Re: Shield Generators
Self- Destruct devices do prevent capture while they are operational. 100% of the time to my knowledge. The trick is slow but it does work. Fire one shot at a time until the device is destroyed, then board. Its slow and the device has a tendancy to not be destroyed until down to the Last third of the ship is left, but it does save the effort of researching new techs if the enemy already has then. Just take them! (Grin!)
Another trick is to have multiple repair ships or one big repair ship in your Pirate fleet. By the next turn, the beat-up hulk is newly repaired, ready to be analyzed or retrofited! And yes, it does repair the techs you don't currently have. A minor bug in my opinion.
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