Simple armor question

[Fyron]

Nodachi said:
The way I thought emissive armor worked was like this:

when the ship takes damage the emissive value reduces it
the remaining damage is applied against the structure of the armor
after destroying the first armor component the remaining damage is reduced by the emissive value of the second armor component
any remaining damage is then applied against the structure of the second armor comp
this cycles until you either run out of armor or damage

This is how it worked in SE3, but not in SE4. Only one emissive armor ability is applied per shot.

[Nodachi]

Thank you Fyron.

[Riesig_Bar]

Ok really new and haven't played much. I saw this and I wanted to be sure about how it works so I am asking maybe a stupid question.

First I don't know what emissive armour is. Like I said I have barly played. The only armour I have seen so far is titanium (sp). But I haven't even played 2 years worth of turns. So here is my question.

If I have a destroyer and put 3 armour on it only one counts?

[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?

[douglas]

No. In order to destroy crystalline armor, you must do more damage per shot than either the total shields from damage ability on the ship or the structure of one crystalline armor component. Anything less than both of those numbers is incapable of harming the ship, and could actually reduce the effect of a previous, more powerful shot. Of course, all of this is irrelevant if you get a few hits with shield disruptors and the ship doesn't have an intact shield generator any more.

[Atrocities]

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