Half Mask Respirator
| Half Mask Respirator | |
|---|---|
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| Class | Protective Gear |
| Slot | Mask |
| Covers | Head |
| Can't Wear With |
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| Weight | 1 |
| Insulation | 75% |
| Wind Resistance | 60% |
| Water Resistance | 100% |
| Bite Defense | 10% |
| Scratch Defense | 30% |
| Corpse Sickness | 25% |
| Discomfort | 50% |
| Chance to Fall | 10% |
| Condition | 3 |
| Wear Chance | 1 in 2 |
| Can Tear | No |
| Research |
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| Location | Containers |
| Spawn ID | /additem Base.Hat_BuildersRespirator
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The Half Mask Respirator is a builder's mask that covers the nose and mouth with a pair of filters. It is protective gear worn in the Mask slot. Its main job is to keep out the foul air around rotting bodies.
While its filters still work, it cuts down the sickness that comes from being near corpses. That makes it useful when clearing a house full of dead or burning a pile of bodies. Its cost is comfort, as the mask is unpleasant to wear for long.
Respirators are found in tool stores, morgues, labs and workshops. Without filters it becomes the Half Mask Respirator (No Filters), which can take new Respirator Filters. The Tailor is the best occupation for protective gear. It starts with the most Tailoring skill.
Wearing
The mask covers the head and keeps it warm and dry. It blocks most wind and all rain on the face. That helps on a cold, wet day.
It stops about a third of scratches and a tenth of bites to the head. The Gas Mask does better, stopping half of scratches and nearly a third of bites. The Gas Mask also halves vision, while the respirator leaves sight clear. The Dust Mask is lighter but stops very little.
Wearing the respirator adds a fair amount of discomfort, a little less than the Gas Mask. It sits firmly and rarely falls off in a fight.
It sits in the Mask slot. It cannot be worn with a gas mask, a breathing mask, a breathing apparatus or a full helmet. Glasses fit with it.
Tailoring
Its condition is low, and each hit has an even chance to wear it down. Research Craft on the respirator teaches three recipes: Make Gas Mask Filter, Recharge Filters and Make Improvised Gas Mask.
The Research Craft option in the inventory menu studies the Half Mask Respirator and teaches the recipes below.
| Recipe | Output | Image | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Make Gas Mask Filter | Gas Mask Filter - Crafted | 
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/additem Base.GasmaskFilterCrafted
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| Recharge Filters | Gas Mask Filter | 
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/additem Base.GasmaskFilter
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| Make Improvised Gas Mask | Improvised Gas Mask | 
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/additem Base.Hat_ImprovisedGasMask
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Used in Crafting
These recipes accept the Half Mask Respirator by its type rather than by name.
| Recipe | Output | Image | Station |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attach Filter to Respirator | - | - | - |
| Remove Respirator Filters | - | - | - |
Locations
Tool stores are the best place to look. Their small boxes, counters and storerooms hold one about a fifth of the time. Morgue shelves hold them almost as often. Factory lockers, lab desks and mechanic lockers keep a few. Railroad repair shops, carpenter workshops, farmhouses and university storerooms turn them up now and then. Garages and sheds hold one on their shelves and counters as well.
The places where it spawns, with the rough chance per container. Each tab shows one kind of place.
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Tool store | Small box | 22.4% |
| Tool store storage | Other | 22.4% |
| Tool store | Counter | 17.9% |
| Jewelry store | Counter | 3.4% |
| Welding workshop | Military locker | 3.4% |
| Welding workshop | Tool cabinet | 3.4% |
| Warehouse | Small box | 2.8% |
| Outdoor supply store | Metal shelves | 2.5% |
| Outdoorsupply storage | Metal shelves | 2.5% |
| Tool store | Other | 2.5% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Morgue | Metal shelves | 19.9% |
| Factory storage | Locker | 8.1% |
| Laboratory | Desk | 6.9% |
| Laboratory | Other | 6.9% |
| Mechanic | Locker | 5.7% |
| Catwalk | Other | 5.4% |
| Railroad repair | Counter | 5.4% |
| Railroad repair | Tool cabinet | 5.4% |
| Railroad storage | Other | 5.4% |
| Carpenter workshop | Dresser | 3.8% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Garage storage | Counter | 3.6% |
| Garage storage | Metal shelves | 3.6% |
| Shed | Counter | 3.6% |
| Shed | Metal shelves | 3.6% |
| Shed | Shelves | 3.6% |
| Garage ranger | Other | 3.3% |
| Closet | Crate | 2.8% |
| Closet | Other | 2.8% |
| Shed | Other | 2.8% |
| Garage storage | Crate | 2.1% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Survivor safehouse | Dresser | 2.8% |
| Survivor safehouse | Wardrobe | 2.8% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Dresser | 2.4% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Wardrobe | 2.4% |
| Survivor safehouse (mid game) | Dresser | 2% |
| Survivor safehouse (mid game) | Wardrobe | 2% |
| Survivor safehouse | Cardboard box | 1.7% |
| Survivor safehouse | Crate | 1.7% |
| Survivor safehouse | Small box | 1.7% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Cardboard box | 1% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Inside a bag or case | Toolbox | 0.6% |
| Inside a bag or case | Bag skill maintenance duffel bag | 0.5% |
Notes
- The respirator only blocks corpse sickness while its filters still work.
- Remove Respirator Filters takes the filters out, and Attach Filter to Respirator puts new ones in.
- Research Craft on the mask teaches how to make and recharge filters.
- Morgues are a good place to find one, and a good place to need one.
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