Does armor work at all?

[bobucles]

So I've been shooting my colonists to check out the health system. It seems that armor doesn't factor into damage calculations. All weapons seem to deal full damage regardless of what armor is equipped.

The test weapons were a glock 19 and a minigun. The armor was a spawned in armor vest and a spawned in power armor.

[Rahjital]

I just tried shooting a power-armoured colonist versus a naked one with pistol. Naked got -10 from a shot to torso while the other had -6 from it.

Remember that you need a helmet for protecting the head, power armour for protecting arms and that there is no armour protecting legs.

[ZestyLemons]

I just tried shooting a power-armoured colonist versus a naked one with pistol. Naked got -10 from a shot to torso while the other had -6 from it.

Remember that you need a helmet for protecting the head, power armour for protecting arms and that there is no armour protecting legs.

Yeah, things like the Armor Vest only cover the torso, while Powered Armor actually covers the torso and arms. Helmets like Rahjital only protect the top half of the head, and one covers the entire head. There's no way to protect your legs yet.

[bobucles]

Yes, I sort of figured that armor would have protective zones.

Maybe it's a glitch with spawned armor or something.