WolvenCreator Posted May 27 Report Posted May 27 (edited) I am specifically excited for armor being modular!! I'm a big fan of pauldrons, especially styles that raise the metal into shoulder points and/or neck protection in an artistic way. It's literally the only reason why I would ever wore heavy armor (I hate heavy armor) in skyrim - I wanted the Empire's raised, thick pauldrons at the start and that's all buuut I had to have the rest of the armor attached too. I also really loved the banded and steel armor sets for the same reason, BUT ALSO because the banded armor gave the impression (to me) that it was really a bunch of pieces of armor put together rather than a perfectly designed whole-body set. Though, the general steel armor also has a great appeal to me. Pauldrons and fitted set visually. Empire Armor (Skyrim Inpso) Banded/Steel Armor (Skyrim Inspo) If I can make bits and pieces over time, like a pauldron set (It would be cool if the shoulder could be separate from chest - if not in armor, then at least in decoration!), each of different materials depending on the resources available to me over time, then I am so thrilled! I haven't ventured into leather or metal armor yet in VS despite having around a hundred hours logged (I'm a slow progress player... and I'm addicted to starting new worlds) and now I'm actually trying to rush forward a bit so I can mess around with the armor system as it currently is and hopefully be less intimidated when the update comes. But... MODULAR!! Modular armor!! Yes, please!! I would download the mods to get a little closer to that (layered sets and whatnot), but... I don't want more mods. I just want this update! I'm so excited for a modular armor system! Also... pouches/bandoleers? Am I pushing too far? :3 That aside, something else I would love to see is the layering effect. You can have a fur cloak over your armor, for example, or shoulder fur that actually helps hold heat in winter. Hoods, too! Oh, man. Leather and Linen hoods would be awesooome. Edited May 27 by WolvenCreator 3
LadyWYT Posted May 28 Report Posted May 28 23 hours ago, WolvenCreator said: You can have a fur cloak over your armor, for example, or shoulder fur that actually helps hold heat in winter. Or don a linen surcoat to keep yourself from baking to death in hotter climates. If I'm recalling correctly though, armor itself can be rather insulating from the cold, especially with the padding that goes underneath. Not that it's not possible to freeze to death in a suit of armor, but cold weather tends not to be as much of a concern as hot weather. Heat exhaustion/heat stroke is a rather big concern in the case of the latter, since the user's bodyheat doesn't really have anywhere to go. 2
excs Posted May 31 Report Posted May 31 On 5/20/2026 at 11:39 AM, MKMoose said: There's this set, among the concepts, possibly hinting at something that at least matches Jonas tech visually, even if it doesn't end up having significant special functionality: Better scrap 1
Perdido Street Posted June 5 Report Posted June 5 (edited) This might come a little out of left field being a grand-strategy series, but (with the exceptions of the Warhammer fantasy trilogy, and some cultural depictions in Rome 1) the historical Total War games from CA feature excellent representations of armor from across the world and different time periods. Not only are the in-game models very good, but there is a lot of art available from that studio's design process - showing both the fine details of armor models and the historical research behind it. There is an official art book available (amazon.com/Art-Total-War-Samurai-Legions/dp/1783292164), but a lot of the concept art can also be found for free online: A portfolio from Senior Concept Artist Sarah Duchiewicz - https://telthona.artstation.com/projects/za6O2?album_id=1216366; another from Artist Nikolay Toshev - nikolaytoshev.artstation.com/projects/kN4W9A; and one more from Art Director Lulu Zhang - artstation.com/artwork/0X5Dz8; -ex (a late Roman/early medieval era concept from Total War: Attila): Edited June 6 by Perdido Street added more links to some excellent portfolios + grammar 2
LadyWYT Posted June 6 Report Posted June 6 19 minutes ago, Perdido Street said: Warhammer fantasy trilogy I mean...some of the 40K stuff would make for some pretty awesome Jonas tech power armor, with a few tweaks. 1 1
