Armor

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General information

This page catalogs the various types of body armor that can be equipped in The Pit. For other items that can be worn in different slots on the character, see the Equipment page instead.

Most armors occupy a 2 x 2 space in the inventory, and it is usually safer to carry 2 at once if you can. Equipping an armor takes multiple full turns, but removing one is instant. You can occasionally save some durability by doing so mid-combat, especially when close to gaining a level which will heal any extra damage taken.

Armor properties

Summary of armor properties you will find on this page, along with a brief explanation.

Durability - The durability of an armor always decreases when it takes damage from an explosive or acid source. Armor durability is best restored with Tarka Living Steel Patch or Nano Reconstructors to conserve as much durability as possible. See the following pages for more details on repair efficiency:
- Durability
- Tools

Bio Mods - The number of armor bio mods that can be installed. Good Bio Mods can be useful to negate many armor-specific penalties (e.g. +10 Might mod on Ceramic Plate Armor)

Armor - The armor value is compared against an attacking weapon's penetration in order to determine how much % of the weapon's max damage is taken. It also factors into the odds of the armor taking durability damage. Some specialized armors will grant a greater Armor value VS. certain damage types, such as Slashing or Energy. The SotSdex log keeps track of all recent damage taken, along with their type.

Rating - The rating of an armor can be Light, Medium, or Heavy. This affects whether you can repair that suit of armor with a Tarka Living Steel Patch or not, and has a cosmetic effect on your character's costume and animations. The Ranger may not equip Heavy armors.

Sealed - A sealed armor has strong resistance (possibly immunity) to multiple Status Effects. An armor that is sealed grants immunity to status effects that are mostly inflicted through gaseous / airborne means. This includes, but is not limited to: Poison & Terror Traps , KO Grenades , Cold and room Radiation.

Special - Many armors provide unique benefits (or penalties) to balance out their raw effectiveness. Such properties are detailed below the other ones.

Detailed Armor list

Absorber Weave

A weave of superconductor thread and ballistic cloth connected to high efficiency heat sinks. Reduces damage by energy weapons by 75%.

Durability: 40
Bio Mods: 2
Armor: 40
Rating: Medium
Contained: No
Location: Body

Reduces energy weapon damage by 75%

Restricted to: Hiver, Human, Tarka.

Absorption Plate

Absorption Plate
A Jury Rigged Energy Absorber Plate.
Durability: 30 Bio Mods: 2 Armor: 30 Rating: Light Contained: No Location: Body
* Restricted: Human, Tarka, Hiver, Zuul

Absorption Scale

A tight weave or Morrigi superconductor fabric that can link directly to energy weapon systems

Durability: 40
Bio Mods: 4
Armor: 50
Rating: Medium
Contained: No
Location: Body, Feet, Hands

Restricted to: Morrigi
Ingredient

Asclepius Exoplate

Asclepius Exoplate
A PBA class armor rig designed from the ground up for the medic corp. It contains auto-doc systems that accelerate healing and provide immunity to most ailments.
Durability: 120 Bio mods: 6 Armor: 100 Rating: Heavy Contained: Yes Location: Body, Feet, Hands, Head, Waist Allows the use of Heavy Weapons? When worn by the Medic unlocks the "Big Doc" achievement. Occupies a 2 x 3 space
Restricted to Human ONLY

Brawler PBA

Powerful SolForce powered battle armor. Slow unless worn by an experienced Marine.

Durability: 160
Bio mods: 6
Armor: 130
Rating: Heavy
Contained: Yes
Location: Body, Feet, Hands, Head, Waist

Allows the use of all Heavy Weapons
+25 Might
-1 Movement speed for non-Marines
Occupies a 2 x 3 space
only 50% of normal item damage through explosions

As of update 1.1.4, wearing this armor blocks all armor slots (helmet, boots, belt, etc) except for the necklace slot. Backpack equipment like the Lifter Pack can still be equipped.

Restricted to Humans ONLY.

Cadeceus Armor

A specialized suit of armor designed for the SolForce Medic Corp. It enhances healing as well as helping the wearer resist poison, disease, and being stunned.

Durability: 60
Bio mods: 4
Armor: 45
Rating: Medium
Contained: No
Location: Body

Restricted to: Human, Tarka, Zuul

Medic starting armor

Canadarmour

A powerful, thermic armor developed by the Riel Defence Labs of Nova Arcadia. Especially useful for warriors from the True North who are strong and free!

