What Clothes Offer The Best Protection?

[Quill]

Whenever I watch/read a Tailoring guide they always say use Leather Strips on the best protection clothes but never elaborate further.

I know there's clothes like Leather Jackets and Firefighter Pants but what combo of Clothes offers the best Protection period?

[Cute Fanat]

Better just be always alert cuz 100% doesn't mean it will save u all the time.

[Quill]

Originally posted by Cute Fanat:

Better just be always alert cuz 100% doesn't mean it will save u all the time.

Surprise Zombies always find a way to sneak up on ya lol

[Cute Fanat]

Originally posted by Quill:

Originally posted by Cute Fanat:

Better just be always alert cuz 100% doesn't mean it will save u all the time.

Surprise Zombies always find a way to sneak up on ya lol

Yes only if ur friend don't watch ur back while u watch front :D

[Grizzly]

Originally posted by Quill:

Originally posted by Cute Fanat:

Better just be always alert cuz 100% doesn't mean it will save u all the time.

Surprise Zombies always find a way to sneak up on ya lol

best Protection is the trait keen hearing, a zombie from behind will very likely bite your neck, your max armor on neck is 10% scratch, 0 bite. from the front its mostly your hands, same there, bad protection only.

armor could save you, but its not worth the extra weight imo, just take pants T-shirt and sneakers

if you still want the best armor, firefighter clothing all 3 parts and a bulletproof west

[Mamluk's Honor]

Originally posted by Grizzly:

Originally posted by Quill:

Surprise Zombies always find a way to sneak up on ya lol

best Protection is the trait keen hearing, a zombie from behind will very likely bite your neck, your max armor on neck is 10% scratch, 0 bite. from the front its mostly your hands, same there, bad protection only.

armor could save you, but its not worth the extra weight imo, just take pants T-shirt and sneakers

if you still want the best armor, firefighter clothing all 3 parts and a bulletproof west

Keen hearing, being able to see a zombie one tile farther behind you and at a cost of 6 points isn't really worth it honestly.

From 3 to 4 tiles is nothing. If you could see 5 or 6 tiles behind, sure maybe. Sometimes thin-skinned is even worth it, especially if you take outdoorsman to negate some things, because armour is so good/important and you'll be relying more-so on armour. Also getting used to spinning while fighting is pretty common and easily done.

[njs]

I'm pretty sure the military jackets are the best tailorable coats in the game, and have less movement/combat restrictions than leather jackets. For vests, sweater vests are the only ones that can be modified/repaired, but a bulletproof vest still comes out on top even with max tailoring. Sweaters also provide a small amount of armor For shirts, denim is the only one with armor. For pants, military pants or LONG denim shorts provide the best armor for both parts of the legs without restricting movement. Leather gloves are the only armored gloves, and scarves are the only armored neck piece (some coats also provide neck armor, like the ones mentioned above). Military boots provide the best armor and stomp damage. Any hard helmet provides the same armor level. And this doesn't provide armor, but a shells ammo strap is useful for shotguns/maybe revolvers to improve reloading. Put together, you have the best armored items in the game. I'm pretty sure you can also add patches to unarmored clothes like vests and shirts to max out armor even further, too.

[Grizzly]

Originally posted by Ocular.:

Originally posted by Grizzly:

best Protection is the trait keen hearing, a zombie from behind will very likely bite your neck, your max armor on neck is 10% scratch, 0 bite. from the front its mostly your hands, same there, bad protection only.

armor could save you, but its not worth the extra weight imo, just take pants T-shirt and sneakers

if you still want the best armor, firefighter clothing all 3 parts and a bulletproof west

Keen hearing, being able to see a zombie one tile farther behind you and at a cost of 6 points isn't really worth it honestly.

From 3 to 4 tiles is nothing. If you could see 5 or 6 tiles behind, sure maybe. Sometimes thin-skinned is even worth it, especially if you take outdoorsman to negate some things, because armour is so good/important and you'll be relying more-so on armour. Also getting used to spinning while fighting is pretty common and easily done.

eh no
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2693908657
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2693909096
it is basically the double that is was before, OP for sure, i would even take it if it would cost 15 points. dont know from who you got your infos but they are wrong

[njs]

Originally posted by Ocular.:

Originally posted by Grizzly:

best Protection is the trait keen hearing, a zombie from behind will very likely bite your neck, your max armor on neck is 10% scratch, 0 bite. from the front its mostly your hands, same there, bad protection only.

armor could save you, but its not worth the extra weight imo, just take pants T-shirt and sneakers

if you still want the best armor, firefighter clothing all 3 parts and a bulletproof west

Keen hearing, being able to see a zombie one tile farther behind you and at a cost of 6 points isn't really worth it honestly.

From 3 to 4 tiles is nothing. If you could see 5 or 6 tiles behind, sure maybe. Sometimes thin-skinned is even worth it, especially if you take outdoorsman to negate some things, because armour is so good/important and you'll be relying more-so on armour. Also getting used to spinning while fighting is pretty common and easily done.

Keen hearing is invaluable. Being able to see zeds behind you sooner makes kiting in zombie-infested areas much sooner. Furthermore, the actual audio increase to zombie noises is super useful for getting a proper read on what's around the area.

