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[edit] Shield Belt

This is the most effective armour in the game, providing the wearer with 150 points of protection. The armour completely protects the wearer from all damage until it is used up. The armour has an absorption rating of 100 and an absorption priority of 10. The shieldbelt destroys all Inventory (UT) items of its owner which have bIsAnArmor = True when its PickupFunction and HandlePickupQuery methods are called.