Rigs are a new addition to BatMUD that help with carrying eq swap sets around. They are just containers that you can also wear, and they offer a significant weight reduction for the items contained inside them, and an even more significant reduction if they are worn, instead of just carried in your inventory.

Rigs come in 5 sizes. From smallest to largest they are Pouch, Bandolier, Satchel, Backpack, and Equipment frame. Rigs take (of course) the "rig" slot. All races except barsoomian get a rig slot, and centaur gets 2 rig slots. Most rigs that you see will be merchant made armour, but there are apparently some stat-boosting rigs that can be gotten from monsters.

There are a few tricks to rigs. First, while worn, the rig can carry quite a bit more than if you load it while just carried. Also you get better results if you put your heavier and bulkier items into the rig, before you put your smaller and lighter items in. Think of it as using the smaller items to fill in all the crevices and crannies to make the best use of space. Next I have noticed that if you remove a loaded rig, then get the contents from the rig, the weight of the rig does not decrease back to its empty weight. If you wear the rig, and then put something in the rig, then take all from the rig before removing the rig again, the weight will fix itself.

Finally, different materials give different weight reductions and carrying capacities for rigs. Below is a chart outlining some common materials for rigs and the stats for each type.

Rig Type	Size	Material	Empty Weight	Capacity	Worn Reduction	Carried Reduction
Pouch	Small	Bamboo	0.035 kg	17.9 kg	64%	22%
Bandolier	Small	Bamboo	0.3 kg	26.7 kg	64%	22%
Satchel	Medium	Bamboo	0.3 kg	39.7 kg	64%	22%
Backpack	Medium	Bamboo	1.2 kg	59 kg	64%	22%
Equipment frame	HUGE	Bamboo	1.5 kg	99.7 kg	64%	22%
Pouch	Small	Cloth	0.215 kg	9.1 kg	46%	16%
Bandolier	Small	Cloth	1.75 kg	12.6 kg	46%	16%
Satchel	Medium	Cloth	1.75 kg	18.7 kg	46%	16%
Backpack	Medium	Cloth	4.2 kg	27.8 kg	46%	16%
Equipment frame	HUGE	Cloth	3.5 kg	47.0 kg	46%	16%
Equipment frame	HUGE	Emulsion	4 kg	69.9 kg	32%	11%
Pouch	Small	Fire	0.05 kg	16.4 kg	70%	24%
Bandolier	Small	Fire	0.05 kg	16.4 kg	70%	24%
Satchel	Medium	Fire	0.05 kg	17.8 kg	70%	24%
Backpack	Medium	Fire	0.01 kg	26.6 kg	70%	24%
Equipment frame	HUGE	Fire	0.01 kg	45.1 kg	70%	24%
Equipment frame	HUGE	Flesh	3.75 kg	41.3 kg	51.21%	19%
Equipment frame	HUGE	Ice	1.833 kg	35.3 kg	43.03%	15%
Equipment frame	HUGE	Rift plasma	0.01 kg	45.1 kg	70%	24%
Pouch	Small	Silk	0.02 kg	15.0 kg	67%	23%
Bandolier	Small	Silk	0.185 kg	22.4 kg	67%	23%
Satchel	Medium	Silk	0.185 kg	33.4 kg	67%	23%
Backpack	Medium	Silk	0.75 kg	49.7 kg	67%	23%
Equipment frame	HUGE	Silk	0.935 kg	84.0 kg	67%	23%
Equipment frame	HUGE	Vegetation	3 kg	59 kg	53%	18%
Equipment frame	HUGE	Water	2 kg	87.1 kg	42%	17.44%

Thats it for now, I may add a few more materials to this chart at a later date.

Here is a table of non-merchant-made rigs

Name	Size	Material	Empty Weight	Capacity	Worn Reduction	Carried Reduction	From Where	Stats
a dingy goatskin satchel, Noitulove's discord	Huge	leather	1.8 kg	145.1 kg	75%	75%	Origo	+10 dex / Carried capacity and weight reduction SAME as Worn weight/reduction
a wispy cloud resembling a frame	HUGE	40% silk, 60% enchanted air	0.375 kg	128.7	70%	24%		+6 wis / +2 str
a wicker basket, twined from branches of an ent	HUGE	wood	3.150 kg	131.8 kg	65%	65%		+5 wis / +5 str / Carried and worn reductions and capacities are identical
Bandolier of the hellish warrior	Medium	97% fire, 3% durandium	0.495 kg	11.7 kg	58%	20%	Behemoth	+5 str / +1 dam
tan backpack with many pockets	Huge	80% silk, 20% hemp	1.5 kg	Midbie: 73.0 kg Highbie: ??? kg Ultra Highbie: 88.7 kg	66%	22%	Feldspar Foundation	Midbie: +4 dex / +MIP ratio to wearer max 50k Highbie: +6 dex / +MIP ratio to wearer max 500k Ultra Highbie: +8 dex / +MIP ratio to wearer no max
the rig of the farmer	huge	leather	2.4 kg	40.9 kg	26%	9%	Underdark	+1 wis / +1 spr