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The mechlord suit is a piece of armor added by the Biotech DLC. It provides modest armor and a significant increase in bandwidth.

Acquisition

Mechlord suits can be crafted at a Fabrication bench once the Ultra mechtech research project has been completed. They require 120 Plasteel, 8 Advanced components, 2 Nano structuring chips, 1 Powerfocus chip, 60,000 ticks (16.67 mins) of work, and a Crafting skill of 7.

Summary

Mechlord suits have the same defensive stats as recon armor, including the lack of movement penalty. Equip delay: 11

It increases of mechanitors that wear it bandwidth by +12 while decreasing any wearer's Shooting Accuracy by −5 and Melee Hit Chance by −0.5

The Mechlord suit and its associated helmet meet the apparel requirements of nobility.

Analysis

The mechlord suit is mainly for dedicated mechanitors. In most cases, the combat mechanoids you can field with 12 bandwidth make up for mechlord armor's comparatively low armor and combat debuffs. That's equal to 4 lancers, 3 centipedes, or 12 militors, which more than make up for the loss of any 1 colonist in combat. Consider keeping your mechanitor(s) out of harm's way. However, if you can't make use of any of the extra bandwidth - such as if you don't have the resources to make lots of mechanoids - then it may be better to take other armor.

The mechlord helmet provides the same +12 bandwidth, the same combat debuffs, and is equal to the recon helmet. It requires 120 Plasteel, 6 Advanced components, 2 Nano structuring chips; the same amount of nano structuring chips, but requires less resources overall. The helmet has 240 HP, 71% of the suit, though the head is less likely to get hit than the torso/arms/legs. If nano structuring chips are the limiting factor, then make the suit first if your mechanitor rarely engages in direct combat, or the helmet if they do fight directly. If powerfocus chips or other resources are an issue, then make the helmet first.

Band nodes are an alternative to both mechlord armors, that allow pawns to wear other armor. 12 band nodes require 2400 Steel, 48 Components, and a constant 3600 W of power. In addition, you'll lose control of mechs if the power goes out. But if you only plan to use a small portion of the +12 bandwidth, then nodes tend to be more practical. You don't need a full mechlord suit to control an extra cleansweeper, for instance.

Stats table

Mechlord suit	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%	340	-25.6 °C (-46.1 °F)	+7.2 °C (13 °F)	3445
Poor	73.6%	32%	36.8%	340	-28.8 °C (-51.8 °F)	+8.1 °C (14.6 °F)	5170
Normal	92%	40%	46%	340	-32 °C (-57.6 °F)	+9 °C (16.2 °F)	6895
Good	105.8%	46%	52.9%	340	-35.2 °C (-63.4 °F)	+9.9 °C (17.8 °F)	7395
Excellent	119.6%	52%	59.8%	340	-38.4 °C (-69.1 °F)	+10.8 °C (19.4 °F)	7895
Masterwork	133.4%	58%	66.7%	340	-48 °C (-86.4 °F)	+13.5 °C (24.3 °F)	8895
Legendary	165.6%	72%	82.8%	340	-57.6 °C (-103.7 °F)	+16.2 °C (29.2 °F)	9895

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

Version history

Biotech DLC Release - Added.

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 [[mechlord helmet]] provides the same {{+|12}} bandwidth, the same combat debuffs, and is equal to the [[recon helmet]]. It requires {{Required Resources|Mechlord helmet}}; the same amount of nano structuring chips, but requires less resources overall. The helmet has 240 HP, {{%| 240 / 340 round 2}} of the suit, though the head is less likely to get hit than the torso/arms/legs. If nano structuring chips are the limiting factor, then make the suit first if your mechanitor rarely engages in direct combat, or the helmet if they do fight directly. If powerfocus chips or other resources are an issue, then make the helmet first.
-[[Band node]]s are an alternative to both mechlord armors, that allow pawns to wear other armor. 12 band nodes require {{Required Resources|Band node|12}}, a constant {{#expr: -12*{{Q|Band node|Power Consumption}} }} W of [[power]]. In addition, you'll lose control of mechs if the power goes out. But if you only plan to use a small amount of the +12 bandwidth, then nodes tend to be more practical. You don't need a full mechlord suit to control an extra [[cleansweeper]], for instance.
+[[Band node]]s are an alternative to both mechlord armors, that allow pawns to wear other armor. 12 band nodes require {{Required Resources|Band node|12}}, and a constant {{#expr: -12*{{Q|Band node|Power Consumption}} }} W of [[power]]. In addition, you'll lose control of mechs if the power goes out. But if you only plan to use a small portion of the +12 bandwidth, then nodes tend to be more practical. You don't need a full mechlord suit to control an extra [[cleansweeper]], for instance.
 {{Apparel Quality Table}}