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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 60 steel, 30 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	Sharp	Blunt	Heat	HP	Insulation - Cold	Insulation - Heat	Market Value
Quality	Sharp	Blunt	Heat	HP	Insulation - Cold	Insulation - Heat	Market Value
Awful	60%	21.6%	16.2%	200	-0.8 °C (-1.4 °F)	+0 °C (0 °F)	113
Poor	80%	28.8%	21.6%	200	-0.9 °C (-1.6 °F)	+0 °C (0 °F)	169
Normal	100%	36%	27%	200	-1 °C (-1.8 °F)	+0 °C (0 °F)	225
Good	115%	41.4%	31.05%	200	-1.1 °C (-2 °F)	+0 °C (0 °F)	280
Excellent	130%	46.8%	35.1%	200	-1.2 °C (-2.2 °F)	+0 °C (0 °F)	335
Masterwork	145%	52.2%	39.15%	200	-1.5 °C (-2.7 °F)	+0 °C (0 °F)	560
Legendary	180%	64.8%	48.6%	200	-1.8 °C (-3.2 °F)	+0 °C (0 °F)	1125

^{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.

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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 <onlyinclude>
 {{infobox main
-|name = Armor Vest
+|name = Flak vest
-|image = ArmorVest.png|Armor Vest
+|image = ArmorVest.png|Flak vest
-|description = "A vest with armor plates inserted on the chest and back. Protects against gunfire."
+|description = 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.
 |type = Gear
 |type2 = Armor
-|buy =  {{icon|steel|120}} + {{icon|component|2}}
 |hp = 140
-|work to make = 334
+|work to make = 9000
-|marketvalue  = 600
+|resources to make =  {{icon|steel|60}} + {{icon|cloth|30}} + {{icon|component|1}}
-|armorblunt  = 20
+|marketvalue  = 223.4
-|armorsharp  = 60
+|armorblunt  = 36
+|armorsharp  = 100
+|armorheat  = 27
 |mass base = 4
+|insulationcold = 1
+|insulationheat = 0
+|coverage = Torso, Neck, Left Shoulder, Right Shoulder
 }}</onlyinclude>
-Armored vests are a somewhat common method of protecting one's body from lethal gunfire and sharp attacks (i.e. stabs, cuts, bites), as well as offering minor protection against explosions and the ever-present threat of clubs, maces, and muffalo. Armored vests can be purchased from traders, manufactured, or stripped from Outlanders and Pirates. Armored 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).
-====Crafting====
+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).
-Armored vests can be manufactured at a [[machining table]], once [[Research#Machining|machining]] has been researched. An armor vest requires 120 steel, 2 components, 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]].
-====Conclusion and Comparison====
+== Acquisition ==
-Armored vests offer slightly inferior protection, and vastly inferior coverage compared to [[Power Armor]], but is also significantly cheaper to produce and purchase. Additionally: Power Armor can't be found on enemies, though elite Pirates may still have Power Armor Helmets. Armor Vests also only occupy the middle layer - meaning it can't be worn with [[tribalwear]]; whereas Power Armor occupies both the middle and shell layers, meaning that overgarments such as [[Duster|Dusters]] may be worn over the top.
-Most, if not all, of your colonists should have an armored vest by the mid-game.
+Flak Vests can be commonly found on Outlanders, Pirates, Imperial Troopers and Ancients. Additionally, they can be manufactured at a [[machining table]], once [[Research#Flak armor|flak armor]] has been researched. A flak vest requires 60 steel, 30 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]].
-==Protection Information==
+== Analysis ==
-The following table lists how much protection an armor vest provides at each quality level.
-{| {{STDT| c_12 text-center}}
-!Quality
-!Awful
-!Shoddy
-!Poor
-!Normal
-!Good
-!Superior
-!Excellent
-!Masterwork
-!Legendary
-|-
-!Sharp %
-|24
-|42
-|51
-|60
-|66
-|78
-|90
-|102
-|126
-|- newline
-!Blunt %
-|8
-|14
-|17
-|20
-|22
-|26
-|30
-|34
-|42
-|}
+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 [[duster]]s 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.
+{{Apparel Quality Table}}
+== 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.
 [[Category:Armor]]
 {{nav|clothing|wide}}

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