Description[]
Tired of having to patch up holes in your ships? Don't like metal slugs being firmly implanted into your ship's engine core? Just slap on thick, sturdy Armor to keep those metal chunks at bay. It is specifically designed to counter a foe's mass drivers by simply placing more metal between you and their guns. However, be forewarned that beam weapons eat through it fairly quickly, and explosive missiles penetrate much better than slugs, so use other forms of defense if you plan on going up against them.
Research progression:
Galactic Warfare
Space Militarization
Starship Defenses
Armor Theory
Armor Types[]
The list below gives the types of armor available. The numbers in parentheses are the cost and size efficiencies. A higher number means a higher efficiency.
Dread Lords[]
| Armor Name | Tech | Defense | Size Equation | Size (Defense/Space) | Cost (Defense/BC) | ||||
| Tiny | Small | Medium | Large | Huge | |||||
| Armor Plating | Starship Defenses | 1 | 10 + 20% | 13 (0.08) | 15 (0.07) | 17 (0.06) | 21 (0.05) | 26 (0.04) | 3 (0.33) |
| Titanium Armor | Titanium Armor | 1 | 6 + 4% | 6 (0.17) | 7 (0.14) | 7 (0.14) | 8 (0.13) | 9 (0.11) | 30 (0.03) |
| Titanium Armor II | Titanium Armor II | 1 | 5 + 4% | 5 (0.2) | 6 (0.17) | 6 (0.17) | 7 (0.14) | 8 (0.13) | 30 (0.03) |
| Titanium Armor III | Titanium Armor III | 1 | 4 + 4% | 4 (0.25) | 5 (0.2) | 5 (0.2) | 6 (0.17) | 7 (0.14) | 30 (0.03) |
| Duranthium Armor | Duranthium | 2 | 7 + 3% | 7 (0.29) | 7 (0.29) | 8 (0.25) | 8 (0.25) | 9 (0.22) | 50 (0.04) |
| Duranthium Armor II | Duranthium II | 2 | 6 + 3% | 6 (0.33) | 6 (0.33) | 7 (0.29) | 7 (0.29) | 8 (0.25) | 50 (0.04) |
| Duranthium Armor III | Duranthium III | 2 | 5 + 3% | 5 (0.4) | 5 (0.4) | 6 (0.33) | 6 (0.33) | 7 (0.29) | 50 (0.04) |
| Superior Duranthium | Superior Duranthium | 4 | 5 + 3% | 5 (0.8) | 5 (0.8) | 6 (0.67) | 6 (0.67) | 7 (0.57) | 70 (0.06) |
| Tri-Strontium Armor | Tri-Strontium | 3 | 7 + 3% | 7 (0.43) | 7 (0.43) | 8 (0.38) | 8 (0.38) | 9 (0.33) | 70 (0.04) |
| Arnorian Battle Armor | Arnorian Battle Armor* | 6 | 4 + 4% | 4 (1.5) | 5 (1.2) | 5 (1.2) | 6 (1) | 7 (0.86) | 140 (0.04) |
| Tri-Strontium Armor II | Enhanced Tri-Strontium | 3 | 6 + 3% | 6 (0.5) | 6 (0.5) | 7 (0.43) | 7 (0.43) | 8 (0.38) | 70 (0.04) |
| Tri-Strontium Armor III | Superior Tri-Strontium | 3 | 5 + 3% | 5 (0.6) | 5 (0.6) | 6 (0.5) | 6 (0.5) | 7 (0.43) | 70 (0.04) |
| Kanvium | Kanvium | 4 | 6 + 3% | 6 (0.67) | 6 (0.67) | 7 (0.57) | 7 (0.57) | 8 (0.5) | 80 (0.05) |
| Kanvium II | Kanvium II | 5 | 5 + 3% | 5 (1) | 5 (1) | 6 (0.83) | 6 (0.83) | 7 (0.71) | 90 (0.06) |
| Kanvium III | Kanvium III | 5 | 4 + 3% | 4 (1.25) | 4 (1.25) | 5 (1) | 5 (1) | 6 (0.83) | 100 (0.05) |
| Duralthene Armor | Duralthene Armor | 6 | 6 + 2% | 6 (1) | 6 (1) | 6 (1) | 7 (0.86) | 7 (0.86) | 110 (0.05) |
| Adamantium Armor | Adamantium Armor | 7 | 6 + 2% | 6 (1.167) | 6 (1.167) | 6 (1.167) | 7 (1) | 9 (0.778) | 110 (0.064) |
