which armour to choose

[icon_of_sin]

I am about to make my first set of armour (after the starting set)

EXO suit, Predator armour and spider suits are avaliabe (although i need to reasearch spider and exo which will take 4 days)

Which should i go with?

[Wealthy Peasant]

All of them.
Predator for support/utility.
EXO suit for destruction/frontlining.
Spider suit for sniping/scouting.

[jyuuu]

get predator first you only need to get it once to upgrade all of your soldiers, the other two you only get one per project

[Flodge]

EXO suit is an armour with one pip of armour resistance and equips a heavy weapon (rocket launcher with 1 rocket by default)

Spider gives you a grappling hook for a free move to high ground and a slight movement bonus.

Both use up a utility slot for these functions.

Usually I have spider on a sniper/ranger and EXO on my grenadier(s).

[Mosey]

Honestly, since the next tier of armor has better versions of the Spider and E.X.O. I would just put off making any of those until you get the next tier up. You'll save yourself a lot of resources.

The Predator armor I would buy though, it will hold you over until you can upgrade to W.A.R. and Wraith armor.

[ha]

Predator - relatively cheap and fast to build (you unlock infinite numbers of it once researched)
Has 2 utility spots
Spider suit - same stats as Predator,much more expensive - builds only 1 each time, but can use hook (adds lots of mobility and helps snipers to get to heights) bit more mobility but only 1 utility spot.
EXO - has more health points and adds armor. Can use heavy weapon ,some of which (shredders) are OP. Very expensive - again,1 built each time.

So depends on your group - have snipers,give them spider or wraith suits. Prefer utilities - use rest with predator suit. Like heavy weapons and armor and have lots of resources- use EXO suits.

[Morty Jhones]

resurch both, only buld the predator armour. spider armour leads to EXO armour and warp armours which are superour in every way.

the upgraded armour (preditor and the other one). grants an extra slot for gear but you can only cary 1 esploves type grenade so is good for troppers you need to give spechalist gear to like medics.

Spider Armour. Has 1 slot and mounts a Grapling hook so you can use a free action to change altititudes

EXO Armour . Has 1 slot MOunts a Grapling hook and has a Wrist mount.

Warp armour. Has 1 slot Mounts a grapling HooK, nad has the warp ablity (ignore terrain & melee for 2 turns)

[UFO]

Predator armor helps a ton with survivability, worth the resources to get it ASAP.
EXO is awesome, but only make one for your favorite grenadier. Free rocket launcher!
(Almost the best moment in the whole game - realizing you only need to pay ONCE for guns/armor after punching out six sets of everything back in XCOM 1)

[icon_of_sin]

Originally posted by Jacob:

get predator first you only need to get it once to upgrade all of your soldiers, the other two you only get one per project

Does that mean that it replaces standard armour?
Does it also mean you cant loose it when men die?

Does any other armour (other than base) work like this?

[icon_of_sin]

Originally posted by flOdge:

EXO suit is an armour with one pip of armour resistance and equips a heavy weapon (rocket launcher with 1 rocket by default)

Spider gives you a grappling hook for a free move to high ground and a slight movement bonus.

Both use up a utility slot for these functions.

Usually I have spider on a sniper/ranger and EXO on my grenadier(s).

does the rocket and grap hook come with the armour?

[Morty Jhones]

yes

[icon_of_sin]

Originally posted by Morty Jhones:

yes

yes to what (use the reply button on the psot itself)

[PhilkIced]

I find that using EXO on my grenadiers is overkill as they're already the ones with AoE and explosives in abundance, also they're not so exposed to damage to need that extra armor, I prefer to use my EXOs on my Rangers so that they'll have an alternative long ranged attack, as without it they're 100% close range and can't do anything if caught far from the fight.

Spider suit is a mest for snipers, hook costs no action points, you can go from open street to a good cover on the top of a 3 stores tall building and still shoot the sniper after that, soooo good.

But as everyone said start with Predator first as it will upgrade the health of everyone all at once.

[Morty Jhones]

sorry the armours come with hook and missile launcher respectivly. there are proving ground reserch that randomly builds extra weapons for the missile laucher slot. POWERED weapons are mor powerfully than there HEAVY weapon vershions

[jyuuu]

Originally posted by icon_of_sin:

Originally posted by Jacob:

get predator first you only need to get it once to upgrade all of your soldiers, the other two you only get one per project

Does that mean that it replaces standard armour?
Does it also mean you cant loose it when men die?

Does any other armour (other than base) work like this?

yes it replaces the standard kevlar
you get infinite so it doesnt matter if someone dies

the warden armor upgrade works the same way

[Republic]

Originally posted by ha:

Predator - relatively cheap and fast to build (you unlock infinite numbers of it once researched)
Has 2 utility spots
Spider suit - same stats as Predator,much more expensive - builds only 1 each time, but can use hook (adds lots of mobility and helps snipers to get to heights) bit more mobility but only 1 utility spot.
EXO - has more health points and adds armor. Can use heavy weapon ,some of which (shredders) are OP. Very expensive - again,1 built each time.

So depends on your group - have snipers,give them spider or wraith suits. Prefer utilities - use rest with predator suit. Like heavy weapons and armor and have lots of resources- use EXO suits.

Although Spider does not grant the same Health Bonuses as Predator, i totally agree.