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==Notes==
 
==Notes==
 
*This is equipped in the item slot, not in the armor slot.
 
*This is equipped in the item slot, not in the armor slot.
*This makes a great equipment item for someone low on HP, or an assault class.  +4HP is nothing to sneeze at.
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*This makes a great equipment item for someone low on HP, or an assault class (with Titan armor, and one that has Extra Conditioning, that's '''+18 Armor HP''').  +4HP is nothing to sneeze at.
 
*50% damage reduction from melee attacks is amazing.  Chryssalids and Berserkers are some of the most dangerous enemies in the game, since melee attacks never miss.
 
*50% damage reduction from melee attacks is amazing.  Chryssalids and Berserkers are some of the most dangerous enemies in the game, since melee attacks never miss.
 
*You shouldn't need more than 2 or 3 suits for the whole game, and you should be able to get that many chryssalids in the first two or three missions where they spawn.
 
*You shouldn't need more than 2 or 3 suits for the whole game, and you should be able to get that many chryssalids in the first two or three missions where they spawn.
 
**If you're really ballsy, you can get extra Chryssalid corpses by letting Zombies hatch into Chryssalids.
 
**If you're really ballsy, you can get extra Chryssalid corpses by letting Zombies hatch into Chryssalids.
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==See Also==
 
==See Also==
 
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Revision as of 18:49, 17 October 2013

Description
Chitin Plating

Light plating made from the Chryssalid exoskeleton, this material provides additional protection and a significant reduction to melee damage sustained.

  • Confers 4 extra health
  • Reduces damage from melee attacks
Source: XCOM: Enemy Unknown (2012)
Chitin Plating
Property Info
Requires: Research: Chryssalid Autopsy
Cost: §85
Alloys:15
4 Chyrssalid Corpses
Min. Engineers:14
Health +4
Abilities Wearer takes 50% less melee damage
Equipped Item slot

Notes

  • This is equipped in the item slot, not in the armor slot.
  • This makes a great equipment item for someone low on HP, or an assault class (with Titan armor, and one that has Extra Conditioning, that's +18 Armor HP). +4HP is nothing to sneeze at.
  • 50% damage reduction from melee attacks is amazing. Chryssalids and Berserkers are some of the most dangerous enemies in the game, since melee attacks never miss.
  • You shouldn't need more than 2 or 3 suits for the whole game, and you should be able to get that many chryssalids in the first two or three missions where they spawn.
    • If you're really ballsy, you can get extra Chryssalid corpses by letting Zombies hatch into Chryssalids.

See Also


EU2012 Badge XCOM: Enemy Unknown (2012): Soldier Equipment
Armor:
Light:Body Armor
Medium:Carapace ArmorSkeleton SuitGhost ArmorPsi Armor
Heavy:Titan ArmorArchangel Armor
MEC Suits:MEC-1 WardenMEC-2 SentinelMEC-3 Paladin
Weapons:
Conventional:PistolAssault RifleShotgunSniper RifleLMGRocket Launcher
Laser:Laser PistolLaser RifleScatter LaserLaser Sniper RifleHeavy Laser
Plasma:Plasma PistolLight Plasma RiflePlasma RifleAlloy CannonPlasma Sniper RifleHeavy PlasmaBlaster Launcher
EXALT Weapons:EXALT Assault RifleEXALT Sniper RifleEXALT LMGEXALT Rocket LauncherEXALT Laser RifleEXALT Laser Sniper RifleEXALT Heavy Laser
MEC Weapons:MinigunRailgunParticle Cannon
Items:EU: Alien GrenadeArc ThrowerChitin PlatingCombat StimsFrag GrenadeMedikitMind ShieldNano-Fiber VestS.C.O.P.E.
EW DLC: Flashbang GrenadeGas GrenadeGhost GrenadeMimic BeaconNeedle GrenadeReaper RoundsRespirator Implant