Shields/armor

spacebas · #1 December 19th, 2000, 07:25 AM

Can someone explain the the difference between damage resistance and shield points? I have Organic Armor with a damage resistance of 100kT and regenerates 20 points/turn. Is a point the same as a kT?
And I have a shield generator I which generates 50 shield points and had a damage resistance of 30 kT. Is one of these components inheriently better thatn the other or do you need a combination of shields and armor?

spacebas

Danny · #2 December 19th, 2000, 10:14 AM

Yes a KT = 1 point.

As to mixing sheilds and armor you do want both, as some weapons skip sheilds, some skip armor, plus you need sheilds for crystalline armor to work for example. Not to mention Stealth and Reflective armor.

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Seawolf · #3 December 19th, 2000, 04:49 PM

Space,

Shield points are the amount of incomming fire a component can stop. Damage resistance is the amount of damage a component can take before it is destroyed. 2 different things.

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greghacke · #4 December 19th, 2000, 05:28 PM

As some examples:
Your Ship: 5 Engines, Organic Armor (100kT, 20 regen), Shield Generator (50 pts, 30kT)

My Ship: 5 Engines, Shield Gen (50/30), 5 Meson bLaster I [MBI].

A. If I fire (1) [MBI] at you for 15 pts in damage. Your shields absorb the 15 pts and it ends there.
B. If I fire 3 [MBI] for 45 points, your shields absorb 30 and the armor takes 15. Next turn, your armor regenerates this. But with that shield down, the armor takes the damage directly.
C. I fire 9 [MBI] for 135 points. Shields absorb 30 and fall, the armor absorbs 100 and is destroyed. 5 points are applied to some part...

Shadow99 · #5 December 19th, 2000, 05:37 PM

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Originally posted by greghacke:
As some examples:
Your Ship: 5 Engines, Organic Armor (100kT, 20 regen), Shield Generator (50 pts, 30kT)

My Ship: 5 Engines, Shield Gen (50/30), 5 Meson bLaster I [MBI].

A. If I fire (1) [MBI] at you for 15 pts in damage. Your shields absorb the 15 pts and it ends there.
B. If I fire 3 [MBI] for 45 points, your shields absorb 30 and the armor takes 15. Next turn, your armor regenerates this. But with that shield down, the armor takes the damage directly.
C. I fire 9 [MBI] for 135 points. Shields absorb 30 and fall, the armor absorbs 100 and is destroyed. 5 points are applied to some part...

You might have wanted to label them a bit differently than you did... It looks like 3 different examples instead of 3 consecuative rounds of combat...

spacebas · #6 December 19th, 2000, 05:45 PM

So unless I encounter another race with shard cannons it seems like I would be better off with 2 organic armor components. That would provide 200 kT of protection and 40 pts of regeration. Do shields provide 50 shield points + 30kT of protection, or is the 30 kT destroyed when the shields are destroyed?

There's an idea for a new component! A device that ties all of your organic armor components together into one huge armor component and cumulative regenerative powers.