Tire Body Armor
| Tire Body Armor | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Class | Protective Gear |
| Slot | Cuirass |
| Covers |
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| Can't Wear With |
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| Weight | 6 |
| Insulation | - |
| Wind Resistance | 80% |
| Bite Defense | 80% |
| Scratch Defense | 90% |
| Run Speed | -10% |
| Combat Speed | -5% |
| Discomfort | 20% |
| Condition | 5 |
| Wear Chance | 1 in 2 |
| Can Tear | No |
| Research |
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| Crafting Skill | Tailoring: 6, Maintenance: 5 |
| Crafting | See How to Craft |
| Location | Containers |
| Spawn ID | /additem Base.Cuirass_Tire
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| Crafting XP | 68 XP (Tailoring) 50 XP (Maintenance) |
Tire Body Armor is a homemade cuirass built from cut tire rubber, bolted together and laced with leather. It covers the chest, belly and back. It stops most bites and nearly every scratch on the torso.
Its main strength is heavy torso protection made from tire scrap. Its main cost is weight, at 6, and a slower pace in a run and in a fight. It is crafted by a survivor with good Tailoring and Maintenance skills, and late-game survivor safehouses hold one rarely. The Tailor is the best occupation for protective gear. It starts with the most Tailoring skill.
Wearing
Tire Body Armor stops about four bites in five and nine scratches in ten on the upper and lower torso and the back. The thick rubber also blocks most wind on the torso.
The armour cuts running speed by a tenth and attack speed by 5 percent. It is uncomfortable to wear for long.
The other crafted body armours give the same protection and the same speed costs. Wooden, Scrap Metal, Bone and Metal Body Armor each weigh 4, so the tire version is the heaviest of them. It is made with Tailoring and Maintenance alone, which suits a mechanic.
It takes the Cuirass slot. That blocks bulletproof vests, suit jackets, bulky jackets, bathrobes, shoulder holsters, sport shoulder pads and other outer torso layers. Breathing masks and full suits also clash with it.
Tailoring
Tire Body Armor is immune to holes. It loses condition on about every second hit, so it needs replacing more often than metal armour.
The "Research Craft" inventory option on it teaches the rest of the tire set: Make Tire Forearm Armor, Make Tire Shin Armor, Make Tire Shoulder Armor - Left, Make Tire Shoulder Armor - Right and Make Tire Thigh Armor.
The Research Craft option in the inventory menu studies the Tire Body Armor and teaches the recipes below.
| Recipe | Output | Image | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Make Tire Forearm Armor | Tire Forearm Armor | 
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/additem Base.VambraceTire_Right
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| Make Tire Shin Armor | Tire Shin Armor | 
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/additem Base.GreaveTire_Right
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| Make Tire Shoulder Armor - Left | Tire Shoulder Armor - Left | 
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/additem Base.Shoulderpad_Tire_L
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| Make Tire Shoulder Armor - Right | Tire Shoulder Armor - Right | 
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/additem Base.Shoulderpad_Tire_R
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| Make Tire Thigh Armor | Tire Thigh Armor | 
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/additem Base.ThighTire_R
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How to Craft Tire Body Armor
Each recipe that makes the Tire Body Armor is listed with its materials and the tools it keeps.
Make Tire Body Armor
The Make Tire Body Armor recipe makes the Tire Body Armor. It needs Tailoring level 6, Maintenance level 5. The recipe has to be learned first.
| Name | Image | Amount | Kept | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tire Piece | 
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2x | No | /additem Base.TirePiece
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| Leather Strips | 
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4x | No | /additem Base.LeatherStrips
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| Nuts and Bolts | 
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4x | No | /additem Base.NutsBolts
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| Large Knife | 
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1x | Yes | /additem Base.LargeKnife
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| Hand Drill | 
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1x | Yes | /additem Base.HandDrill
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| Wrench | 
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1x | Yes | /additem Base.Wrench
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| Needle | 
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1x | Yes | /additem Base.Needle
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| Awl | 
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1x | Yes | /additem Base.Awl
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| Sinew Thread | 
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1x | No | /additem Base.Thread_Sinew
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| Hacksaw | 
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1x | Yes | /additem Base.Saw
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Locations
Tire Body Armor comes mostly from the Make Tire Body Armor recipe. It takes 2 Tire Piece, 4 Leather Strips, 4 Nuts and Bolts and heavy thread. A sharp knife, a drill, a wrench, a sewing needle, an awl and a metal saw or bolt cutters are needed and kept. The crafter needs Tailoring 6 and Maintenance 5, and the recipe has to be learned first. Late-game survivor safehouses may hold one in a dresser, wardrobe or box, but rarely.
The places where it spawns, with the rough chance per container.
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Dresser | 0.6% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Wardrobe | 0.6% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Cardboard box | 0.2% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Crate | 0.2% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Small box | 0.2% |
Notes
- Researching it teaches every other piece of the tire armour set.
- It is the heaviest of the crafted body armours, so it fills the carry limit fast.
- It wears out faster than Metal Body Armor.
- It cannot be worn with a bulletproof vest.
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