Bone Mask
| Bone Mask | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Class | Protective Gear |
| Slot | Eye Mask |
| Covers | Head |
| Can't Wear With |
|
| Weight | 0.5 |
| Insulation | 25% |
| Wind Resistance | 55% |
| Water Resistance | 100% |
| Bite Defense | 50% |
| Scratch Defense | 70% |
| Vision | -50% |
| Can Tear | Yes |
| Research | Make Bone Choker |
| Crafting Skill | Tailoring: 2, Carving: 2 |
| Crafting | See How to Craft |
| Location | Crafted |
| Spawn ID | /additem Base.Hat_BoneMask
|
| Crafting XP | 13 XP (Tailoring) 20 XP (Carving) |
The Bone Mask is a crafted face mask carved from bone pieces and tied on with leather strips. It belongs to the bone armour set, the primitive gear a survivor can make far from any store. The mask sits over the eyes and face and guards the head against zombie attacks.
Its main strength is protection for a part of the body that most hats leave open. Its main cost is vision, because it cuts how far the wearer can see by half. The mask is never found as loot. It comes only from the Make Bone Mask recipe, which needs some skill in both Tailoring and Carving. The Tailor is the best occupation for protective gear. It starts with the most Tailoring skill.
Wearing
The Bone Mask stops half of all bites to the head and seven in ten scratches. That is solid cover for a part of the body that most headgear leaves open. It also adds a little warmth and blocks over half the wind on the head, so it helps on a cold, blustery day.
The price is sight. The mask halves how far the wearer can see, so zombies come into view much later. That makes it a poor choice for scouting or moving through open country. It suits close work inside a base or a planned fight in a known place.
Compared with other masks in the same slot, the Bone Mask guards well. The Hockey Mask stops 30 percent of bites and half of scratches. The Wood Mask matches the Bone Mask on bites and does slightly better on scratches. All three carry the same cut to vision.
The mask takes the Eye Mask slot. It blocks anything worn over the eyes, such as glasses. It also blocks breathing masks, other masks, full suits with hoods and headgear that covers the whole head.
Tailoring
The Bone Mask can get holes when it is hit. The Research Craft option on the mask teaches the Make Bone Choker recipe. That makes a found or crafted mask a good way to learn how to make neck protection from the same bone pieces.
The Research Craft option in the inventory menu studies the Bone Mask and teaches the recipes below.
| Recipe | Output | Image | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Make Bone Choker | Bone Choker | 
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/additem Base.Necklace_Choker_Bone
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How to Craft Bone Mask
Each recipe that makes the Bone Mask is listed with its materials and the tools it keeps.
Make Bone Mask
The Make Bone Mask recipe makes the Bone Mask. It needs Tailoring level 2, Carving level 2.
| Name | Image | Amount | Kept | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bone Pieces | 
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6x | No | /additem Base.SmallAnimalBone
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| Leather Strips | 
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1x | No | /additem Base.LeatherStrips
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| Large Knife | 
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1x | Yes | /additem Base.LargeKnife
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| Twine | 
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1x | No | /additem Base.Twine
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| Awl | 
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1x | Yes | /additem Base.Awl
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Locations
The Bone Mask is never found in the world. It is made with the Make Bone Mask recipe from 6 Bone Pieces, Leather Strips and Twine. The work needs a sharp knife and an awl, which are kept. The crafter needs level 2 in Tailoring and level 2 in Carving.
Notes
- The mask halves the wearer's sight range, so it is best kept for planned fights and base defence.
- Research Craft on the mask teaches the Make Bone Choker recipe.
- Glasses cannot be worn with it, since both use the space over the eyes.
- The recipe only needs bone pieces, leather, twine and two kept tools, so it can be made far from any town.
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