How do crystallurgy weapons work? -> component descriptions

[Taera]

I've been thinking a little.
There are different racial technology trees out there, but most of their components and weapons (especially) actually do make sense and its clear how do they work. All but crystallurgy ones.
Okay, so i understand how High Energy Magnifier works. But how do shard cannons skip armor? and crystalline armorworks? Why normal races cant reproduce the Energy Dampener, the Solar Panels or the Energy Transmitting Lense? How does the energy dampener work anyway?

So those are my questions. Someone enlighten me?

[ November 21, 2002, 01:26: Message edited by: Taera ]