diff --git a/code/datums/uplink_item.dm b/code/datums/uplink_item.dm
index ea7f5e2abbd..c8729b833b3 100644
--- a/code/datums/uplink_item.dm
+++ b/code/datums/uplink_item.dm
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@ var/list/uplink_items = list()
 			var/datum/uplink_item/I = new item()
 			if(!I.item)
 				continue
-			if(I.gamemodes.len && ticker && !(ticker.mode.name in I.gamemodes))
+			if(I.gamemodes.len && ticker && !(ticker.mode.type in I.gamemodes))
 				continue
-			if(I.excludefrom.len && ticker && (ticker.mode.name in I.excludefrom))
+			if(I.excludefrom.len && ticker && (ticker.mode.type in I.excludefrom))
 				continue
 			if(I.last)
 				last += I
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ var/list/uplink_items = list()
 	desc = "A fully-loaded Scarborough Arms bullpup submachine gun that fires .45 rounds with a 20-round magazine and is compatible with suppressors."
 	item = /obj/item/weapon/gun/projectile/automatic/c20r
 	cost = 14
-	gamemodes = list("nuclear emergency")
+	gamemodes = list(/datum/game_mode/nuclear)
 	surplus = 40
 
 /datum/uplink_item/dangerous/carbine
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ var/list/uplink_items = list()
 	reference = "AR"
 	item = /obj/item/weapon/gun/projectile/automatic/m90
 	cost = 18
-	gamemodes = list("nuclear emergency")
+	gamemodes = list(/datum/game_mode/nuclear)
 	surplus = 50
 
 /datum/uplink_item/dangerous/machinegun
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ var/list/uplink_items = list()
 	reference = "LMG"
 	item = /obj/item/weapon/gun/projectile/automatic/l6_saw
 	cost = 40
-	gamemodes = list("nuclear emergency")
+	gamemodes = list(/datum/game_mode/nuclear)
 	surplus = 0
 
 /datum/uplink_item/dangerous/crossbow
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ var/list/uplink_items = list()
 	reference = "EC"
 	item = /obj/item/weapon/gun/energy/kinetic_accelerator/crossbow
 	cost = 12
-	excludefrom = list("nuclear emergency")
+	excludefrom = list(/datum/game_mode/nuclear)
 	surplus = 50
 
 /datum/uplink_item/dangerous/flamethrower
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ var/list/uplink_items = list()
 	reference = "FT"
 	item = /obj/item/weapon/flamethrower/full/tank
 	cost = 11
-	gamemodes = list("nuclear emergency")
+	gamemodes = list(/datum/game_mode/nuclear)
 	surplus = 40
 
 /datum/uplink_item/dangerous/sword
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ var/list/uplink_items = list()
 	reference = "VDG"
 	item = /obj/item/weapon/grenade/spawnergrenade/manhacks
 	cost = 8
-	gamemodes = list("nuclear emergency")
+	gamemodes = list(/datum/game_mode/nuclear)
 	surplus = 35
 
 /datum/uplink_item/ammo/bioterror
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ var/list/uplink_items = list()
 	reference = "BTS"
 	item = /obj/item/weapon/storage/box/syndie_kit/bioterror
 	cost = 6
-	gamemodes = list("nuclear emergency")
+	gamemodes = list(/datum/game_mode/nuclear)
 
 /datum/uplink_item/dangerous/tabungrenades
 	name = "Tabun Gas Grenades"
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ var/list/uplink_items = list()
 	reference = "TGG"
 	item = /obj/item/weapon/storage/box/syndie_kit/tabun
 	cost = 15
-	gamemodes = list("nuclear emergency")
+	gamemodes = list(/datum/game_mode/nuclear)
 	surplus = 0
 
 /datum/uplink_item/dangerous/emp
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ var/list/uplink_items = list()
 	reference = "GE"
 	item = /obj/mecha/combat/gygax/dark/loaded
 	cost = 90
-	gamemodes = list("nuclear emergency")
+	gamemodes = list(/datum/game_mode/nuclear)
 	surplus = 0
 