Durability: 150
Bio mods: 2
Armor: 80
Rating: Medium
Contained: No
Location: Body

Restricted to: Human

Ceramic Plate Armor

Kinetic resistant cloth reinforced with hard ceramic plates. very tough, but heavy and cumbersome.

Durability: 140
Bio mods: 4
Armor: 90
Rating: Medium
Contained: No
Location: Body

-10 Might when worn

Restricted to: Hiver, Human, Tarka, Zuul

Cheetah Exo Armor

A Solforce light armor tech assigned to scouting missions. It increases the speed and endurance of the wearer but is difficult to use unless trained.

Durability: 100
Bio mods: 2
Armor: 70
Rating: Light
Contained: No
Location: Body

+1 Movement speed
-10 Targetability (written like that in game, basically reduces enemies ability to hit you)
-10 finesse for non-Scouts

Restricted to: Human

Chitin Plate Armor

Kinetic resistant cloth reinforced with plates of Hiver chitin. Tough but relatively light.

Durability: 180
Bio mods: 4
Armor: 80 in Mind Games
Rating: Medium
Contained: No
Location: Body

This is a craftable armor. See the Recipes page for the crafting recipe.

Restricted to: Human, Tarka, Zuul

Combat Armor

Standard Solforce full body combat armor with sealed helmet.

Durability: 120
Bio mods: 4
Armor: 70
Rating: Medium
Contained: Yes
Location: Body

Restricted to: Human

Crusader Armor

A very strong and flexible Liir made war armor. It protects well against all forms of attack and is highly durable. It also greatly increases the power of the wearer but at the cost of increased hunger as well. Damage from Psionic attacks is also reduced.

Durability: 150
Bio mods: 5
Armor: 90
Rating: Medium
Contained: No
Location: Body, Feet, Hands, Head

Psionic Damage Reduction
+30 Power*
+20% Hunger Rate*

Restricted to: Zuul

* See the Crusader Armor web page for additional info
Equipping occupies all equipment slots except necklace, belt, drone (e.g. squawker drone), and misc. (e.g. lifter pack)
This is labeled in-game as a craftable armor. See the Recipes page for more info.

Disruptor Plate

A jury rigged chest plate that carries the same resistance bonus as a PSI helm but no penalties to PSI use. Also reduces damage from psionic attacks.

Durability: 50
Bio mods: 4
Armor: 40
Rating: Light
Contained: No
Location: Body

Same resistance bonuses as a Psi Helm, minus the penalties.
Reduces damage from Psionic attacks.

Restricted to: Zuul, Human, Tarka, Hiver

Enviro Suit

A hostile environment suit that is weak armor but protects the wearer from gas, radiation or corrosive attacks.

Durability: 70
Bio mods: 2
Armor: 60
Rating: Medium
Contained: Yes
Location: Body

Corrosive / Acidic attacks inflict no durability damage to armor or inventory while this armor is equipped.

Restricted to: Human

Exo Armor

A powered Exo-Skeleton designed more for moving heavy equipment and making extensive repairs than combat or protection. It does allow for the firing of heavy weapons and increased carrying capacity.

Durability: 90
Bio Mods: 2
Armor: 50
Rating: Medium
Contained: No
Location: Body, Feet, Hands, Waist

+5 Electronics, +15 Mechanical
+12 slots inventory
Allows the use of all Heavy weapons
+10 Might
-15 to all Psi Skills (non-Engineer)
-1 movement speed (non-Engineer)

No additional info.

Ferotoric Armor

This zuul armor is designed to slow the lich's natural psi drain.

Durability: 60
Bio mods: 4
Armor: 50
Rating: Medium
Contained: No
Location: Body

Restricted to Zuul

Flak Jacket

DA basic heavy composite reinforced vest affording good protection against light attacks.

Durability: 80
Bio mods: 2
Armor: 40
Rating: Light
Contained: No
Location: Body

Scout starting armor.

Funeral Garb

The standart ceremonial armor for the servants of the immortal.

Durability: 35
Bio mods: 2
Armor: 45
Rating: Light
Contained: No
Location: Body

Lich starting armor

Hiver Exo Armor

A Hiver built adaptive exoskeleton that provides some protection and enhances Might and Finesse.

Durability: 60
Bio mods: 4
Armor: 50
Rating: Medium
Contained: No
Location: Body

+10 Might, +5 Finesse

* Restricted to Hiver, Human, Tarka

Impact Armor

Impact armor is a padded anti-kinetic armor made from smart materials that stiffen to bleed off energy from a high speed projectile impact.

