# Coverage, Encumbrance and Warmth split for body parts

**URL:** https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/coverage-encumbrance-and-warmth-split-for-body-parts/9009
**Category:** The Drawing Board
**Created:** [February 28, 2015, 9:14pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/coverage-encumbrance-and-warmth-split-for-body-parts/9009 "2015-02-28T21:14:04Z")
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### Author: ![AisaK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/96bed5/32.png) [@AisaK](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/AisaK)
#### Post date: [February 28, 2015, 9:14pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/coverage-encumbrance-and-warmth-split-for-body-parts/9009/1 "2015-02-28T21:14:04Z")

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I’m not a coder so its only a suggestion.  
The point is that a duster covers yours whole torso(~90%) and arms(~95%) but not so about the legs(~50%),  
it should reflect into warmth, encumbrance and protection.

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### Author: ![KA101](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/278dde/32.png) [@KA101](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/KA101)
#### Post date: [March 1, 2015, 12:51am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/coverage-encumbrance-and-warmth-split-for-body-parts/9009/2 "2015-03-01T00:51:48Z")

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Dev here. If you’re referring to a duster you’ve got IRL and it doesn’t cover your legs effectively, it might be closer to DDA’s concept of a trenchcoat instead. About the only difference in-game is that the duster covers legs.

(Mine IRL is decidedly a trenchcoat.)

This was a point of some friendly contention for a while before we merged in the dusters, so confusion is understandable.

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### Author: ![i2amroy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/i2amroy/32/909_2.png) [@i2amroy](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/i2amroy)
#### Post date: [March 1, 2015, 1:04am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/coverage-encumbrance-and-warmth-split-for-body-parts/9009/3 "2015-03-01T01:04:10Z")

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Coverage being split up by body part might eventually go in, and it’s definitely on my personal to-do list, but it’s a lot of work for very minimal gain, so it’s rather low on said list.

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### Author: ![Zireael](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/zireael/32/956_2.png) [@Zireael](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Zireael)
#### Post date: [March 2, 2015, 7:20pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/coverage-encumbrance-and-warmth-split-for-body-parts/9009/4 "2015-03-02T19:20:02Z")

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In principle, it’s a neat idea, but I agree, a lot of work.