 /datum/uplink_item/dangerous/mauler
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ var/list/uplink_items = list()
 	reference = "ME"
 	item = /obj/mecha/combat/marauder/mauler/loaded
 	cost = 140
-	gamemodes = list("nuclear emergency")
+	gamemodes = list(/datum/game_mode/nuclear)
 	surplus = 0
 
 /datum/uplink_item/dangerous/syndieborg
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ var/list/uplink_items = list()
 	reference = "SC"
 	item = /obj/item/weapon/antag_spawner/borg_tele
 	cost = 50
-	gamemodes = list("nuclear emergency")
+	gamemodes = list(/datum/game_mode/nuclear)
 	surplus = 0
 
 //for refunding the syndieborg teleporter
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ var/list/uplink_items = list()
 	name = "Holoparasites"
 	desc = "Though capable of near sorcerous feats via use of hardlight holograms and nanomachines, they require an organic host as a home base and source of fuel."
 	item = /obj/item/weapon/storage/box/syndie_kit/guardian
-	excludefrom = list("nuclear emergency")
+	excludefrom = list(/datum/game_mode/nuclear)
 	cost = 12
 
 // Ammunition
@@ -445,7 +445,7 @@ var/list/uplink_items = list()
 	reference = "45"
 	item = /obj/item/ammo_box/magazine/smgm45
 	cost = 2
-	gamemodes = list("nuclear emergency")
+	gamemodes = list(/datum/game_mode/nuclear)
 
 /datum/uplink_item/ammo/ammobag
 	name = "Ammo Duffelbag - Shotgun Ammo Grab Bag"
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ var/list/uplink_items = list()
 	reference = "SAGL"
 	item = /obj/item/weapon/storage/backpack/duffel/syndie/ammo/loaded
 	cost = 10 //bulk buyer's discount. Very useful if you're buying a mech and dont have TC left to buy people non-shotgun guns
-	gamemodes = list("nuclear emergency")
+	gamemodes = list(/datum/game_mode/nuclear)
 
 /datum/uplink_item/ammo/bullslug
 	name = "Drum Magazine - 12g Slugs"
@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ var/list/uplink_items = list()
 	reference = "12BSG"
 	item = /obj/item/ammo_box/magazine/m12g
 	cost = 2
-	gamemodes = list("nuclear emergency")
+	gamemodes = list(/datum/game_mode/nuclear)
 
 /datum/uplink_item/ammo/bullbuck
 	name = "Drum Magazine - 12g buckshot"
@@ -469,7 +469,7 @@ var/list/uplink_items = list()
 	reference = "12BS"
 	item = /obj/item/ammo_box/magazine/m12g/buckshot
 	cost = 2
-	gamemodes = list("nuclear emergency")
+	gamemodes = list(/datum/game_mode/nuclear)
 
 /datum/uplink_item/ammo/bullstun
 	name = "Drum Magazine - 12g Stun Slug"
@@ -477,7 +477,7 @@ var/list/uplink_items = list()
 	reference = "12SS"
 	item = /obj/item/ammo_box/magazine/m12g/stun
 	cost = 3
-	gamemodes = list("nuclear emergency")
+	gamemodes = list(/datum/game_mode/nuclear)
 
 /datum/uplink_item/ammo/bulldragon
 	name = "Drum Magazine - 12g Dragon's Breath"
@@ -485,7 +485,7 @@ var/list/uplink_items = list()
 	reference = "12DB"
 	item = /obj/item/ammo_box/magazine/m12g/dragon
 	cost = 2
-	gamemodes = list("nuclear emergency")
+	gamemodes = list(/datum/game_mode/nuclear)
 
