Overview

Major Update - Happy New Year. This update introduces a full suite of experimental armor‑handling features centered around the Armband armor slot, along with expanded multi‑armor support, explosive redirection, and optional damage‑type suppression. The mod now provides a flexible, slot‑specific armor framework that integrates cleanly with EFT 0.16’s damage pipeline.

Update - Version support for SPT 4.0.0+ and EFT 0.16.9.0.40087

Update - License, Copyright, and versioning information.

New Features

• Multi‑Layer Armor Damage Resolution (Experimental)
  • Ballistic armor damage can now be distributed across multiple worn armor pieces.
  • Armband armor participates fully in ballistic damage sharing.
  • Configurable toggle: Enable Multi-Layer Armor Damage Resolution.
• Explosive Damage Redirection (Armband‑Only Experimental System)
  • Explosive damage can now be redirected away from the player and into armor durability.
  • Optional mode to redirect all explosive damage exclusively to the armband armor.
  • Configurable toggles:
  • Enable Protection From Explosives
  • Redirect All Explosive Damage to Armband Armor
• Throughput Damage Suppression (Armband‑Only)
  • Prevents ballistic and explosive throughput damage from reaching the player.
  • Only applies when armband armor is equipped.
  • Configurable toggle: Disable Throughput Damage.
• Blunt Damage Suppression (Armband‑Only)
  • Blocks all blunt trauma damage that would normally bypass armor.
  • Only applies when armband armor is equipped.
  • Configurable toggle: Disable Blunt Damage.
• Fragmentation Damage Suppression (Armband‑Only)
  • Blocks grenade fragmentation damage from reaching the player.
  • Only applies when armband armor is equipped.
  • Configurable toggle: Disable Fragmentation Damage.

Technical Improvements

• Added ArmbandArmorHelper
  • Centralized helper for retrieving the armband armor component.
  • Ensures all armband‑specific features behave consistently.
• Updated Damage Pipeline Patches
  • Added patches for:
  • Player.ApplyExplosionDamageToArmor
  • Player.ApplyDamageInfo
  • Ensures correct interception of ballistic, explosive, blunt, and fragmentation damage.
• Cleaned Up Legacy Code
  • Removed unused variables and outdated method signatures.
  • Updated all patches to match EFT 0.16.9’s API.
  • Ensured compatibility with SPT 4.0.0.

Debugging Tools

• Hit Tracing (WIP)
  • Optional detailed logging of ballistic impacts.
• Armor Inspector (WIP)
  • Optional logging of detected armor components. Both are disabled by default.

Notes

• All “Armband Armor” experimental options only activate when the player is wearing armor in the Armband slot.
• Multi‑Layer Armor remains a global system and affects all armor pieces.
• This release is fully compatible with EFT 0.16.9 and SPT 4.0.0.
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