Tire Shin Armor
| Tire Shin Armor | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Class | Protective Gear |
| Slot | Right Calf |
| Covers | Right Shin |
| Can't Wear With |
|
| Weight | 2 |
| Insulation | 35% |
| Wind Resistance | 30% |
| Bite Defense | 80% |
| Scratch Defense | 90% |
| Run Speed | -20% |
| Discomfort | 20% |
| Condition | 5 |
| Wear Chance | 1 in 2 |
| Can Tear | No |
| Research |
|
| Crafting Skill | Tailoring: 3, Maintenance: 2 |
| Crafting | See How to Craft |
| Location | Containers |
| Spawn ID | /additem Base.GreaveTire_Right/additem Base.GreaveTire_Left
|
| Crafting XP | 20 XP (Tailoring) 20 XP (Maintenance) |
Tire Shin Armor is a homemade greave of tire rubber, bolted and buckled around one shin. It stops most bites and nearly every scratch on the lower leg it covers.
Its main strength is strong shin protection from cheap scrap. Its main cost is a heavy cut to running speed. It is crafted with modest 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 Shin Armor stops about four bites in five and nine scratches in ten on the covered shin. It adds a little warmth and blocks a little wind there.
The cost is speed. Each piece cuts running speed by a fifth, so a pair slows a survivor a great deal. It is also uncomfortable to wear.
The Wooden and Bone Shin Armor give the same protection at half the weight and half the running cost. The Shin Guard also matches that protection and costs less speed. The tire version is the slowest of these.
It sits on the Right Calf slot by default. The "on Left Shin" inventory option moves it to the other leg, and "on Right Shin" moves it back. On the right leg it clashes with the Right Knee and Right Shin Pad slots.
Tailoring
Tire Shin Armor is immune to holes. It loses condition on about every second hit.
The "Research Craft" inventory option on it teaches the whole 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 Shin 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 Shin Armor
Each recipe that makes the Tire Shin Armor is listed with its materials and the tools it keeps.
Make Tire Shin Armor
The Make Tire Shin Armor recipe makes the Tire Shin Armor. It needs Tailoring level 3, Maintenance level 2. The recipe has to be learned first.
| Name | Image | Amount | Kept | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tire Piece | 
|
1x | No | /additem Base.TirePiece
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| Leather Strips | 
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2x | No | /additem Base.LeatherStrips
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| Buckle | 
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2x | No | /additem Base.Buckle
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| Nuts and Bolts | 
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2x | 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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Variations
The Tire Shin Armor comes in 2 versions. Most of their stats match, and the extra columns show the ones that differ.
| Name | Image | Look | Slot | Covers | Can't Wear With | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tire Shin Armor |
|
Right | Right Calf | Right Shin |
|
/additem Base.GreaveTire_Right
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| Tire Shin Armor |
|
Left | Left Calf | Left Shin |
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/additem Base.GreaveTire_Left
|
Locations
Tire Shin Armor comes mostly from the Make Tire Shin Armor recipe. It takes 1 Tire Piece, 2 Leather Strips, 2 Buckle, 2 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 3 and Maintenance 2, 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
- A pair slows running far more than wooden or bone shin armour.
- Two pieces are needed to cover both shins.
- It is a fair choice for a base defender who rarely needs to run.
- Researching it teaches the full tire armour set.
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