Plate armor

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

Compared to other forms of armor, plate is tied with the much more protective cataphract armor 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.

A set of steel plate armor ( 170) is cheaper than a full set of flak armor, including vest, jacket and pants ( 190 + 110 + 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 dusters made of devilstrand or better for more protection and a smaller move speed penalty.

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.

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