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'''Cover''' can be anything that has the possibility to stop a fired bullet from hitting the intended target. Cover in RimWorld can be found in several forms. Some examples are: [[Chunk|Rubble]], [[Sandbags]], [[Wall]]s, the [[Saguaro cactus]], and even [[animals]].<br/>

Here's a list of each angle threshold and the corresponding cover effectiveness multiplier in a list - as this doesn't look particularly great in a table:

*'''a < 15°''' = 100% effectiveness

*'''15° < a < 27°''' = 80% effectiveness

*'''27° < a < 40°''' = 60% effectiveness

*'''40° < a < 52°''' = 40% effectiveness

*'''52° < a < 65°''' = 20% effectiveness

! Contents: !! High Cover !! Low Cover !! other/unknown

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* [[Cover#Door|Door]]

* [[Cover#Walls|Walls]]

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* [[Cover#Sandbags|Sand Bags]]

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* [[Cover#Buildings|Buildings]]

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* [[Cover#Mountain walls|Mountain walls]]

* [[Cover#Saguaro cactus|Saguaro cactus]]

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* [[Cover#Rubble|Rubble]]  

* [[Cover#Bushes|Bushes]]

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* [[Cover#Animals|Animals]]

== Natural cover ==

=== Chunks ===

[[Chunk]]s provide 50% cover.

They are littered all over the map, in the form of [[Rock chunk|rock]] or [[steel slag chunk]]s. They will be used by attackers to gain an advantage over you.<br>

You can also use chunks for protection, but their random placement is unlikely to favor you, so it's advisable to use it only during mobile warfare or as a last resort.

* Create a [[dumping stockpile zone]] in the desired shape (typically 1 square wide).

* The dumping zones accept Chunks and Corpses by default, you can choose only the type of chunk you want.

* Select chunks on the map using the "Haul things" option in the "Orders" tab of the [[Architect]] menu.

* Place Colonists behind this line for cover during a firefight.

Bushes provide 20% cover. In general, you'll want to avoid these—especially as they can catch fire very easily.

=== Trees ===

Trees provide 25% cover.

=== Saguaro cactus ===

A [[saguaro cactus]] is a large tree-like cactus with 2 branches. They provide 35% cover.

A last resort to cover if you have nothing else can be animals. By having animals between your colonist(s) and the attackers, they can actually work as a makeshift barricade (or 'meat shield') by being hit instead of your colonists. Larger animals (e.g. [[Muffalo]]) work better for this. However, you shouldn't rely on this, as animals tend to wander off at random. They can, however, become enraged and attack your enemies (or you) if fired upon long enough, so there may be something to it after all.

Other pawns can be used to shield your colonist from fire if they are in between them and the attacker. This is a natural shield when going up against a brawler that is backed up by a ranged attacker as their allies will accidentally hit them. Putting one colonist in front of another will also be used as a meat shield for the one behind. A downed pawn can provide cover as long as they're still alive, but once they die they lose the ability to soak up projectiles.

== Artificial cover ==

=== Sandbags and barricades ===

[[Sandbags]] and [[barricade]]s are the easiest and cheapest method of protection, offering substantial survivability potential while maintaining maximum angles of fire — great for shooters that need to cover a wide area of approach. U-shapes are good for one character to hide in. Zigzag patterns will allow multiple characters to cover close together, which is handy if you want to focus fire on a few attackers. They can also be combined with walls to provide additional cover from more angles.

Sandbags and barricades both provide {{%|{{Q|Barricade|Cover Effectiveness}}}} cover. Barricades differ from Sandbags in that they are made from solid materials such as [[stone]], [[wood]] and [[metals]], while sandbags use [[textiles]]. This allows barricades to be made slightly earlier in game as textiles can sometimes be difficult to find early on, however wood and steel are flammable and not particularly strong. Once stonecutting comes online however, stone barricades are cost effective and fireproof low cover

=== Walls ===

[[Wall]]s can be used as cover as well. Characters will lean around them to shoot. Natural walls work in the same way, and will almost always have more durability than any artificial wall.

=== Door ===

A [[door]] can be used as a high cover if it stands alone so a colonist can lean around it.

=== Buildings ===

* [[Nutrient paste dispenser]]

* [[Geothermal generator]]

* [[Comms console]]

* [[Solar generator]]

* [[Mini-turret]] ('''will explode''' in a 3 tile radius if too damaged!)

* [[Research bench]]

* [[Shelf]]

* [[Plant pot]] (low cover)

== Not cover ==

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