use promotional skins

[Macapek]

In the start menu at the beginning of the game, check or uncheck : use promotional skins. Can someone please tell me what this means in practice and what it does?

Thank you

[Muton]

It gives you free, a limited amount of basic phoenix point armor and weapons. They have different color schemes

I recommend you use them

[Macapek]

Thank you

[Artek [General]]

As Muton said it provides your game with a free supply of starting armor sets with unique and exclusive colours.

I believe you get:
x1 Assault Set (+AR)
x3 Heavy Armor sets (+ Heavy Cannons)
x2 Sniper sets (+SR)
x1 Infiltrator set (+Crossbow)
x1 Technician set (+RoboArms)
x1 Berzerk set (+Axe)
x1 Priest set

Assault, Heavy and Sniper sets are identical in stats to Phoenix default armor and such you are still encouraged to upgrade to faction armor later.

The armor can be disassembled, but will not grant you any resources for it - you're just freeing up your arsenal space.

These sets inderectly make early game easier as it saves you the headache of manufacturing armor for rookies, not to mention the resources it saves.

[Macapek]

Thank you

[Heau]

There's also the green and white synedrion assault armor and AR set which are a touch better than the phoenix ones.

The problem with most of the weapons is you cannot craft the proper ammo until you research the corresponding tech. That kinda screwed me over in my blind playthrough until I figured it out.

It is thousands of ressources worth so if you are looking for the maximum challenge, you probably would want to turn the option off. Otherwise it's kinda nice.

[Macapek]

thank you for the information

[Bobucles]

As you might have guessed, it's not actually cosmetic item skins but rather a gigantic armory of free loot with sweet paint jobs. The priest hat has frenzy on it, it literally gives you day 1 frenzy and it can be passed around to anyone. Take it.

[guardian1368]

what happened to some skins such as headhunter cause its gone and it was the one i liked the most