Perdido Street Posted Saturday at 02:01 PM Report Posted Saturday at 02:01 PM (edited) 15 hours ago, LadyWYT said: some of the 40K stuff would make for some pretty awesome Jonas tech power armor, with a few tweaks. Honestly, the gear crested helmets of the Skitarii (or really anything having to do with the Mechanicus in 40k) is such a vibe... one not too far off from Jonas tech Edited Saturday at 03:30 PM by Perdido Street 2
LadyWYT Posted Saturday at 03:58 PM Report Posted Saturday at 03:58 PM 1 hour ago, Perdido Street said: Honestly, the gear crested helmets of the Skitarii (or really anything having to do with the Mechanicus in 40k) is such a vibe... one not too far off from Jonas tech Don't forget the Iron Hands...at least, I think that's the right chapter. And the Necron faction, though I'm not sure they quite fit the aesthetic. Space Wolves would be great too. 1
Deepblue38 Posted Tuesday at 01:09 AM Report Posted Tuesday at 01:09 AM (edited) I wonder if it is possible to have specialty armours that fufill a specific purpose alongside being armour like for example old fashion diving suits that were made of metal allowing you to stay underwater for longer by giving you a grace period where you dont consume oxygen and also making it so you sink to explore underwater ruins with it ebing more armoured so you can sink in water making it more armoured but it having a much greater speed debuff on land with it deminishing when in water, or an armour that is built like a bullet proof vest giving greater resistance to projectile damage but does less against blades these ar just some i could think of on the spot but i think it would be cool to specialise your armour in terms of how you want to use it not just looks plus i also loved the bioshock games and want to recreate the big daddies from the games Edited Tuesday at 01:14 AM by Deepblue38 1
Deepblue38 Posted Tuesday at 01:22 AM Report Posted Tuesday at 01:22 AM On 6/6/2026 at 4:58 PM, LadyWYT said: Don't forget the Iron Hands...at least, I think that's the right chapter. And the Necron faction, though I'm not sure they quite fit the aesthetic. Space Wolves would be great too. i feel like the necrons could work just change the color they give off since its more green in the necrons make the armour primarily from jonas parts or from scanged drifters ect but it would probably need a new type of enemy that is very skeleton like since that is their main theme alongside the ancient egytian stuff its alot of skeletons and as of now the game doesnt have much i terms of metal skeletons but you could make a mould from animal skeletons with clay pour metal in the mold in parts so you can remove the pieces of bone allowing room for the metal which you break like an anvil and you peice the peices together with solder giving the armour that metalic skeleton look
Perdido Street Posted yesterday at 09:04 AM Report Posted yesterday at 09:04 AM (edited) On 6/8/2026 at 9:22 PM, Deepblue38 said: peice the peices together with solder giving the armour that metalic skeleton look Technically there is a type of armor like this called Jack Chain. It is a kind of cheap-light protection for the arms or legs (made of plate-metal, or hardened leather, splints linked via chain), typically tied/sewn onto a Gambeson or "Jack". At least in the realm of existing-metal armors, it definitely has the most "bare-bones" appearance. An interesting fact: Though there are examples of individuals wearing Jack Chains, or things like them, these only come from central Europe, and even there they were never widespread. However, 'authenticity' aside, Jack Chains are incredibly common in modern re-enactments, and for good reason, as they are cheap-functional protection against getting one's limbs broken (so, it's this odd reversal where in the past there was so much other armor circulating in the economy of Europe that soldiers could often buy or steal better protection without having to resort to Jack Chains, whereas today, when the only way your going to get metal armor is by custom ordering it, Jack Chain being the cheapest actually does translate into it being the most common). For my source - here is a discussion on the topic given by a medieval arms researcher in the UK, Matt Easton, on youtube :scholagladiatoria - What was this Medieval Armor and did it ACTUALLY EXIST? Edited 2 hours ago by Perdido Street spelling + accuracy 1
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