Editing Armor

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'''Armor''' is a type of [[apparel]] that generally offers good protection from damage, but poor insulation and (in some cases) movement speed penalties.

If left exposed with no roof, armor will [[Deterioration|deteriorate]] until it disintegrates. Like clothing, armor also slowly degrades while worn on colonists or when the wearer gets hit.

Colonists wearing armor have a chance of outright avoiding all damage from an attack, as the reinforced plates can sometimes utterly deflect a bullet or a melee strike. This will be represented by a "tink" sound and a spark. They may also receive a mitigated blow, for only half of the damage.

The [[Gear]] tab shows aggregate stats about armor once worn, including total protection and mass.

== Armor rating ==
There are several types of armor ratings;
{| {{STDT| c_08 text-center}}
! Name !! Label !! Description
|- style="text-align:left;"
! [[Injury#Blunt|Blunt]]
| Armor - Blunt || Protection against blunt damage like club attacks, rock falls, and explosions.
|- style="text-align:left;"
! [[Injury#Piercing|Piercing]]
| Armor - Piercing || Protection against piercing damage like bullets, knife stabs, and animal bites.
|- style="text-align:left;"
! [[Injury#Heat|Heat]]
| Armor - Heat || Protection against temperature-related damage like burns.
|}

Each ''effective'' point of armor gives 0.5% to harmlessly deflect damage, and another 0.5% chance to mitigate it, instead receiving half the damage as blunt damage. Each effective armor point below 100% results in a net 0.75% reduction in damage, while each point above results in a 0.25% reduction. This means that at 200% effective armor rating, colonists will be completely immune to damage; this currently works only on heat damage which lacks armor penetration, and can be seen on [[mechanoid]]s. <br>
[[Cataphract armor]] at Legendary quality comes at a close second, reaching 200% sharp rating, though all sharp attacks have armor penetration meaning that even a pawn hit too many times will fall.

In-game this is calculated as follows:
#The armor rating is reduced by the armor penetration value, dependent on the weapon.
#The remaining armor rating is then compared against a random number from 0 to 100:
#*If the random number is under half the armor rating, the damage deflects harmlessly.
#*If the random number is over half the armor rating, but not higher than the armor rating, the damage is mitigated.
#*If the random number is greater than the armor rating, the armor has no effect.
*Maximum armor rating is at 200%.

Armor is calculated per piece of apparel, from the outside in. Armor mitigation does stack multiplicatively, e.g. 2 pieces of clothing or armor will mitigate damage twice for 25% damage.

Note that armor does not stop weapons with sufficient stopping power from staggering colonists, even if the damage is deflected.

== Durability ==
Apparel, including armor, take damage when it gets hit and blocks damage for the wearer. It takes a constant fraction of incoming damage instead of absorbing all prevented damage, so high-quality armor lasts about the same time as low-quality armor.
Armor degrades over tim

== Clothing Layers ==
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== Middle Layer ==
{{Item
| name         = Flak vest
| image        = ArmorVest.png
| description  = {{main|Flak vest}} A vest with armor plates inserted on the chest and back. Protects against gunfire.
| note         = A basic plate, strapped to a [[colonist]]'s or [[raider]]'s chest to protect their torso from gunshots and some other injuries.
}}


== Middle and On skin layer ==

{{Item
| name         = Flak pants
| image        = ArmorPants.png
| description  = {{main|Flak pants}}A pair of pants with armor plates sewn in. While it's not as good as solid armor, it offers effective protection against all manner of attacks while remaining quite comfortable.
| note         = A pair of pants with armor plates sewn in.
}}


== Middle and Shell Layers ==
{{Item
| name         = Plate armor
| image        = Plate_armor.png
| description  = {{main|Plate armor}} Overlapping solid plates of armor covering the entire body from neck to feet.
| note         = Heavy armor. Not advised for 24/7 wearing on [[colonist]]s due to the movement speed penalty.
}}

{{Item
| name         = Recon armor
| image        = ReconArmor.png
| description  = {{main|Recon armor}} A suit of light partially-powered armor, designed to permit quick movement. Lightweight plasteel-weave plates block attacks without compromising mobility, and neuro-memetic assistors in the lower body allow a human to wear the armor and still move easily.<br> Armor like this is often used by imperial scout troops and glitterworld police forces.
}}

