Hide armor
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Bear hide armor is a type of hide armor made of ropes, bones and hide from any species of bear, that can be made as early as the stone age.
Creation
This armor requires pelt (oiled hides) rather than leather (tanned hides). A full set requires 2 bear hides, including 1 head. Large hides cannot be used; they must be huge, specifically from bears.
- Oil the raw hide(s), and/or salted hides.
- Combine rope, bones, and pelt in the crafting grid, placed as shown in the Handbook's pages for hide body armor / leg armor / helmet.
The black bear pelts in the recipes below can be replaced with the pelt of any bear desired.
| Ingredients | Crafting Recipe |
|---|---|
| 1x Knife 1x Black bear pelt with head |
|
Bear hide helmet
The crafting recipe does not accept pelt with the bear head still attached; remove the head first.
| Ingredients | Crafting Recipe |
|---|---|
| 1x Coil of rope 1x Black bear head 2x Bones |
|
Bear hide body armor
The crafting recipe accepts cured pelt whether or not the bear head is still attached.
| Ingredients | Crafting Recipe |
|---|---|
| 8x Bones 4x Coils of rope 1x Black bear pelt OR 1x Black bear pelt with head |
Bear hide leg armor
The crafting recipe accepts cured pelt whether or not the bear head is still attached.
| Ingredients | Crafting Recipe |
|---|---|
| 4x Bones 3x Coils of rope 1x Black bear pelt OR 1x Black bear pelt with head |
Usage
Repairing
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Order repair from a blacksmith
- Main article: Blacksmith.
Any piece of any armor may be repaired by blacksmith of Nadiya village. 200 durability will be repaired for 10x
rusty gears
.
Agnieszka will not repair clothes condition.
Protection
When worn, bear hide armor provides you with minimum penalties that depend on the species of bear it is made of:
| Species | Healing Rate | Hunger Rate | Range Accuracy | Range Charge Time | Movement Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Polar | -4% | +2% | -2% | +3% | -3% |
| Brown | -4% | +2% | -2% | +3% | -3% |
| Black | -4% | +2% | -2% | +3% | -2% |
| Sun Bear | -4% | +2% | -2% | +3% | -2% |
| Panda | -4% | +2% | -2% | +3% | -2% |
But in return it will provide you with protection that also depend on the species of bear it is made of:
| Species | Protection Tier | Durability | Percent Protection | Flat Damage Reduction (hp) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Polar | 1 | 400 | 55% | 0.5 |
| Brown | 1 | 300 | 55% | 0.5 |
| Black | 1 | 200 | 55% | 0.5 |
| Sun Bear | 1 | 120 | 45% | 0.4 |
| Panda | 1 | 120 | 45% | 0.4 |
Warmth
Bear hide armor is the only armor that have warmth stat. So it behaves like armor and clothes at the same time. Warmth is also vary with the lowest being Panda and Sun Bear variant (+0.5°C) and the highest being the Polar Bear variant (+1.5°C).
Like any clothes beat hide armor will slowly degrade while being worn decreasing their condition. Damaged armor can be repaired by 10% using flax twine, by 50% using linen, or by 75% using a sewing kit. To do so, hold the repair item with your mouse pointer and left-click the armor item in your inventory or character screen.
Storage
All armor can be placed on armor stands and in chests/vessels.
History
- Bear hide armor was teased 7 Apr 2025 in the devlog channel of the Discord server: "Soon™️ you'll be able to have your revenge."[1]
- It was added in version 1.21.0-pre.1 - Story Chapter 2 Redux: "A new craftable trophy armor with average stats."[2]
Notes
The recipes for body armor and leg armor require huge pelts. Those can only be obtained from bears. It's unclear whether non-species-specific huge pelts will be removed from the game.
Gallery
Release picture of new bear hide trophy armor
Teaser picture of new bear hide trophy armor
Sun bear hide helmet
Sun bear hide body armor
Sun bear hide leg armor
Black bear hide helmet
Black bear hide body armor
Black bear hide leg armor
Brown bear hide helmet
Brown bear hide body armor
Brown bear hide leg armor
Panda hide helmet
Panda hide body armor
Panda hide leg armor
Polar bear hide helmet
Polar bear hide body armor
Polar bear hide leg armor
See also
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