Armor
You wear a plate carrier (armor vest) that holds armor plates. Your armor slot starts empty and fills with plates automatically when you drop in. The only ways to bring extra plates are Traits that enlarge the armor slot or the Armor Box Field Upgrade (recipe at DMZ level 14).
| Carrier | How to get it |
|---|---|
| 1-Plate Armor Vest | Starter recipe: 25 Synthetics, 25 Metals |
| 2-Plate Armor Vest | Starter recipe: 50 Synthetics, 5 Reactive Metals |
| 3-Plate Armor Vest | Epic. A DMZ level 37 reward |
| 2-Plate Helmet Armor Vest | Epic. A DMZ level 63 reward |
| Tempered Armor Vest | The top carrier in pre-release footage. Recipe cost not confirmed |
Official rarities have only been published for the carriers given as level rewards.
Pre-release footage showed eight carriers in the printer, including Ballistic Gel and Helmet variants of the 2- and 3-plate vests. Costs for the locked ones were not visible.
Backpacks
A bigger backpack means more loot home. You start with a Basic Pack.
| Backpack | Notes |
|---|---|
| Small Backpack | Starter recipe: 25 Synthetics, 25 Metals |
| Medium Backpack | Starter recipe: 50 Synthetics, 5 Rigid Synthetics |
| Large Backpack | Epic, DMZ level 34 reward |
| Weapon Backpack | Carries an extra weapon |
| Secure and Scavenger backpacks | Variants with Secure Slots or extra space |
The exact slot counts for each backpack have not been published.
Secure Slots
Some backpacks have Secure Slots. Anything in a Secure Slot stays with you even if you fail to extract. They are the only documented way to protect an item when you die, so put your most valuable find there.
Rarity
Loot has six rarity tiers, from Common to Ultra: Common, Uncommon, Rare, Epic, Legendary and Ultra. Prestige asks for carriers and backpacks of a set rarity, so high-rarity gear has a use beyond the next run. See Prestige.
Tips
- Print a Medium Backpack as soon as you hit level 2. It is cheap and pays for itself.
- Keep a spare carrier in the Stash so one bad run does not leave you without armor.
- Do not take your best carrier on a run you would not mind losing.