 /datum/uplink_item/ammo/carbine
 	name = "Toploader Magazine - 5.56"
@@ -493,7 +493,7 @@ var/list/uplink_items = list()
 	reference = "556"
 	item = /obj/item/ammo_box/magazine/m556
 	cost = 2
-	gamemodes = list("nuclear emergency")
+	gamemodes = list(/datum/game_mode/nuclear)
 
 /datum/uplink_item/ammo/a40mm
 	name = "Ammo Box - 40mm grenades"
@@ -501,7 +501,7 @@ var/list/uplink_items = list()
 	reference = "40MM"
 	item = /obj/item/ammo_box/a40mm
 	cost = 4
-	gamemodes = list("nuclear emergency")
+	gamemodes = list(/datum/game_mode/nuclear)
 
 /datum/uplink_item/ammo/machinegun
 	name = "Box Magazine - 7.62x51mm"
@@ -509,7 +509,7 @@ var/list/uplink_items = list()
 	reference = "762"
 	item = /obj/item/ammo_box/magazine/m762
 	cost = 12
-	gamemodes = list("nuclear emergency")
+	gamemodes = list(/datum/game_mode/nuclear)
 	surplus = 0
 
 // STEALTHY WEAPONS
@@ -530,7 +530,7 @@ var/list/uplink_items = list()
 	reference = "SP"
 	item = /obj/item/weapon/pen/sleepy
 	cost = 8
-	excludefrom = list("nuclear emergency")
+	excludefrom = list(/datum/game_mode/nuclear)
 
 /datum/uplink_item/stealthy_weapons/soap
 	name = "Syndicate Soap"
@@ -605,14 +605,14 @@ var/list/uplink_items = list()
 	reference = "NSSS"
 	item = /obj/item/clothing/shoes/syndigaloshes
 	cost = 2
-	excludefrom = list("nuclear emergency")
+	excludefrom = list(/datum/game_mode/nuclear)
 
 /datum/uplink_item/stealthy_tools/syndigaloshes/nuke
 	name = "Tactical No-Slip Brown Shoes"
 	desc = "These allow you to run on wet floors. They do not work on lubricated surfaces, and the maker swears they're better than normal ones, somehow."
 	reference = "NNSSS"
 	cost = 4 //but they aren't
-	gamemodes = list("nuclear emergency")
+	gamemodes = list(/datum/game_mode/nuclear)
 
 /datum/uplink_item/stealthy_tools/agent_card
 	name = "Agent ID Card"
@@ -691,7 +691,7 @@ var/list/uplink_items = list()
 	reference = "SBM"
 	item = /obj/item/weapon/storage/belt/military
 	cost = 3
-	excludefrom = list("nuclear emergency")
+	excludefrom = list(/datum/game_mode/nuclear)
 
 /datum/uplink_item/device_tools/medkit
 	name = "Syndicate Combat Medic Kit"
@@ -700,7 +700,7 @@ var/list/uplink_items = list()
 	reference = "SCMK"
 	item = /obj/item/weapon/storage/firstaid/tactical
 	cost = 9
-	gamemodes = list("nuclear emergency")
+	gamemodes = list(/datum/game_mode/nuclear)
 
 /datum/uplink_item/device_tools/space_suit
 	name = "Space Suit"
@@ -718,6 +718,17 @@ var/list/uplink_items = list()
 	item = /obj/item/weapon/storage/box/syndie_kit/hardsuit
 	cost = 8
 
