B. Armor & Suits

Explore the Hazard Suit and Light Combat Armor in System Shock 2. Learn about their stats, defenses, and lore to choose the best protection for your journey.

Alright, let's talk about keeping yourself in one piece. In System Shock 2, you'll be facing all sorts of nasty stuff, and your armor is your first line of defense. We'll cover the two main types you'll encounter early on: the Hazard Suit and the Light Combat Armor.

HAZARD SUIT

This is your go-to for environmental protection. Think of it as your hazmat suit on steroids.

• Slots: 4
• Defense: +75 RAD, +75 TOX

The Hazard Suit, officially the TriOptimum Zero-Phase Hazard Armor, is designed to keep you safe from the vacuum of space, but more importantly, from nasty radiation and chemical spills. It uses a fancy mix of rubberized mesh, reflective shielding, and a low-intensity force field. While some companies worry about long-term health effects from the force fields, most folks just want to survive the immediate threats, and this suit offers solid protection against them.

LIGHT COMBAT ARMOR

This one's more about stopping bullets, though it's not exactly a tank.

• Slots: 4
• Requires: Strength: 2
• Defense: +20

The Dartech class 1 armor, or Light Combat Armor, needs a Strength stat of at least 2 to wear. It's made from a mix of Kevlar and steel mesh, offering decent protection against gunfire without weighing you down too much. The design helps spread out the impact of bullets. Dartech is known for supplying less… reputable groups, so while it's better than going in bare-chested, don't rely on it to save you from heavy fire.