Difference between revisions of "Flak vest"

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The flak vest is a type of armor that protects well against sharp/piercing attacks (e.g. bullets, stabs, cuts, bites), and offer minor protection against blunt attacks, explosions and the ever-present threat of clubs, maces, and wild animals.

Acquisition

Flak vests can be crafted at a machining table once the flak armor research project has been completed. Each requires 60 Steel, 30 Cloth, 1 Component, 9,000 ticks (2.5 mins) of work modified by the general labor speed of the crafter, and a crafting skill of 4.

They can also be bought from orbital, Outlander, or Empire traders, as well as Outlander and Empire faction bases. Flak Vests are also commonly found on Outlanders, Pirates, Ancients and Imperial Troopers .

Summary

When equipped, a flak vest reduces the pawn's base move speed by −0.12 c/s. As offsets such as these apply before multiplicative effects such as from Moving capacity, the actual impact on move speed can be larger or smaller than this value. For example, a pawn with 125% Moving would have their speed decreased by −0.15 c/s, while a pawn with only 50% Moving would only have their speed decreased by −0.06 c/s. See Move Speed for details.

Analysis

Flak vests protect well against Sharp damage, which includes all bullets, at a low cost and at a very small decrease in movement. They are a very cost-effective measure for overall damage mitigation. Because flak vests have much higher armor values than flak jackets and flak pants, and as they protect most of the vital organs, vests should be created first.

Specifically, the vest covers the neck, torso, and the internal organs (heart, liver, lungs, kidneys), which are immediately fatal to lose / lose both of. The only vital organs a vest does not cover are the head and brain, which headgear serves to protect. They also cover the shoulders, protecting artificial arms entirely.

As vests occupy the middle layer, they can be worn with overgarments, like a duster or flak jacket, for even greater protection.

Comparisons

Despite being much more advanced, the recon armor provides worse Sharp armor than a flak vest alone, only faring slightly better against Blunt. Recon does cover the arms and legs, and has no movement penalty. But, overall, the flak vest with any sort of outerwear is better for raw protection - deaths from limb damage (specifically, from blood loss or lowered consciousness) are considerably rarer than torso shots.

When worn with a protective duster, such as one made out of devilstrand or thrumbofur, the flak vest is directly comparable to the marine armor. Marine armor still protects the limbs much better than any duster.

Stats table

Flak vest	Sharp	Blunt	Heat	HP	Insulation - Cold	Insulation - Heat	Market Value
Quality	Sharp	Blunt	Heat	HP	Insulation - Cold	Insulation - Heat	Market Value
Awful	60%	21.6%	16.2%	200	-0.8 °C (-1.4 °F)	+0 °C (0 °F)	113
Poor	80%	28.8%	21.6%	200	-0.9 °C (-1.6 °F)	+0 °C (0 °F)	169
Normal	100%	36%	27%	200	-1 °C (-1.8 °F)	+0 °C (0 °F)	225
Good	115%	41.4%	31.05%	200	-1.1 °C (-2 °F)	+0 °C (0 °F)	280
Excellent	130%	46.8%	35.1%	200	-1.2 °C (-2.2 °F)	+0 °C (0 °F)	335
Masterwork	145%	52.2%	39.15%	200	-1.5 °C (-2.7 °F)	+0 °C (0 °F)	560
Legendary	180%	64.8%	48.6%	200	-1.8 °C (-3.2 °F)	+0 °C (0 °F)	1125

^{For the full effects of qualities, see Quality.}

Version history

Beta 19 - Renamed from Armor vest to Flak vest. Now significantly less expensive and also protects against heat.

Apparel

Torso | Clothing: Button-down shirt • T-shirt (Kid ) • Tribalwear (Kid )
: Corset • Eltex shirt • Eltex vest • Formal vest • Formal shirt
: Slave collar
: Sash • Kid romper
Armor: Flak vest
Legs | Clothing: Pants (Kid )
Armor: Flak pants
Shell | Clothing: Duster • Jacket • Parka (Kid ) • Robe
: Cape • Eltex robe • Prestige robe
: Burka • Slave body strap
: Heavy bandolier
: Lab coat
Armor: Flak jacket • Marine armor (Prestige , Grenadier ) • Plate armor • Recon armor (Prestige , Locust , Mechlord ) • Cataphract armor (Prestige , Phoenix )
Head | Clothing: Bowler hat • Cowboy hat • Hood • Psychic foil helmet • Tuque • Tribal headdress • Veil • War mask
: Beret • Coronet • Crown • Eltex helmet • Eltex skullcap • Ladies hat • Stellic crown • Top hat
: Authority cap • Blindfold • Broadwrap • Flophat • Headwrap • Shadecone • Slicecap • Tailcap • Torture crown • Visage mask
: Airwire headset • Array headset • Gas mask • Face mask
: Ceremonial hood • Ritual mask
Armor: Flak helmet • Marine helmet (Prestige/Samurai helmet ) • Recon helmet (Prestige , Mechlord ) • Simple helmet (Kid ) • Cataphract helmet (Prestige ) • Gunlink • Integrator headset • Mechcommander helmet

