Armour Smith

Stats Affected:	[Affects physical bulk] Description: The ability to craft higher quality gear and armour, in a shorter space of time.
-Crafting armour speed -Crafted armour quality
Ways to Train:
-Crafting armour and parts
-Trades-

Operation — Characters operating various armour crafting benches

Added in the 0.50 update, Armour Smithing affects the speed and quality of the armour you craft. Armour Smithing is composed of two components: producing crafting materials and crafting armour.

The quality of Homemade armour depends on the skill of the smith (with a small random factor). Unlike in Weapon Smithing, no research is required to unlock higher armour grades.

Racial Experience Multipliers

Negative Multiplier: -Deadhive Soldier -Hive Soldier Drone -Southern Hive Soldier Drone	Positive Multiplier: -Scorchlander -P4 Unit
All multipliers are either 0.8x or 1.2x unless marked otherwise.

The ability to smith armour is negatively affected by darkness therefore lighting fixtures should be present throughout the whole crafting process in order to prevent quality deterioration. The skill also deteriorates if the character has body parts which aren't at full health (lower skill below <80-85%). The best way to start learn the skills from a low level is by making Armour Plating, Chainmail or Leather until at least level 40 is reached. From that point on, the skill can be trained by making Bandanas, which should provide a decent profit at standard quality.

Materials Edit

Materials needed for crafting can be made with fabric looms (hemp or cotton), a Leather Tanning Bench, a Chainmail Sheet Fabrication Bench, and a Plate Beating Station. Alternatively, characters can buy or steal these materials from shops.

Crafting Benches Edit

Crafting armour is done using the Leather Armour Crafting Bench, Chain Armour Crafting Bench and Heavy Armour Smithy. Each of those will require a separate tech researched through Science.

Buildings and Technology
Building	Research Needed		Output
Clothing Bench	Clothing Manufacture	Fabrics	Cargopants, Rag Loincloth, Rag Shirt, White Vest, Worn-out Shorts
	Hats and Headgear		Bandana, Basket Hat, Cap, Rattan Hat, Tagelmust, Turban, Wool Hat
	Simple Clothing Types		Black Cloth Shirt, Cargopants, Cloth Shirt, Gi, Gi Pants, Martial Artist Bindings, Turtleneck, White Vest, Wooden Sandals, Worn-out Shorts
Leather Armour Crafting Bench	Leather Armour Crafting	Fabrics	Trader's Leathers
Leather Armour Crafting Bench	Leather Armour Crafting	Leather	Trader's Leathers
Heavy Armour Smithy	Plate Armour Crafting	Fabrics	All output requires blueprints.
Heavy Armour Smithy	Plate Armour Crafting	Armour Plating	All output requires blueprints.
Chain Armour Crafting Bench	Chain Armour Crafting	Fabrics	All output requires blueprints.
Chain Armour Crafting Bench	Chain Armour Crafting	Chainmail Sheet	All output requires blueprints.