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*In [[Doom RPG]], the armor bonus is called an ''armor shard''.  It increases the player's armor rating by 4 units.
 
*In [[Doom RPG]], the armor bonus is called an ''armor shard''.  It increases the player's armor rating by 4 units.
 
*In [[Doom]] 1.2 and earlier this item may give you more than 200 [[armor]], see [[Armor percentage rollover]].
 
*In [[Doom]] 1.2 and earlier this item may give you more than 200 [[armor]], see [[Armor percentage rollover]].
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* After the score system was removed following the [[Doom press release beta]], skull chests functioned as armor bonuses at one point in development, as seen during [[a visit to id Software]].
  
 
== See also ==
 
== See also ==
  
 
{{Doom items}}
 
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Revision as of 14:26, 20 March 2014

A group of four armor bonuses in The Plutonia Experiment MAP18: Neurosphere.

An armor bonus (or spiritual armor according to the manuals) is a powerup that appears as a bronze-gray helmet with a green glow emanating from within. Picking one up increases the player's armor percentage by one percent up to a maximum of 200 percent (or, in versions of Doom prior to 1.2, a much larger value).

Green armor and blue megaarmor provide different levels of protection (one third and one half of damage, respectively, are absorbed per hit); armor bonuses do not change the type of protection currently in effect. If a player that has no armor picks up one or more armor bonuses, they grant one third protection, as the standard armor.

This item is counted in the items percentage displayed at the end of each level.

Armor bonus data
Thing type 2015 (decimal), 7DF (hex)
Appears in Shareware Doom
Registered Doom
Ultimate Doom
Doom II/Final Doom
Radius 20
Sprite BON2
Class Artifact
Pickup

Appearance statistics

The IWADs contain the following numbers of armor bonuses per skill level:

Game 1-2 3 4-5
Doom 385 385 395
The Ultimate Doom 432 436 446
Doom II: Hell on Earth 404 410 407
TNT: Evilution 308 298 302
The Plutonia Experiment 93 93 93

Trivia

See also