Armor Idea For Phase 3

Armor beyond vanilla can be named beyond a simple expendature of levels at an anvil.
Armors are classified instead based on protection, technological level, and intended use; names are given not just to a specific part of it, but the entire set.
Here's an example of a possible name for an advanced armor set, a sealed (maybe pressurized) suit for handling hazardous materials made/used by someone named David.

Level: 9
Type: Enviornmental Suit
GUNGNIR
(Hazmat)
(David's Armor)

[NOTE - My name is not David]
[NOTE - This also plays in to my idea of modularity]
[NOTE - Vanilla armors (leather through diamond) are incapable of being placed accurately in my level system]

Armors can be made of different parts. For example, let's say Player A and Player B are making near identical armor on the same technological level. But
say Player A wants his armor to have extra shields while Player B wants extra ceramics to absorb energy weapons fire. For cimplicities sake let's say they
are using Level 1 powered combat armor. They would both be labeled as Level 1 Powered Assault Armor, although one has an advantage that for the cost
of more power has extra shields while the other has power to spare but is heavier due to more literal armor. Now, you may ask, what are the implications
of Player B's armor being heavier? If Player B does not increase the force of the hydraulics or simply diverts more energy to them, he will move slower. Of
course, while it may be a near unnoticable change, in greater armor levels if he does not enhance the hydraulics the armor's burden will increase but eventually
the ratio of hydraulic power to shear weight will make the player's movement as slow as if he had no hydraulics on a heavy Level 1 or an average Level 2.

I have compiled a list of armor levels and likenesses based on 'real' armors. Most similarities do not encompass power generation.
[NOTE - Lighter versions of a level are barely better than the previous, and heavier are the closest thing to the next level]
[NOTE - I have done research on most of the compared versions (namely the MJOLNIR and Iron Man armors), but others (namely the whatever-it-is from Elysium) I have not so much]
[NOTE - These are only for combat versions. Variants for things like industrial purpose of hazmat are not much accoutned for]
[NOTE - The reason for the large amount of comparisons to the MJOLNIR/Halo armor is because I know the armors from the series more than any other]
[NOTE - I only go to Level 25 to get this post out soon. I may add extra levels at another point in time if I feel I want to add them]

• Level 1 - Asthetically similar to the armor Matt Damon wears in Elysium (without external armoring). 'Armored' version is like the US military's SIPE.
  
• Level 2 - Comparable to the first iteration of the Iron Man armor seen in 2008's Iron Man.
  
• Level 3 - Comparable to MKI or MKII MJOLNIR.
  
• Level 4 - Comparable to the Mk2 Iron Man armor (the normal armor with the circle unibeam). Heavier versions similar to Mk3 (tirangle unibeam).
  
• Level 5 - Near replica of MkIV MJOLNIR.
  
• Level 6 - Near replica of MkV MJOLNIR.
  
• Level 7 - Imagine a sucky version of MKVI MJOLNIR.
  
• Level 8 - Imagine an even better version of MKVI MJOLNIR.
  
• Level 9 - Near replica of MKVII MJOLNIR.
  
• Level 10 - Near replica of GEN2 MJOLNIR.
  
• Level 11 - Imagine a skintight MKII MJOLNIR.
  
• Level 12 - Imagine a skintight MKIII MJOLNIR.
  
• Level 13 - Imagine a skintight MKIV MJOLNIR.
  
• Level 14 - Imagine a Mk1 Iron Man armor the size of a Mk2/Mk3.
  
• Level 15 - Mk2 Iron Man armor.
  
• Level 16 - Mk3 Iron Man armor.
  
• Level 17 - Imagine a skintight MKV MJOLNIR.
  
• Level 18 - Imagine a skintight MKVI MJOLNIR.
  
• Level 19 - Imagine a skintight MKVII MJOLNIR.
  
• Level 20 - Imagine a skintight MKVIII MJOLNIR.
  
• Level 21 - Imagine a skintight GEN2 MJOLNIR.
  
• Level 22 - Forerunner Class 1 Combat Skin.
  
• Level 23 - Forerunner Class 2 Combat Skin.
  
• Level 24 - Forerunner Class 3 Combat Skin.
  
• Level 25 - Forerunner Class 4 Combat Skin.

