Dust Mask
| Dust Mask | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Class | Protective Gear |
| Slot | Mask |
| Covers | Head |
| Can't Wear With |
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| Weight | 0.2 |
| Insulation | 60% |
| Wind Resistance | 50% |
| Bite Defense | - |
| Scratch Defense | 5% |
| Corpse Sickness | 25% |
| Discomfort | 20% |
| Chance to Fall | 10% |
| Condition | 1 |
| Wear Chance | 1 in 1 |
| Can Tear | No |
| Location | Containers |
| Spawn ID | /additem Base.Hat_DustMask
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The Dust Mask is a light face mask that covers the mouth and nose. It is worn in the Mask slot. Tool shops, factories and garages keep them for their workers.
Its main use is guarding against corpse sickness, the illness that comes from being near dead bodies. It also keeps the face warm and blocks a fair share of wind. Its main cost is discomfort, and it breaks after a single hit.
Dust masks are a common find in tool stores, factory lockers and produce storage rooms. Zombies in sanitation outfits often wear one. The Tailor is the best occupation for protective gear. It starts with the most Tailoring skill.
Wearing
The mask keeps the head warmer than its small size suggests. It blocks about half the wind and suits cold, windy days.
Its real job is corpse sickness. It cuts the sickness from nearby corpses by a quarter. That makes it useful when clearing bodies after a fight.
It gives only a tiny guard against scratches. It adds a fair amount of discomfort while it is worn. It also has a small chance to fall off when the wearer is hit or knocked down.
The mask is fragile. It holds only one point of condition, and every hit wears it down, so one blow can ruin it.
It takes the Mask slot. A breathing mask, a breathing apparatus, an eye mask and full head pieces cannot be worn with it.
Locations
The Dust Mask is a common find. Produce storage counters always hold one, and dog food factory counters nearly always do. Tool stores keep them in small boxes and on counters about half the time. Factory lockers, drug lab wardrobes and mechanic lockers are also good spots.
Garages, sheds, warehouses and workshops turn one up fairly often. Lockers in bathrooms, break rooms, changing rooms and laundries do as well. Zombies in sanitation outfits wear one about one time in five.
The places where it spawns, with the rough chance per container. Each tab shows one kind of place.
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Produce storage | Counter | 100% |
| Tool store | Small box | 55.9% |
| Tool store storage | Other | 55.9% |
| Tool store | Counter | 44.8% |
| Warehouse | Small box | 14.1% |
| Tool store | Other | 7.8% |
| Tool store | Shelves | 7.8% |
| Welding workshop | Military locker | 6.9% |
| Welding workshop | Tool cabinet | 6.9% |
| Jewelry store | Counter | 6.8% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Dogfood factory | Counter | 83.3% |
| Factory storage | Locker | 40.4% |
| Drug lab | Wardrobe | 36.9% |
| Mechanic | Locker | 28.3% |
| Carpenter workshop | Dresser | 19% |
| Carpenter workshop | Wardrobe | 19% |
| Break room | Locker | 14.9% |
| Changing room | Locker | 14.9% |
| Studio | Metal shelves | 14.1% |
| Warehouse | Metal shelves | 14.1% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Any building | Zombie wearing a sanitation outfit | 21.7% |
| Inside a bag or case | Toolbox | 1.3% |
| Inside a bag or case | Bag skill maintenance duffel bag | 1% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Garage ranger | Other | 16.4% |
| Garage storage | Counter | 16.4% |
| Garage storage | Metal shelves | 16.4% |
| Bathroom | Locker | 14.9% |
| Laundry | Locker | 14.9% |
| Closet | Crate | 14.1% |
| Closet | Other | 14.1% |
| Shed | Other | 14.1% |
| Shed | Counter | 13.7% |
| Shed | Metal shelves | 13.7% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Survivor safehouse | Dresser | 7% |
| Survivor safehouse | Wardrobe | 7% |
| Survivor safehouse | Bin | 6.8% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Dresser | 6% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Wardrobe | 6% |
| Survivor safehouse (mid game) | Dresser | 5% |
| Survivor safehouse (mid game) | Wardrobe | 5% |
| Survivor safehouse | Cardboard box | 4.2% |
| Survivor safehouse | Crate | 4.2% |
| Survivor safehouse | Small box | 4.2% |
Notes
- The mask cuts corpse sickness by a quarter, which helps when clearing bodies.
- One hit can destroy it, so a spare is worth carrying.
- It burns, so a ruined mask can serve as tinder.
- A zombie in a sanitation outfit is a good place to look for one.
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