Flak pants

Flak pants is a piece of protective apparel. It provides protection to the legs at the cost a -0.12 c/s penalty to movement speed.

Acquisition

Flak pants can be crafted at a Machining table once the Flak armor research project has been completed. They require 60 Steel, 30 Cloth, 1 Component, 9,000 ticks (2.5 mins) of work, and a Crafting skill of 4.

Flak pants can also be commonly found on Outlanders, Pirates, Ancients, and Imperial Troopers.

Analysis

Flak pants cost the same resources as a flak vest to create. The vest protects vital organs like the torso, neck, and heart, while legs can be replaced. Therefore, creating flak vests for important colonists should come first.

Overall, flak pants can provide useful protection in the early- to mid- game. Low resource costs, accessible research, and the ability to be worn with a duster all give it merit. While not vital, leg damage can severely impair colonists before bionic legs are available. The penalty of -0.12 c/s to movement speed can make it less valuable for day to day life on pawns that need to walk around often (e.g. Growers).

Unlike flak jackets, they are not made totally obsolete by devilstrand. Regular pants are only better with rare, late-game materials in hyperweave and thrumbofur. The exact protection of the legs offered by flak pans vs pants of varying materials and armor is reliant on the interactions between Armor Rating calculations and is currently unclear. Additionally, devilstrand pants offer a significant amount of Heat armor, equal to a 45% reduction in damage from fire even at Normal quality.

Note that flak pants are unable to be worn with plate armor or any form of power armor.

Stats table

Flak pants	Sharp	Blunt	Heat	HP	Insulation - Cold	Insulation - Heat	Market Value
Quality	Sharp	Blunt	Heat	HP	Insulation - Cold	Insulation - Heat	Market Value
Awful	24%	4.8%	6%	140	-2.8 °C (-5 °F)	+0.8 °C (1.4 °F)	113
Poor	32%	6.4%	8%	140	-3.15 °C (-5.7 °F)	+0.9 °C (1.6 °F)	169
Normal	40%	8%	10%	140	-3.5 °C (-6.3 °F)	+1 °C (1.8 °F)	225
Good	46%	9.2%	11.5%	140	-3.85 °C (-6.9 °F)	+1.1 °C (2 °F)	280
Excellent	52%	10.4%	13%	140	-4.2 °C (-7.6 °F)	+1.2 °C (2.2 °F)	335
Masterwork	58%	11.6%	14.5%	140	-5.25 °C (-9.5 °F)	+1.5 °C (2.7 °F)	560
Legendary	72%	14.4%	18%	140	-6.3 °C (-11.3 °F)	+1.8 °C (3.2 °F)	1125