# DoubleTech Industries Military Labs : Power Armor **URL:** \ **Category:** The Lab\ **Created:** [March 29, 2013, 12:09pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/doubletech-industries-military-labs-power-armor/627 "2013-03-29T12:09:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1

**Author:** ![Williham](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/williham/32/845_2.png) [@Williham](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Williham)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2013, 12:09pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/doubletech-industries-military-labs-power-armor/627/1 "2013-03-29T12:09:49Z")

Greeting esteemed representatives of $NATIONAL\_MILITARY\_FORCE! DoubleTech Industries are proud to present to you the next big thing in personal armor: Power Armor! This heavy-duty, fully-covering armor is designed with the individual soldier in mind, providing all the protection they could possibly[sup]1[/sup] need! While the armor might seem heavy when you put it on, once powered by a standard issue UPS unit, the integrated servo motors will provide full[sup]2[/sup] mobility for over 20 minutes[sup]3[/sup] on a single charge. A number of these suits, with helmets, have already been shipped to military bases and field offices for you to test and enjoy! [hr] [size=6pt]1: Not including unforeseen possibilities.[/size] [size=6pt]2: Mobility may be somewhat less than full.[/size] [size=6pt]3: Under ideal testing conditions, field conditions may differ.[/size] ---

**Author:** ![slydogg9692](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@slydogg9692](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/slydogg9692)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2013, 1:08pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/doubletech-industries-military-labs-power-armor/627/2 "2013-03-29T13:08:11Z")

T-51b, is that you? I love T-51b. T-51b forever! I don’t suppose you can add a Bozar or a Gauss rifle in future updates? 🙂 ---

**Author:** ![Jihelu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e79b87/32.png) [@Jihelu](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Jihelu)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2013, 5:21pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/doubletech-industries-military-labs-power-armor/627/3 "2013-03-29T17:21:03Z")

I WANT A WINTER ADDITION. ---

[quote=“slydogg9692, post:2, topic:627”]T-51b, is that you? I love T-51b. T-51b forever! I don’t suppose you can add a Bozar or a Gauss rifle in future updates? :)[/quote] And last time I checked the T-51b has a power supply that lasts about…a couple hundred/thousand years ---

**Author:** ![slydogg9692](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@slydogg9692](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/slydogg9692)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2013, 6:03pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/doubletech-industries-military-labs-power-armor/627/5 "2013-03-29T18:03:02Z")

[quote=“Jihelu, post:4, topic:627”][quote=“slydogg9692, post:2, topic:627”]T-51b, is that you? I love T-51b. T-51b forever! I don’t suppose you can add a Bozar or a Gauss rifle in future updates? :)[/quote] And last time I checked the T-51b has a power supply that lasts about…a couple hundred/thousand years[/quote] Call this one the prototype/shittier version: T-50b? T-51a? T? Whatever. My imagination is set. T-51b forever! ---

**Author:** ![Williham](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/williham/32/845_2.png) [@Williham](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Williham)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2013, 6:10pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/doubletech-industries-military-labs-power-armor/627/6 "2013-03-29T18:10:23Z")

It’s not a T-51b. It’s more like an early T45-d. ---

**Author:** ![slydogg9692](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@slydogg9692](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/slydogg9692)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2013, 6:27pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/doubletech-industries-military-labs-power-armor/627/7 "2013-03-29T18:27:22Z")

[quote=“Williham, post:6, topic:627”]It’s not a T-51b. It’s more like an early T45-d.[/quote] Looking up at the lore again, it does match up well with the T-45d. Still…T-51b forever! On to another topic: would a slight STR bonus make any sense for this item? Or is armor powered only to the point where the mobility issue (almost) becomes a non-issue? ---

**Author:** ![Williham](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/williham/32/845_2.png) [@Williham](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Williham)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2013, 6:59pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/doubletech-industries-military-labs-power-armor/627/8 "2013-03-29T18:59:04Z")

The basic power armor currently implemented is little more than a prototype or proof-of-concept model. Further models representing technological advancement will be introduced down the line. ---

