Vacc Suits
The rigors of alien environments contrast with shipboard conditions. When people face extremesof temperature, pressure, and atmospheric composition, a vacc suit is the principal survival tool. At lower Tech Levels, these are unwieldy and uncomfortable, but they become lighter and more flexible with each technological advance. At the higher Tech Levels, the suits provide improved armor protection. At an additional cost, suits may be made self-sealing at Tech Level 13. At Tech Level 15, all suits are self-sealing.
Vacc suits consist of suit, gloves, boot, and standard helmet; they protect against temperatures from -110 to + 100 celcius and pressures of up to 5 atm. At Tech Level 14, tailored vacc suits become available. These include a soft helmet which is more Comfortable but is wasteful of air supply: PLSS air supply duration is divided by two. Other advantages of a tailored suit are style and status. At Tech Level 10, holographic heads-up displays become common in hard-helmet suits. The display shows the condition of the suit and the current battery level and air supply
General Purpose
Vacc Suits
|
TL |
Armour |
Weight (kg) |
Price (Cr) |
Minus to Dex |
|
9 |
5 |
8 |
7,000 |
-3 |
|
10 |
5 |
6 |
7,000 |
-3 |
|
11 |
5 |
4 |
7,000 |
-2 |
|
12 |
4 |
2 |
7,000 |
-1 |
|
13 |
4 |
- |
7,000 |
|
|
13 self-seal |
3 |
1 |
13,000 |
-1 |
|
14 |
3 |
1 |
7,000 |
|
|
14 Self-seal |
0.5 |
12,000 |
||
|
15 |
3 |
- |
9,000 |
Tailored
Vacc Suits
|
TL |
Armour |
Weight (kg) |
Price (Cr) |
Minus to Dex |
|
14 |
3 |
1 |
7,000 |
|
|
14 Self-seal |
0.5 |
12,000 |
||
|
15 |
3 |
- |
9,000 |
Hostile Environment
Vacc Suits
|
TL |
Armour |
Weight (kg) |
Price (Cr) |
Minus to Dex |
|
8 |
5 |
35 |
12,000 |
-3 |
|
9 |
6 |
40 |
16,000 |
-3 |
|
12 |
8 |
40 |
18,000 |
-3 |
|
13 |
13 |
10 |
20,000 |
-3 |
|
14 |
14 |
25 |
150,000 |
-2 |
Accessories
Portable life support systems (PLSS) are a necessity; they can be purchased with different supplies of air. Batteries power the air supply recycler achieve capacity; a recharge lasts as long as the PLSS oxygen supply. Lighter tanks with greater pressure are available at higher Tech Levels.
Portable Life
Support Systems
|
TL |
Type |
Tanks |
Duration (hrs) |
Weight (kg) |
Price (Cr) |
|
9 |
A |
2 std |
4 |
7 |
3,000 |
|
9 |
B |
3 std |
24 recycle |
14.5 |
5,000 |
|
9 |
C |
6 std |
48 recycle |
29 |
8,000 |
|
12 |
A |
1 HP |
48 |
4 |
3,000 |
|
12 |
B |
1 HP |
24 recycle |
11 |
5,000 |
|
12 |
C |
2 HP |
48 recycle |
18 |
8,000 |
|
14 |
D |
.5 UHP |
2 |
0.1 |
2,000 |
|
14 |
A |
1 UHP |
12 recycle |
0.5 |
3,000 |
|
14 |
B |
2 UHP |
24 recycle |
2 |
5,000 |
|
14 |
C |
4 UHP |
48 recycle |
3.5 |
8,000 |
Miscellaneous Accessories
Magnetic grips, handheld or fastened on boots, can make movement easier in low-gravity situations.
Suit patches come in handy in the event of a vacc suit breach. They are unnecessaryfor small holes on self-sealing suits.
The thermal-meteoroid garment is a hooded, coverall-like garment added over the top of a regular vacc suit. It lessens the risk from micrometeoroids, and can be used to temporarily “harden” a soft suit. It protects from + 130° to -160 celcius.
The long rangethruster pack (LRTP) is heavy, but it provides 2G acceleration for up to 48 hours, using standard starship fuel.
|
TL |
Special Features |
Weight (kg) |
Price (Cr) |
|
5 |
Magnetic grips |
- |
20 |
|
7 |
Suit Patches (5) |
- |
2 |
|
8 |
Thermal-meteoroid garment |
- |
400 |
|
12 |
Long range thruster pack |
38 |
14,000 |
Special Purpose Vacc Suits
The body pressure suit is light and comfortable(no encumbrance to Dexterity) to work in for short periods of time under mildly hostile atmospheric conditions. It can be worn under clothes but is of no benefit in pressures less than 0.43 atm (thin atmosphere) without the vacuum belt. The suit protects against temperatures + 50 to -400 celciusand pressures up to 2.5 atm.
Winwick Pig Publications 2022