Durability: 60
Bio mods: 2
Armor: 50
Rating: Light
Contained: No
Location: Body

Marine and Ranger starting armor.
Restricted to Human, Tarka, Hiver, Zuul

Improvised Exo Armor

Jury rigged Might augmentation armor that can serve as a heavy weapons platform. Can only be used by the Engineer.

Durability: 60
Bio Mods: 2
Armor: 45
Rating: Medium
Contained: No
Location: Body, Feet, Hands, Waist

+? Electronics, +?? Mechanical
+?? inventory slots
Allows the use of all Heavy Weapons
+?? Might
-?? to all Psi Skills (non-Engineer)
-1 movement speed (non-Engineer)(?)

This is a craftable armor. See the Recipes page for the crafting recipe..

Restricted to Human

Imuki PBA

Tarka powered battle armor meant only for changed males.

Durability: 200
Bio mods: 6
Armor: 120
Rating: Heavy
Contained: Yes
Location: Body, Feet, Hands, Head

Might +25
+10 Targetability (written like that in game, basically increases enemies ability to hit you)
Speeds up natural health regen to 1 turn ( 3HP/turn regen for Mercenary)

Restricted to Mercenary.

Jumpsuit

The standard ship uniform made of advanced kevlar cloth which offers adequate protection as long as the wearer avoids serious combat.

Durability: 60
Bio mods: 0
Armor: 30
Rating: Light
Contained: No
Location: Body

Engineer starting armor.

Kinetic Plate

Kinetic Plate
A Jury Rigged Kinetic Absorption Chest Plate
Durability: 35 Bio mods: 2 Armor: 40 Rating: Light Contained: No Location: Body
Restricted to Human, Tarka, Hiver, Zuul This is a craftable armor. See the Recipes page for the crafting recipe.

Kinetic Scale

Absorbs damage from ballistic attacks

Durability: 50
Bio mods: 4
Armor: 55
Rating: Light
Contained: No
Location: Body, Feet, Hands

Restricted to Morrigi

Recipe ingredient

Moisture Suit

A light flexible body suit intended to keep a Liir sufficiently supplied with water when working in air environments.

Durability: 45
Bio mods: 4
Armor: 35
Rating: Light
Contained: No
Hydrates: Yes
Equip Time: 4
Location: Body, Feet, Hands, Head

+1 Healing / 10 Turns
+20 Hydration / Turn

Restricted to Liir. Liir starting armor.

Morrigi Protection Array

An array of Morrigi force projectors meant to be worn loosely over the shoulders. Provides excellent ballistic and energy defence but is poor in melee combat.

Durability: 30
Bio Mods: 2
Armor: 30, (vs Ballistic / Energy): 100
Rating: Light
Contained: No
Location: Body

No restrictions.

Nurturing Embrace

Advanced Liir regenerating bio-armor

Durability: 50
Armor: 55
Rating: Medium
Contained: No
Hydrates: Yes
Location: Body, Feet, Hands, Head
Equip Time: 5
Recipe Ingredient: Yes

+2 Healing

Restricted to Liir.

Padded Armor

Pressure-layered material allows this armor to absorb damage from explosion blast waves.

Durability: 60
Bio mods: 3
Armor: 50
Rating: Medium
Contained: No
Location: Body

Reduces Explosive damage by 50%
Reduces all durability damaged incurred from Explosive damage by 50%

No restrictions

Paladin Armor

A Liir made protective armor for their prester brothers. Highly resistant to Ballistics and Slashing damage but vulnerable to Laser fire. Liir regen systems slowly heal the wearer as well.

Durability: 100
Bio mods: 4
Armor: 70
Rating: Medium
Contained: No
Location: Body

Reduces Ballistic damage (Untested)
Reduces Slashing damage (Untested)
Increases Laser damage (Untested)
Increases Regen rate (Untested)

Restricted to: Zuul

Polarized Armor

Made of crystalline mesh, this armor goes rigid when the material is cut and easily deflects any slashing weapon.

Durability: 80
Bio mods: 2
Armor: 50 (vs. Slicing): 120
Rating: Light
Contained: No
Location: Body

Most of the dangerous melee Monsters alternate between Slicing and Piercing attacks. This armor thus provides its powerful extra defense against such creatures about half the time, on average.

Restricted to Humans and Hivers

Poy Xhichizzak

Plated sealed armor for Hiver all environment assault troopers.

