[Arkcon]

Power Man said:
"Is there a way to mod such an affect? I would like to have something like :
Level one Stops 70 points of PPB and 140 points of conventional beams."

SJ's Pirates and Nomads mod has a good method. It alternates noraml and phased shields in the tech tree, and each level of phased shield is weaker than the corresponding level of normal shields. So you pay a penalty for phased shields, but you don't have to research so far before they're good.

It seemes like ppb is too easy to get, but the phased shields III is a good enough defense. It's all about a mini-arms race -- who can get the weapon/defense deployed in the field quickest.