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{{Infobox main|fabric
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{{Define|Fabric
| name = Megasloth wool
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| category = Fabric
| image = Megaslothwool.png
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| color = (189,161,116)
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| default color = (189,161,116)
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| default color two = (189,161,116)
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| image = wool
 
| description = While somewhat coarse, megasloth wool's long fibers make it very strong. It is very warm.
 
| description = While somewhat coarse, megasloth wool's long fibers make it very strong. It is very warm.
<!-- Base Stats -->
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| path cost = 15
| type = Textile
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| stack limit = 100
| type2 = Fabric
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| max hit points base = 90
| stuff category = Fabric
 
| hp = 90
 
| deterioration = 3.4
 
| flammability = 0.4
 
| marketvalue = 2.7
 
| beauty = -4
 
 
| mass = 0.028
 
| mass = 0.028
| stack limit = 100
 
| path cost = 14
 
<!-- Stat Modifiers -->
 
| beauty factor = 1.5
 
| work to make factor = 1
 
| work to build factor = 1
 
| max hit points factor = 1
 
| flammability factor = 1.7
 
 
| armor - blunt factor = 0
 
| armor - blunt factor = 0
 
| armor - heat factor = 1.1
 
| armor - heat factor = 1.1
 
| armor - sharp factor = 0.80
 
| armor - sharp factor = 0.80
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| flammability base = 0.4
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| flammability factor = 1.7
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| deterioration rate base = 3.4
 
| insulation - cold factor = 34
 
| insulation - cold factor = 34
 
| insulation - heat factor = 12
 
| insulation - heat factor = 12
<!-- Technical -->
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| market value base = 2.7
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| work to make factor = 1.0
| color = (189,161,116)
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| work to make offset =
| default color = (189,161,116)
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| work to build factor = 1.0
| default color two = (189,161,116)
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| work to build offset =
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| max hit points factor = 1
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| beauty base = -4
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| beauty factor = 1.5
 
}}{{Info|'''Megasloth wool''' is a type of [[fabric]] gathered by [[Skills#Animals|animal handlers]] by shearing tamed [[megasloth]]. Megasloth wool is the second warmest textile in the game, after [[Guinea pig fur]] and tied with [[Thrumbofur]], and is essential for colonies on cold biomes like sea ice and ice sheet. It can be hard to obtain lots of it as it takes quite a while for megasloth's to produce the wool (usually only enough to make one parka) and it is rarely sold by traders.}}
 
}}{{Info|'''Megasloth wool''' is a type of [[fabric]] gathered by [[Skills#Animals|animal handlers]] by shearing tamed [[megasloth]]. Megasloth wool is the second warmest textile in the game, after [[Guinea pig fur]] and tied with [[Thrumbofur]], and is essential for colonies on cold biomes like sea ice and ice sheet. It can be hard to obtain lots of it as it takes quite a while for megasloth's to produce the wool (usually only enough to make one parka) and it is rarely sold by traders.}}
  
== Acquisition ==
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==Analysis==
Megasloth wool is acquired by shearing tamed [[megasloth]]s - each megasloth can be sheared every {{Q|Megasloth|Shearing Interval Days}} days for {{Q|Megasloth|Wool Amount}} wool, for an average of {{Q|Megasloth|Daily Wool Average}} per day. Note that the amount of wool sheared scales with the [[Animal Gather Yield]] of the shearer.
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Megasloth wool is unique among [[wools]] in that is is actually moderately protective, offering the 17th highest sharp armor of any textile but only slightly less protective than comparable to plainleather, the 11th highest. In addition, it excels in cold insulation like all wools, offering the 2nd best cold insulation of any textile in the game, tied with the significantly rarer [[thrumbofur]], and beaten only by the less protective [[guinea pig fur]]. In comparison, its heat insulation is lacking at 19th of all textiles.
 
 
Shearing takes {{Ticks|1700}}, regardless of the amount of wool produced, and only modified by the [[Animal Gather Speed]] of the handler.
 
 
 
It can also be purchased from [[trade]]rs.
 
 
 
== Usage ==
 
Megasloth wool can be used to craft and build the following things:
 
{{Ingredient List}}
 
 
 
== Analysis ==
 
Unlike other [[wool]]s, megasloth wool is moderately protective, with the 17th highest sharp armor of any [[textile]], just slightly below plainleather. Like all wools, it excels in cold insulation, offering the 2nd best cold insulation - tied with the significantly rarer [[thrumbofur]], and beaten only by [[guinea pig fur]]. In comparison, its heat insulation is lacking, at 19th of all textiles.
 
  
Despite its better armor, it is still largely irrelevant in terms of actual protection past the very early game. However, the exceptional cold insulation make it very useful in cold biomes. In addition, Megasloths have the fastest Per Day production of any wooly animal. Though it only has a somewhat improved [[Property:Beauty Factor|beauty factor]] over plain textiles, its rapid production can be used for bulk construction. Care should be taken, as like other wools in RimWorld, it is exceptionally flammable.
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Despite its higher armor, it is still largely irrelevant as protective clothing after the very early game. Additionally, its poor heat insulation make it unattractive in hot [[biomes]], except where bulk textiles of any sort are the primary requirement. However its moderate protection and exceptional cold insulation make it very useful in cold biomes. Its ease of production and excellent insulation can make megasloth wool [[parka]]s or skin-layer apparel an easy way to provide winter clothing to a colony, and very likely are sufficient by themselves to provide the necessary insulation without affecting other, more protective parts of a pawn's outfit. Compared to other [[wools]], which largely fill the same niche megasloth wool it is the best. Though harder to keep tame and fed, Megasloths having the fastest Per Day production rate and the wool has the best cold insulation - if any wool is being used it is likely because of that cold insulation. Thus megasloth wool advantages its primary use case heavily.
  
The main issue comes from the [[megasloth]] animal itself, which are the second hardest animals to tame. They require a rancher with high Animal skill to tame and keep obedient, and even then, the [[Mental break#Manhunter|manhunter]] chance is quite high. And by the time megasloths are attained, your colony may already have other solutions against the cold (though other wools are still less protective). If megasloths are unavailable, you can go for [[sheep wool|sheep]] or [[alpaca wool]], which come from easier to tame animals that have fairly fast production rates.
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For use in [[furniture]], it only has a somewhat improved [[Property:Beauty Factor|beauty factor]] over other common textiles, but its rapid redundancy as clothing, the ease of acquisition, and modest but not insignificant value makes it a solid choice for improving furniture [[beauty]] and providing bulk textiles for construction. As megasloths are the fastest wool producers, if they can be acquired and maintained, they are ideal for this bulk production. If they cannot, the fast production rates of [[sheep wool|sheep]] of [[alpaca wool]] or the lack of a tame maintenance requirement for [[sheep]] may be more advantageous. Care should be taken however as, like other wools in RimWorld, it is exceptionally flammable.
  
== Trivia ==
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==Trivia==
 
Contrary to wool in real life, wool in [[RimWorld]] is more flammable than [[Cloth|cotton]], rather than less.
 
Contrary to wool in real life, wool in [[RimWorld]] is more flammable than [[Cloth|cotton]], rather than less.
  
 
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