Rimworld recon armor vs duster. That 130%+ sharp on torso is pretty amazing. The The plasteel that goes into making this particular plate armor goes a long way to protecting your little knights. Duster and vest works surprisingly well for several reasons. A vest becomes significantly better when paired with dusters of strong materials such as devilstrand or Compared to a flak vest and duster, the recon armor offers strictly superior protection to the arms and legs when all items are the same quality, regardless of duster material. As for that combination, recon armor will protect the limbs better while the torso will be significantly better protected in the vest and duster. Depending on your gamestyle, Hyperware/Thrumbo dusters (Excellent or higher) are better than Recon armor inho. The downside is that this setup Basically, flak vest and duster vs recon is the real question. Guns also benefit more from quality than armor (since they don't wear out as quickly), so if you Marine armor gives a protection roughly equivalent to one quality level above recon armor, but slows you down unlike recon armor. Check out my Twitch channel for more R Marine Armor vs Duster + Flak Vest, both with a button down shirt, where all clothing is made of devilstrand. All clothing items are of the same quality (admittedly unrealistic for masterwork & . Don’t wear it all the time though it’s very Feb 28, 2026 You really need charge rifles to shoot centipedes well, but recon armor doesn't add any protection over vests. I think it's reasonable that the 3rd strongest fabric in the game (and the strongest you can reliably source) being stronger than "basic level materials" armor that is intended to be a less restrictive For that price you could have used cotton and worn recon armor, or devilstrand shirt, devilstrand pants, devilstrand duster and a masterwork flak vest and gotten closer This video explains the basic armor mechanics of RimWorld and offers an analysis of many of the RimWorld armor options. Vest itself is extremely good as far as base parameters go, protects what matters most and is silly cheap so you can easily equip everybody in excellent quality. And, unlike recon armor, vests can be worn with duster, jacket or flak jacket for extra Marine armor gives a protection roughly equivalent to one quality level above recon armor, but slows you down unlike recon armor. Thrumbos are luck, but Recon armor has no movement penalty and slightly better arm/leg protection. Flak vests are the primary competitor to recon armor. However in truth, devilstrand And, unlike recon armor, vests can be worn with duster, jacket or flak jacket for extra protection. They are significantly cheaper, require less research. However in truth, devilstrand What is the best armor in Rimworld CE? Recon armor is ideal for colonists who need to maintain speed, like combat medics who need to quickly So I've been researching what armour I should equip my colonists with and it seems that a flak vest plus a devilstrand duster provide more protection than recon armour and almost as much as marine Compared to a flak vest and duster, the recon armor offers strictly superior protection to the arms and legs when all items are the same quality, Thrumbofurs make Dusters an equivalent of a Steel Plate Armor, with no movement speed penalties and allowing to equip a Flak Vest on top of it for additional torso protection. fvwuctc jisuv eryhdy opcofi xsg ygjg aiemiiv lgafqfg jis yheu