Durability: 130
Bio mods: 5
Armor: 75
Rating: Medium
Contained: Yes
Location: Body

Restricted to Hivers

Psi War

This advanced combat armor for the Psion Corp of Solforce, is designed to deflect and disrupt many psionic attacks. It also aids in the regeneration of psi points. Unfortunately it's very hard to control for the untrained.

Durability: 45
Bio Mods: 2
Armor: 75
Rating: Medium
Contained: No
Location: Body, Feet, Hands, Head

+3 Psi Recovery
-10 Finesse for non-Psion
-10 Brains for non-Psion

Occupies all slots except belt, necklace & drone. Restricted to Humans.

R G Special

A durable but weak suit of improvised armor. Be generous with the duct tape... spare the duct tape, spoil the monster.

Durability: 150
Bio mods: 0
Armor: 30
Rating: Light
Contained: No
Location: Body

This is a craftable armor. See the Recipes page for the crafting recipe.

No restrictions

Recycler

Recycler
A compact water recovery and redistribution system that can keep a Liir hydrated under emergency conditions.
Durability: 25 Armor: 20 Rating: Light Contained: No Hydrates: Yes Location: Head Equip Time: 4
Only uses one space in the inventory Restricted to: Liir

Reflective Armor

A light bodysuit with highly reflective properties against laser weapons.

Durability: 50
Bio mods: 2
Armor: 40 (vs. Lasers): 140
Rating: Light
Contained: No
Location: Body

Restricted to: Human, Tarka, Zuul

Regen Plate

Durability: 35
Armor: 45
Rating:
Contained: No
Location: Body
Equip Time: 2

+2 health regeneration / every x turns, (x depends on class)

Restricted to Human, Hiver, Tarka

Ri Xhichizzak

Ri Xhichizzak
Standard combat armor for Hiver military personnel
Durability: 100 Bio Mods: 4 Armor: 45 Rating: Light Contained: No Equip Time: 3 Location: Body, Feet, Hands, Head
Restricted to: Hiver Hiver starting armor

Shadow Step

Powerful cloaking bodysuit meant for Scouts or Rangers that can render the wearer virtually invisible when they stop moving completely. Disconcerting for untrained users.

Durability: 45
Bio Mods: 2
Armor: 45
Rating: Medium
Contained: No
Location: Body, Feet, Hands, Head, Waist

Finishing your turn without attacking prevents creatures from using their view to find you. They may still sense you through noise or smell. Security Bots, once alerted, are usually immune to this effect.

Has no cloaking (nor other, "disorienting"?) effect on characters other than the Scout and the Ranger?

Restricted to Human, Tarka, Zuul

Shepherd's Habit

Shepherd's Habit
A light bullet resistant armor favored by Prester Zuul.
Durability: 70 Bio Mods: 2 Armor: 40 Rating: Light Contained: No Location: Body
Restricted to Zuul, Human, Tarka Shepherd starting armor

Sineater's Garb

Sineater's Garb
A light tunic woven with disruptor webbing. It gives good basic protection against weapons as well as bolstering the wearer's ability to resist psionic attack.
Durability: 80 Bio Mods: 4 Armor: 50 Rating: Light Contained: No Location: Body
Restricted to Zuul, Human, Tarka Boosts Psi Resistances?

Stealth Suit

Advanced body armor dedicated to dampening all the data emitted by a figure. Especially effective when used by Scout personnel.

Durability: 60
Bio mods: 2
Armor: 50
Rating: Light
Contained: No
Location: Body

Reduces the distance at which creatures can sense you, wheter through hearing, smell or sight. See Stealth.

Psion starting armor.

SteelSung Armor

SteelSung Armor
A specialized suit of combat armor designed for Liir.
Durability: 75 Bio mods: 4 Armor: 75 Rating: Light Contained: No Location: Body
Restricted to Liir

Tarka AP

Tarka reactive combat armour meant to deal with intense melee situations by blasting small shrapnel bursts in response to physical attacks.

Durability: 75
Bio Mods: 2
Armor: 60
Rating: Medium
Contained: No
Location: Body, Feet, Hands

Deals 1-6 damage to a melee attacker per hit received. That damage ignores armor.

Restricted to: Human, Tarka, Zuul

Tarka Living Armor

Silver era armor that regenerates damage to itself. Increases the healing speed of a wearer but also increases appetite. It also has the ability to link to and absorb the recoil of heavy weapons.

