Simple armor question

[Fyron]

Each component of armor acts as a separate component of armor. 3 Armor IIIs count as 3 Armor III components. Emissive Armor is more advanced armor that becomes available with Armor 4-6 technologies. It has an ability that reduces damage taken by the ship (once shields are down). This special damage reduction ability is what does not stack, so 3 Emissive Armor I components have the same damage reduction applied per shot as 1 Emissive Armor I component. Extra components are useful in case the first Emissive Armor I component is destroyed, as there is still some Emissive Armor left to reduce damage.

[Riesig_Bar]

Imperator Fyron said:
Each component of armor acts as a separate component of armor. 3 Armor IIIs count as 3 Armor III components. Emissive Armor is more advanced armor that becomes available with Armor 4-6 technologies. It has an ability that reduces damage taken by the ship (once shields are down). This special damage reduction ability is what does not stack, so 3 Emissive Armor I components have the same damage reduction applied per shot as 1 Emissive Armor I component. Extra components are useful in case the first Emissive Armor I component is destroyed, as there is still some Emissive Armor left to reduce damage.

Ok I feel better putting armour on my ships now. I haven't gotten to armour II yet. Let alone any thing more. So much to learn.

[Caduceus]

Make sure your family checks on you every few days, Riesig Bar

[ToxicSlurpee]

wildcard06 said:
Make sure your family checks on you every few days, Riesig Bar

Nah, they just need to get him a quantum generator - he'll never need supplies again! (hurr hurr)

Anyhoo...this thread really made me re-think what I thought armor types did. Nifty.

[NarfsCompIsBack]

And hello.

Heh, I wasn't sure what they did myself.

Just to clarify: Accumulated damage will eventually destroy CA, right?

[Atrocities]

Ok I am utterly confused and hopelessly lost by all of this. Thank you for making my brain hurt.

[Suicide Junkie]

Perhaps somebody should make a little graphical CA simulator

[NarfsCompIsBack]

Yes. That would help.

[Atrocities]

What the hell is a CA?

[Slick]

Crystalline Armor.

The "Dubious Strategy Guide" has a really good armor discussion. This guide has a really good example of how CA works. There are small parts of it that have been made obsolete by patches. Most notably the pre-regeneration of organic armor has been patched out.