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The Flak Helmet is an advanced helmet for protection. A step up from the simple helmet, this is a mid-tier helmet for most colonist uses. It is the lightest of all the helmets, only weighing 1.2 kg.

Acquisition

Flak helmets can be crafted at the machining table once Flak Armor has been researched. Crafting the helmet requires 40 metallic materials, 2 components and 10 plasteel.

Alternatively, the helmet can be received as a quest reward, purchased from traders, or found on Raiders.

Analysis

Compared to the simple helmet, flak helmets provide significantly more protection while requiring an additional 2 components and 10 plasteel. A steel flak helmet outclasses even a plasteel simple helmet and is often cheaper to manufacture.

All power armor helmets, even the recon helmet, outclass the flak helmet in protection to the head and ears as well as covering the pawn's eyes, nose, and jaw, but require the much more expensive advanced component to craft. Keep in mind that while a plasteel flak helmet has a significantly larger item HP, lasting over twice as long, it also requires more plasteel than both the recon and marine helmets and as much as a cataphract helmet while also being less protective. Accordingly, steel flak helmets are generally the standard headgear of most colonies in the mid-game until they are replaced by power armor helmets in the late-game.

The protection offered by a flak helmet depends on its quality and material. It has a material effect multiplier of 70% for all types of damage. See apparel for material protection values. Despite the description, flak helmets actually offer a decent amount of protection from blunt damage.

Material table

Material	Sharp	Blunt	Heat	Item HP	Insulation - Cold	Insulation - Heat	Market Value
Bioferrite Flak helmet	77%	35%	35%	240	-0.375 °C (-0.7 °F)	+0 °C (0 °F)	255
Golden Flak helmet	50.4%	25.2%	25.2%	72	-0.45 °C (-0.8 °F)	+0 °C (0 °F)	4180
Plasteel Flak helmet	79.8%	38.5%	45.5%	336	-0.45 °C (-0.8 °F)	+0 °C (0 °F)	575
Silver Flak helmet	50.4%	25.2%	25.2%	84	-0.45 °C (-0.8 °F)	+0 °C (0 °F)	585
Steel Flak helmet	63%	31.5%	42%	120	-0.45 °C (-0.8 °F)	+0 °C (0 °F)	260
Uranium Flak helmet	75.6%	37.8%	45.5%	300	-0.45 °C (-0.8 °F)	+0 °C (0 °F)	450

^{Assuming Normal quality, for the effect of other qualities, see Quality.}

Styles

Ideoligions allow the selection of styles which then change the texture of the certain items and buildings when constructed by the colony. These style variants can be crafted if the colony has the selected style, or can be looted from raiders from factions with the requisite style.

Base variant
Spikecore variant
Hindu variant
Rustic variant

Version history

Advanced helmets were added in Alpha 17, replacing the Kevlar helmet from previous versions. The major change was that advanced helmets can be made out of any material, requires 5 plasteel to craft and have increased protection across the board.
In Beta 19 material cost was decreased from 70 to 40, but plasteel cost increased from 5 to 10, and materials now affect armor rating. It also protects against heat.
In 1.1 Advanced helmets were renamed to Flak helmets

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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 The '''Flak Helmet''' is an advanced helmet for protection. A step up from the [[simple helmet]], this is a mid-tier helmet for most colonist uses. It is the lightest of all the helmets, only weighing 1.2 kg.