Difference between revisions of "Recon helmet"

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A Recon helmet is a full-head power armor helmet that forms a full set along with the Recon armor.

Acquisition[edit]

Recon helmets can be crafted at a fabrication bench once the recon armor research project has been completed. Each requires 30 Plasteel, 1 Advanced component, 15,750 ticks (4.38 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 outlander and Empire traders and faction bases, or found on Imperial Janissaries and other Raiders.^[Which?]

Analysis[edit]

Recon helmets are the first helmet since the neolithic war masks, or Ceremonial hood, to offer complete face protection. It is preferable to both simple helmets and flak helmets, with superior coverage and a higher armor rating than even a plasteel flak helmet. The main downside is the advanced component required to make each helmet, and competition from the other power armor helmets.

The marine helmet costs only 10 plasteel more, and the cataphract helmet, 20 plasteel. Once you've researched and are capable of making the heavier helmets, there is little reason to make a recon helmet. Unlike the body armors, none of the helmets slow movement speed. It is often worth to wait until you've finished researching Marine armor and just make marine helmets instead. Note that, in order to research Cataphract armor, you will need to obtain 2 techprints first.

A recon helmet is roughly equal to a marine helmet 1 quality level lower (i.e. a normal recon helmet ~= poor marine helmet, etc.), or a cataphract helmet 2 qualities lower. Thus, if you've obtained a particularly high quality recon helmet, then it is worth using.

Stats table

Recon helmet	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%	120	-3.2 °C (-5.8 °F)	+1.6 °C (2.9 °F)	260
Poor	73.6%	32%	36.8%	120	-3.6 °C (-6.5 °F)	+1.8 °C (3.2 °F)	395
Normal	92%	40%	46%	120	-4 °C (-7.2 °F)	+2 °C (3.6 °F)	525
Good	105.8%	46%	52.9%	120	-4.4 °C (-7.9 °F)	+2.2 °C (4 °F)	655
Excellent	119.6%	52%	59.8%	120	-4.8 °C (-8.6 °F)	+2.4 °C (4.3 °F)	785
Masterwork	133.4%	58%	66.7%	120	-6 °C (-10.8 °F)	+3 °C (5.4 °F)	1310
Legendary	165.6%	72%	82.8%	120	-7.2 °C (-13 °F)	+3.6 °C (6.5 °F)	2625

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

Styles[edit]

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
Animalist variant
Morbid variant
Totemic variant

Trivia[edit]

Every recon helmet found on an Imperial Janissary will be black.

Version history[edit]

1.1.0 - Added.
1.1.2647 - No longer meets the clothing requirement of nobles, replaced in that role by Prestige recon helmet.
1.2.2753 - Icons of spacer armor now display as off-white instead of dark gray.

See Also[edit]

Prestige recon helmet - a variant of the recon helmet that both pleases nobles and improves psychic ability.

