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Revision as of 07:02, 16 March 2020

Flak vest

Flak vest

"A vest with armor plates inserted on the chest and back. While quite effective at deflecting gunshots and stabbing attacks against the chest, it does nothing to protect the limbs."

Base Stats

Type
GearArmor
Market Value
600 Silver
Mass
4 kg
HP
140

Apparel

Insulation - Cold
°C (1.8 °F)
Insulation - Heat
°C (0 °F)
Armor - Sharp
100%
Armor - Blunt
36%
Armor - Heat
27%
Coverage
Torso, Neck, Left Shoulder, Right Shoulder

Creation

Work To Make
334 ticks (5.57 secs)

The flak vest is a type of apparel (armor) that protects well against sharp/piercing attacks (e.g. bullets, stabs, cuts, bites), and offer minor protection against blunt attacks, explosions and the ever-present threat of clubs, maces, and wild animals. They also reduce movement speed by 0.12. The vest protects torso, neck and shoulders. Flak vests can be purchased from traders, manufactured, or stripped from Outlanders and Pirates. Flak vests are typically encountered after the third or fourth raid, depending on difficulty and wealth (this assumes Rough and Crashlanded scenario, so somewhat 'standard' wealth).

Acquisition

Flak Vests can be commonly found on Outlanders, Pirates, Imperial Troopers and Ancients. Additionally, they can be manufactured at a machining table, once flak armor has been researched. A flak vest requires 30 steel, 60 cloth, 1 component, and 334 seconds of work (20,000 ticks) to be created, assuming baseline global work speed and no enhancements or hindrances to consciousness, sight, or manipulation.

Analysis

Flak vests provide good protection for a very small decrease in movement. Protecting the heart and lungs and liver can be game-changing. They offer slightly inferior protection, and vastly inferior coverage compared to marine armor, but are also significantly cheaper to produce and purchase. They also only occupy the middle layer, meaning that overgarments such as dusters may be worn over the top, whereas marine armor occupies both the middle and shell layers so they cannot be worn with the armor. The Flak vest can be worn together with a Flak Jacket, so you do not have to choose one or the other. The jacket is identical to the vest, except it also protects arms and occupies the outer layer instead of middle layer.

Stats table

  • Flak vest Flak vest Sharp Blunt Heat HP Insulation
    - Cold
    Insulation
    - Heat
    Market Value
    Quality
    Awful 60% 21.6% 16.2% 200 -0.8 °C (-1.4 °F) +0 °C (0 °F) 113 Silver
    Poor 80% 28.8% 21.6% 200 -0.9 °C (-1.6 °F) +0 °C (0 °F) 169 Silver
    Normal 100% 36% 27% 200 -1 °C (-1.8 °F) +0 °C (0 °F) 225 Silver
    Good 115% 41.4% 31.05% 200 -1.1 °C (-2 °F) +0 °C (0 °F) 280 Silver
    Excellent 130% 46.8% 35.1% 200 -1.2 °C (-2.2 °F) +0 °C (0 °F) 335 Silver
    Masterwork 145% 52.2% 39.15% 200 -1.5 °C (-2.7 °F) +0 °C (0 °F) 560 Silver
    Legendary 180% 64.8% 48.6% 200 -1.8 °C (-3.2 °F) +0 °C (0 °F) 1125 Silver

    For the full effects of qualities, see Quality.

  • Version history

    Prior to Beta 19, it used to be called the Armor vest. It was much more expensive and did not protect against heat.