**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/cataclysmdda/original/1X/21b5d044e8473b25d0bf905d60477e25f6fbe0cf.png) [@system](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2013, 2:44am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/doubletech-industries-military-labs-power-armor/627/9 "2013-03-30T02:44:11Z")

What about stealth armor? Shit why you remind me of fallout 3, _sniff_ my copy broke. Also what about self powered suits? Gasoline/Reactor powered ones? Reactor power source would run off water, since it needs cooling. Also it would explode if run dry. ---

**Author:** ![slydogg9692](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@slydogg9692](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/slydogg9692)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2013, 11:31am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/doubletech-industries-military-labs-power-armor/627/10 "2013-03-31T11:31:43Z")

Since I love Power Armors so much ([size=12pt]T-51b forever![/size]), I decided to dick around in-game (with a git build updated as of 3/31/2013) and see how Power Armor fares. After wishing [size=8pt](What? I’m not looting the world just to look for one.)[/size] me the whole set (Basic power armor, basic power armor helmet, and UPS) I rushed headfirst into the first zombie infested area. Here are a few observations. [ol][li]Unpowered (UPS off), the whole set had an encumbrance of 5. Each part encumbered the parts they were supposed to encumber.[/li] [li]Powered (UPS on), the whole set had an encumbrance of 1. There was an instance where the encumbrance was 4, but I haven’t yet replicated it. Scratch that, the 4 was caused by not having any volume for item space.[/li] [li]Very damage resistant. I let myself be surrounded by lots of Zs and I barely got damaged. As in my health bar was unchanged. Ran around craters for fun too. Funny thing happened: once I was surrounded by Zs and a spitter zombie decided to come to the party. As usual I just stood around for a while, the yellow Z just spitting at me now and then. The Zs surrounding me melted away; I was left completely unscathed, save for armor damage.[/li] [li]Pretty durable. It lasted a 10+ in-game minutes under constant Z assault. It’s kind of weird though, seeing how “fragile” they are considering that they’re power armor, but I guess it’s just me.[/li] [li]You can’t wear the armor if you have the helmet on first. Possible bug? Addendum: the bug apparently, was that I was able to wear the helmet on first without the armor, which shouldn’t be possible. Wielding the helmet then equipping it equips it even without power armor.[/li][/ol] Verdict: Very durable, very useful, but not very practical for everyday use due to its reliance on UPS (which eats through batteries like hell) and, since it’s rare enough I think, the lack of repairing options. As a side note, is it possible to create/is there a search function for the Debug screen? For the purpose of easier cheating debugging/testing I mean. ---

**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/cataclysmdda/original/1X/21b5d044e8473b25d0bf905d60477e25f6fbe0cf.png) [@system](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2013, 3:38pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/doubletech-industries-military-labs-power-armor/627/11 "2013-03-31T15:38:00Z")

Add fusion or fission batteries to power them plz. Also have a repulsion shield upgrade that eats through moar batteries but protects the suit from damage. [size=4pt]Untill you run out of batteries.[/size] ---

**Author:** ![Atelerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Atelerd](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Atelerd)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2013, 9:06am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/doubletech-industries-military-labs-power-armor/627/12 "2013-04-05T09:06:23Z")

Already in 0.4 pre-release. I dunno, but i think that it’s not acting like bullet-proof, because NPC shot my torso from his shotgun for 95 damage. Also he piked it with awl pike, and after five or seven 30-40 damage hits power armor become ‘very damaged’. Also, it needs to be powered with plutonium cells, really. Maybe some kind of reloading it, I dunno… How about internal climate control? ---

**Author:** ![Williham](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/williham/32/845_2.png) [@Williham](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Williham)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2013, 2:14pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/doubletech-industries-military-labs-power-armor/627/13 "2013-04-09T14:14:49Z")

[quote=“Atelerd, post:12, topic:627”]Already in 0.4 pre-release. I dunno, but i think that it’s not acting like bullet-proof, because NPC shot my torso from his shotgun for 95 damage. Also he piked it with awl pike, and after five or seven 30-40 damage hits power armor become ‘very damaged’. Also, it needs to be powered with plutonium cells, really. Maybe some kind of reloading it, I dunno… How about internal climate control?[/quote] There are some limitations to how well armor can work, unfortunately.