TC question

[Blix]

On the wiki it says you need tier two armor to count. What's tier two? I can't find anything in the wiki about which tier the armors are.
Also, is there a level requirement at all, or is it just armor?

[mojuk]

There seams to be no tier requirements for armors to start TC timer.

What you need to count for timer:
- level 12+
- inside TC zone
- max. 15 hex from NPC (for starting timer only)
- any armor
- max. 80% armor deterioration = 20%+ armor condition
- tier 1 weapon = any weapon
- max. 75% weapon deterioration = 25%+ weapon condition
- not be on (off) or sneak

As for tiers/item levels, they are based of item's base price:

Armors:
Tier 3:

• tesla armor
• ncr armor
• combat armor
• combat armor mk2
• desert combat armor
• brotherhood armor
• enclave armor
• power armor
• hardened power armor
• advanced power armor

Tier 2:

• metal armor
• metal armor mk2

Tier 1:
all other armors.

Weapons:
Tier 3:

• gauss rifle
• vindicator
• pulse rifle
• gatling laser
• gauss pistol
• pulse pistol
• bozar
• h&k g11e
• h&k g11
• turbo plasma
• avenger minigun
• alien blaster
• fn fal (night sight)
• phazer
• plasma rifle
• xl70e3
• hk p90c
• fn fal hpfa
• pancor jackhammer
• sniper rifle
• laser rifle (ext. cap.)
• laser rifle
• plasma pistol (ext. cap)

Tier 2:

• minigun
• h&k caws
• plasma pistol
• fn fal
• grenade launcher
• assault rifle
• needler pistol
• grenade pistol
• combat shotgun
• assault rifle
• .223 pistol
• 14mm pistol

Tier 1:
all other weapons, including throwing/melee.

edit:
I forgot about sneak mode

[Henry]

Now that we have a specific answer from a dev regarding gear tiers, this might get cleared up, but up until now this is how i saw it:

No-Tier Items: all minor items that cannot be crafted. Examples: rubber boots, iguana-on-a-stick.
Tier 0: All items that can be crafted from level 1 with no training. Examples: tent, hatchet, Mauser.
Tier 1: all craftable items that require only pro training 1.
Tier 2: All craftable items that require blueprints.
Tier 3: Beyond blueprints. Examples: power armor, gauss pistol, pulse pistol, special CA*
Tier 4: Examples: HPA, gauss rifle, gatling laser, TPR, pulse rifle, Bozar, Vindicator
Tier 5: Examples: Advanced PA, Dual-Minigun Turret
Tier 6: Examples: Dual Laser Cannon Turret

Exceptions: according to this, minigun is tier 2. I call Avenger tier 3 since its a substantial upgrade, which means Vindicator is tier 4. Bozar tier 4. And because phazer is a Star Trek item (lol), its very nature puts it in max tier along with the alien blaster.

As for armor in TC, when i go with a 3-man team to do TC, and i wear Leather Armor Mk2 because i'm a sneaker, we can start the TC timer, but it stops soon after that. I have to switch to better armor and not be in Sneak mode for TC to work right.