Eyemutant Sinew Armor
An excellent armor, Enforcer only, of only three pieces: gloves, arms, and boots; charcoal grey, similar in appearance to Bronto Armor. Its greatest strength is that, similarly to the Rollerrat Helmet, it can be upgraded to higher levels, across a greater range than any levelling armor. Since sleeves usually offer the least protection of any equipment of armor, and all of the pieces offer the same protection, the sleeves are a much greater armor option than the other pieces, and in most cases, superior to arm pieces of other armor sets. Even at level 200 (10 Bundles), one Eyemutant sleeve gives a "total" of 1900 ACs, with a Carbonum sleeve giving only 1850; at 240 (12 Bundles), each Eyemutant sleeve totals 2280; 23% more protection over all the ACs.
All the Eyemutant pieces add a bonus to a character's Fire- and Cold-typed damage, if any. Damage bonuses in AO only apply if the character is wielding an attack that does the same type of damage as the bonus. Icebreaker, a Dyna-only weapon also exclusive to Enforcers, is such a weapon, as are various To3W and Inner Sanctum drops.
Rings and other accessory armor items will often add a bonus to damage; such a bonus is rare for clothing-type armor like gloves and boots. Therefore, Eyemutant armor is especially valuable in this respect also.
Like many such oddities, however, it does have at least one major drawback. It has significant weaknesses to Cold- and Fire-typed damage. Its Strength requirement is quite a bit higher than the Agility requirement for Carb, at equal QLs, but the Stamina requirement is only a little higher than Carb's. The requirements for QL 240 are, unsurprisingly, higher than those for 200 Carbonum (as much as 63% higher) but the total protection is nearly 30% greater.
Materials for the armor come from, of course, Eye-mutants, but also Brontos. It matters not the QL of the Bronto Hide, so the lower the better really, saving higher QL pieces for Bronto Hide Armor. What sets the QL is the number of Eyemutant Sinews that are added to the armor, up to a maximum of twelve.
All three pieces (four if the pair of arms are counted individually) offer the same protection; many other sets tend to give less ACs on the boots and gloves.
Appearance and Features
  
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At QL 200 (10 Bundles) compared to Carbonum Armor
equal/better/worse.
| ProjectileAC: | 1200 |
| MeleeAC: | 1200 |
| EnergyAC: | 1200 |
| FireAC: | 200 |
| ColdAC: | 200 |
| RadiationAC: | 1200 |
| ChemicalAC: | 1200 |
| PoisonAC: | 1200 |
| Carbonum Total AC: | |
| 8310 | |
| Eyemutant Total AC: | |
| 7600 |
Production
All components and products of these processes are tradable. There are no tools; all components are consumed to make the final product. Rarely for tradeskills, an ability, Agility, is required
Required Ability and Skill
Components
| Component | *1 | Location | min. QL |
| Eyemutant Sinews | C | Drop from Eye-mutants in RK |
SPECIAL (Fixed at 50) |
| XXX-Plumbo Beer Can | C | Good Time Party Mixer & Drinks Vendors |
Fixed at 1 |
| Patch of Bronto Hide | C | Drop from Brontos Found in chests in Missions |
Any QL |
| B.B.I. - Nano Enhanced B-12 Tanning Acid | C | General Shops Pharmacy and Chemistry Components |
Fixed at 10 |
Tradeskill Process
The combination of items in Anarchy Online works as follows:
Open the tradeskill window (Ctrl-t). Here you can place the Source (often a tool) in the left box, and the Target in the middle box. two items you want to combine. The resulting product item, or Result, if there is one, will be displayed in the right box. The number of possible combinations that can be made with any item as Source or Target, even if that number is zero, will be shown below the box. A detailed look on the Result item is possible with a simple shift-left-click on it. This examination can be performed upon items in storage packs. Until a combination is performed, the items remain in their storage packs, and do not move to main inventory if the Tradeskill window is closed. If there is no free inventory space before combining items, the item will end in the overflow window, even if items are consumed in the process, leaving an inventory space.
Provided no information on any of the ingredients is desired, the optimum way to combine items is: Bring both items to main inventory. Pick up the Source and hold the item graphic on the cursor over the Target. While holding down Shift, right click. The Result product and tool, if any, will return to inventory. A small number of recipes, e.g. Treatment Libraries, will consume items which are usually used as tools, e.g. Hacker Tools, and not consumed in other recipes. This will be shown in the Components section.