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-{{infobox main
+{{Infobox main
 | name = Flak vest
-| image = ArmorVest.png|Flak vest
+| image = ArmorVest.png
 | description = A vest with armor plates inserted on the chest and back. While quite effective at deflecting gunshots and stabbing attacks against the chest, it does nothing to protect the limbs.
 | type = Gear
 | type2 = Armor
+| tech level = Industrial
 | hp = 200
 | flammability = 0.6
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 | research = Flak armor
 | work to make = 9000
+| work speed stat = General Labor Speed
 | resource 1 = Steel
 | resource 1 amount = 60
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 | resource 3 = Component
 | resource 3 amount = 1
-| marketvalue  = 225
+| marketvalue = 225
-| armorblunt  = 36
+| armorblunt = 36
-| armorsharp  = 100
+| armorsharp = 100
-| armorheat  = 27
+| armorheat = 27
 | mass base = 4
 | insulationcold = 1
 | insulationheat = 0
+| lifestage = Adult
+| clothing for nudity = True
 | coverage = Torso, Neck, Left Shoulder, Right Shoulder
 | layer = Middle
 | skill 1 = Crafting
 | skill 1 level = 4
+| has quality = true
 | thingCategories = ApparelArmor
 | tags = IndustrialMilitaryBasic
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 == Acquisition ==
-Flak vests can be crafted at a [[{{P|Production Facility 1}}]] once the [[Research#{{P|Required Research}}|{{P|Required Research}}]] research project has been completed. They require {{Required Resources}}, {{Ticks|{{P|Work To Make}}}} of work, and a [[{{P|Skill 1}}]] of {{P|Skill 1 Level}}.
+{{Acquisition}}
 They can also be [[Trade|bought]] from orbital, [[Outlander]], or [[Empire]] {{RoyaltyIcon}} traders, as well as Outlander and Empire [[faction base]]s. Flak Vests are also commonly found on Outlanders, [[Pirates]], [[Ancients]] and [[Empire#Pawns|Imperial Troopers]] {{RoyaltyIcon}}.
 == Summary ==
-{{stub|section=1|reason=add summary of how the move speed penalty applies with calcs}}
+{{Apparel Move Speed Note|0.12}}
-They also reduce the wearer's base [[move speed]] by 0.12 {{CS}}. The vest protects torso, neck and shoulders.
 == Analysis ==
-Flak vests provide good protection at low cost and for a very small decrease in movement. The vest provides significant protection for the torso, neck, heart, lungs & kidneys (if one of them is already destroyed) and liver, all of which are immediately fatal if destroyed, and which constitute all the body parts that do so that are not exclusively covered by helmets. This comes at the cost of offering no protection to the extremities. For this reason, besides rarer deaths by [[consciousness]] or [[blood loss]], a flak vest offers more survivability than [[recon armor]], or its variants the [[locust armor]] {{RoyaltyIcon}} and [[prestige recon armor]] {{RoyaltyIcon}}. However, the risk to the limbs is still greater.
+Flak vests protect well against Sharp damage, which includes all bullets, at a low cost and at a very small decrease in movement. They are a very cost-effective measure for overall damage mitigation. Because flak vests have much higher armor values than [[flak jacket]]s and  [[flak pants]], and as they protect most of the vital organs, vests should be created first.
-Additionally, flak vests occupy the middle layer, meaning that overgarments such as [[duster]] or [[flak jacket]] may be worn over the top, whereas power armor variants occupy both the middle and outer layers so they cannot be worn with the duster. This further improves the torso protection and provides some, but still less protection, to the extremities.
+Specifically, the vest covers the neck, torso, and the internal organs (heart, liver, lungs, kidneys), which are immediately fatal to lose / lose both of. The only vital organs a vest does ''not'' cover are the head and brain, which headgear serves to protect. They also cover the shoulders, protecting [[Artificial body parts#Arms|artificial arms]] entirely.
-The combination of flak vest and dusters with protective materials such as [[devilstrand]] or [[thrumbofur]] allow the flak vest to compete in torso protection against the [[marine armor]] of similar [[Quality|qualities]] and their low price, smaller movement speed, and low research cost make them attractive alternatives. However at all qualities the marine armor will outperform any combination of flak vest and duster in terms of limb protection.
+As vests occupy the middle layer, they can be worn with overgarments, like a [[duster]] or [[flak jacket]], for even greater protection.
-{{Apparel Quality Table}}
+=== Comparisons ===
+Despite being much more advanced, the [[recon armor]] provides worse Sharp armor than a flak vest ''alone'', only faring slightly better against Blunt. Recon does cover the arms and legs, and has no movement penalty. But, overall, the flak vest with any sort of outerwear is better for raw protection - deaths from limb damage (specifically, from [[blood loss]] or lowered [[consciousness]]) are considerably rarer than torso shots.
+When worn with a protective duster, such as one made out of [[devilstrand]] or [[thrumbofur]], the flak vest is directly comparable to the [[marine armor]]. Marine armor still protects the limbs much better than any duster.
+{{Apparel Stats Table}}
 == Version history ==
-Prior to Beta 19, it used to be called the Armor vest. It was much more expensive and did not protect against heat.
+* Beta 19 - Renamed from '''Armor vest''' to '''Flak vest'''. Now significantly less expensive and also protects against heat.
+{{Nav|clothing|wide}}
 [[Category:Armor]]
-{{nav|clothing|wide}}