How Armor Works (and which one is actually the best)

Everything you ever wanted to know (or thought you already knew) about armor tested and demonstrated in one video!

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⌚ TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Intro
0:27 Armor vs. Wood Spikes
1:32 Armor vs. Heavy Cannibal
2:06 Does Golden Armor Work?
2:20 Armor vs. Demon
3:51 Patch 2 Changes
5:03 Does Strength Improve Armor?
6:56 Does Armor Decrease Fall Damage?
7:33 Summary
8:08 My Pitch

🗨 ABOUT:
Sent to find a missing billionaire on a remote island, you find yourself in a cannibal-infested hellscape. Craft, build, and struggle to survive, alone or with friends, in this terrifying new open-world survival horror simulator.

A Survival Horror Simulator

Experience complete freedom to tackle the world how you want. You decide what you do, where to go and how best to survive. There are no NPC's barking orders at you or giving you missions you don't want to do. You give the orders, you choose what happens next.

Fight Demons

Enter a world where nowhere is safe and fight against a range of mutated creatures, some who are almost human like, and others who are like nothing you have ever seen before. Armed with pistols, axes, stun batons and more, protect yourself and those you care for.

Build and Craft

Feel every interaction; Break sticks to make fires. Use an axe to cut out windows and floors. Build a small cabin, or a sea-side compound, the choice is yours.

Changing Seasons

Pluck fresh salmon directly from streams in spring and summer. Collect and store meat for the cold winter months. You're not alone on this island, so as winter rolls in and food and resources become scarce you won't be the only one looking for a meal.

Co-op Gameplay

Survive alone, or with friends. Share items and work together to build defenses. Bring back-up to explore above and below ground.

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[GunsNerdsandSteel]

One important note on Golden Armor nerf:

This test was at Strength Level 1. If it was done at Strength Level 50, the numbers would be double. So ~80 hits for Demons to kill BEFORE the patch, and ~24 hits AFTER Patch 2.

[IchbinX]

I wouldnt be opposed to the Golden Armor nerf, if it actually gave you armor, outside of demons.

[berserkerpride]

Gold armor should give 30% damage reduction to everything. Regular armor would still be better, but that far in the story it would be nice to have that permanent boost to our character.

[jpvielleux]

I was hoping tech armor would be used in some special way. Like if you wear it it makes you invisible to enemies inside. Or wearing it allows you to avoid some kind of security system inside the complex to get a special weapon.

[climax]

I was so crushed when my friends and I got the golden armor, I don't like how the armor in the game works so having an unbreakable set seemed so cool until we wore it for five minutes and figured it did absolutely nothing

[tpeel]

Wow, you really get into the nuts and bolts of this one! Your time invested in analysis is quite impressive. Since I'm a bit of a nerd, I appreciate that. I'm glad you took this time though because it shows what to go for and what to pass on. Another helpful video Tem, thank you!

[WolfFireheart]

Very interesting that bone armor and creepy armor is basically the same :O
Kinda makes sense. Bone armor is kinda craft heavy, and creepy armor is combat heavy.

With all the traps and spikes, I don't feel you need to fight to get bones.
Hell, the fire traps makes the bones ready for you! xD

[evanprobst]

since the gold armor goes straight to your health, at a high strength level, it would actually be really good against demons since strength increases your base health.

[morganmoise]

Leaf armor also adds a bonus to stealth for each piece of leaf armor worn.

[ardent]

There are things you missed about the effects of different armor. Example: Leaf armor is good for stealth as it makes you a lot quieter. Hide lets you get closer to prey animals before they run. I forget what bone does.

[ripstag]

Thanks for doing this! You answer so many questions with these info specific videos. I also love the play through series!

[RevolutionaryOven]

I'd like to see another video on the game's stealth mechanics/what affects stealth as well as how to properly use the masks.

[ShakenBake]

Appreciate all of the hard work these videos would take to produce. Informative and entertaining 👍

[downhilldom]

Great research and presentation of your results. Thanks for all the effort!

[johnpearce]

Brilliant vid. Thank you for performing and revealing the results of your tests. You got my subscription and thumb up.

[ralizek]

great data, great video.
Golden armor is right up there with the slingshot after 2.0

[moraw]

Awesome video i respect that u had patience to do all this

[tromaz]

Great work especially all the effort that went into testing. Always wondered

[knm]

Thank u very much for putting in so much effort to test these things out, so we don't have to ❤
This video was really useful, so I think it's worth to grind for a full tech armor

[Dexodrill]

Golden armor=plot item only, it was before the update and now it's been emphasized. Best armor=creepy, it's cheap and easy to replace. Others just feel like resource sinks.