Trailmakers Hat Pack is downloadable content (DLC) released in 2020, requiring the base Trailmakers game to function. This content focuses purely on cosmetic enhancement, adding 13 unique pieces of headwear for character customization within the existing vehicle-building sandbox gameplay loop.
As an expansion pack, its primary function is to provide aesthetic variety. The base game, which requires this pack to utilize its contents, centers around creative engineering, building functional vehicles, aircraft, and contraptions to overcome various challenges across different modes.
The Hat Pack integrates 13 distinct pieces of headwear directly into the character customization menu. These items are purely visual enhancements, allowing players to personalize their in-game pilot appearance. The core gameplay loop—designing, testing, and deploying creations—remains unchanged, but the player avatar can now feature one of these new cosmetic items.
It is important to note that these additions have zero impact on performance, durability, or functionality of player-built machines. The content is strictly limited to the visual representation of the player character.
This DLC is specifically targeted at existing players of the base game who wish to expand their options for character personalization. Since its release, community reception has focused on its role as a minor aesthetic addition rather than a substantial content update. As an older piece of DLC, it is fully integrated into the current version of the main game, requiring no special activation beyond ownership.