{{Item
| name         = Marine armor
| image        = PoweredArmor.png
| description  = {{main|Marine armor}} A suit of light powered armor. Layered plasteel-weave plates are very effective at stopping attacks, with few vulnerable joint sections. Neuro-memetic assistors allow a human to wear the armor and still move easily. <br> Armor like this is often used by imperial janissaries and rapid-incursion space marines.
| note         = Durable but heavy armor. Not advised for 24/7 wearing on [[colonist]]s due to the movement speed penalty.
}}


{{Item
| name         = Cataphract armor
| image        = CataphractArmor.png
| description  = {{main|Cataphract armor}} A suit of heavy powered armor, built for maximum protection at the cost of mobility. Heavy layered plasteel-weave plates with solid ablative coatings stop all but the most well-aimed or powerful attacks. Neuro-memetic assistors prevent the suit's massive weight from immobilizing the wearer entirely, but the suit is still quite cumbersome. <br> Armor like this is used by imperial cataphracts to break heavily fortified positions in frontal assaults when no other option is available.
}}

== Over Head Layer ==


{{Item
| name         = Simple helmet
| image        = M1Helmet.png
| description  = {{main|Simple helmet}} A simple helmet which gives moderate protection against sharp attacks. Not effective against blunt attacks.
| note         = Cheap, but bulky protection for one's noggin. Can be made out of various [[material]]s to potentially improve durability and therefore lifetime. Less protective than a Flak Helmet.
}}


{{Item
| name         = Flak helmet
| image        = KevlarHelmet.png
| description  = {{main|Flak helmet}} A lightweight combat helmet with a complex design, reinforced with plasteel. Not effective against blunt attacks.
| note         = Mid-tier headgear that provides better protection than the simple helmet. Companion to the [[Flak vest]].
}}


{{Item
| name         =Recon helmet
| image        = ReconHelmet.png
| description  = {{main|Recon helmet}} A high-tech armored helmet with a built-in status computer and a protective plasteel-weave plate. Armor like this is often used by imperial scout troops or glitterworld police forces
}}


{{Item
| name         =Marine helmet
| image        = PoweredArmorHelmet.png
| description  = {{main|Marine helmet}} A part of a [[#Power Armor|power armor]] set, mostly used by heavy infantry.
| note         = Advanced, but uncomfortable. It is currently the only helmet that covers the entire face. 
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{{Item
| name         =Cataphract helmet
| image        = CataphractHelmet.png
| description  = {{main|Cataphract helmet}} ?
| note         = ?
}}


{{Item
| name         = Psychic foil helmet
| image        = psychicfoilhelmet.png
| description  = {{main|Psychic foil helmet}} A thin helmet containing finely-tuned sheets of psychically-absorptive foil. Reduces the impact of psychic events.
| note         = Great protection against mind-reading lizard men. Not so great at stopping bullets.
}}

{{Item
| name         = Psyfocus helmet
| image        = psyfocushelmet.png
| description  = {{main|Psyfocus helmet}} A lightweight helmet designed for psychic focusing. While it provides little physical protection, its special materials enhance the wearer's psychic sensitivity and dissipate psychic entropy.
}}

== Waist Layer ==


{{Item
| name         = Shield belt
| image        = ShieldBelt.png
| description  = {{main|Shield belt}} A single-person energy shield device. It will attempt to stop any rapidly-moving projectile or energy attack that comes from a distance. It does nothing against melee attacks or shots from point-blank range. Additionally, it prevents the wearer from firing outside their own shield, as well (you will be notified via in-game message if you have any shooters wearing shield belts).
| note         = A shield belt is most effective for melee combatants to allow them to close ground on a ranged attacker with little risk of taking weapons fire. Shields block attacks from [[Spike trap]]s as if they were ranged attacks. 
}}


{{Item
| name         = Smokepop belt
| image        = SmokepopBelt.png 
| description  = {{main|Smokepop belt}} An automatic defensive smokescreen. It will release a thick cloud of smoke if the wearer is hit by a projectile, providing line-of-sight cover and preventing turrets from locking on. Single-use.
| note         = Once hit, releases a cloud which reduces the hit chance of any projectile passing through it by 70%. Affects friend and foe. Does not affect melee.
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