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Prestige recon armor is a set of power armor introduced by the Royalty DLC that forms a full set along with the Prestige recon helmet. It combines the defensive ability of Recon armor with additional the psychic boosts of Eltex apparel.

Acquisition[edit]

Prestige recon armor can be crafted at a fabrication bench once the recon armor research project has been completed. Each requires 100 Plasteel, 10 Uranium, 3 Advanced components, 90 Gold, 90,000 ticks (25 mins) of work modified by the general labor speed of the crafter, and a crafting skill of 6.

Alternatively, the armor can be received as a quest reward, purchased from traders, or found on Nobles and other Raiders.

Analysis[edit]

Prestige recon armor improves a pawn's Psychic Sensitivity by 5%, and improves the pawn's base neural heat recovery rate by 0.033 heat per second, though this will be modified by their psylink level. This primarily improves a pawns psychic power, but note that it also makes them more susceptible to psycasts themselves, as well as psychic drones. This increase is inferior to the eltex vest that the prestige recon armor replaces, but in exchange it is significantly more protective.

Protection-wise, the prestige recon armor is exactly as defensive as regular recon armor. Recon armor is the lowest tier of the three types of power armor, the other two being the Marine armor and the Cataphract armor. As such they're both significantly cheaper and have fewer research requirements, while also offering significantly less protection. While they have the same coverage, the recon armor is roughly equivalent to a Marine armor one quality level below (e.g. a Normal Recon armor ~= Poor Marine armor), or a cataphract armor two quality levels below.

Compared to a flak vest and duster, the recon armor offers strictly superior protection to the arms and legs when all items are the same quality, regardless of duster material. The interactions of two layers are dictated by the games Armor Rating calculations, and the result is that any combination of duster and flak vest offers superior protection of the torso, neck and shoulders than the recon armor, assuming all items are the same quality. The overall impact of the opposing traits of superior arm and leg protection and inferior torso, neck and shoulder protection on pawn survivability is currently unclear. However in this comparison, it should be noted that several vital organs are in the torso and the destruction of these can result in immediate death. It should also be noted that flak vests come with a movement penalty of -0.12c/s while the recon armor does not, meaning may be a reason to choose the recon armor even with inferior protection.

It occupies both the overgarments, middle, and shell layers, while flak vests only occupy the middle layer - meaning it can't be worn with tribalwear.

Prestige recon armor also appeases the middle and outer torso requirements of all nobles, replacing both the formal vest/corset and the prestige robe.

Stats table

Prestige recon armor	Sharp	Blunt	Heat	HP	Insulation - Cold	Insulation - Heat	Market Value
Quality	Sharp	Blunt	Heat	HP	Insulation - Cold	Insulation - Heat	Market Value
Awful	55.2%	24%	27.6%	280	-25.6 °C (-46.1 °F)	+7.2 °C (13 °F)	985
Poor	73.6%	32%	36.8%	280	-28.8 °C (-51.8 °F)	+8.1 °C (14.6 °F)	1480
Normal	92%	40%	46%	280	-32 °C (-57.6 °F)	+9 °C (16.2 °F)	1975
Good	105.8%	46%	52.9%	280	-35.2 °C (-63.4 °F)	+9.9 °C (17.8 °F)	2470
Excellent	119.6%	52%	59.8%	280	-38.4 °C (-69.1 °F)	+10.8 °C (19.4 °F)	2960
Masterwork	133.4%	58%	66.7%	280	-48 °C (-86.4 °F)	+13.5 °C (24.3 °F)	3975
Legendary	165.6%	72%	82.8%	280	-57.6 °C (-103.7 °F)	+16.2 °C (29.2 °F)	4975

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

Stat	Increase
Psychic Sensitivity	+5%
Neural Heat Limit	+4
Base Neural Heat Recovery Rate	+0.033/s
Effective Neural Heat Recovery Rate	+0.054/s

Version history[edit]

1.1.2647 - Added
1.2.2753 - Icons of spacer armor now display as off-white instead of dark gray.

See Also[edit]

Recon armor - the base model. Identical protection, but not acceptable to nobles and offers no improvement to psychic abilities.
Locust armor - another, slightly less protective, variant of recon armor with an integrated jump pack instead of psychic improvement

