Howdy all! Hope you're having a splendid Friday and are getting ready to chill out for the weekend. Today, I wanted to talk to you a little bit about armour in Vahrin's Call. [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/33742756/f3187afde5074444d5cbcc9cba8848b0b2121d1c.gif[/img] While traversing the abandoned city of Vahrin and its surrounding areas, you'll come across a range of different armour types that you can utilise in combat. Everything from minimalistic armour that keeps you light on your feet, to the big bulky sets that offer up the most protection. [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/33742756/872aed67bde2ea16541d6f051927299a5a0a23ea.gif[/img] Different sets of armour can be acquired through different means. Looting them from chests while exploring the world, collecting materials and crafting them at the local blacksmith or maybe even as a reward for completing a side quest! [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/33742756/57d22511bae9ea360f493bdec0a058f6fc7e6645.gif[/img] Plus, I'm sure those bandits won't mind sharing some of theirs if you ask nicely enough... [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/33742756/2a369a6560d3943d5ab95f2c1bc2766f210fb6ed.gif[/img] Now, with all this different armour and apparel that you can use to customise your mercenary, I should probably talk a little bit about gear weight. [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/33742756/3aa7f24779d76dad92198a768f418ce90bf4e364.png[/img] Every weapon and piece of armour in the game has its own weight, and your character has a weight threshold. What does this mean? Well, when equipping items onto your character, you'll find your dodge distance decreasing depending on the amount of weight placed upon your character. The heavier the items and the nearer you get to that weight threshold, the shorter your dodge distance will be. As an example, if you have a weight threshold of 100 and you equip a helmet that weighs 10, your dodge distance will be reduced by 10%. [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/33742756/0213a80d5f472b106f3df068521ff145edd37ea4.gif[/img] Now, some of you who prefer big, tanky, brute force builds might not see this as a problem. Why dodge when you can tank all the damage and slice your enemies to pieces before they've even dented your armour? Very true! But dodging can be incredibly useful in many situations, especially when you're put up against ferocious bosses with big, deadly attacks. [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/33742756/17c359b3a53aa7d0fc3c31aabf91358e6cea5d55.gif[/img] [i]Alright then mr Vahrin's Call developer man! I want to be able to equip all the shiny new gear I find, but still dodge a decent distance; how can I do this?[/i] ....I hear you asking. Well it's quite simple! Level up your mercenary. In Vahrin's Call, your stats increase naturally depending on the activity you are doing. For example, your stamina stat will increase the more you run, jump and dodge. Your gear weight threshold is tied to a few of your character's stats, meaning the more those stats increase, the higher that threshold becomes. Using the example from before, your weight threshold might be 100 at first, but you could increase it to 200, meaning that helmet weighing 10 would now only impact your dodge distance by 5%. if you don't want heavy armour and weaponry impacting your dodge distance as much, you'll need to grow and develop your character. [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/33742756/9ecc3c580d6f870ed0f8fb39db7f627e0adb3eec.gif[/img] So! To summarise what we've learned today: [list] [*] Vahrin's Call has a range of weapons and apparel to discover throughout the world [*] Each piece of gear in the game was its own weight. [*] Some gear is heavier than others, but you can equip anything you like at any point. [*] Your character has a weight threshold. [*] As you near this threshold by equipping items, your dodge distance will start to decrease. Your dodge distance will be impacted even more if you exceed the threshold. [*] You can prevent how much your dodge distance decreases when equipping items by increasing your weight threshold. [*] The threshold can be increased by levelling up your character's stats through various activities associated with each stat. [/list] And with that, I hope you guys enjoyed today's post! I'd be interested in hearing what builds you guys are planning to go for when you dive into the world. Remember, you can equip and unequip armour and weapons whenever you like, so there's no reason you can't switch playstyles in the middle of a playthrough. Have a lovely rest of your week and I'll catch you all again next Friday for another update~ Cheers all!