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Plate armor is a type of apparel (armor) that functions as low-tech full body armor. It can be crafted out of various materials.

It has a heavy move speed penalty of -0.8 c/s when worn. As such, it may be wise to leave it in a stockpile until entering combat.

Acquisition

Plate armor can be crafted at a Fueled smithy or Electric smithy once the Plate armor research project has been completed. They require 170 Stuff (Metallic/Woody, 1700 for SMVs), 38,000 ticks (10.56 mins) of work, and a Crafting skill of 7.

It can also be found on the following raider kinds:

Raider Kind	Chance	Average Quality	Health
Archer chief	100%	Normal	100%
Berserker chief	100%	Normal	100%
Champion	100%	Normal	70-100%

Analysis

Plate is tied with the much more protective cataphract armor for most severe movement penalty of armor, at -0.8c/s. Plate also tends to be cheaper to make in terms of materials, but has less base durability. This can be mitigated by making it with more durable materials, such as plasteel.

Compared to flak

Flak vests cost 60 Steel, 30 Cloth, 1 Component, cheaper than a set of steel plate armor ( 170). The vest alone has 100% Sharp and 36% Blunt armor, which is much higher Sharp protection than steel plate, and higher Sharp armor than the much more expensive plasteel plate armor. Sharp damage is the most common form of damage. Vests protect the torso, neck, and vital organs. Plate also covers the arms and legs. While the limbs are important to pawn function, plate offers much worse protection to the torso - the body part most likely to be hit - and less protection towards actually vital parts.

Flak vests can also be worn with flak jackets and flak pants, the full combination being a fair bit more expensive than steel plate ( 190 + 110 + 3). Both jackets and pants provide a base of 40% Sharp and 8% Blunt armor to the arms / legs, respectively, still worse than plate. However, the jacket also protects the torso and neck, for an even larger disparity. In addition, vests can be worn with dusters of a protective material like devilstrand or thrumbofur for even greater protection for the torso, neck, arms, and legs.

Steel/plasteel plate armor always has higher Heat armor than the flak combination. However, a devilstrand duster beats any set of plate against Heat. Plate armor also has -0.8c/s movement speed, while each piece of flak armor only gives -0.12c/s. Each piece of flak armor has 200 HP, while the entire set of steel plate has 290 HP.

Overall, plate, even when made of plasteel, is nearly always overshadowed by flak armor, due to flak's superior Sharp armor values in the places that matter the most. Thus, researching Flak armor is often a high priority. The large resource investment for a set of non-wood plate armor is usually not worth it, when compared to just researching flak armor. Even then, raiders can come with pieces of flak armor, negating any of plate's research advantages.

Compared to power armor

A set of plasteel plate armor is more expensive in value than recon armor; it protects the same body parts, is worse against Sharp damage, and very slightly better against Blunt / Heat. Its movement penalty is heavier at -0.8c/s, compared to no penalty for recon armor. Plasteel plate has 2 advantages: one is that it doesn't require advanced components. The second, is that with 810 hp, it lasts much longer than the recon and marine armor, which have 280 HP or 340 HP respectively. However, these are not usually worth it, unless you have a large surplus on plasteel and are unable to create power armor.

A legendary steel plate armor is equivalent to normal cataphract armor at 1/3 of the market value, while legendary plasteel plate armor is equivalent to excellent cataphract while costing 40 less plasteel to produce. With a Production Specialist and a Genie (or anyone with the Great Crafting gene), masterwork and legendary quality armors can be created from the beginning of the game.

Material table

Material	Sharp	Blunt	Heat	Item HP	Insulation - Cold	Insulation - Heat	Market Value
Wooden Plate armor	39.42%	39.42%	29.2%	188.5	-8 °C (-14.4 °F)	+0 °C (0 °F)	300
Bioferrite Plate armor	80.3%	36.5%	36.5%	580	-2.5 °C (-4.5 °F)	+0 °C (0 °F)	470
Golden Plate armor	52.56%	26.28%	26.28%	174	-3 °C (-5.4 °F)	+0 °C (0 °F)	17125
Plasteel Plate armor	83.22%	40.15%	47.45%	812	-3 °C (-5.4 °F)	+0 °C (0 °F)	1830
Silver Plate armor	52.56%	26.28%	26.28%	203	-3 °C (-5.4 °F)	+0 °C (0 °F)	1835
Steel Plate armor	65.7%	32.85%	43.8%	290	-3 °C (-5.4 °F)	+0 °C (0 °F)	460
Uranium Plate armor	78.84%	39.42%	47.45%	725	-3 °C (-5.4 °F)	+0 °C (0 °F)	1280

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

Protection Charts

Sharp Armor	Blunt Armor

Sharp Armor	Blunt Armor

Trivia

Every set of plate armor found on an Imperial Champion will be white.

Version history

0.19.2009 - Added.
1.1.0 - Can now be smelted, except wooden plate armor which is now burnable.