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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-|description = A suit of light partially-powered armor, designed to permit quick movement. 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> Expensive and beautiful, prestige armor like this is usually made for those of high status. Embedded eltex threads also enhance the wearer's psychic sensitivity.
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+| description = A suit of light partially-powered armor, designed to permit quick movement. 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/>Expensive and beautiful, prestige armor like this is usually made for those of high status. Embedded eltex threads also enhance the wearer's psychic sensitivity.
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-'''Prestige recon armor''' is a set of power armor introduced by the [[Royalty DLC]] that forms a full set along with the [[Prestige recon helmet]]. It combines the defensive ability of [[Recon armor]] with additional the psychic boosts of Eltex apparel.
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+'''Prestige recon armor''' is a set of power [[armor]] introduced by the [[Royalty DLC]] that forms a full set along with the [[Prestige recon helmet]]. It combines the defensive ability of [[Recon armor]] with additional the psychic boosts of [[Eltex]] apparel.
 == Acquisition ==
-As a complicated piece of technology, Prestige Recon Armor can only be made at the [[Fabrication bench]] and requires [[Research#Recon Armor|Recon Armor]] to be researched in order to be constructed. Crafting the armor requires {{icon|plasteel|100}} plasteel, {{icon|uranium|10}} uranium,{{icon|advcomponent|3}} advanced components and {{icon|gold|90}} gold
+{{Acquisition}}
-Alternatively, the armor can be received as a quest reward, purchased from traders, or found on [[Empire#Pawns|Nobles]] and other [[Raiders]].
+Alternatively, the armor can be received as a [[quest]] reward, purchased from [[traders]], or found on [[Empire#Pawns|Nobles]] and other [[Raiders]].
 == Analysis ==
-Prestige recon armor improves a pawns [[Psychic Sensitivity]] by 5%, and improves the [[Psycasts#Mechanics|Psychic entropy recovery rate]] by 1 per 30 seconds. This primarily improves a pawns psychic power, but note that it also makes them more susceptible to psycasts themselves, as well as [[Events#Psychic Drone|psychic drone]]s. This increase is inferior to the [[Eltex vest]] that the prestige recon armor replaces, but in exchange it is significantly more protective.
+Prestige recon armor improves a pawn's [[Psychic Sensitivity]] by 5%, and improves the pawn's base [[Psycasts#Neural_Heat_Recover_Rate|neural heat recovery rate]] by 0.033 heat per second, though this will be modified by their psylink level. This primarily improves a pawns psychic power, but note that it also makes them more susceptible to psycasts themselves, as well as [[Events#Psychic Drone|psychic drone]]s. This increase is inferior to the [[eltex vest]] that the prestige recon armor replaces, but in exchange it is significantly more protective.
 Protection-wise, the prestige recon armor is exactly as defensive as regular recon armor. Recon armor is the lowest tier of the three types of power armor, the other two being the [[Marine armor]] and the [[Cataphract armor]].  As such they're both significantly cheaper and have fewer research requirements, while also offering significantly less protection. While they have the same coverage, the recon armor is roughly equivalent to a Marine armor one [[quality]] level below (e.g. a Normal Recon armor ~= Poor Marine armor), or a cataphract armor two quality levels below.
-Compared a [[flak vest]] and [[duster]], the recon armor offers strictly superior protection to the arms and legs when all items are the same [[quality]], regardless of duster material. The interactions of two layers are dictated by the games [[Armor#Armor Rating|Armor Rating calculations]], and the result is that any combination of duster and flak vest offers superior protection of the torso, neck and shoulders than the recon armor, assuming all items are the same quality. The overall impact of the opposing traits of superior arm and leg protection and inferior torso, neck and shoulder protection on pawn survivability is currently unclear. However in this comparison, it should be noted that several vital organs are in the torso and the destruction of these can result in immediate death.
+Compared to a [[flak vest]] and [[duster]], the recon armor offers strictly superior protection to the arms and legs when all items are the same [[quality]], regardless of duster material. The interactions of two layers are dictated by the games [[Armor#Armor Rating|Armor Rating calculations]], and the result is that any combination of duster and flak vest offers superior protection of the torso, neck and shoulders than the recon armor, assuming all items are the same quality. The overall impact of the opposing traits of superior arm and leg protection and inferior torso, neck and shoulder protection on pawn survivability is currently unclear. However in this comparison, it should be noted that several vital organs are in the torso and the destruction of these can result in immediate death.
 It should also be noted that flak vests come with a movement penalty of -0.12c/s while the recon armor does not, meaning may be a reason to choose the recon armor even with inferior protection.
 It occupies both the overgarments, middle, and shell layers, while flak vests only occupy the middle layer - meaning it can't be worn with [[tribalwear]].
-Prestige recon armor also appeases the middle and outer torso requirements of all [[Titles|nobles]], replacing both the [[Formal vest]]/[[Corset]] and the [[Prestige robe]].
+Prestige recon armor also appeases the middle and outer torso requirements of all [[Titles|nobles]], replacing both the [[formal vest]]/[[corset]] and the [[prestige robe]].
-{{Apparel Quality Table}}
+{{Apparel Stats Table}}
+{{Psychic Sensitivity Quality Table|0.05|0.033|noQuality=1}}
 == Version history ==
-*1.1.2647: Added
+* [[Version/1.1.2647|1.1.2647]] - Added
+* [[Version/1.2.2753|1.2.2753]] - Icons of spacer armor now display as off-white instead of dark gray.
 == See Also ==
-*[[Recon armor]] - the base model. Identical protection, but not acceptable to nobles and offers no improvement to psychic abilities.
+* [[Recon armor]] - the base model. Identical protection, but not acceptable to nobles and offers no improvement to psychic abilities.
-*[[Locust armor]] - another, slightly less protective, variant of recon armor with an integrated jump pack instead of psychic improvement
+* [[Locust armor]] - another, slightly less protective, variant of recon armor with an integrated jump pack instead of psychic improvement
-{{nav|clothing|wide}}
+{{Nav|clothing|wide}}
 [[Category:Armor]]
-[[Royalty]]