Armor appearance can be customized in the Wardrobe in the Pathfinder's Quarters on the Tempest.Fusion mods cannot be used with the Deep Space Explorer or Scavenger sets. Chest pieces can also be enhanced with fusion mods, untested Remnant technology with impressive benefits and equally impressive penalties.(The full-body piece in the Heleus, Deep Space Explorer, and Scavenger sets has the same augmentation slots as a chest component and doesn't accept augmentations meant for arms or legs.) Armor can be enhanced during development with augmentations, four in the chest piece, two each in the arms, legs, and helmet.Each armor piece counts as one item towards the Inventory item limit.Ryder starts the game with a set of Rank I Initiative Armor.

Armor can only be changed at a Loadout station or using the Item Pickup menu.Armor can be found dropped from enemies, looted from containers, purchased from merchants, or by crafting at a research center.There is no difference in armor performance based on gender. The male version of armor is slightly larger and more muscular in nature. The female version of armor is slightly smaller and more feminine in nature. Depending upon the choice to be either a female or male Ryder, all armor will change in appearance slightly.

Some armor sets have less armor pieces: Heleus Defender, Deep Space Explorer, and Scavenger sets, which only have two pieces (Armor and Helmet).

There are four categories of armor pieces available to the Ryder - Arms, Chests, Helmets, and Legs.

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