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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 == Analysis ==
-Compared to other forms of armor, plate is tied with the much more protective [[cataphract armor]]{{RoyaltyIcon}} for most severe movement penalty, at -0.8c/s. Plate also tends to be cheaper to make in terms of materials, but has less base durability. This can be mitigated by making it with more durable materials, such as plasteel.
+Plate is tied with the much more protective [[cataphract armor]]{{RoyaltyIcon}} for most severe movement penalty of armor, at -0.8c/s. Plate also tends to be cheaper to make in terms of materials, but has less base durability. This can be mitigated by making it with more durable materials, such as plasteel.
-A set of steel plate armor ({{icon Small|steel||170}}) is cheaper than a full set of flak armor, including [[Flak vest|vest]], [[Flak jacket|jacket]] and [[Flak pants|pants]] ({{icon Small|steel||190}} + {{icon Small|cloth||110}} + {{icon Small|component||3}}). In return, plate has ''much'' lower Sharp protection than the flak vest alone, though it protects the arms and legs better. It doesn't last as long as flak, having only 290 hp compared to flak's 600 hp. Its move speed penalty is heavier, at -0.8c/s compared to -0.36/s for the whole flak set. Flak vests can also be used with [[duster]]s made of [[devilstrand]] or better for more protection and a smaller move speed penalty.
+===Compared to flak===
+Flak vests cost {{Required Resources|Flak vest}}, cheaper than a set of steel plate armor ({{icon Small|steel||170}}). The vest ''alone'' has 100% Sharp and 36% Blunt armor, which is much higher Sharp protection than steel plate, and higher Sharp armor than the much more expensive plasteel plate armor. Sharp damage is the most common form of damage. Vests protect the torso, neck, and vital organs. Plate also covers the arms and legs. While the limbs are important to pawn function, plate offers much worse protection to the torso - the body part most likely to be hit - and less protection towards actually vital parts.
-A set of plasteel plate armor is slightly cheaper than a set of [[marine armor]], but is roughly equal to [[recon armor]] (worse against Sharp, ''very'' slightly better against Blunt / Heat). Plasteel plate is still less protective than a [[flak vest]] for the torso, neck, and vital organs; plate only protects the limbs better. One advantage of the Plasteel plate armor is that, having 810 hp, it lasts much longer than the marine armor, which only has 340 hp. Its movement penalty is heavier at -0.8c/s, compared to -0.4/s for marine armor, and no penalty for recon armor.
+Flak vests can also be worn with [[flak jacket]]s and [[flak pants]], the full combination being a fair bit more expensive than steel plate ({{icon Small|steel||190}} + {{icon Small|cloth||110}} + {{icon Small|component||3}}). Both jackets and pants provide a base of 40% Sharp and 8% Blunt armor to the arms / legs, respectively, still worse than plate. However, the jacket also protects the torso and neck, for an even larger disparity. In addition, vests can be worn with [[duster]]s of a protective material like [[devilstrand]] or [[thrumbofur]] for even greater protection for the torso, neck, arms, and legs.
-A ''legendary'' steel plate armor is equivalent to normal cataphract armor at 1/3 of the market value, while legendary plasteel plate armor is equivalent to excellent cataphract while costing 40 less plasteel to produce. With a [[Ideoligion#Roles|Production Specialist]]{{IdeologyIcon}} and a [[Genies|Genie]]{{BiotechIcon}} (or anyone with the Great Crafting gene), masterwork and legendary quality armors can be created from the beginning of the game.
+Steel/plasteel plate armor always has higher Heat armor than the flak combination. However, a [[devilstrand]] [[duster]] beats any set of plate against Heat. Plate armor also has -0.8c/s movement speed, while each piece of flak armor only gives -0.12c/s. Each piece of flak armor has 200 HP, while the entire set of steel plate has 290 HP.
+Overall, plate, even when made of plasteel, is nearly always overshadowed by flak armor, due to flak's superior Sharp armor values in the places that matter the most. Thus, researching [[Research#Flak armor|Flak armor]] is often a high priority. The large resource investment for a set of non-wood plate armor is usually not worth it, when compared to just researching flak armor. Even then, [[raider]]s can come with pieces of flak armor, negating any of plate's research advantages.
+===Compared to power armor===
+A set of plasteel plate armor is more expensive in value than [[recon armor]]; it protects the same body parts, is worse against Sharp damage, and ''very'' slightly better against Blunt / Heat.  Its movement penalty is heavier at -0.8c/s, compared to no penalty for recon armor. Plasteel plate has 2 advantages: one is that it doesn't require [[advanced component]]s. The second, is that with 810 hp, it lasts much longer than the recon and marine armor, which have 280 HP or 340 HP respectively. However, these are not usually worth it, unless you have a large surplus on plasteel and are unable to create power armor.
+A ''legendary'' steel plate armor is equivalent to normal [[cataphract armor]]{{RoyaltyIcon}} at 1/3 of the market value, while legendary plasteel plate armor is equivalent to excellent cataphract while costing 40 less plasteel to produce. With a [[Ideoligion#Roles|Production Specialist]]{{IdeologyIcon}} and a [[Genies|Genie]]{{BiotechIcon}} (or anyone with the Great Crafting gene), masterwork and legendary quality armors can be created from the beginning of the game.
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