GEAR / VISUAL FIELD GUIDE

Practise equipping and carrying a utility tool

Recover the utility slot, prove carried storage and distinguish restrictions before departure.

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STEP 1 OF 3

Start with one complete, affordable kit

Suggested practice kit: your compatible undersuit and helmet, suitable torso/arm/leg protection, one weapon, matching magazines, a MedPen, food and water. Use the pictured P4-AR example if you have one. Our snapshot has no rifle vendor quote; when buying, choose a locally offered weapon whose matching ammunition you can also obtain.

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Fit the prerequisites at Storage Access
Separate controls: F
Storage Access > item > Equip
Find the undersuit, equip it, then add compatible armor and helmet. Use the item’s Equip action or drag it to its slot. Check the character after each change.
What you should see
The pieces occupy the intended slots.
That did not happen
Clothing can conflict with an undersuit. Missing leg armor can remove utility-item options. Resolve the rejected slot before buying duplicates.
CIG Equipping Your Character, updated 10 Jun 2026; checked 14 Oct 2026

Compatible undersuit and helmetArmor suited to the expected hazardP4-AR or another deliberately chosen weaponMatching magazinesMedical supplies, food and water

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Start with one complete, affordable kit

Fit the prerequisites at Storage Access

Separate controls: F

Storage Access > item > Equip

Find the undersuit, equip it, then add compatible armor and helmet. Use the item’s Equip action or drag it to its slot. Check the character after each change.

Expected result: The pieces occupy the intended slots.

If it did not work: Clothing can conflict with an undersuit. Missing leg armor can remove utility-item options. Resolve the rejected slot before buying duplicates.

Make a utility tool accessible before leaving storage

Source reference: CIG equipment and inventory articles updated 10 June 2026, checked 20 October 2026. This is an equipment-access drill, not a current-build tool-performance test. Use a tool you already own; this exercise does not establish attachment compatibility or cargo lifting capacity.

Recover a missing utility equip option

Separate controls: F

Storage Access > equipment > Weapons > Utility Item

At a Storage Access kiosk, inspect the equipped undersuit and leg armor first. Locate the tool, then use EQUIP or drag it to the intended available slot.

Expected result: The tool occupies its intended slot on the character.

If it did not work: If Utility Item is absent, fit leg armor first. If armor cannot equip, check the undersuit and conflicting clothing. Do not buy a duplicate to fix a missing option.

Prove that the item travelled with you

Separate controls: I

Personal Inventory > carried location and capacity

Close Storage Access, open Personal Inventory and inspect the selected carried container. Confirm the intended tool or spare remains there and read the capacity indicator.

Expected result: The item is carried, rather than merely listed in the port warehouse.

If it did not work: A rejected transfer can mean insufficient capacity. Make room and confirm the destination instead of assuming the item moved.

Separate an armistice restriction from missing equipment

Current restriction indicator and accessible storage

If a weapon cannot be readied at the port, read the restriction indicator. Keep it in suitable carried storage or an available ship rack until permitted use.

Expected result: You identify a restriction without firing or discarding equipment.

If it did not work: Do not use this as proof that every utility action is allowed. Check the actual item and local restriction; test operation only where permitted.

Leave a recoverable spare at a named port

Storage Access > local location label

Return optional spare equipment to local storage and record the port name before departure. Carry only the intended trip kit.

Expected result: The spare has a known storage location and the carried kit is deliberate.

If it did not work: Local storage does not follow you to another port. Ship destruction or death can lose carried equipment; do not promise a guaranteed recovery.

Field note: Custom inputs may differ. Confirm the tool and attachment with the existing gear records before using the appropriate mining, salvage or cargo lesson.

Recognize a bug before sacrificing more gear

The 9 October 4.10.2 advisory warns that dropped attachments may become unusable. It also warns that overflowing items can vanish when swapping into smaller armor storage through looting. Keep attachments in inventory and clear space first.

Movement or breathing fails although the kit looks equipped.: CIG identifies a duplicate-helmet problem involving the helmet and hip slots. In safe conditions, inspect both and remove the duplicate.

A swapped item has disappeared.: Record the item, container, action and build before repeating the swap. Use the matching Issue Council report; a repeated purchase is not a diagnosis.

Version history

Sources & guide information

Authored SC Nomads practice using dated CIG references; current gameplay verification pending. Reference information, not a claim of current-patch playtesting.