+/datum/uplink_item/device_tools/elite_hardsuit
+	name = "Elite Syndicate Hardsuit"
+	desc = "The elite Syndicate hardsuit is worn by only the best nuclear agents. Features much better armoring and complete fireproofing, as well as a built in jetpack. \
+	When the built in helmet is deployed your identity will be protected, even in death, as the suit cannot be removed by outside forces. Toggling the suit into combat mode \
+	will allow you all the mobility of a loose fitting uniform without sacrificing armoring. Additionally the suit is collapsible, small enough to fit within a backpack. \
+	Nanotrasen crewmembers are trained to report red space suit sightings; these suits in particular are known to drive employees into a panic."
+	reference = "ESHS"
+	item = /obj/item/weapon/storage/box/syndie_kit/elite_hardsuit
+	cost = 8
+	gamemodes = list(/datum/game_mode/nuclear)
+
 /datum/uplink_item/device_tools/thermal
 	name = "Thermal Imaging Glasses"
 	desc = "These glasses are thermals disguised as engineers' optical meson scanners. They allow you to see organisms through walls by capturing the upper portion of the infra-red light spectrum, emitted as heat and light by objects. Hotter objects, such as warm bodies, cybernetic organisms and artificial intelligence cores emit more of this light than cooler objects like walls and airlocks."
@@ -755,7 +766,7 @@ var/list/uplink_items = list()
 	reference = "BRMB"
 	item = /obj/item/clothing/shoes/magboots/syndie
 	cost = 3
-	gamemodes = list("nuclear emergency")
+	gamemodes = list(/datum/game_mode/nuclear)
 
 /datum/uplink_item/device_tools/plastic_explosives
 	name = "Composition C-4"
@@ -793,7 +804,7 @@ var/list/uplink_items = list()
 	reference = "SD"
 	item = /obj/item/device/syndicatedetonator
 	cost = 3
-	gamemodes = list("nuclear emergency")
+	gamemodes = list(/datum/game_mode/nuclear)
 
 /datum/uplink_item/device_tools/advpinpointer
 	name = "Advanced Pinpointer"
@@ -815,7 +826,7 @@ var/list/uplink_items = list()
 	item = /obj/item/weapon/circuitboard/teleporter
 	reference = "TP"
 	cost = 40
-	gamemodes = list("nuclear emergency")
+	gamemodes = list(/datum/game_mode/nuclear)
 	surplus = 0
 
 /datum/uplink_item/device_tools/shield
@@ -824,7 +835,7 @@ var/list/uplink_items = list()
 	item = /obj/item/weapon/shield/energy
 	reference = "ESD"
 	cost = 16
-	gamemodes = list("nuclear emergency")
+	gamemodes = list(/datum/game_mode/nuclear)
 	surplus = 20
 
 /datum/uplink_item/device_tools/medgun
@@ -833,7 +844,7 @@ var/list/uplink_items = list()
 	item = /obj/item/weapon/gun/medbeam
 	reference = "MBG"
 	cost = 15
-	gamemodes = list("nuclear emergency")
+	gamemodes = list(/datum/game_mode/nuclear)
 
 
 // IMPLANTS
@@ -903,7 +914,7 @@ var/list/uplink_items = list()
 	reference = "SYB"
 	item = /obj/item/weapon/storage/box/syndicate
 	cost = 20
-	excludefrom = list("nuclear emergency")
+	excludefrom = list(/datum/game_mode/nuclear)
 
 /datum/uplink_item/badass/syndiecards
 	name = "Syndicate Playing Cards"
@@ -912,7 +923,7 @@ var/list/uplink_items = list()
 	reference = "SPC"
 	item = /obj/item/toy/cards/deck/syndicate
 	cost = 1
-	excludefrom = list("nuclear emergency")
+	excludefrom = list(/datum/game_mode/nuclear)
 	surplus = 40
 
 /datum/uplink_item/badass/syndiecash
@@ -962,7 +973,7 @@ var/list/uplink_items = list()
 	reference = "SYSC"
 	cost = 20
 	item = /obj/item/weapon/storage/box/syndicate
-	excludefrom = list("nuclear emergency")
+	excludefrom = list(/datum/game_mode/nuclear)
 
 /datum/uplink_item/badass/surplus_crate/spawn_item(turf/loc, obj/item/device/uplink/U)
 	var/obj/structure/closet/crate/C = new(loc)
diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/weapons/storage/uplink_kits.dm b/code/game/objects/items/weapons/storage/uplink_kits.dm
index 50fb3e60ad8..7a0c29b3bfa 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/weapons/storage/uplink_kits.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/weapons/storage/uplink_kits.dm
@@ -150,6 +150,17 @@
 	new /obj/item/clothing/head/helmet/space/rig/syndi(src)
 	return
 
