Prestige cataphract armor

Prestige cataphract armor is a set of power armor introduced by the Royalty DLC that forms a full set along with the Prestige cataphract helmet. It combines the defensive ability and move speed penalty of Cataphract armor with additional the psychic boosts of Eltex apparel.

Acquisition[edit]

Prestige cataphract armor can be crafted at a fabrication bench once the cataphract armor research project has been completed. Note that this research requires two techprints. Each requires 190 Plasteel, 50 Uranium, 6 Advanced components, 180 Gold, 150,000 ticks (41.67 mins) of work modified by the general labor speed of the crafter, and a crafting skill of 8.

Alternatively, the armor can be received as a quest reward, purchased from traders, or found on Stellic Guards.

Summary[edit]

When equipped, a prestige cataphract armor reduces the pawn's base move speed by −0.80 c/s. As offsets such as these apply before multiplicative effects such as from Moving capacity, the actual impact on move speed can be larger or smaller than this value. For example, a pawn with 125% Moving would have their speed decreased by −1 c/s, while a pawn with only 50% Moving would only have their speed decreased by −0.4 c/s. See Move Speed for details.

Analysis[edit]

Prestige cataphract armor improves a pawns Psychic Sensitivity by 5%, and improves the pawn's base neural heat recovery rate by 0.033 heat per second, though this will be modified by their psylink level. This primarily improves a pawns psychic power, but note that it also makes them more susceptible to psycasts themselves, as well as psychic drones. This increase is inferior to the eltex vest that the prestige cataphract armor replaces, but in exchange it is significantly more protective.

Protection-wise, the prestige cataphract armor is exactly as defensive as regular cataphract armor. Cataphract armor provides the best protection of any armor in the game, especially against blunt, and can block heat damage. Like Recon armor and Marine armor it also covers the limbs in addition to the torso making for great overall protections. It provides roughly the same protection as a Marine Armor of one quality level above its own, or of Recon Armor two quality levels above its own. It also allows a pawn to reach the cap of 200% sharp protection at Legendary quality. Compared to a flak vest and duster, Cataphract armor offers strictly superior protection to all body parts when all items are the same quality, regardless of duster material. However, Cataphract armor is much more expensive, needs a long time to make and also needs the Cataphract Armor research before being available.

Acquiring it through fighting the Empire is also difficult due to their ubiquitious death acidifier implants and the general difficulty of killing the pawns wearing this armor and carrying the empires best weapons. The armor provides a significant Move Speed debuff of -0.80 c\s, double that of marine armor and over six times that of a flak vest, making the armor impractical for every day wear by some pawns. The bionic legs may be used to offset this move speed penalty.

Cataphract armor also appeases the middle and outer torso requirements of all nobles, replacing both the formal vest/corset and the prestige robe.

Stats table

Prestige cataphract armor	Sharp	Blunt	Heat	HP	Insulation - Cold	Insulation - Heat	Market Value
Quality	Sharp	Blunt	Heat	HP	Insulation - Cold	Insulation - Heat	Market Value
Awful	72%	30%	36%	400	-28.8 °C (-51.8 °F)	+9.6 °C (17.3 °F)	1965
Poor	96%	40%	48%	400	-32.4 °C (-58.3 °F)	+10.8 °C (19.4 °F)	2945
Normal	120%	50%	60%	400	-36 °C (-64.8 °F)	+12 °C (21.6 °F)	3930
Good	138%	57.5%	69%	400	-39.6 °C (-71.3 °F)	+13.2 °C (23.8 °F)	4430
Excellent	156%	65%	78%	400	-43.2 °C (-77.8 °F)	+14.4 °C (25.9 °F)	4930
Masterwork	174%	72.5%	87%	400	-54 °C (-97.2 °F)	+18 °C (32.4 °F)	5930
Legendary	200%	90%	108%	400	-64.8 °C (-116.6 °F)	+21.6 °C (38.9 °F)	6930

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

Stat	Increase
Psychic Sensitivity	+5%
Neural Heat Limit	+4
Base Neural Heat Recovery Rate	+0.033/s
Effective Neural Heat Recovery Rate	+0.054/s

Trivia[edit]

Cataphracts were heavy armored cavalry used in ancient warfare by people in Eurasia, including the Byzantines that inspired the Empire.

Every set found on a Stellic Guard, be it Warden or Defender, will be red and of Excellent quality.

Version history[edit]

1.1.2647 - Added and replaced the use of regular cataphract armor on Stellic Wardens and Defenders
1.2.2753 - Icons of spacer armor now display as off-white instead of dark gray.

See Also[edit]

Cataphract armor - the base model. Identical protection, but not acceptable to nobles and offers no improvement to psychic abilities.
Phoenix armor - a variant of cataphract armor that is slightly more protective against heat and temperature but less protective otherwise, with an integrated incendiary launcher.

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