Array headset
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Array headset
A head-mounted computer and signaling array that enhances a mechanitor's control bandwidth. This allows them to control more mechs.
Base Stats
Apparel
- Insulation - Cold
- 0 °C (0 °F)
- Insulation - Heat
- 0 °C (0 °F)
- Armor - Sharp
- 0%
- Armor - Blunt
- 0%
- Armor - Heat
- 0%
- Coverage
- Upper Head
- Layer
- Headgear
Creation
- Crafted At
- Required Research
- Standard mechtech
- Skill Required
- Crafting 5
- Work To Make
- 2,100 ticks (35 secs)
- Resources to make
50 + 
8
The array headset is a piece of apparel added by the Biotech DLC.
Acquisition
Array headsets can be crafted at a Machining table once the Standard mechtech research project has been completed. They require 50 Steel, 8 Components, 2,100 ticks (35 secs) of work, and a Crafting skill of 5.
Summary
The airwire headset increases a mechanitor's bandwidth by +6. This increase is not affected by quality, though the usual apparel stats are affected as normal.
Does not count as clothing for nudity.
Analysis
A strict upgrade to the airwire headset, providing 3 more bandwidth, costing 4 components more to create. The array headset also has a higher research cost, requiring you to defeat a diabolus first.
The only stats that are meaningfully affected by quality are the deterioration rate and market value, thus in most cases there is little-to-no benefit and some detriment to higher quality headsets.
The mechcommander helmet gives the same, +6 bandwidth, but requires both plasteel and a diabolus' signal chip to create. The benefit of the mechcommander helmet is the protection it gives, roughly equal to a steel flak helmet while also giving some bandwidth. It may be more desirable to save the signal chip until you can create a bandwidth pack, which requires 2 chips. The bandwidth pack occupies a different slot, so it can be worn with any helmet. And unlike headsets and helmets, it never deteriorates.
Stats table
 Array headset
|
Sharp | Blunt | Heat | HP | Insulation - Cold |
Insulation - Heat |
Market Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quality | |||||||
| Awful | 0% | 0% | 0% | 60 | -0 °C (0 °F) | +0 °C (0 °F) | 180  |
| Poor | 0% | 0% | 0% | 60 | -0 °C (0 °F) | +0 °C (0 °F) | 270 |
| Normal | 0% | 0% | 0% | 60 | -0 °C (0 °F) | +0 °C (0 °F) | 360 |
| Good | 0% | 0% | 0% | 60 | -0 °C (0 °F) | +0 °C (0 °F) | 450 |
| Excellent | 0% | 0% | 0% | 60 | -0 °C (0 °F) | +0 °C (0 °F) | 540 |
| Masterwork | 0% | 0% | 0% | 60 | -0 °C (0 °F) | +0 °C (0 °F) | 900 |
| Legendary | 0% | 0% | 0% | 60 | -0 °C (0 °F) | +0 °C (0 °F) | 1800 |
For the full effects of qualities, see Quality.
Version history
- Biotech DLC Release - Added.
- 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