+/obj/item/weapon/storage/box/syndie_kit/elite_hardsuit
+	name = "Boxed Elite Syndicate Hardsuit and Helmet"
+	can_hold = list("/obj/item/clothing/suit/space/rig/syndi/elite", "/obj/item/clothing/head/helmet/space/rig/syndi/elite")
+	max_w_class = 3
+
+/obj/item/weapon/storage/box/syndie_kit/elite_hardsuit/New()
+	..()
+	new /obj/item/clothing/suit/space/rig/syndi/elite(src)
+	new /obj/item/clothing/head/helmet/space/rig/syndi/elite(src)
+	return
+
 /obj/item/weapon/storage/box/syndie_kit/conversion
 	name = "box (CK)"
 
diff --git a/code/modules/clothing/spacesuits/rig.dm b/code/modules/clothing/spacesuits/rig.dm
index c96702b54b7..bc6d6f995cf 100644
--- a/code/modules/clothing/spacesuits/rig.dm
+++ b/code/modules/clothing/spacesuits/rig.dm
@@ -364,6 +364,27 @@
 	user.update_inv_wear_suit()
 	user.update_inv_w_uniform()
 
+//Elite Syndie suit
+/obj/item/clothing/head/helmet/space/rig/syndi/elite
+	name = "elite syndicate hardsuit helmet"
+	desc = "An elite version of the syndicate helmet, with improved armour and fire shielding. It is in travel mode. Property of Gorlex Marauders."
+	icon_state = "hardsuit0-syndielite"
+	item_color = "syndielite"
+	armor = list(melee = 80, bullet = 70, laser = 50, energy = 25, bomb = 55, bio = 100, rad = 70)
+	heat_protection = HEAD
+	max_heat_protection_temperature = FIRE_IMMUNITY_SUIT_MAX_TEMP_PROTECT
+	sprite_sheets = null
+
+/obj/item/clothing/suit/space/rig/syndi/elite
+	name = "elite syndicate hardsuit"
+	desc = "An elite version of the syndicate hardsuit, with improved armour and fire shielding. It is in travel mode."
+	icon_state = "hardsuit0-syndielite"
+	item_color = "syndielite"
+	armor = list(melee = 80, bullet = 70, laser = 50, energy = 25, bomb = 55, bio = 100, rad = 70)
+	heat_protection = UPPER_TORSO|LOWER_TORSO|LEGS|FEET|ARMS|HANDS
+	max_heat_protection_temperature = FIRE_IMMUNITY_SUIT_MAX_TEMP_PROTECT
+	sprite_sheets = null
+
 //Wizard Rig
 /obj/item/clothing/head/helmet/space/rig/wizard
 	name = "gem-encrusted hardsuit helmet"
diff --git a/icons/mob/head.dmi b/icons/mob/head.dmi
index 33e1e3dcaa4..240314dbb85 100644
Binary files a/icons/mob/head.dmi and b/icons/mob/head.dmi differ
diff --git a/icons/mob/suit.dmi b/icons/mob/suit.dmi
index 9735f614804..4086b325986 100644
Binary files a/icons/mob/suit.dmi and b/icons/mob/suit.dmi differ
diff --git a/icons/obj/clothing/hats.dmi b/icons/obj/clothing/hats.dmi
index 492d22ce3df..e16c5188681 100644
Binary files a/icons/obj/clothing/hats.dmi and b/icons/obj/clothing/hats.dmi differ
diff --git a/icons/obj/clothing/suits.dmi b/icons/obj/clothing/suits.dmi
index b1d3fa7b8ef..41ba51b9107 100644
Binary files a/icons/obj/clothing/suits.dmi and b/icons/obj/clothing/suits.dmi differ