Deployable Personal Armor System

The Deployable Personal Armor System was a prototype exoskeleton originally built by Slork Zmir, while supported by the Advanced Engineering Corps.

The DPAS was the result of trying to improve upon the existing industrial spacesuits.

While the prototype worked fine for its original creator, Slork Zmir, it was hard to get the suit to work on multiple species without extensive tinkering. The suit was also quite expensive to produce and lacked general applicability.

Technical overview
The DPAS was composed of multiple adornments that the user would wear, as well as several backup pieces that would be summoned to the user in case the suit was activated.

The adornments were several armbands and wristbands, as well as a large belt. These carried extendable pieces that carried plates of protective armor that would cover the user in case of emergency. The plates were sealed by a thin airtight layer.

In event of activation, the backup pieces would engage and travel towards the user with high velocity. These pieces included a space helmet with integrated HUD, flashlights and propulsion systems. The helmet would seek the neck of the user and dock itself. Other important pieces are 2 guided thruster packs that would latch on the users legs, providing the user with limited flight capabilities.

Armaments
When activated, the suit provided the user with several defensive measures like a small firearm integrated into the right arm's wristband. The helmet's lights had an overload function with effectively caused a flashbang, blinding hostiles.

Practical use
The suit was really only fashioned for its creator, Slork Zmir. He irregulary used it in his career in the ASF Navy and during the days of his own workshop.

The model was never mass-produced, since it was very hard to make the design applicable for multiple species. The suit was also quite expensive and it was believed that the suit was not really useful in many situations.

The concept was improved upon in the decades that followed. The newer and more applicable Rapid Deploying Combat Space Suit (RDCSS) hit the markets around 2330. This new RDCSS was still very expensive, but it could be used by more species.