Riot Gear

	Biohazard Riot Armor
	Armor Suit
	This riot gear armor consists of a biohazard vest that carries a hybrid ballistic panel.
	Resistances: Mechanical: 21% / 5 Bio: 25% / 8
	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: 7650 765 SGS Credits; 255 Stygian Coin; 153 United Stations Dollar; 510 Zlatortiya;

	Galvanic Riot Armor
	Armor Suit
	This riot gear armor consists of a vest that provides moderate protection against electrical attacks that carries a hybrid ballistic panel.
	Resistances: Mechanical: 21% / 5 Electricity: 30% / 5
	Mechanical damage threshold increased by 100% against bullets and shotgun shells.; ; Mechanical damage resistance and threshold increased by 100% against melee attacks.
	Armor penalty: 30%
	Durability: 690 / 690 (fabric)
	Can be disassembled.
	Weight: 8.00
	Value: 8400 840 SGS Credits; 280 Stygian Coin; 168 United Stations Dollar; 560 Zlatortiya;

	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;


	Sturdy Riot Armor
	Armor Suit

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

Resistances:

Mechanical: 21% / 5

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%

Equip: Health increased by 35.

Durability: 690 / 690 (fabric)

Can be disassembled.

Weight: 7.50

Value: 6750

Riot Gear is an armor suit. All infobox examples on this article are crafted from Quality 50 components unless noted otherwise.

Description

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 75% increased Mechanical damage resistance and threshold against melee attacks.

A riot shield can also be a part of riot armor suit. Riot shields provide 35% 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.

Name	Effect(s)	Component
Biohazard Riot Armor	Increases Bio damage resistance/threshold	Biohazard Vest (component)
Insulated Riot Armor	Increases Cold damage resistance/threshold	Insulated Vest (component)
Galvanic Riot Armor	+10 to armor penalty Increases Electricity damage resistance/threshold	Galvanic Vest (component)
Regenerative Riot Armor	+10 to armor penalty Provides health regeneration when powered	Regenerative Vest (component)
Sturdy Riot Armor	Increases health	Sturdy Vest (component)

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.

Name	Effect(s)	Component
Reinforced Fabric	20% armor penalty Provides both mechanical damage resistance/threshold	Reinforced Fabric Ballistic Panel
Laminated Fabric	20% armor penalty Lower mechanical resistance, but higher threshold	Laminated Fabric Ballistic Panel
Super Steel Sheet	30% armor penalty Lowest mechanical resistance, highest mechanical threshold Increases mechanical damage resistance/threshold against knife attacks	Super Steel Sheet

Shield plate

Type and quality of the shield plate material determines damage blocked per melee attack. The numbers in brackets represent the modified armor penalty with the feat Armor Sloping.

Name	Effect(s)	Component
Steel Shield	5 minimal strength +23(15) to armor penalty	Steel Plates
Tungsten Steel Shield	6 minimal strength +26(17) to armor penalty	Tungsten Steel Plates
TiChrome Shield	5 minimal strength +18(11) to armor penalty	TiChrome Bars
Super Steel Shield	5 minimal strength +16(10) to armor penalty	Super Steel Plates
Burrower Carapace Shield	4 minimal strength +12 to armor penalty	Burrower Carapace
Psionic Carapace Shield	4 minimal strength +7 to armor penalty Increases psionic skills Decreases psi costs	Psi Beetle Carapace

Overcoat fabric

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

Name	Effect(s)	Component
Antithermic Riot Overcoat	Increases Heat damage resistance/threshold Decreases Stealth	Aluminized Cloth
(Black) Riot Overcoat	Increases Stealth	Black Cloth
Blast Riot Overcoat	+15 to armor penalty Reduces damage taken from explosions	Blast Cloth
Kevlar Riot Overcoat	+10 to armor penalty Further increases Mechanical damage threshold against bullets	Kevlar Cloth

Complete name variant list

Normal suits

Overcoats

Antithermic

Blast

Kevlar

History

1.0.1.8 - shield base block chance changed to 35% (up from 30%) and block amount increased (base multiplier changed from 1.5 to 2.25)
0.1.13.0 - Melee resistance bonus of riot gear armor changed to 75% (up from 50%)
0.1.9.0 - introduced

Gallery

Riot gear
Riot overcoat
Riot gear with shield
Riot overcoat with shield