Like weapons, combatants in the wasteland equip themselves with whatever mishmash of helmets, armor, or shields that they are able to scavenge, loot, or craft (will discuss crafting, components and reverse-engineering in a separate Devlog).
Helmets
Helmets offer a variety of protections, but also stamina and hit chance penalties.
For example, light helmets offer little to no protection, but they look kind of cool, so you might want to equip your raiders with these. Light helmets include caps, sun visors, and potato sacks. Oh, and the wearer suffers from no penalties.
On the flip side, very heavy helmets (think of cumbersome Deep Sea helmets, Riot helmets, and more), offer massive protections, but also massive stamina and hit chance penalties, as the wearer won't be able to see for more than 30 degrees in either direction.
Helmets come in the following categories:
- Light[- little to no protection, no stamina and hit % penalties.
- Medium- middling protection, small stamina and hit % penalties
- Heavy- heavy protection, but also heavy stamina and hit % penalties.
- Very Heavy - extremely heavy protection, extremely heavy stamina and hit % penalties.
Examples of helmets include:
- Riot Helmet
- Deep Sea Helmet
- Skull Helmet
- Combat Helmet
- Horned Helmet
- GI Helmet
- Football Helmet
- Hockey Helmet
- Ned Kelly Helmet
- Welding Helmet
- Plumed Raider Mask
- Plumed Raider Helmet
- Plague Doctor Mask
- Gas Mask Helmet
- Construction Hardhat
- Pith Helmet
- Tanker Helmet
- Catchers Mask
- Bull Head
- Potato Sack
- Sun Hat
- Sun Visor
- Top Hat
- Plumber Hat
- Cowboy Hat
- Shemagh Mask
- Desert Cap
So take care in what kind of helmet or mask you equip your raider with.
Armor
Similar to helmets, armor also offers varying degrees of protection and penalties.
Armor comes in the following categories:
- Light - little to no protection, no stamina and hit % penalties.
- Medium - middling protection, small stamina and hit % penalties
- Heavy - heavy protection, but also heavy stamina and hit % penalties.
- Very Heavy - extremely heavy protection, extremely heavy stamina and hit % penalties.
Examples of the armor sets include:
- Combat Armor Set
- Spike Armor Set
- Skull Armor Set
- Tire Armor Set
- Front Plate Armor Set
- Ranger Armor Set
- Ned Kelly Armor Set
- Raider Scale Armor Set
- Bone Collector Armor Set
- Bomber Jacket Armor Set
- Football Pads Armor Set
- Leather Armor Set
- Patched Fur Armor Set
- Baseball Catcher Armor Set
- Duster Armor Set
- Cultist Armor Set
- Wrapped Armor Set
- Webbing Armor Set
So you have the choice of rolling out a deadly but fragile glass-cannon or a lumbering beast that takes no damage, but can't dodge or attack very well.
The choice is yours.
Shields
I don't currently have any artwork done for shields, but will have something to show soon enough.
Raiders can also equip themselves with shields, offering protection in addition to their armor and helmet. However, equipping a shield precludes the equipping as well of any two-handed weapons. So again, the choice becomes whether you want to roll out a damage dealer or a damage soaker.
Examples of shields include:
- Riot Shield
- Manhole Cover
- Hubcap Shield
- Highway Sign
Shields offer varying degrees of protection - for example, a riot shield will be much more efficacious in battle than a highway sign... but a raider will sometimes make due with whatever they have.
Special Items
Occasionally a raider will loot a special item off of a dead combatant. This could be an item providing a stat bonus or unique ability, either in or outside of combat.
Some examples of special items include:
- Aid Kit
- Speedball
- Ancient Taser
- Bugle
- Shades
- Mummified Cat
- Car Dice
- Drum
- Mouthguard
- Brass Knuckles
- Athletic Underwear
- Cod Piece
- Skull Belt
- Monocle
- Lucky Charm
- Ancient Porn
- Hound Dog
- Guns & Knives Magazine
- Ear Necklace
- Sock Monkey
- Water Purifier
- Metal Detector
- Compass
- Toothbrush
- Camping Lantern
Will provide more information on these in the coming months.
Hope this provides a bit more info on the other items available in game.