Bison wool Face mask	7.2%	0%	22%	40	-0.52 °C (-0.9 °F)	+0.24 °C (0.4 °F)	30
Cloth Face mask	7.2%	0%	3.6%	40	-0.36 °C (-0.6 °F)	+0.36 °C (0.6 °F)	18
Devilstrand Face mask	28%	7.2%	60%	52	-0.4 °C (-0.7 °F)	+0.48 °C (0.9 °F)	58
Hyperweave Face mask	40%	10.8%	57.6%	96	-0.52 °C (-0.9 °F)	+0.52 °C (0.9 °F)	93
Megasloth wool Face mask	16%	0%	22%	40	-0.68 °C (-1.2 °F)	+0.24 °C (0.4 °F)	30
Muffalo wool Face mask	7.2%	0%	22%	40	-0.56 °C (-1 °F)	+0.24 °C (0.4 °F)	30
Sheep wool Face mask	7.2%	0%	22%	40	-0.52 °C (-0.9 °F)	+0.2 °C (0.4 °F)	30
Synthread Face mask	18.8%	5.2%	18%	52	-0.44 °C (-0.8 °F)	+0.44 °C (0.8 °F)	43

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

Version history

Biotech DLC Release - Added.

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 )
: Cape • Eltex robe • Prestige robe
: Burka • Robe • Slave body strap
: Heavy bandolier
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
Armor: Flak helmet • Marine helmet (Prestige/Samurai helmet ) • Recon helmet (Prestige , Mechlord ) • Simple helmet (Kid ) • Cataphract helmet (Prestige ) • Gunlink • Integrator headset • Mechcommander helmet

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 == Analysis ==
 {{Stub|section=1|reason=Direct comparison with [[Gas mask]] would be good, and the face mask's feasibility long term with genes and other methods of tox resist}}
-Face masks are relatively niche, but are very cheap to craft. As they only cover the jaw, they can be worn with a [[simple helmet]] or [[flak helmet]]. So, unless full face headgear is desired, there is little reason ''not'' to include face masks as a part of a default outfit.
+Face masks are relatively niche, but are very cheap to craft. As they only cover the jaw, they can be worn with a [[simple helmet]] or [[flak helmet]]. Unless full face headgear, like the [[marine helmet]], is desired, there is little reason ''not'' to include face masks as a part of a default outfit.
 Due to the {{AP}} of most threats a colony faces, face masks offer essentially no protection from attacks unless made from high end materials, namely [[devilstrand]] and [[hyperweave]]. A hyperweave face mask offers almost as much armor as a [[steel]] simple helmet, but it only covers the jaw. While not completely replaceable without a [[healer mech serum]], the jaw is a small target, not a vital body part, and its functionality can be partially restored by a [[denture]]. The devilstrand and hyperweave is better spent making [[duster]]s and other more protective apparel, and if its so prevalent that that need has already been filled, then full face helmets that offer more armor and coverage, such as the [[marine helmet]], are likely also available. Thus, face masks should just be made from the cheapest [[fabric]] available.