Riot Gear

Insulated Riot Armor Armor Suit

This riot gear armor consists of an insulated vest that carries a hybrid ballistic panel.

Resistances: Mechanical: 21% / 5 Cold: 15% / 3

Mechanical damage threshold increased by 100% against bullets and shotgun shells. Mechanical damage resistance and threshold increased by 100% against melee attacks.

Armor penalty: 20%

Durability: 690 / 690 (fabric)

Can be disassembled.

Weight: 7.50

Value: 4650 465 SGS Credits 155 Stygian Coin 93 United Stations Dollar 310 Zlatortiya

Riot Gear is an armor suit with medium to high armor penalty. Like Tactical Vest, it consists of a vest and a ballistic panel and can use various optional overcoat fabrics. All riot armors have 100% increased Mechanical damage threshold against firearms and 50% increased Mechanical damage resistance and threshold against melee attacks.

A riot shield can also be a part of riot armor suit. Riot shields provide 30% chance to block some Mechanical damage from melee attacks. Carrying a shield limits the wearer to one-handed weapons and depending on the shield material, a strength requirement is added and armor penalty is increased.

Riot gear with shield can be used without meeting its minimal strength requirement, but doing so will reduce your APs.

Crafting

Riot Gear can be crafted with Blueprint: Riot Gear.

Variants

Carrier vest

Type and quality of carrier vest used determines secondary bonuses of the armor suit.

Biohazard Riot Gear — Increases Bio damage resistance/threshold

Insulated Riot Gear — Increases Cold damage resistance/threshold, lightest of the vests

Galvanic Riot Gear — Increases Electricity damage resistance/threshold, +5 to armor penalty

Regenerative Riot Gear — Provides health regeneration when powered, +5 to armor penalty

Sturdy Riot Gear — Increases health

Ballistic panel

No visual difference. Type and quality of ballistic panel used determines the Mechanical damage resistance/threshold and base armor penalty of the armor suit.

• Reinforced Fabric — 20% armor penalty, provides both mechanical damage resistance and threshold,
• Laminated Fabric — 30% armor penalty, lower mechanical resistance, but higher threshold
• Super Steel Sheet — 30% armor penalty, similar to laminated fabric, but also increases mechanical damage resistance threshold against knife attacks

Shield plate

Type and quality of the shield plate material determines damage blocked per melee attack.

Steel Shield — 5 minimal strength, +15 to armor penalty

Tungsten Steel Shield — 6 minimal strength, +17 to armor penalty

TiChrome Shield — 5 minimal strength, +11 to armor penalty

Super Steel Shield — 5 minimal strength, +10 to armor penalty

Burrower Carapace Shield — 4 minimal strength, +12 to armor penalty

Psi Beetle Carapace Shield — 4 minimal strength, +7 to armor penalty, increases psionic skills and decreases psi costs

Overcoat fabric

Optional overcoat fabrics give additional bonuses. Heavier fabrics also increase armor penalty.

Antithermic Riot Overcoat — Increases Heat damage resistance/threshold, decreases Stealth

Black Riot Overcoat — Increases Stealth

Blast Riot Overcoat — Further increases Mechanical damage threshold against bullets, +15 to armor penalty

Kevlar Riot Overcoat — Reduces damage taken from explosions, +10 to armor penalty