Prestige marine armor

Prestige marine armor is a set of power armor introduced by the Royalty DLC that forms a full set along with the Prestige marine helmet. It combines the defensive ability and move speed penalty of Marine armor with additional the psychic boosts of Eltex apparel.
== Acquisition == 
Alternatively, the armor can be received as a quest reward, purchased from traders, or found on Raiders.
== Summary ==
The improves a pawns psychic sensitivity by , and improves the pawn's base neural heat recovery rate by heat per second, though this will be modified by their psylink level.
To consider themselves properly dressed and avoid a "Want <TITLE>-specific apparel" moodlet, nobles must wear rank-appropriate apparel. A satisfies all non-headwear related requirements of all nobles. Note that any quality requirements must still be met to avoid the separate and stacking a "Want <TITLE>-quality apparel" moodlet.
== Analysis == 
The incrase to Psychic Sensitivity primarily improves a pawns psychic power, but note that it also makes them more susceptible to psycasts themselves, as well as psychic drones. This increase is inferior to the eltex vest that the prestige marine armor replaces, but in exchange it is significantly more protective.
Protection-wise, the prestige marine armor is exactly as defensive as regular marine armor. Marine armor is the middle tier of the three types of power armor, the other two being the inferior recon armor and the superior cataphract armor. As expected, it is also the middle tier in expense and protection as well. While it provides the same coverage, Marine armor is roughly equivalent to a Recon armor of one quality level above (e.g. a Normal Marine armor ~= Good Recon armor), or a Cataphract armor one quality levels below. 
Compared a flak vest and duster, the marine armor offers strictly superior protection to the arms and legs when all items are the same quality, regardless of duster material. The interactions of two layers are dictated by the games Armor Rating calculations, and the result is that marine armor provides torso, neck and shoulders protection approximately equivalent to the combination of a devilstrand duster and flak vest, assuming all items are the same quality. However replacing the devilstrand with hyperweave or thrumbofur results in more protection to those areas. So while marine armor is more protective than a devilstrand duster and flak vest, when compared to better duster materials, the overall impact of the opposing traits of superior arm and leg protection and inferior torso, neck and shoulder protection on pawn survivability is currently unclear. However in this comparison, it should be noted that several vital organs are in the torso and the destruction of these can result in immediate death. It should also be noted that marine armor comes with a Move Speed debuff of -0.40 c\s, while a flak vest has a penalty of only -0.12c/s meaning there may be a reason to choose the flak vest and duster even with inferior protection. 
== Version history ==
* 1.1.2647 - Added
== See Also ==
* Marine armor - the base model. Identical protection, but not acceptable to nobles and offers no improvement to psychic abilities.
* Grenadier armor - a slightly less protective variant of marine armor with an integrated grenade launcher.
Category:Armor