Armor Frames

General

Adds specialized armors as upgrades to standard armors. Frames have their own technology, equipment variants and a buddy robot to follow you around and help out with specific actions. Only one buddy can be deployed at a time.

Logistic Frames and Equipment

• Extra Movement Speed
• Extra Inventory Space
• Extra Reach distance
• Support and Logistic equipment compatibility
• Access to early game prototype logistic network (Protonetwork)
• Logistic Buddy with limited Protonetwork interface. Can work outside of a logistic network.

Logistic Buddy

• Early game helper unit which tries to emulate a logistic robot interface, but with additional setup needed.
• Trash drop-off - Buddy will try to tidy up your trash inventory even if you're outside of a logistic network. Requires a storage chest with a specified filter for the trash item.
• Request pick-up - Buddy will try to deliver items if they are available in buffer chests.
• Construction - Buddy will try to build nearby ghosts and mine entities marked for deconstruction, but can only carry one item.

Energy Frames and Equipment

• Extra Movement Speed
• Support and Energy equipment compatibility
• Frames have a built-in solar panels and accumulators. Supplies nearby machines with electricity, plugging into electric networks.

Energy Buddies

• Turret - a more compact prototype laser turret.
• Saucer - a flying saucer with an Energy equipment grid. Supplies nearby machines with electricity, plugging into electric networks.

Production Frames and Equipment

• Extra Player Crafting Speed
• Extra Player Mining Speed
• Support and Production equipment compatibility
• Frames have a built-in Assembling Machine with crafting speed equal to armor tier
• Can slot in Portable Labs to research on the go
• Can unlock a Production car with access to a Production frame equipment grid and built-in furnace and assembling machine

Production Buddies

• Drill - tiny but fast drill.
• Pumpjack - smaller and faster variant of the pumpjack.
• Beacon - more reach than a standard beacon and full effect transmission.

Combat Frames and Equipment

• Extra Player Follower Robot count
• Extra Damage Resistances
• Support and Combat equipment compatibility
• Can unlock Shotgun and Sniper turrets
• Can unlock extra combat robot types
• Can unlock a walker Mechatank and a Tripod both of which have access to Combat frame equipment grids

Combat Buddy

• Dreadnought - an extra strong and durable combat follower robot which lasts for hours