Editing Clothing

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:''For clothing coverage, see [[Armor#Types of protection]]''

[[File:dwarf_clothes_preview2.png|right]]'''Clothes''' are items made out of [[cloth]] or [[leather]], and worn and owned by sapient creatures. The availability of specific articles of clothing varies by civilization; each has its own set of clothing that it can produce. For example, in Fortress mode, sandals and shoes are in the same clothing class, but only the latter can be produced by dwarves, whereas the former must be stripped off dead enemies. [[Dwarves]] are gender-insensitive; a male dwarf may well put on a dress.

Within the game engine, there is no fundamental difference between clothing and [[armor]], something accentuated by regular clothing's ability to occasionally block attacks. Clothes wear out over time. Some wearable leather items, including leather armor, helms, and boots truly are armor and will not be worn by civilians. Armor can be thought of as metal clothing, thicker and have a much better chance of blocking attacks. However, armor is not subject to standard wear and will not be automatically equipped by civilians. For details on specific items of clothing and their materials, see: [[Armor#Material_requirements]].

 

Though many creatures, including non-humanoids, can wear all kinds of clothing, it is only dwarves, [[human]]s, [[elf|elves]], [[kobold]]s and [[goblin]]s that will visually appear wearing different articles of clothing. This is because those aforementioned races have dedicated sprite sheets for each of them. While other creatures ''can'' wear clothes, it won't appear on their sprite, but clicking on them and checking their inventory can show they are wearing something, even if it wouldn't make sense in real life.

[[File:dwarf_clothes_preview.png|right]]The primary reason civilians wear clothing is for modesty, see the [[Clothing#Thoughts|thoughts]] section below for details. Some dwarves will also [[need]] to be extravagant, so clothing with [[quality]] or [[decoration]] bonuses will satisfy that. A particular benefit of footwear is to keep your dwarves from stepping barefoot in [[contaminant]]s that can be dangerous.

Clothing can be made from cloth at a [[clothier's shop]] or leather at a [[leather works]]. It will be [[size]]d for the creature that does the job, see the size section next for details. Dye cannot be applied to clothing - to make dyed clothes, the cloth used to make clothes or the thread used to make the cloth must be dyed first. Clothing usually worn in pairs, like mittens, shoes and socks, will be made in pairs, though the quality levels of the two created items can differ.  Currently, any clothing job consumes one whole unit of cloth or leather, regardless of the size of the piece(s) produced.

To maximize value, use a custom stockpile to collect high-quality dyed cloth and link it to a clothier's workshop producing dresses or robes, and assign the workshop to a skilled worker.

Remember that certain items produced at a [[leather works]] constitute leather [[armor]] rather than clothing. This includes "leather armor" (referring to leather upper-body armor), leather leggings, leather boots (high and low), and leather helms. This distinction is significant because these items will not be automatically picked up and equipped by civilians, will not wear out (but can of course suffer wear in combat), and must be stored in [[armor]] stockpiles rather than [[finished goods]] stockpiles as detailed below.

Clothing and armor all have a size associated with them, and equipment made for one size of creature cannot be worn by sufficiently larger or smaller creatures - the acceptable range is between ±1/7th of the creature's size. ^{[http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=140544.msg6843526#msg6843526][http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=169696.msg8284471#msg8284471]} For dwarves, this applies to clothes and armor worn by humans and [[troll]]s (which will appear to be ''large''^*) as well as kobolds (which will appear to be ''small''); goblins and [[elf|elves]] are the same size as dwarves, so their clothing and armor can be equipped rather than being limited to [[Melt item|melt]]ing (in the case of metal armor) or using as [[trade]] goods (especially once [[Decoration|decorate]]d).

:''(*) Note one exception due to terminology: items made from leather from [[large rat]]s will appear as "large rat leather ______".  Human-sized gloves made from large rat leather would be "large large rat leather gloves."  (There are no non-large "rats" that provide leather, so while confusing, this is unambiguous.)''

Any clothing/armor that isn't ''large'' or ''small'' is one-size-fits-all, and can be worn by any dwarf, from the smallest child to the biggest adult.

Your dwarves can create clothing and armor in any size to accommodate the needs of non-dwarven fortress residents. To do so, request the clothing or armor to be made from their respective workshops, then click the magnifying glass for the task in the workshop or in the work order menu to specify the size. Alternatively, clothing made by a creature will be automatically sized for that creature. Sizing clothing for cougar or hyena men allows it to be worn by both humans and the dwarf-sized races.

Clothes are [[finished goods]], and will be stored in a finished goods [[stockpile]] if not claimed by dwarves, optionally in [[bin]]s. Items of clothing can be filtered within a stockpile according to where they are worn on the body, and are classified as armor (referring to upper-body clothing, not protective [[armor]] which must be stored in an [[armor]] [[stockpile]]), handwear, footwear, headwear, or legwear.