Durability: 40
Bio Mods: 2
Armor: 80
Rating: Medium
Contained: No
Location: Body

Allows the use of all Heavy weapons
Natural healing tick is increased by +2
Food consumption rate is approximately doubled
Repairs 1 durability every 10 turn while equipped. This process is slower while unequipped (?).

Equipping occupies all slots except necklace & drone slot.

Restricted to Human, Tarka, Zuul (Gold Edition)

Quick-view Armor list

Name	Durability	Bio Mods	Armor	Rating	Contained	Equip Time	Special
Absorber Weave	40	2	40	Medium	No	2	Craftable, reduces energy weapon dmg by 75%
Absorption Plate	30	2	30	Light	No	2	Links into energy weapon systems?
Absorption Scale	40	4	50	Medium	No	5	Ingredient, links into energy weapon systems?
Brawler PBA	160	6	130	Heavy	Yes	6	+25 might, -1 Movement for non-Marines, allows heavy weapons, blocks other armor slots
Cadeceus Armor	60	4	45	Medium	No	2	Medic starting armor
Canadarmour	150	2	80	Medium	No	2	Especially useful for warriors from the True North who are strong and free!
Ceramic Plate Armor	140	4	90	Medium	No	4	-10 might
Cheetah Exo Armor	100	2	70	Light	No	5	+1 Movement, -10 finesse for non-scouts
Chitin Plate Armor	180	4	80	Medium	No	4	Craftable
Combat Armor	120	4	70	Medium	Yes	4	-
Crusader Armor	150	5	90	Medium	No	5	Reduced Psionic Damage, increased Hunger Rate, increased Power (?)
Disruptor Plate	50	4	40	Light	No	2	Increased PSI resistance, reduced Psionic Damage,
Enviro Suit	70	2	60	Medium	Yes	5	Protects from gas traps and irradiated rooms
Exo Armor	90	2	50	Medium	No	2	+10 might, +5 electronics, +15 mechanical, +12 inventory slots, allows heavy weapons, -15 to psi skills (non-engineer), -1 movement (non-engineer)
Ferotoric Armor	60	4	50	Medium	No	5	-
Flak Jacket	80	2	40	Light	No	2	Scout starting armor
Funeral Garb	35	2	45	Light	No	2	Lich starting armor
Hiver Exo Armor	60	4	50	Medium	No	6	+10 might, +5 finesse
Impact Armor	60	2	50	Light	No	3	Marine and Ranger starting armor
Imuki PBA	200	6	120	Heavy	Yes	6	Grants immunity to "cold" status effect
Jumpsuit	60	0	30	Light	No	2	Engineer starting armor
Kinetic Plate	35	2	40	Light	No	2	Craftable
Kinetic Scale	50	4	55	Light	No	4	Ingredient
Moisture Suit	45	2	35	Light	No	4	Hydrates
Morrigi Protection Array	30	2	30	Light	No	2	Armor 100 vs ballistic
Nurturing Embrace	50	5	55	Medium	No	5	Ingredient, Hydrates
Padded Armor	60	3	50	Medium	No	3	Reduces explosion damage
Paladin Armor	100	4	70	Medium	No	4	Reduces Ballistic and Slashing damage, increases Laser damage, Higher Regen. (Untested)
Polarized Armor	80	2	50	Light	No	3	Armor 120 vs Slicing
Poy Xhichizzak	130	5	75	Medium	Yes	4	-
Psi War	45	2	75	Medium	No	2	+3 psi recovery, -10 finesse (non-psion), -10 brains (non-psion)
R G Special	150	0	30	Light	No	4	Craftable
Reflective Armor	50	2	40	Light	No	3	Armor 140 vs Lasers
Recycler	25	?	20	Light	No	4	Hydrates
Regen Plate	35	2	45	Light	No	2	Craftable
Ri Xhichizzak	100	0	45	Light	No	3	Hiver starting armor
Stealth Suit	60	2	50	Light	No	4	Reduces noise. More effective with Scout (possibly Ranger as well?)
Shadow Step	45	2	45	Medium	No	2	Seems to grant limited invisibility VS Ranged creatures
Shepherd's Habit	70	2	40	Light	No	2	Ballistic Resistance (?)
Sineater's Garb	80	4	50	Light	No	3	Psionic Resistance (?)
SteelSung Armor	75	4	75	Light	No	4	-
Tarka AP	75	2	60	Medium	No	2	Deals 1-6 (armor piercing) damage to a melee attacker per hit.
Tarka Living Armor	40	2	80	Medium	No	2	+2 regeneration, +1 hunger, allows heavy weapons, repairs itself

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