ARMOR, ARMS TECH, & REPAIRING ARMOR
Moving forward, when you inspect armor, everyone will be able to see if the armor is damaged. This will help indicate that you should seek out a qualified arms tech to fix your armor.
Armor that has sustained damage will provide less protection. This has been the case for a while. This is a pretty big deal because a lot of people aren't aware that their armor needs repair and isn't protecting them as much as it could be.
Armor has always been repairable multiple times. Every time your armor is repaired the overall MAXIMUM efficacy of the armor is reduced by a few percentage points. That means going to a GOOD arms tech is preferable if you plan to keep the armor for a long time, because they will be able to repair it to full in fewer (perhaps only 1!) attempts thereby maintaining a higher maximum efficacy.
However, any arms tech that can repair armor will be able to repair it with enough scrap, up to the maximum efficacy of the armor, over multiple attempts.
Those with good enough arms tech skill now see additional information when inspecting armor, beyond how damaged it is. They will see:
- Number of times it has been repaired (lower skill gate)
- Maximum efficacy that it can be repaired to (higher skill gate)
I've also made it so when armor is repaired, the inspect cache is cleared not just for the person repairing the armor, but for everyone in the room, so if someone repairs your armor and hands it back to you, you inspect it, and see the updated info.
I've also made the messages around armor damage and efficacy MUCH clearer. Your armor being weakened a bit doesn't mean it's bad. It might still be at 95% protection when fully repaired. Or if you've had it repaired a ton of times it might be at 50% protection.
I've also updated it so when armor if repaired to its current max it NO LONGER shows as damaged, because it's not. It's fixed, but perhaps not protecting as much as a brand new set of the same armor. An arms tech can tell you how effective the armor is overall if they inspect it.
The help file for armor has been updated.
(Edited by Slither at 9:56 am on 9/4/2026)
