The Nano-fiber Vest is an item in XCOM: Enemy Unknown.
In-Game Description[]
| “ | Made from a dense weave of nanotube fibers, this lightweight vest provides extra damage absorption to the wearer. | ” |
– Engineering description, XCOM: Enemy Unknown | ||
Production Specifications[]
Prerequisites: Alien Materials (Research)
Production Time: Immediate
Production Cost:
- §15
- 5 Engineers
Tactical Info[]
- Confers 2 armor HP
Tips[]
- On the lower game difficulties and for Rookies, the option to equip a Nano-Fiber Vest should be weighed against the tactical benefits of a grenade: clearing cover, killing multiple aliens and making new room entry points.
- On the higher game difficulties, the Nano-Fiber Vest is a critical stop-gap armor necessary to increase soldiers' survivability until Carapace Armor is unlocked.
- Once available, Chitin Plating provides superior bonuses to the Nano-Fiber Vest.
- In XCOM: Enemy Within, the Respirator Implant offers the same health bonus but also provides protection against poison and strangulation.
- Researching Tactical Rigging early allows the Nano-Fiber Vest to be equipped alongside another item, greatly increasing its utility.