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I have, it does work, and makes some very nice and light armour. The wonderful thing with these is that you can boost the base resist and lower the encum, without adding anything to special resists. It also leaves the enhancement slot open for the item of your choice - add janta hide for the boost in base, or NS shards to watch the encum drop into the negatives.

Here is an example of a seg I made using 4%base/-2HAM RIS layers, and a 3% janta hide.

So if I make a RIS layer, that gurk hide and peko feather, it wil make a higher base buy like 1-2% and much lower HAM, like krayt comp?

Message Edited by jahlad on 12-07-2004 05:01 PM

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Jerele wrote:
So if I make a RIS layer, that gurk hide and peko feather, it wil make a higher base buy like 1-2% and much lower HAM, like krayt comp?

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Ok, wasn't entirely clear on what I meant there. What I mean is that the RIS layers will boost the base resists in the same way normal layering does, but without adding any resists into special. Which is good for slicing purposes. I know that with the resources I have on chilly, I can make 4% base/-2 HAM layers. which translate to around 34%base, 20something (i think) ham segments.

(Also, a point, RIS layers only need Albatross feathers - gurk hides go into the RIS segments).

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Jhalad wrote:
looking at the info here
http://forums.station.sony.com/swg/board/message?board.id=armorsmith&message.id=42983
im thinking that klicknik shell is a good idea for the enhancment slot? boost the base AND reduce the ham

or is it not useable in comp?

how would a comp segment using one stun layer (to remove the vunrability) and 2 ris layers work out? would the ham still be nice and low?
would it be poss to boost the kinetic by using one kinetic layer and 2 ris?

im seriously concidering looking for bits to make a suit now

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To answer you question from the other post first: Composite takes 3 layers. I would say the kinetic resist would turn out in the 67-70% range (pre-slice) assuming you don't have anything like Janta hide being used.

Kliknik shells replace chitin armour segments I'm afraid, so they can't be used in comp.

1 kinetic layer and 2 RIS could give you 80% kinetic resist, but at the expense of slightly lower base resist (again assuming you don't get it enhanced) and slightly higher enc.
Similarly with the Stun layering, though what would be better done in this instance is to get only 5% stun or so, and put the rest of the points into base and encum.

Another possible option you might consider is the use of 1 or more sets of NS layers, as these can have FAR higher base resists than anything an AS can craft. Drop a 9% layer in with 2 RIS and your choice of a Shard or Janta hide, and I guarantee you'll be drooling at the results (though you'll lose out on stun resist, so it's better to put that in for the pants).

Message Edited by TalynMox on 12-08-2004 11:18 AM

quality on synth and RFP does nothing go with your most crappy resources

Teh optional bio comp is where they put BIO enhancers but they dont shine thfrough in armor so dont worry about em :-P

I agree NS layers are great.....but a 4+% alyers with negative encumb to all stats is very very nice I think :-)
and yes it gives us someting to use those pesky feathers for.. :-)