Accessories

Accessories are the small worn items: hats, gloves, glasses, masks, jewellery, watches, belts and holsters. Most of them add a little warmth or style rather than armour. A few, such as metal and bone gloves, protect the hands well. Jewellery can be scrapped for gold and silver. Hats and gloves add real warmth in winter. The Tailor is the best occupation for accessories. It starts with the most Tailoring skill.

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Best Accessories

The top pick for each role, by the game's own figures.

For	Name	Image	Stats	Spawn ID
Warmest	Gloves		100% insulation	/additem Base.Gloves_WhiteTINT
Best against bites	Bone Fingerless Gloves		70% bite defence	/additem Base.Gloves_BoneGloves
Best against scratches	Bone Fingerless Gloves		80% scratch defence	/additem Base.Gloves_BoneGloves
Best against wind	Gloves		100% wind resistance	/additem Base.Gloves_WhiteTINT

Hats and Headwear

Hats keep the head warm. The Winter Hat has 100% insulation and 100% wind resistance. The Winter Hat - Sheepskin matches it. The Wool Hat has 90% insulation and 90% wind resistance. The Santa Hat has 80% insulation but only 25% wind resistance.

Head wraps and sacks cover the whole head. The Burlap Headwrap (Fully Closed) and the Cloth Headwrap (Fully Closed) fill the full hat slot. Open-face versions leave the mouth free, so the wearer can eat. The Shemagh can be worn three ways: fully closed, as a scarf or as a face covering.

Everyday caps add very little warmth. The Baseball Cap and the Bandana each have 10% insulation. The Beret has 0.3. Cloth hats such as the Baseball Cap also burn as fire tinder.

Gloves and Handwraps

Gloves keep the hands warm. The Gloves item has 100% insulation and 100% wind resistance. Gloves - Hunting Camo match those numbers. Leather Gloves have 75% insulation and 75% wind resistance.

A few gloves protect against bites. The Bone Fingerless Gloves, the Fingerless Gloves - Metal and the Fingerless Gloves - Scrap Metal each have 70% bite defence and 80% scratch defence. Leather Gloves have 15% bite defence and 30% scratch defence. Plain Fingerless Gloves have 15% scratch defence.

Handwraps are the cheap option. Sew Handwraps makes them from Rag, Denim Strips, Leather Strips or Burlap Piece. It needs a needle or an awl and Thread or Twine. Leather Strip Handwraps give 10% bite defence and 20% scratch defence. Tarp Handwraps also have full water resistance.

Glasses and Masks

Glasses fill the eyes slot. The group holds Prescription Glasses, Reading Glasses, Sunglasses, Shooting Glasses, Ski Goggles and Swimming Goggles. Most styles come in prescription, cosmetic and sun versions. The Eyepatch covers one eye.

Masks cover the face. The Balaclava has 100% insulation and 100% wind resistance. The Balaclava - Open leaves the mouth free for eating. The Rag Bandana - Face is the simplest mask.

A mask helps around dead bodies. The game's guide says to move away, bury or burn corpses, or wear a mask. Too many corpses in one area causes sickness through the Noxious Smell moodle.

Jewellery and Watches

Jewellery is worn on the neck, ears, nose, fingers, wrists and belly button. Gold and silver pieces include rings, necklaces, chokers, earrings, bangles and belly button studs. Some pieces carry gems, such as the Gold Ring with Ruby or the Silver Necklace with Sapphire Stone.

Jewellery has a practical use. Scrap Gold Jewellery turns a gold piece into Gold Fragments. Scrap Silver Jewellery turns a silver piece into Silver Fragments. Both need pliers, a small saw or light metal snips. Scrap Jewellery works on the pieces set with gems.

Watches are worn on the wrist. The Wrist Watch - Classic, the Wrist Watch - Military and the Digital Watch are the common types. The Wrist Watch - Luthex counts as a memento.

Holsters and Belts

Holsters give an extra weapon slot for a handgun. The Holster and the Holster - Double hang from the belt. The Holster - Ankle straps to the ankle. Hide Holster and Duct Tape Holster are the homemade versions.

Holsters come from gun stores, pawn shops and ranger stations. The Duct Tape Holster is the easiest to make. Researching a Holster teaches Sew Holster and Sew Double Holster. Make Duct Tape Holster needs Tailoring 1. Sew Holster makes a Hide Holster at Tailoring 4. Sew Double Holster makes a Holster - Double at Tailoring 5.

Crafting

Knitting makes warm accessories. Knit Beanie and Knit Scarf need Tailoring 1. Knit Wool Hat needs Tailoring 2. Knit Open-Face Balaclava needs Tailoring 3, and Knit Full Balaclava needs Tailoring 4. All knitting recipes must be learned first. The Tailor occupation and the Sewer trait know them.

Hide and fur make sturdier pieces. Sew Hide Hat needs Tailoring 2. Sew Fur Hat makes the Raccoon Hat or the Winter Hat - Sheepskin at Tailoring 4. Sew Leather Gloves needs Tailoring 6.

Bone and metal give the best gloves. Make Bone Armored Gloves needs Tailoring 5 and Carving 3. Make Scrap Metal Gloves needs Welding 4 and Tailoring 1. Forge Fingerless Metal Gloves needs Blacksmithing 6 and Tailoring 3. Make Bone Choker needs Tailoring 4. Animal skull and tusk necklaces need only Tailoring 1, plus Carving for the tusk and tooth pieces.

Some hats need no skill at all. Make Newspaper Hat, Make Tin Foil Hat and Make Tarp Hat are open to everyone.

Locations

Clothing stores sort accessories onto glove, eyewear and headwear shelves. Leather Gloves also sit in golf stores and burglar kits. Winter Hats fill winter clothing storage.

Prescription Glasses come from optometrists. Reading Glasses fill pharmacy cosmetics shelves. Sunglasses fill eyewear shelves, golf stores and camping stores. Gold Necklaces fill jewellery stores, bank deposit boxes and jeweler tools. Bandanas sit on band merch shelves and in hiker packs.

Notes

• The Bone Choker is filed under Protective Gear and gives 100 bite and 100% scratch defence to the neck.
• A Balaclava - Open keeps the face warm and still lets the wearer eat.

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