What's up with the mysterious hand and shield icons in my HUD?

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I’ve noticed these strange HUD symbols lately, specifically a hand and a shield icon on the right side, but they aren’t listed in the effects menu. The only effects I’m tracking are for pills, food, water, fully fed, and mutations, but no sign of the hand or armor effects. When I logged in, they appeared even though I had not changed my armor, items, or any loadout. Any idea what these icons might mean? I even managed to take a screenshot of it which you can check out here: https://imgur.com/a/rqwzAkW.

Whats up with the mysterious hand and shield icons in my HUD
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MightyHelm93 -

From what I’ve seen, the glove icon you mentioned could be linked to a piece of legendary Vanguard armor that I had before, although it didn’t always show up. The shield might indicate a legendary effect related to your chest armor. You should look into your gear’s stats and see if there’s any connection there!

ArmorExpert77 -

Interesting theory, but I’ve been running a set of static mutant gear—excluding the chameleon piece—without any conditional effects. And, like you mentioned, the icons seem to just appear randomly without any panel changes. It’s frustrating not having a consistent link!

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