Ylands is full of clothing that looks real cool, but isn't all that functional. That's why I believe Vanity Slots for clothing (similar to Terraria if you're familiar) should be implemented to allow you to wear your best functioning armor under your best looking outfit. In other other words you can wear all kinds of cool and matching outfits without sacrificing armor. Thanks for listening, I'm having lots of fun so far!
Check out the recent dev sneak peak as they have revealed something for base protection. They stated it doesn't work on cars or vehicles yet but they're working on it