Sleeves
Sinew Preparation
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Skills: 225 Chemistry |
| XXX-Plumbo Beer Can | Long Eyemutant Sinews | Long Eyemutant Sinews - Preserved | - |
Tanning the Hides
The process is identical to that for Bronto Hide Armor
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Skills: Chemistry and Agility |
| B.B.I. - Nano Enhanced B-12 Tanning Acid | Patch of Soft Bronto Hide | Patch of Soft Bronto Hide - Tanned | QL x 4.5 and 2.5 |
Combine Sinew and Hide
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| Long Eyemutant Sinews - Preserved | Patch of Soft Bronto Hide - Tanned | Eyemutant Sinew Sleeves - 1 Bundle | 6.25 x New QL (in this case, 20) |
Add Sinew Bundles
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| Long Eyemutant Sinews - Preserved | Eyemutant Sinew Sleeves - 1 Bundle | Eyemutant Sinew Sleeves - 2 Bundles | 6.25 x New QL (in this case, 40) |
Repeat this step for as many Bundles as you have or want to add. Each bundle added increases the QL by 20, and the strength and requirements of the armor accordingly. A maximum of 12 bundles can be added, requiring 6.25 x 240, the maximum QL, for a total of 1500 Chemistry
Gloves
Sinew Preparation
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| XXX-Plumbo Beer Can | Short Eyemutant Sinews | Short Eyemutant Sinews - Preserved | - |
Tanning the Hides
The process is identical to that for Bronto Hide Armor
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Skills: Chemistry and Agility |
| B.B.I. - Nano Enhanced B-12 Tanning Acid | Small Patch of Soft Bronto Hide | Small Patch of Soft Bronto Hide - Tanned | QL x 4.5 and 2.5 |
Combine Sinew and Hide
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Skills: Chemistry |
| Short Eyemutant Sinews - Preserved | Small Patch of Soft Bronto Hide - Tanned | Eyemutant Sinew Gloves - 1 Bundle | 6.25 x New QL (in this case, 20) |
Add Sinew Bundles
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Skills: Chemistry |
| Short Eyemutant Sinews - Preserved | Eyemutant Sinew Gloves - 1 Bundle | Eyemutant Sinew Gloves - 2 Bundles | 6.25 x New QL (in this case, 40) |
Repeat this step for as many Bundles as you have or want to add. Each bundle added increases the QL by 20, and the strength and requirements of the armor accordingly. A maximum of 12 bundles can be added, requiring 6.25 x 240, the maximum QL, for a total of 1500 Chemistry
Boots
Sinew Preparation
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Skills: None? |
| XXX-Plumbo Beer Can | Eyemutant Sinews | Eyemutant Sinews - Preserved | - |
Tanning the Hides
The process is identical to that for Bronto Hide Armor
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Skills: Chemistry and Agility |
| B.B.I. - Nano Enhanced B-12 Tanning Acid | Patch of Hard Bronto Hide | Patch of Hard Bronto Hide - Tanned | QL x 4.5 and 2.5 |
Combine Sinew and Hide
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Skills: Chemistry |
| Eyemutant Sinews - Preserved | Patch of Hard Bronto Hide - Tanned | Eyemutant Sinew Boots - 1 Bundle | 6.25 x New QL (in this case, 20) |
Add Sinew Bundles
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Skills: Chemistry |
| Eyemutant Sinews - Preserved | Eyemutant Sinew Boots - 1 Bundle | Eyemutant Sinew Boots - 2 Bundles | 6.25 x New QL (in this case, 20) |
Repeat the step 'Combine Sinew and Hide' for as many Bundles as you have or want to add. Each bundle added increases the QL by 20, and the strength and requirements of the armor accordingly. A maximum of 12 bundles can be added, requiring 6.25 x 240, the maximum QL, for a total of 1500 Chemistry
Pro 'n' Con
+ Very strong armor overall
+ Carbonum and others are a maximum of QL 200; Eyemutant goes up to QL 240
+ Bonus to the damage of Cold- or Fire-typed weapons
+ QL of Bronto Hide and Sinews does not matter, so they can be got from the lowest Eyemutants and Brontos around
+ No tools required; ingredients are all storebought or as easy to obtain as any tradeskill drops (the only exception being Monster Parts for Flesh Hood)
- Weak against Cold and Fire
- Character must wield Cold- or Fire-typed weapons to gain the bonus
- Extremely high requirements for tradeskilling: 1500 Chemistry for the QL 240
See Also
External Links
Armor & Production: Eyemutant Sinew Armor at Arcanum
