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== Analysis ==
 
== Analysis ==
Alpaca wool has the second worst protective stats of any [[textile]] in the game, tied only with other [[wools]], and besting [[cloth]] only by virtue of providing  significantly more heat armor (though still little relative to textiles like [[devilstrand]]). Like other wools, however, where alpaca wool excels is in cold insulation. It offers the 4th best cold insulation of any textile in the game. For comparison, its heat insulation is lacking, tied for 10th of all textiles, comparable to many [[leather]]s.
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Along with the other [[wool]]s, alpaca wool has the second worst protective stats of any [[textile]] in the game, only beating [[cloth]] by virtue of heat armor. But like other wools, sheep wool excels against the cold, offering the 4th best cold insulation. In comparison, its heat insulation is around many [[leather]]s, at 10th of all textiles. This makes alpaca clothes mostly used for cold insulation. Outside of the extreme cold, it may be wiser to use a less insulative, but more protective clothing.  
  
Thus, it is almost entirely irrelevant as protective clothing. Additionally, its mediocre heat insulation make it unattractive in hot [[biomes]], as many leathers are available with equivalent insulation but significantly better protection. While its cold insulation may prove useful in colder biomes, many less insulative materials may be utilized instead for their higher protective values. Where alpaca wool clothing shines is its ease of acquisition; the alpaca has the second fastest Per Day production rate for wool while only eating as much as a [[sheep]]. This means it can be useful for [[parka]]s or other pieces of clothing which are situational.
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Where alpaca wool clothing shines is its ease of acquisition; the alpaca has the second fastest Per Day production rate for wool, while only eating as much as a [[sheep]]. This means it can be useful for [[parka]]s or other pieces of clothing which are situational.
  
For use in [[furniture]], it only has a somewhat improved [[Property:Beauty Factor|beauty factor]] over other common textiles, but its rapid redundancy as clothing, the ease of acquisition, and modest value makes it a solid choice for improving furniture [[beauty]] and providing bulk textiles for construction. Care should be taken however as, like other wools in RimWorld, it is exceptionally flammable.
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As [[furniture]], it only has a somewhat improved [[Property:Beauty Factor|beauty factor]] over other common textiles, but its rapid redundancy as clothing, the ease of acquisition, and modest value makes it a solid choice for improving furniture [[beauty]] and providing bulk textiles for construction. But like other wools in RimWorld, it is exceptionally flammable.
  
 
== Trivia ==
 
== Trivia ==

Revision as of 19:56, 26 September 2022

Alpaca wool

Alpaca wool

The remarkably soft wool of an alpaca. It is warm, protects well from heat, and fetches a high price.

Base Stats

Type
TextileFabric
Stuff Categories
Fabric
Market Value
3.8 Silver
Stack Limit
100
Mass
0.028 kg
Beauty
-4
HP
90
Deterioration Rate
2.6
Flammability
40%
Path Cost
15

Stat Modifiers

Beauty Factor
×1.5
Work To Make Factor
×1
Work To Build Factor
×1
Max Hit Points
×1
Flammability
×1.7
Armor - Sharp
×0.36
Armor - Blunt
×0
Armor - Heat
×1.10
Insulation - Cold
+30 °C (54 °F)
Insulation - Heat
+16 °C (28.8 °F)
Technical
Color
(237,216,174)


Alpaca wool is a type of fabric gathered by animal handlers by shearing tamed alpacas. Alpaca wool is a very good insulator, and is therefore recommended in clothing like parkas and tuques.

Acquisition

Alpaca wool is acquired by shearing tamed alpacas - each alpaca can be sheared every 10 days for 45 wool, for an average of 4.5 per day.

It can also be purchased from traders.

Analysis

Along with the other wools, alpaca wool has the second worst protective stats of any textile in the game, only beating cloth by virtue of heat armor. But like other wools, sheep wool excels against the cold, offering the 4th best cold insulation. In comparison, its heat insulation is around many leathers, at 10th of all textiles. This makes alpaca clothes mostly used for cold insulation. Outside of the extreme cold, it may be wiser to use a less insulative, but more protective clothing.

Where alpaca wool clothing shines is its ease of acquisition; the alpaca has the second fastest Per Day production rate for wool, while only eating as much as a sheep. This means it can be useful for parkas or other pieces of clothing which are situational.

As furniture, it only has a somewhat improved beauty factor over other common textiles, but its rapid redundancy as clothing, the ease of acquisition, and modest value makes it a solid choice for improving furniture beauty and providing bulk textiles for construction. But like other wools in RimWorld, it is exceptionally flammable.

Trivia

Contrary to wool in real life, wool in RimWorld is more flammable than cotton, rather than less.