• Cataphract Armor
• Rimworld Marine Armor

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Marine armor

A suit of powered armor. Layered plasteel-weave plates are very effective at stopping attacks, with few vulnerable joint sections. Neuro-memetic assistors allow a human to wear the armor and still move easily.
Armor like this is often used by imperial janissaries and rapid-incursion space marines.

Type

Gear – Armor

HP

340

Market Value

2035

Mass

15 kg

Insulation - Cold

32°C

Insulation - Heat

9°C

Armor - Blunt

45%

Armor - Sharp

106%

Armor - Heat

54%

Coverage

Torso, Neck, Left Shoulder, Left Arm, Right Shoulder, Right Arm, Left Leg, Right Leg

Layer

Middle, Shell

Work To Make

60,000 ticks (16.67 mins)

Resources to make

100 + 20 + 4

Marine armor is a set of power armor that forms a full set along with the Marine helmet and can effectively block gunshots, cuts, blunt trauma, or burns.

Acquisition

As a complicated piece of technology, Marine Armor can only be made at the Fabrication bench and requires Marine Armor to be researched in order to be constructed. Crafting the armor requires 100 plasteel, 20 uranium and 4 advanced components.

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

Analysis

Marine armor is the middle tier of the three types of power armor, the other two being the inferior Recon armor and the superior Cataphract armor. As expected, it is also the middle tier in expense and protection as well. While it provides the same coverage, Marine armor is roughly equivalent to a Recon armor of one quality level above (e.g. a Normal Marine armor ~= Good Recon armor), or a Cataphract armor one quality levels below.

Compared a flak vest and duster, the marine armor offers strictly superior protection to the arms and legs when all items are the same quality, regardless of duster material. The interactions of two layers are dictated by the games Armor Rating calculations, and the result is that marine armor provides torso, neck and shoulders protection approximately equivalent to the combination of a devilstrand duster and flak vest, assuming all items are the same quality. However replacing the devilstrand with hyperweave or thrumbofur results in more protection to those areas. So while marine armor is more protective than a devilstrand duster and flak vest, when compared to better duster materials, the overall impact of the opposing traits of superior arm and leg protection and inferior torso, neck and shoulder protection on pawn survivability is currently unclear. However in this comparison, it should be noted that several vital organs are in the torso and the destruction of these can result in immediate death. It should also be noted that marine armor comes with a Move Speed debuff of -0.40 cs, while a flak vest has a penalty of only -0.12c/s meaning there may be a reason to choose the flak vest and duster even with inferior protection.

It occupies both the overgarments, middle, and shell layers, while flak vests only occupy the middle layer - meaning it can't be worn with tribalwear.

Quality Table

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

Version history

In older versions, it used to be called the power armor. It also only reduced move speed by 0.1c/s but also reduced Global Work Speed by 10%

• Beta 19: it received a buff to armor rating, the crafting time was greatly reduced, and the cost was changed. It also received a new description and name.
• 1.1: it received a slight nerf to sharp protection (108% --> 106%).
• 1.1.2647: No longer meets the clothing requirement of nobles, replaced in that role by Prestige marine armor

See Also

• Grenadier armor - a slightly less protective variant of marine armor with an integrated grenade launcher.
• Prestige marine armor - a variant of marine armor that both pleases nobles and improves psychic ability.

Cataphract armor

A suit of heavy powered armor, built for maximum protection at the cost of mobility. Heavy layered plasteel-weave plates with solid ablative coatings stop all but the most well-aimed or powerful attacks. Neuro-memetic assistors prevent the suit's massive weight from immobilizing the wearer entirely, but the suit is still quite cumbersome. Armor like this is used by imperial cataphracts to break heavily fortified positions in frontal assaults when no other option is available.

Type

Gear – Armor

HP

400

Market Value

3120

Mass

15 kg

Insulation - Cold

20°C

Insulation - Heat

6.7°C

Armor - Blunt

50%

Armor - Sharp

120%

Armor - Heat

60%

Coverage

Torso, Neck, Left Shoulder, Left Arm, Right Shoulder, Right Arm, Left Leg, Right Leg

Layer

Middle, Shell

Work To Make

75,000 ticks (20.83 mins)

Resources to make

150 + 50 + 6

Cataphract armor is a type of advanced apparel (armor) introduced by the Royalty DLC that can effectively block gunshots, cuts, blunt trauma, or burns. It forms a full set of armor along with the Cataphract helmet.

Acquisition

As a complicated piece of technology, Cataphract Armor can only be made at the Fabrication bench and requires Cataphract Armor to be researched in order to be constructed. Researching Cataphract Armor in turn requires the previous powerarmor projects to be researched as well as the use of two Cataphract Armor Techprints to unlock. Crafting the armor requires 150 plasteel + 50 uranium and 6 advanced components.

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

Analysis

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 cs, 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.

Quality Table

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

Trivia

Cataphracts were heavy armored cavalry used in warfare by people in Europe.

Cataphract Armor

Every set of cataphract armor found on an Imperial Cataphract will be white, while every one found on a Stellic Guard (Warden or Defender) will be red and of Excellent quality.

Version history

• Introduced in the initial release of the Royalty DLC.
• 1.1.2647: No longer meets the clothing requirement of nobles, replaced in that role by Prestige cataphract armor

See Also

• 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.
• Prestige cataphract armor - a variant of cataphract armor that both pleases nobles and improves psychic ability.

Rimworld Marine Armor