Hard armor and Soft armor

[Omnires]

I know some of us touched on this here and there in other threads. But this thread is going to the more about the material science and engineering. The goal is to come up with some good armor options that can be used for different things.

For example, a soft low mass armor that can bend light to make you passively invisible and absorb different types of energy to help give extra power to your abilities and energy based weapons. This type of armor would be great for stealth players who like to use speed and agility as their main defense.

People are trying to make armor like this in real life and people have made steps into making. The main limiting factors as of now are cost and manufacturing. For more information look things like nanotechnology engineering and carbon nanotubes.

 

[NoahDVS]

I agree. I really liked the look of recons in Firefall and I think that look would work well for light armor or even just pilot armor if you can leave your exosuit/mech.

 

[HumanTrainingBot]

What if, instead of leaving the mech, the light mechs are much closer to a human's size while heavier mechs are two to three times the size of a human?

 

[Omnires]

What if, instead of leaving the mech, the light mechs are much closer to a human's size while heavier mechs are two to three times the size of a human?

Going by why the devs said it seems like the idea it also have parts of the game where do get out of the mechs for different reasons. Mostly because there just some places they can't go. Like inside buildings and other small areas.

 

[Torgue_Joey]

Going by why the devs said it seems like the idea it also have parts of the game where do get out of the mechs for different reasons. Mostly because there just some places they can't go. Like inside buildings and other small areas.

THE VEHICLES! DON'T FORGET THE VEHICLES!
#TANKSLIFEMATTERS

 

[Pandagnome]

I like these claw feet with a good grip for holding stuff like cups and going up ceilings in enemy base!

 

[NightStroke]

If we are getting technical here, wouldn't graphene-based armor be vastly superior to any alternative? Like it would have a theoretical tensile strength greater than kevlar and other alternatives, so what would be the point in having a "hard armor" if the soft armor is stronger and lighter?

 

[Nunaden]

If we are getting technical here, wouldn't graphene-based armor be vastly superior to any alternative? Like it would have a theoretical tensile strength greater than kevlar and other alternatives, so what would be the point in having a "hard armor" if the soft armor is stronger and lighter?

It's still crap against piercing projectiles like flechette ammo... It is known for rather piercing a hole through body and armour rather than explode-ripping one into it.

 

[Silv3r Shadow]

I don't spend much time at all on 4chan but they have some cool posts there on mecha
http://boards.4chan.org/m/
But to the topic, armour customization is awesome, one of the concept arts for ember has the heavy variant with a shield (like a metal riot one).

What if, instead of leaving the mech, the light mechs are much closer to a human's size while heavier mechs are two to three times the size of a human?

Like 'edge of tommorow' or at least not as bulky (but light and minus horrible municipal maneuver.
But also leaving the mech would be cool also, so many possibilities ^.^

 

[Torgue_Joey]

But also leaving the mech would be cool also, so many possibilities ^.^

GRUMMZ DID SAID WE CAN JUMP OUT OF OUR MECH AND RUN AROUND. OR DID MY EYES BECAME DEAF?

 

[NoahDVS]

If we are getting technical here, wouldn't graphene-based armor be vastly superior to any alternative? Like it would have a theoretical tensile strength greater than kevlar and other alternatives, so what would be the point in having a "hard armor" if the soft armor is stronger and lighter?

The problem with bullet proof vests is that even if a round doesn't penetrate, the impact can still cause internal damage if there is enough force behind it. Hard armor may be more brittle sometimes, but it won't transfer the force to your internal organs the way soft armor does. Military body armor has ceramic and kevlar in it to more effectively break up and catch bullets.

 

[HonorGuard99]

I like these claw feet with a good grip for holding stuff like cups and going up ceilings in enemy base!

REALLY LIKE LOOK OF THIS!


and I would say different armor types and thicknesses would be useful (and different material uses)

 

[Silv3r Shadow]

GRUMMZ DID SAID WE CAN JUMP OUT OF OUR MECH AND RUN AROUND.

I'm just stating that

leaving the mech would be cool

DID MY EYES BECAME DEAF?

yes XD <3

 

[0V3RKILL]

this brings up a question. Is this game game going to have heavies like Mammoth, Rhino, Arsenal, or regular heavy? Cause I see the mechs and the pilots. I get the impression that there won't be heavy frames? am I right? or wrong? I don't see how can you fit in a mech if you are wearing a heavy frame. I don't understand that part. Also why even bother with frames when you ultimately want to have a mech? How can you even fight a mech with just a heavy frame?

 

[Nunaden]

this brings up a question. Is this game game going to have heavies like Mammoth, Rhino, Arsenal, or regular heavy? Cause I see the mechs and the pilots. I get the impression that there won't be heavy frames? am I right? or wrong? I don't see how can you fit in a mech if you are wearing a heavy frame. I don't understand that part. Also why even bother with frames when you ultimately want to have a mech? How can you even fight a mech with just a heavy frame?

There are no frames, you are also already in teh mech, and there will be 3 mech types... light medium and heavy (with riot shield :3)

 

[0V3RKILL]

oh man that's awesome.

 

[Torgue_Joey]

this brings up a question. Is this game game going to have heavies like Mammoth, Rhino, Arsenal, or regular heavy? Cause I see the mechs and the pilots. I get the impression that there won't be heavy frames? am I right? or wrong? I don't see how can you fit in a mech if you are wearing a heavy frame. I don't understand that part. Also why even bother with frames when you ultimately want to have a mech? How can you even fight a mech with just a heavy frame?

We mostly call it frame as the mech are called omniframe.

 

[Nunaden]

oh man that's awesome.

just to give ya a source: https://em8er.com/omniframes/