[Grizzly]

Originally posted by njs:

Originally posted by Ocular.:

Keen hearing, being able to see a zombie one tile farther behind you and at a cost of 6 points isn't really worth it honestly.

From 3 to 4 tiles is nothing. If you could see 5 or 6 tiles behind, sure maybe. Sometimes thin-skinned is even worth it, especially if you take outdoorsman to negate some things, because armour is so good/important and you'll be relying more-so on armour. Also getting used to spinning while fighting is pretty common and easily done.

Keen hearing is invaluable. Being able to see zeds behind you sooner makes kiting in zombie-infested areas much sooner. Furthermore, the actual audio increase to zombie noises is super useful for getting a proper read on what's around the area.

also you dont get panik from fighting 10 zeds because you turn around every time and see them new, its the best trait by far, but what do i know, i just never get back bite x)

[Quill]

Originally posted by njs:

I'm pretty sure the military jackets are the best tailorable coats in the game, and have less movement/combat restrictions than leather jackets. For vests, sweater vests are the only ones that can be modified/repaired, but a bulletproof vest still comes out on top even with max tailoring. Sweaters also provide a small amount of armor For shirts, denim is the only one with armor. For pants, military pants or LONG denim shorts provide the best armor for both parts of the legs without restricting movement. Leather gloves are the only armored gloves, and scarves are the only armored neck piece (some coats also provide neck armor, like the ones mentioned above). Military boots provide the best armor and stomp damage. Any hard helmet provides the same armor level. And this doesn't provide armor, but a shells ammo strap is useful for shotguns/maybe revolvers to improve reloading. Put together, you have the best armored items in the game. I'm pretty sure you can also add patches to unarmored clothes like vests and shirts to max out armor even further, too.

Thank you for actually answering my question lol

[Grizzly]

Originally posted by Quill:

Originally posted by njs:

I'm pretty sure the military jackets are the best tailorable coats in the game, and have less movement/combat restrictions than leather jackets. For vests, sweater vests are the only ones that can be modified/repaired, but a bulletproof vest still comes out on top even with max tailoring. Sweaters also provide a small amount of armor For shirts, denim is the only one with armor. For pants, military pants or LONG denim shorts provide the best armor for both parts of the legs without restricting movement. Leather gloves are the only armored gloves, and scarves are the only armored neck piece (some coats also provide neck armor, like the ones mentioned above). Military boots provide the best armor and stomp damage. Any hard helmet provides the same armor level. And this doesn't provide armor, but a shells ammo strap is useful for shotguns/maybe revolvers to improve reloading. Put together, you have the best armored items in the game. I'm pretty sure you can also add patches to unarmored clothes like vests and shirts to max out armor even further, too.

Thank you for actually answering my question lol

i also did that, firefighter clothing is the same as the stuff he wrote about from stats but you dont need to care.

[Mamluk's Honor]

Originally posted by Grizzly:

Originally posted by Ocular.:

Keen hearing, being able to see a zombie one tile farther behind you and at a cost of 6 points isn't really worth it honestly.

From 3 to 4 tiles is nothing. If you could see 5 or 6 tiles behind, sure maybe. Sometimes thin-skinned is even worth it, especially if you take outdoorsman to negate some things, because armour is so good/important and you'll be relying more-so on armour. Also getting used to spinning while fighting is pretty common and easily done.

eh no
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2693908657
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2693909096
it is basically the double that is was before, OP for sure, i would even take it if it would cost 15 points. dont know from who you got your infos but they are wrong

I just tested it with debug mode like 10 days ago. I'll have to take a look again, maybe a recent patch changed it?

[Chilli Dog Dave]

Originally posted by Ocular.:

Originally posted by Grizzly:

best Protection is the trait keen hearing, a zombie from behind will very likely bite your neck, your max armor on neck is 10% scratch, 0 bite. from the front its mostly your hands, same there, bad protection only.

armor could save you, but its not worth the extra weight imo, just take pants T-shirt and sneakers

if you still want the best armor, firefighter clothing all 3 parts and a bulletproof west

Keen hearing, being able to see a zombie one tile farther behind you and at a cost of 6 points isn't really worth it honestly.

From 3 to 4 tiles is nothing. If you could see 5 or 6 tiles behind, sure maybe. Sometimes thin-skinned is even worth it, especially if you take outdoorsman to negate some things, because armour is so good/important and you'll be relying more-so on armour. Also getting used to spinning while fighting is pretty common and easily done.

keen hearing also increases your audio range.
being able to hear them banging windows or doors from 3 tiles further or a sneaky player creeping around can be the difference between life and death

[njs]

Originally posted by Grizzly:

Originally posted by Quill:

Thank you for actually answering my question lol

i also did that, firefighter clothing is the same as the stuff he wrote about from stats but you dont need to care.

The problem with the firefighter coat is that it can't be repaired/modified, it heavily restricts movement and combat speed, and its insulation is very high which causes overheating fast.

[Zaidah]

Actually, about neck protection, the motorcycle helmet provides 100% both to the head and the neck.