Equipment
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Characters in Mass Effect can wear and use five major types of equipment: weapons, armor, biotic amps, omni-tools, and weapon, ammo, and armor upgrades. Equipment quality is rated in Roman numerals, I being the weakest and X being the strongest. Equipment can be found in storage containers throughout the galaxy, can be acquired after defeating an enemy, or purchased from merchants located on the Citadel, various planets, and onboard the Normandy. You can carry no more than 150 items at a time. The game will warn you when you get near that limit.The selection of items available on the Normandy can be expanded by purchasing licenses from merchants.
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[edit] Armor
There are three different classes of armor in Mass Effect, Light, Medium, and Heavy. Out of all of the changeable equipment in Mass Effect, armor is the only piece that is race specific. There are four different types of armor: human, krogan, turian and quarian. Asari wear human armor.
Some armor manufacturers have hidden abilities, such as Devlon Industries armor providing immunity to environmental hazards, or the Sirta Foundation's Phoenix Armors boosting health regeneration.
[edit] Armor Classifications
[edit] Armor Types
[edit] Weaponry
Mass Effect infantry weapons use mass accelerator technology. The guns shave a bullet the size of a grain of sand off a dense block of metal stored in the gun, decrease its mass with a mass effect field, and fire the projectile at hypersonic velocities.
[edit] Weapon Types
[edit] Upgrades
Players in Mass Effect have access to upgrades for weapons, armor, and grenades. Upgrades enhance weapon and armor statistics such as range, damage, heat management, shields, and more.
For the first six tiers, weapons have one weapon upgrade slot and one ammo slot. Starting at tier VII, weapons have an additional weapon upgrade slot.
Armor follows the same format; tier I - tier VI armors have a single upgrade slot. Tiers VII - X have two.
Grenades only have one slot.
[edit] Medigel Upgrades
By purchasing these upgrades from vendors, you can increase the number of medigel you can carry (maximum of five upgrades for 10 total).
The upgrades can be bought from these vendors, after purchasing all the previous upgrades.
I: Morlan (Citadel Lower Market), Normandy Requisitions Officer (Normandy Engineering)
II: Expat (Citadel Upper Market), Morlan (Citadel Lower Market), Petozi (Noveria, Rift Station)
III: Opold (Noveria Port Hanshan), Commander Rentola (Virmire Landing Zone)
IV: C-Sec Requisitions Officer (Citadel Security), Commander Rentola (Normandy Engineering after Virmire)
V: Dr. Chloe Michel (Citadel Med Center), Delan (Citadel Presidium)
[edit] Grenade Upgrades
By purchasing these upgrades from vendors, you can increase the number of grenades you can carry (maximum of five upgrades for 10 total).
The upgrades can be bought from these vendors, after purchasing all the previous upgrades.
I: C-Sec Requisitions Officer (Citadel Security), Normandy Requisitions Officer (Normandy Engineering)
II: Morlan (Citadel Lower Market), Opold (Noveria, Port Hanshan)
III: Expat (Citadel Upper Market), Commander Rentola (Virmire Landing Zone)
IV: C-Sec Requisitions Officer (Citadel Security), Commander Rentola (Normandy Engineering after Virmire)
V: Delan (Citadel Presidium)
[edit] Biotic Amps
- Main article: Bio-amps
Biotics can strengthen their power in specific disciplines by using Amps (amplifiers). These specially designed devices often come in the form of small electronic attachments that are worn on a biotic's ear or on the back of their head.
[edit] Omni-tools
- Main article: Omni-tools
Omni-tools are multipurpose diagnostic and manufacturing tools used for a variety of battlefield tasks, such as hacking, decryption, or repair.