| Adamantium Armor II | Adamantium Armor II | 7 | 5 + 2% | 5 (1.4) | 5 (1.4) | 5 (1.4) | 6 (1.17) | 6 (1.17) | 120 (0.06) |
| Ultimate Adamantium | Ultimate Adamantium | 7 | 4 + 2% | 4 (1.75) | 4 (1.75) | 4 (1.75) | 5 (1.4) | 5 (1.4) | 120 (0.06) |
| Zero-Point Armor | Zero-Point Armor | 10 | 3 + 2% | 3 (3.33) | 3 (3.33) | 3 (3.33) | 4 (2.5) | 4 (2.5) | 140 (0.07) |
Dark Avatar[]
| Armor Name | Tech | Defense | Size Equation | Size (Defense/Space) | Cost (Defense/BC) | ||||
| Tiny | Small | Medium | Large | Huge | |||||
| Armor Plating | Starship Defenses | 1 | 10 + 20% | 13 (0.077) | 14 (0.071) | 19 (0.053) | 26 (0.038) | 40 (0.025) | 3 (0.333) |
| Titanium Armor | Titanium Armor | 1 | 6 + 4% | 6 (0.167) | 6 (0.167) | 7 (0.143) | 9 (0.111) | 12 (0.083) | 12 (0.083) |
| Titanium Armor II | Titanium Armor II | 1 | 5 + 4% | 5 (0.2) | 5 (0.2) | 6 (0.167) | 8 (0.125) | 11 (0.091) | 12 (0.083) |
| Titanium Armor III | Titanium Armor III | 1 | 4 + 4% | 4 (0.25) | 4 (0.25) | 5 (0.2) | 7 (0.143) | 10 (0.1) | 12 (0.083) |
| Duranthium Armor | Duranthium | 2 | 7 + 2% | 7 (0.286) | 7 (0.286) | 7 (0.286) | 8 (0.25) | 10 (0.2) | 20 (0.1) |
| Duranthium Armor II | Duranthium II | 2 | 6 + 2% | 6 (0.333) | 6 (0.333) | 6 (0.333) | 7 (0.286) | 9 (0.222) | 20 (0.1) |
| Duranthium Armor III | Duranthium III | 2 | 5 + 2% | 5 (0.4) | 5 (0.4) | 5 (0.4) | 6 (0.333) | 8 (0.25) | 20 (0.1) |
| Superior Duranthium | Superior Duranthium | 3 | 5 + 2% | 5 (0.6) | 5 (0.6) | 5 (0.6) | 6 (0.5) | 8 (0.375) | 20 (0.15) |
| Tri-Strontium Armor | Tri-Strontium | 4 | 7 + 2% | 7 (0.571) | 7 (0.571) | 7 (0.571) | 8 (0.5) | 10 (0.4) | 30 (0.133) |
| Arnorian Battle Armor | Arnorian Battle Armor* | 6 | 4 + 2% | 4 (1.5) | 4 (1.5) | 4 (1.5) | 5 (1.2) | 7 (0.857) | 50 (0.12) |
| Tri-Strontium Armor II | Enhanced Tri-Strontium | 4 | 6 + 2% | 6 (0.667) | 6 (0.667) | 6 (0.667) | 7 (0.571) | 9 (0.444) | 30 (0.133) |
| Tri-Strontium Armor III | Superior Tri-Strontium | 4 | 5 + 2% | 5 (0.8) | 5 (0.8) | 5 (0.8) | 6 (0.667) | 8 (0.5) | 30 (0.133) |
| Kanvium | Kanvium | 5 | 6 + 2% | 6 (0.833) | 6 (0.833) | 6 (0.833) | 7 (0.714) | 9 (0.556) | 40 (0.125) |
| Kanvium II | Kanvium II | 5 | 5 + 2% | 5 (1) | 5 (1) | 5 (1) | 6 (0.833) | 8 (0.625) | 35 (0.143) |
| Kanvium III | Kanvium III | 5 | 4 + 2% | 4 (1.25) | 4 (1.25) | 4 (1.25) | 5 (1) | 7 (0.714) | 32 (0.156) |
| Duralthene Armor | Duralthene Armor | 6 | 6 + 2% | 6 (1) | 6 (1) | 6 (1) | 7 (0.857) | 9 (0.667) | 40 (0.15) |
| Adamantium Armor | Adamantium Armor | 7 | 6 + 2% | 6 (1.167) | 6 (1.167) | 6 (1.167) | 7 (1) | 9 (0.778) | 50 (0.14) |
| Adamantium Armor II | Adamantium Armor II | 7 | 5 + 2% | 5 (1.4) | 5 (1.4) | 5 (1.4) | 6 (1.167) | 8 (0.875) | 45 (0.156) |
| Ultimate Adamantium | Ultimate Adamantium | 7 | 4 + 2% | 4 (1.75) | 4 (1.75) | 4 (1.75) | 5 (1.4) | 7 (1) | 42 (0.167) |
| Zero-Point Armor | Zero-Point Armor | 10 | 3 + 2% | 3 (3.333) | 3 (3.333) | 3 (3.333) | 4 (2.5) | 6 (1.667) | 60 (0.167) |