For time's sake, I have decided on a short list of possible armor modules/parts. The current ones show off what I believe to be the most important parts of an armor.
I may add more later when time is less tight.
[NOTE - If anyone has extra ideas for more components, they are welcome]
- Miniturized Hydraulics: If an energy shield is the epidermis of a powered armor suit, then the hydraulics is the osteum. Normally, powered armor is too heavy
for the average creature of reasonable size and strength (think The Average Human) to wear
normally without any aid. The hydraulics provide the extra strength need to carry, operate, and maneuver in the average suit of power armor. The miniturization
is used to make use of not having to genetically modify the wearer ala Halo Spartan IIs, IIIs, and IVs. Although genetic modification is an option, but is more expensive
than forgoing hydraulics.
- Energy Shield: The energy shield on a suit of powered armor is usually included as by the time one has the ability to make powered armor or is making it, they
aleady are capable of shield generators mounted on starships. It is simply a matter of making a relatively small shield generator that has greater or equivalent
power to normal kinetic armor.
- Power Generator: Early on, most people will have trouble powering their armor, and may rely on an external powr source to keep up with its constant demand.
But later on, they may include energy storage large enough to have it keep a charge for X time. And yet later they may create a power generator small ebough
to be mounted on or in the armor itself, which unless isn't enough, would solve the problem of too much draw.
- Kinetic Armor: Powered armor, especially early levels, should include a higher armor/shield ratio. This is because until you reach about level 14, your shield will
inevitably drain during combat. You kinteic armor is similar to other non-shielded armors, it provides a barrier of material that is usually good at stopping kinetic
or energy weaponry (early on kevlar/titanium/steel for kinetic, ceramics/tungsten for energy).
- Genetic Modification (To The User): While not a popular option, genetically modifying your soldiers to allow them to use their raw strength to lift the armor removes
the need for hydraulics in most armors, making them cheaper. However, it is a trade off, if you use GM soldiers, they will (most Level 1-10) cost more than your armor
(taking into consideration costs of making the equipment, creating the modifying agents, and hiring and training the soldier). If you use hydraulics instead, you can
focus less on the troops and more on your armor, and in fact, put more in your armor.
- Power Gauntlet: As everyone knows, the main purpose of powered armor is to protect the user, but that does little when you lose your weapon, so in the event that
happens, or you just want to punch things real bad, this little fist will give you the literal punch to do the job good. (Does about as much damage as a given sword, but
can be made to do more damage by using extra power.)
- Mass Driver: Most kinetic weapons better than cartridge rifles will be handheld mass drivers. For a bit more power than an electrified glove, this little number will
remove the need for carrying around those cumbersome rifles. (Also available is an energy variant that costs about twice as much power.)
- Heads Up Display: Whether it's in your eye, on your eye, or just plastered on your visor, a HUD is integral to using a higher level powered suit. Very customizable, a HUD
has many upgrades, including but not limited to, a short range LADAR/SONAR/RADAR/DRADIS for improved situational awareness, weapons uplink, integrated scope,
and more. If you're not into any of that though, don't fret, as all the basics are included - vitality meter, shield meter, and a built-in uplink to comms.

As everyone who plays MINECRAFT knows, when you don a piece of armor, you gain 'armor points' (I'm going to abbreviate these AP). What I propose is when you have
your sheilds activated they will draw power, but in exchagne for that power, they will provide what I'm calling 'shield points' (SP). AP will and can stack up to greater numbers
than simply ten, this allows an end user to don his suit and look at the AP and SP to quickly tell it is so much better than the previous armor (or conversely, worse).
SP will have a different icon than AP, to show they are SP rather than AP. When hit, SP will degrade, when fully drained, after a few seconds they will start to replenish at
the cost of a bit extra power (this is mainly a problem on suits using off a charge). Since in MINCRAFT, armors are four pieces, when the specific peice of your armor where you
put a component on is damaged equal to or greater than the damage threshold of (a) component(s) in the piece. This will make the player or soldier NPC want to take cover
when their sheilds are down as to minimize risk of breaking their armor.
Let's say Player A is making a new set of armor, and he puts in so much hydraulic power, that he doesn't use all of it carrying the suit. What this should do is give the player
a buff of strength and a buff of jump height. This will give benefit to making your suit more powerful than the components, althought at an expense of power and materials.
Other suits, IE a hazmat suit or a space suit, will provide other, passive buffs. Since both fall under the Environmental Suit category, they would both get the following buff,
'sealed buff: resistant to biological and chemical warfare'. However, what is the point to making a hazmat suit AND a space suit if they get the same buff? They don't is the
thing. The hazmat suit will also get a buff diffusing radiation, the space suit will have the 'pressurized: SPAAAAAACE' buff. Other specialized suits will have other buffs.

Like I said earlier, "names are given not just to a specific part of it, but the entire set," I made allusion to this section. As all MINECRAFT players who have gotten to at least
leather tier armor knows how you make armor, you build the boots, then the pants, the breast plate, and the hat. Instead of creating the armors like that (you still can, but
they'll be much worse quality, in fact, about 3 levels behind), you will design an armor in a virtual crafting space that will look asthetically like the ship design space. Here
you will designate what your armors is literally made of, from the 'skeleton' to the visor and everything you stick on it. When you finish, you will write in the alotted parts
of the armor name area (the one I talked about before) and place the design to a factory thing. So now your armor design is in the factory, but it won't do anything. You
must now give it the raw materials as well as the parts. To do this you will either give the design of a needed part to a factory where when supplied with material it will
make them, or you can craft them. After finishing making all your components and supplying the first factory with them, it will begin making your armor, a process which
takes time. When it's done, you will be given a complete suit item. You can pick it up and fill in the rest of the name areas, then when you click on any of your armor slots,
the armor will distribute to all four pieces, and when you take it back out, it will return to the single item. This is to prevent mixups when dealing with more than one suit.