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 = Recon helmet
+| name = Recon helmet
-|image = ReconHelmet.png|Recon helmet
+| image = ReconHelmet.png
-|description = 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.
+| description = 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.
-|type = Gear
+| type = Gear
-|type2 = Armor
+| type2 = Armor
-|hp = 120
+| tech level = Spacer
-|production facility 1 = Fabrication bench
+| hp = 120
-|work to make = 15750
+| production facility 1 = Fabrication bench
-|resource 1 = Plasteel
+| research = Recon armor
-|resource 1 amount = 30
+| work to make = 15750
-|resource 2 = Advanced component
+| work speed stat = General Labor Speed
-|resource 2 amount = 1
+| resource 1 = Plasteel
+| resource 1 amount = 30
+| resource 2 = Advanced component
+| resource 2 amount = 1
 | skill 1 = Crafting
 | skill 1 level = 6
-|marketvalue  = 525
+| marketvalue = 525
-|armorblunt  = 40
+| armorblunt = 40
-|armorsharp  = 92
+| armorsharp = 92
-|armorheat  = 46
+| armorheat = 46
-|insulationcold = 4
+| insulationcold = 4
-|insulationheat = 2
+| insulationheat = 2
-|coverage =  Head, Left Ear, Right Ear, Left Eye, Right Eye, Nose, Jaw
+| lifestage = Adult
-|layer = Headgear
+| coverage = Head, Left Eye, Right Eye, Left Ear, Right Ear, Nose, Jaw
-|mass base = 1
+| layer = Headgear
+| mass base = 1
+| has quality = true
 | thingCategories = ArmorHeadgear
 | tradeTags = HiTechArmor
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 A '''Recon helmet''' is a full-head power armor helmet that forms a full set along with the [[Recon armor]].
 == Acquisition ==
-As a complicated piece of technology, Recon Helmets 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 helmet requires {{icon|plasteel|30}} plasteel and {{icon|advcomponent|1}} advanced component.
+{{Acquisition}}
-Alternatively, the helmet can be received as a quest reward, purchased from traders, or found on [[Empire#Pawns|Imperial Janissaries]] and other [[Raiders]].
+Alternatively, the armor can be received as a [[quest]] reward, purchased from [[outlander]] and [[Empire]] {{RoyaltyIcon}} [[traders]] and [[faction base]]s, or found on [[Empire#Janissary|Imperial Janissaries]] and other [[Raiders]].{{Check Tag|Which?|What other raider use recon helmets?}}
+<!--Table is probably unnecessary unless other raiders wear it, but maybe should be enabled for standardaisation and ease of use anyway? - Harakoni
+{| class="wikitable sortable"
+|-
+! Raider Kind !! Chance !! Average Quality !! Health
+|-
+| [[Empire#Janissary|Janissary]] {{RoyaltyIcon}} || 100% || Normal || 70-230%
+|}
+-->
 == Analysis ==
-Recon helmets are the lowest tier of the three power armored helmets, the other two being the [[Marine helmet]] and the [[Cataphract helmet]].  As such they're both significantly cheaper and have fewer research requirements, while also offering significantly less protection. While they have the same full head coverage, the recon helmet is roughly equivalent to a Marine Helmet one [[quality]] level below (e.g. a Normal Recon Helmet ~= Poor Marine Helmet), or a cataphract helmet two quality levels below.
+Recon helmets are the first helmet since the neolithic [[war mask]]s, or [[Ceremonial hood]]{{AnomalyIcon}}, to offer complete face protection. It is preferable to both [[simple helmet]]s and [[flak helmet]]s, with superior coverage and a higher armor rating than even a plasteel flak helmet. The main downside is the [[advanced component]] required to make each helmet, and competition from the other [[power armor]] helmets.
-Compared to the non-power armored helmets like the [[Simple helmet|Simple]] and [[Flak helmet]], the recon helmet is almost totally superior. It offers superior coverage, covering the face as well as the head, has a higher armor rating than even a plasteel flak helmet and requires 20 less plasteel to construct, however it does require a relatively rare advanced component instead of two of the more common components.
+The [[marine helmet]] costs only {{Icon Small|plasteel}} 10 [[plasteel]] more, and the [[cataphract helmet]]{{RoyaltyIcon}}, {{Icon Small|plasteel}} 20 [[plasteel]]. Once you've [[research]]ed and are capable of making the heavier helmets, there is little reason to make a recon helmet. Unlike the body armors, none of the helmets slow movement speed. It is often worth to wait until you've finished researching [[Research#Marine armor|Marine armor]] and just make marine helmets instead. Note that, in order to research [[Research#Cataphract armor|Cataphract armor]], you will need to obtain 2 [[techprint]]s first.
-War veils and war masks provide identical coverage, but even with high level materials, they only offer a fraction of the sharp and blunt protection.
+A recon helmet is roughly equal to a marine helmet 1 [[quality]] level lower (i.e. a normal recon helmet ~= poor marine helmet, etc.), or a cataphract helmet 2 qualities lower. Thus, if you've obtained a particularly high quality recon helmet, then it is worth using.
-{{Apparel Quality Table}}
+{{Apparel Stats Table}}
-==Styles==
+== Styles ==
 {{Ideology|No category}}
 [[Ideoligion]]s 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.
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 Totemic recon helmet.png|Totemic variant
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 == Trivia ==
+Every recon helmet found on an [[Empire#Janissary|Imperial Janissary]] will be black.
-Every Recon helmet found on an Imperial Janissary will be black.
+== Version history ==
+* [[Version/1.1.0|1.1.0]] - Added.
-== Version History ==
+* [[Version/1.1.2647|1.1.2647]] - No longer meets the clothing requirement of nobles, replaced in that role by [[Prestige recon helmet]].
-*1.1: added
+* [[Version/1.2.2753|1.2.2753]] - Icons of spacer armor now display as off-white instead of dark gray.
-*1.1.2647: No longer meets the clothing requirement of nobles, replaced in that role by [[Prestige recon helmet]]
 == See Also ==
-*[[Prestige recon helmet]] - a variant of the recon helmet that both pleases nobles and improves psychic ability.
+* [[Prestige recon helmet]] - a variant of the recon helmet that both pleases nobles and improves psychic ability.
-{{nav|clothing|wide}}
+{{Nav|clothing|wide}}
 [[Category:Armor]]
-[[Category:Helmet]]