Does armor thickness play a role in Star Citizen?asked by FlashbangM17

Well, that's a very simple question, but a very complicated answer. So yes, actually CryEngine does have a concept of penetration, and so you have a certain ability to penetrate versus the thickness of the armor. So in the cases where your armor is thicker than the penetration ability of a weapon, then it will damage the armor, but won't damage all the soft, squishy components underneath. Projectile weapons typically have better penetration on shields but not on armor, and the opposite for lasers. So yes, it does play a part.