Difference between revisions of "Flak pants"

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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 resources as a flak vest to create. The vest protects vital organs like the torso, neck, and heart, so acquiring flak vests for important colonists should be a priority.

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.

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

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

Protection Charts

Sharp Armor	Blunt Armor

Version history

0.19.2009 - Added.

Old sprite for Flak Pants

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 )
: Cape • Eltex robe • Prestige robe
: Burka • Robe • Slave body strap
: Heavy bandolier
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
Armor: Flak helmet • Marine helmet (Prestige/Samurai helmet ) • Recon helmet (Prestige , Mechlord ) • Simple helmet (Kid ) • Cataphract helmet (Prestige ) • Gunlink • Integrator headset • Mechcommander helmet

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 == Analysis ==
-With low resource costs, accessible research, and the ability to be worn with duster, Flak Pants can provide useful protection in the early game.  It can be used to protect the legs from harm. Jackets and shirts do not protect the legs, and damage to the legs can severely impair colonists, so this is a good option to protect colonists. However 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).
+Flak pants cost the resources as a [[flak vest]] to create. The vest protects vital organs like the torso, neck, and heart, so acquiring flak vests for important colonists should be a priority.
-Unlike [[flak jacket]]s, they are not made totally obsolete mid-game by the supply of [[devilstrand]], and instead [[pants]] require late-game materials like [[Hyperweave]] or [[Thrumbofur]] to achieve parity on sharp armor.
+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 leg]]s 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).
-However they do come with a movement penalty, and they take up both the Skin and Middle layers meaning that while they can be worn with a [[duster]], they cannot be worn with [[plate armor|plate]] or power armor of any kind, such as [[Recon armor]], [[Marine armor]] or [[Cataphract armor]]. Additionally, the Heat armor offered by devilstrand pants is significant, representing a 45% reduction in damage from fire even at Normal [[quality]]. These factors can make their abandonment worthwhile even before late game materials are available.
-The exact protection of the legs offered by flak pans vs pants of varying materials and armor is reliant on the interactions between [[Armor#Armor Rating|Armor Rating calculations]] and is currently unclear.
+Unlike [[flak jacket]]s, they are not made totally obsolete by [[devilstrand]]. Regular [[pant]]s 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#Armor Rating|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]].
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