[Atrocities]

I have an idea for a new component, a required component, that every ship and base must have. A power component is a logical component to have. Normally that would fall to the engines, but as we all know when engines are knocked out the ship weapons can still fire. By having a power component, or reactor that powers all components on a ship, if it is knocked out, then the ship is for all puposes dead in space.

Make it increadibly strong, say shielded.

Shields, Life Support, engines, etc can all be powered by a reactor.

You can even have a weapon that targets reactors specifically. Thus giving way to a new compents that Shields reactors, or better reactors that are 50/50 amune to such weapons.