 

Dwarves will store their personal clothing in their [[room]]s, either directly on the floor, or in [[cabinet]]s. [[Personality_trait#ORDERLINESS|Tidy]] dwarves will rarely relinquish their tattered clothing, instead accumulating a large collection of worn clothes in their rooms. Owned clothing cannot be claimed or hauled by other dwarves, though if not currently worn or in the owners quarters, it will eventually revert to unowned after one season, making it available.

 

Note that owned clothing stored in [[cabinet]]s zoned as part of a dwarf bedroom will never revert to an unowned state in the current version, which can lead to a large amount of tattered clothing gradually accumulating throughout you fortress [[bedroom]]s. See the bugs section below for more information.

[[File:wearing_clothes_example.png|thumb|300px|right|The clothing of a dwarf child... that has recently touched alcohol.]]Clothing [[wear]]s out over time; while worn, it gains one level of wear every two years. While stored properly, either in a (non-refuse) stockpile or a dwarf's personal quarters, it will degrade very slowly (one wear level per century, automatically reduced to one wear level per 20 years if using [[DFHack]]). Worn clothing can quickly begin accumulating in a high population fort, and can be traded away or destroyed. Note that [[Item_quality#Quality_grades|masterful]] items of clothing destroyed via [[atom smasher]] or magma may generate unhappy thoughts for its creator, even if the item is worn out.

 

Note that clothing can also be damaged if the wearer takes damage, especially if the attack penetrates or from harder materials - this is true even for clothing made from [[Adamantine|special]] cloth.

 

Dwarves will try to replace their worn clothing themselves, if appropriate clothing is available in the fortress. ([http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=124350.msg4133470#msg4133470 supporting bay12 forum post])

 

 

 

 

 

Adult dwarves get unhappy thoughts if they are naked, or wearing tattered clothes. Babies do not wear clothes, but all adult and child dwarves will claim and wear clothing when available automatically. Dwarves may incur several different clothing-related bad thoughts from:

* Wearing tattered clothing (items with "X" or "XX" wear, but not lowercase "x" wear)

Clothing thoughts are quite strong, and stack with each other. [[Tantrum spiral]]s are likely unless you produce sufficient footwear, upper-, and lower-body-covering items. Thankfully, [[armor]] assigned to the relevant body areas will also prevent negative thoughts, and has the advantage of not being subject to wear, in addition to affording better protection. If you tell your militia-dwarves to replace normal clothes with their uniform, make sure you have armor to spare when conscripting <s>cannon fodder</s> legendary [[cheese maker]]s, as they'll happily strip naked even if you don't have a uniform waiting for them. You can also include a layer of cloth "armor", leggings, and especially socks in the mix to prevent nudity unhappiness in case of a shortage of real armor, but be warned: your dwarves will not automatically replace worn uniform-assigned clothing, leading your clothing-equipped militia dwarves to a different set of unhappy thoughts.

If you find it easier to produce plenty of [[armor]] instead of clothing, you can also group all your civilian dwarves into squads and assign them a uniform covering the basics. This not only ensures you don't have to offer them replacement clothes, but also ensures your entire population is at least slightly better protected. Having everybody grouped up into squads also might come in handy <s>if</s> when something nasty shows up in the midst of your civilians while your soldiers are busy elsewhere. The disadvantage of this is that the heavier armor may slow the civilian dwarves down.

*Dwarves amass a large collection of discarded clothing in their rooms, filling all [[cabinet]]s and covering every available tile.{{bug|7680}} Forbidding the items will clear their ownership after some weeks.{{cite forum|173188/7926370}} [[Utility:DFHack|DFHack]] provides a "cleanowned" command to help clean up the clutter.

[[Image:deadly sock.png|thumb|right|Minotaurs like socks too.]]This was the beginning of the dwarven obsession with socks.  Long ago, socks were plentiful in dwarven kingdoms across the land, and the bearded ones paid little heed to what adorned their feet.  But after the proud citadel of Nogrithog destroyed itself in a terrible civil war over a dispute concerning sock shortages, the production of which they were completely and utterly ignorant, the entire dwarf race everywhere in the universe vowed to never let this happen again.  Dwarves made sure to stockpile woolen, silken, and even cloth footwear against the unthinkable happening ever again.  Children were frightened with the story of the Great Sock War even before they stopped suckling at their mothers' breasts to indoctrinate them in proper sock hoarding behavior, and to get unruly children to behave: "If you don't stop pulling Catten's braids, Sibrek, all the socks will disappear!"

The bond between a dwarf and his socks is both wondrous and terrible.  The most hardened warrior finds his socks so warm and comforting that he is frequently seen wearing but a single boot -- why should he need steel to protect his other foot?  He already has a sock on it!  Upon losing his unarmored foot to a goblin's blade, he will console himself in the knowledge that at least his foot still has its sock on.