Description[]
It's no fun having volleys of missiles flying at you. They tend to cause much pain and anguish and are very good at making ships go kaboom. However, equipping your ships with the latest in Point Defenses will help shoot down, misguide, or otherwise keep those pesky warheads away from scratching your freshly painted hull. However, beam weapons tend to be hard to shoot down as are the slugs flying from mass drivers, so it would be wise to look into other defensive options when you see your opponent using them.
Research progression:
Galactic Warfare
Space Militarization
Starship Defenses
Missile Defense Theory
Point Defense Types[]
The list below gives the types of point defenses available. The numbers in parentheses are the cost and size efficiencies. A higher number means a higher efficiency.
Dread Lords[]
| Point Defense Name | Tech | Defense | Size Equation | Size (Defense/Space) | Cost (Defense/BC) | ||||
| Tiny | Small | Medium | Large | Huge | |||||
| Chaff | Chaff | 1 | 10 + 5% | 10 (0.1) | 11 (0.09) | 11 (0.09) | 12 (0.08) | 14 (0.07) | 30 (0.03) |
| Smart Chaff | Smart Chaff | 1 | 8 + 5% | 8 (0.13) | 9 (0.11) | 9 (0.11) | 10 (0.1) | 12 (0.08) | 30 (0.03) |
| ECM | ECM | 1 | 6 + 3% | 6 (0.17) | 6 (0.17) | 7 (0.14) | 7 (0.14) | 8 (0.13) | 40 (0.03) |
| ECM II | ECM II | 1 | 5 + 3% | 5 (0.2) | 5 (0.2) | 6 (0.17) | 6 (0.17) | 7 (0.14) | 40 (0.03) |
| ECM III | ECM III | 1 | 4 + 3% | 4 (0.25) | 4 (0.25) | 5 (0.2) | 5 (0.2) | 6 (0.17) | 40 (0.03) |
| Telepathic Defense | Telepathic Defense* | 3 | 4 + 3% | 4 (0.75) | 4 (0.75) | 5 (0.6) | 5 (0.6) | 6 (0.5) | 70 (0.04) |
| Point Defense | Point Defense | 2 | 5 + 3% | 5 (0.4) | 5 (0.4) | 6 (0.33) | 6 (0.33) | 7 (0.29) | 55 (0.04) |
| Point Defense II | Point Defense II | 2 | 4 + 3% | 4 (0.5) | 4 (0.5) | 5 (0.4) | 5 (0.4) | 6 (0.33) | 55 (0.04) |
| Point Defense III | Point Defense III | 2 | 3 + 3% | 3 (0.67) | 3 (0.67) | 4 (0.5) | 4 (0.5) | 5 (0.4) | 55 (0.04) |
| PD Combo | PD Combo | 3 | 4 + 3% | 4 (0.75) | 4 (0.75) | 5 (0.6) | 5 (0.6) | 6 (0.5) | 70 (0.04) |
| PD Combo II | PD Combo II | 3 | 3 + 3% | 3 (1) | 3 (1) | 4 (0.75) | 4 (0.75) | 5 (0.6) | 70 (0.04) |
| PD Combo III | PD Combo III | 4 | 3 + 3% | 3 (1.33) | 3 (1.33) | 4 (1) | 4 (1) | 5 (0.8) | 80 (0.05) |
| Droid Sentries | Droid Sentries | 5 | 4 + 2% | 4 (1.25) | 4 (1.25) | 4 (1.25) | 5 (1) | 5 (1) | 90 (0.06) |
| Droid Sentries II | Droid Sentries II | 6 | 4 + 2% | 4 (1.5) | 4 (1.5) | 4 (1.5) | 5 (1.2) | 5 (1.2) | 100 (0.06) |
| Droid Sentries III | Droid Sentries III | 7 | 4 + 2% | 4 (1.75) | 4 (1.75) | 4 (1.75) | 5 (1.4) | 5 (1.4) | 100 (0.07) |
| Aereon Missile Defense | Aereon Missile Defense | 10 | 4 + 2% | 4 (2.5) | 4 (2.5) | 4 (2.5) | 5 (2) | 5 (2) | 140 (0.07) |
Dark Avatar[]
| Point Defense Name | Tech | Defense | Size Equation | Size (Defense/Space) | Cost (Defense/BC) | ||||
| Tiny | Small | Medium | Large | Huge | |||||
| Chaff | Chaff | 1 | 10 + 5% | 10 (0.1) | 11 (0.091) | 12 (0.083) | 14 (0.071) | 17 (0.059) | 12 (0.083) |
| Smart Chaff | Smart Chaff | 1 | 8 + 5% | 8 (0.125) | 9 (0.111) | 10 (0.1) | 12 (0.083) | 15 (0.067) | 12 (0.083) |
| ECM | ECM | 1 | 6 + 3% | 6 (0.167) | 6 (0.167) | 7 (0.143) | 8 (0.125) | 10 (0.1) | 12 (0.083) |
| ECM II | ECM II | 1 | 5 + 3% | 5 (0.2) | 5 (0.2) | 6 (0.167) | 7 (0.143) | 9 (0.111) | 12 (0.083) |
| ECM III | ECM III | 1 | 4 + 3% | 4 (0.25) | 4 (0.25) | 5 (0.2) | 6 (0.167) | 8 (0.125) | 12 (0.083) |
| Telepathic Defense | Telepathic Defense* | 3 | 4 + 2% | 4 (0.75) | 4 (0.75) | 4 (0.75) | 5 (0.6) | 7 (0.429) | 40 (0.075) |
| Point Defense | Point Defense | 2 | 5 + 2% | 5 (0.4) | 5 (0.4) | 5 (0.4) | 6 (0.333) | 8 (0.25) | 25 (0.08) |
| Point Defense II | Point Defense II | 2 | 4 + 2% | 4 (0.5) | 4 (0.5) | 4 (0.5) | 5 (0.4) | 7 (0.286) | 22 (0.091) |
| Point Defense III | Point Defense III | 2 | 3 + 2% | 3 (0.667) | 3 (0.667) | 3 (0.667) | 4 (0.5) | 6 (0.333) | 20 (0.1) |
| PD Combo | PD Combo | 3 | 4 + 2% | 4 (0.75) | 4 (0.75) | 4 (0.75) | 5 (0.6) | 7 (0.429) | 30 (0.1) |
| PD Combo II | PD Combo II | 3 | 3 + 2% | 3 (1) | 3 (1) | 3 (1) | 4 (0.75) | 6 (0.5) | 28 (0.107) |
| PD Combo III | PD Combo III | 4 | 3 + 2% | 3 (1.333) | 3 (1.333) | 3 (1.333) | 4 (1) | 6 (0.667) | 35 (0.114) |
| Droid Sentries | Droid Sentries | 5 | 4 + 2% | 4 (1.25) | 4 (1.25) | 4 (1.25) | 5 (1) | 7 (0.714) | 35 (0.143) |
| Droid Sentries II | Droid Sentries II | 6 | 4 + 2% | 4 (1.5) | 4 (1.5) | 4 (1.5) | 5 (1.2) | 7 (0.857) | 35 (0.171) |
| Droid Sentries III | Droid Sentries III | 7 | 4 + 2% | 4 (1.75) | 4 (1.75) | 4 (1.75) | 5 (1.4) | 7 (1) | 35 (0.2) |
| Aereon Missile Defense | Aereon Missile Defense | 10 | 4 + 2% | 4 (2.5) | 4 (2.5) | 4 (2.5) | 5 (2) | 7 (1.429) | 70 (0.143) |