Armor and Clothing Devices Reference

This document is a compact reference for armor and clothing device types and their key parameters in RPG Engine v6.

Device Types Overview

Main device categories:

• Protective armor — vests, helmets and similar.
• Ears — headphones that change sound mix.
• Eyes — goggles that protect from flashbangs.
• Visors — night/thermal vision devices.
• Gas masks — protection against gas effects.
• No-ability clothing — purely cosmetic.

Protective Armor

Aspect	Details
Item type	Protective clothing/armor Clarification-type assets
Typical slots	Helmet, vest, body armor, etc.
Protection	Reduces damage by type/zone (caliber, damage type, hit zone)
Durability	Each armor piece has its own durability/health
World actor	BP_Inter_Master_Cloth (with Health and UseCustomHealth)
Equipped effects	Integrated into damage pipeline and hitzone checks

Notes:

• When UseCustomHealth == true on BP_Inter_Master_Cloth, this instance’s Health overrides default durability.
• Exact damage reduction formulas live in the damage/armor system.

Ears (Headphones)

Aspect	Details
Role	Special ability device (audio)
Effect	Muffle loud sounds, amplify quiet sounds
Examples	Tactical headphones (“Ears”)
Config	Clothing/armor Clarification-type with “Special Abilities”
Equipped logic	Adjusts audio mix (gunshots/explosions vs footsteps/quiet sounds)
Dependencies	Audio system (buses, curves, mix modifiers)

Usage guidelines:

• Tag as appropriate item type so trading and inventory systems recognize it as a device.
• Balance audio curves so advantage is meaningful but not overpowered.

Eyes (Goggles / Eye Protection)

Aspect	Details
Role	Special ability device (anti-flash protection)
Effect	Reduces or blocks flashbang blinding effects
Examples	Tactical goggles, protective glasses
Config	Clothing/armor Clarification-type with “Special Abilities” → Eyes type
Equipped logic	Flash grenade/debuff checks this device before applying full effect
Dependencies	Grenade/debuff system (flashbang effect logic)

Usage guidelines:

• Define which flash/debuff tags are reduced/blocked by this device.
• Combine with cosmetics (skins) as usual.

Visors (Night/Thermal Devices)

Aspect	Details
Parent actor class	BP_Con_Visors
Role	Special ability device (vision modes)
Effect	Night vision / thermal vision
Item config	Device Clarification-type (clothing/armor)
Material highlight toggle	ChangeVisorMaterialWhenTurnOn (bool)
Highlight material index	VisorGlassMaterialIndex (int, material slot index)
Visual requirement	Highlighted material must use a compatible parent material
Equipped logic	Tied to NightVision/ThermalVision UnusualSkills / vision modes

Behavior summary:

• When vision mode is activated:
  • Apply post-process or rendering changes for night/thermal.
  • If ChangeVisorMaterialWhenTurnOn == true, set emissive on the material at VisorGlassMaterialIndex.
• This can visually reveal the device in dark environments (if desired).

Gas Masks

Aspect	Details
Role	Special ability device (gas protection)
Effect	Reduces or blocks damage/debuffs from certain gas grenades
Examples	Gas masks for poison gas types
Config	Clothing/armor Clarification-type with “Special Abilities” → Gas type
Equipped logic	Gas grenade system checks for compatible mask before applying damage
Dependencies	Grenade system (poison gas types), debuff pipeline

Usage guidelines:

• For each gas grenade type, specify whether a given gas mask protects against it.
• Combine with breathing/voice FX in audio/VFX if desired.

No-Abilities Clothing

Aspect	Details
Role	Cosmetic clothing only
Effect	Visual appearance only, no gameplay stats
Config	Clothing Clarification-type with SimpleVisualization only
Mesh setup	Skeletal or static mesh + socket + AttachmentType
Skins	Uses regular clothing skin system (BP_DA_Skins)

Use these for purely visual customization that does not affect combat or survival.

Attachment and Visualization Parameters

These parameters are shared by many clothing/armor devices.

Parameter	Description
Skeletal mesh	Skeleton-based mesh used for clothing/device
Static mesh	Static mesh used for clothing/device
Socket	Socket name to attach to; root used if empty
Type Of Mesh Used For Cloth	Selects whether StaticMesh or SkeletalMesh is used as primary visual
AttachmentType	SetLeaderPoseComponent or CopyPoseFromMesh
HiddenBones	Bones to hide (only relevant when using CopyPoseFromMesh)

AttachmentType choices:

• SetLeaderPoseComponent:
  • Simple attachment, no extra animation.
  • Good for most rigid devices and clothing.
• CopyPoseFromMesh:
  • Clothing has its own AnimationBlueprint and can use ControlRig and PostProcessAnimationBlueprint.
  • Required for items that need physics-like motion (hood strings, hanging straps, etc.).

HiddenBones:

• Used to hide parts of the clothing mesh when attached (to avoid overlap or to swap visuals).

Integration Points

Devices integrate with:

• Item system — via BP_ItemData and clothing/armor Clarification-type DataAssets.
• World interaction — via BP_Inter_Master_Cloth and other BP_Inter_* world pickups.
• Equipment — via BP_EquipmentComponent slots for armor, devices, and clothing.
• Combat and damage — armor protection, gas masks, flash protection.
• Audio — headphones, gas masks, and other sound-related devices.
• Vision modes — night/thermal visors and UnusualSkills for vision.
• Customization — skins, icon generators, and mannequin previews.

Use this reference when creating new armor/clothing devices so they plug into the correct systems and use the intended parameters.