Fallout Tactics Apparel

Armour in Fallout Tactics is similar to the armour in the RPGs, with two major differences:


 * plasma and laser damage resistances and thresholds are now both considered energy weapons, and a new form of damage is included called gas
 * Armour can now reduce skills by a predefined amount, i.e. Metal Armor Mark I and II reduce the sneak skill by 25%.

The major types of armour are below.

Leather
Leather Armour and Leather Armour Mark II, the basic armor available, good AC and no skill penalties, but practically no reduction of damage.

Metal
Metal Armour and Metal Armour Mark II, the protection of choice for grunts, trades AC and 25% sneak for improved resistance to damage.

Tesla Armour Falls loosely under Metal, due to it's overall similarity to metal armor, and is very good at absorbing energy damage, but overall seems to be a waste of time, because you'll have access to power armor by the time this is available, and power armor rocks!

Environmental
Environmental Armour and Environmental Armour Mark II are the new kids on the block, providing some protection against radiation and near complete protection from gas as well as improved damage resistance, these armors can be useful despite greater penalties to skills than metal armor.

Power Armor
Now this is what we're here for... Eastern Brotherhood Power Armour/Eastern Brotherhood Advanced Power Armour! The best AC and damage resistance available in the game, but comes with the biggest penalties for skills in the game. For use in heavy firefights, and let's face it, every mission from St. Louis (first super mutant mission) includes heavy firefights.

Mutants
There's not much of a choice for super mutant characters - they can wear either the Plating Mutant Armour or Spiked Mutant Armour. Similarly, ghouls can wear only Ghoul Armour and Superior Ghoul Armour.

Raiders and reavers
Raiders wear Raider Armour or Vandal Armour while the Reavers wear Reaver Banding and Greater Banding.

Easter eggs
There are two easter egg armors which can be found in special encounters - the Brahmin Armour, which makes you look like a brahmin and the Devilthorn Jacket, a Diablo 2 reference.