Is suit upgrade for rad protection from artifacts bugged?

[It's a Mind Game]

So I upgraded my suit (Tourist or sth) with extra artifact slots, and there was also an upgrade that supposedly protects from radiation of them artifacts. However, from what I can tell it doesn't prevent me from taking radiation, nor does it even reduce it at all. I need to have rad reducing artifacts slotted in if I want to use any other, or else I keep getting rads.

Is it just this suit that is bugged or it doesn't work at all?

[Rhophius]

look at the slots for the artifacts, the lead lined ones have a green line on the bottom, its not all slots, well not until you get the Diamond Exosuit, the slots that are affected are from left to right

[Nulman]

So, if a suit has 0% rad protection, if you get the upgrade for +10% or whatever rad protection, 10% of 0 is still 0. If you slot artifacts that say they have rad protection, that is solely for other artifacts which produce radiation, which is most artifacts. Artifacts that protect against radiation will not protect you from radiation in the world, just radiation emitted from artifacts. LMK if you need additional explanation.

[It's a Mind Game]

Originally posted by Nulman:

So, if a suit has 0% rad protection, if you get the upgrade for +10% or whatever rad protection, 10% of 0 is still 0. If you slot artifacts that say they have rad protection, that is solely for other artifacts which produce radiation, which is most artifacts. Artifacts that protect against radiation will not protect you from radiation in the world, just radiation emitted from artifacts. LMK if you need additional explanation.

Thanks for the explanation, I didn't know that artifact rad protection works on artifacts only. My problem was not with that tho, and was solved by Rhaphius answer. Just bad UI and description it seems.

[Nulman]

Originally posted by It's a Mind Game:

Originally posted by Nulman:

So, if a suit has 0% rad protection, if you get the upgrade for +10% or whatever rad protection, 10% of 0 is still 0. If you slot artifacts that say they have rad protection, that is solely for other artifacts which produce radiation, which is most artifacts. Artifacts that protect against radiation will not protect you from radiation in the world, just radiation emitted from artifacts. LMK if you need additional explanation.

Thanks for the explanation, I didn't know that artifact rad protection works on artifacts only. My problem was not with that tho, and was solved by Rhaphius answer. Just bad UI and description it seems.

Yes they made a valid point too, you can upgrade your suit with lead-lined artifact slots, which will negate the radiation emitted from an artifact in that slot.

[Nulman]

When you see an artifact that says Weak, Medium, Strong, or Maximum radiation, think of it in levels of 1-4. If you have an artifact with Maximum radiation resistance, it has level 4 resistance, you can you slot other artifacts that are 4 other Weaks, 2 mediums, 1 strong and 1 weak artifact, and not take passive radiation. This only applies to artifacts not in a lead-lined slot. Happy stalking.