High-grade dermal insulation

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high-grade dermal insulation
$
180.00
Commerce Value
3
lbs.
Weight
Complexity

4

Character

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HighGradeDermalInsulation

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[Implant] - high-grade dermal insulation

Pillowy neutrofoam scales tense around a supporting axis. Once installed, they'll unwind and inflate under the skin.

+9 heat resistance
+9 cold resistance
+9 electrical resistance
+9 acid resistance

Destroyed when uninstalled.
Target body parts: Body, Head, Back
License points: 3
Only compatible with True Kin genotypes

Perfect
Cybernetic Info
License point cost

3

Slots

Body Head Back

Destroyed when removed

Yes

high-grade dermal insulation is a lower cost cybernetic which upon installation grants the user a +9 or 9% bonus to each of the four Elemental resistances.

Advantages & Disadvantages

This section is opinion-based. Your mileage may vary.

Advantages

  • Can somewhat reduce the danger of certain enemies capable of heavy elemental damage, such as humors and gyrohumors
  • Can be useful for traveling in locations with extreme temperatures such as Bethesda Susa and the Asphalt Mines

Disadvantages

  • kaleidocera capes, kaleidocera muffs and kaleidocera krakows all provide a much higher increase to overall elemental resistance (+20) without taking up a valuable cybernetics slot.
  • Does not provide a unique or especially difficult to obtain bonus.
  • The Head, Body and Back slots are generally competitive, which can make the opportunity cost of installing less impactful implants very high.

Tips

Spoiler Warning: This article contains information normally only found in the course of advancing the main quest line.
  • Becomes noticeably more effective if the user originates from Yawningmoon or Ibul. The innate +15 to heat or cold resistance castes from those arcologies are granted, is increased to 21 with the implant installed. Providing fairly substantial protection especially if found early.
  • Can be used to reduce the damage of the multi-elemental Irisdual Beam possessed by the Girsh Nephilim.
  • Melee-focused characters who generally do not need certain back slot exclusive cybernetics like gun rack or phase-adaptive scope may have an easier time finding space for high-grade dermal insulation or other utility implants such as intravenous port.