Description[]
Do you like when your ships are being used as ovens, heated by your enemy's beam weapons? If not, try adding a number of Shield generators to diffuse that super concentrated energy and keep your ship running (as opposed to exploding). By surrounding your ship with its own energy field, you can stop those pesky lasers before they ever touch your ship. Or at least they can reduce the energy that gets through. However, shields do little to help against oversized pellet guns or giant fireworks, so look into other defenses if you wish to protect against them.
Research progression:
Galactic Warfare
Space Militarization
Starship Defenses
Shield Defense Theory
Shield Types[]
The list below gives the types of shields available. The numbers in parentheses are the cost and size efficiencies. A higher number means a higher efficiency.
Dread Lords[]
| Shield Name | Tech | Defense | Size Equation | Size (Defense/Space) | Cost (Defense/BC) | ||||
| Tiny | Small | Medium | Large | Huge | |||||
| Deflectors | Deflectors | 1 | 9 + 4% | 9 (0.11) | 10 (0.1) | 10 (0.1) | 11 (0.09) | 12 (0.08) | 30 (0.03) |
| Enhanced Deflectors | Enhanced Deflectors | 1 | 8 + 4% | 8 (0.13) | 9 (0.11) | 9 (0.11) | 10 (0.1) | 11 (0.09) | 39 (0.03) |
| Advanced Deflectors | Advanced Deflectors | 1 | 6 + 4% | 6 (0.17) | 7 (0.14) | 7 (0.14) | 8 (0.13) | 9 (0.11) | 30 (0.03) |
| Superior Deflectors | Superior Deflectors | 1 | 4 + 4% | 4 (0.25) | 5 (0.2) | 5 (0.2) | 6 (0.17) | 7 (0.14) | 30 (0.03) |
| Shields | Shields | 2 | 6 + 3% | 6 (0.33) | 6 (0.33) | 7 (0.29) | 7 (0.29) | 8 (0.25) | 50 (0.04) |
| Shields II | Shields II | 2 | 5 + 3% | 5 (0.4) | 5 (0.4) | 6 (0.33) | 6 (0.33) | 7 (0.29) | 50 (0.04) |
| Shields III | Shields III | 2 | 4 + 3% | 4 (0.5) | 4 (0.5) | 5 (0.4) | 5 (0.4) | 6 (0.33) | 50 (0.04) |
| Subspace Rebounder | Subspace Rebounder* | 5 | 6 + 4% | 6 (0.83) | 7 (0.71) | 7 (0.71) | 8 (0.63) | 9 (0.56) | 60 (0.08) |
| Barriers | Barriers | 2 | 3 + 3% | 3 (0.67) | 3 (0.67) | 4 (0.5) | 4 (0.5) | 5 (0.4) | 55 (0.04) |
| Barriers II | Barriers II | 3 | 4 + 3% | 4 (0.75) | 4 (0.75) | 5 (0.6) | 5 (0.6) | 6 (0.5) | 60 (0.05) |
| Barriers III | Barriers III | 3 | 3 + 3% | 3 (1) | 3 (1) | 4 (0.75) | 4 (0.75) | 5 (0.6) | 60 (0.05) |
| Dynamic Shields | Dynamic Shielding* | 6 | 4 + 6% | 4 (1.5) | 5 (1.2) | 6 (1) | 7 (0.86) | 8 (0.75) | 120 (0.05) |
| Force Field | Force Fields | 4 | 4 + 2% | 4 (1) | 4 (1) | 4 (1) | 5 (0.8) | 5 (0.8) | 80 (0.05) |
| Advanced Force Fields | Advanced Force Fields | 5 | 5 + 2% | 5 (1) | 5 (1) | 5 (1) | 6 (0.83) | 6 (0.83) | 90 (0.06) |
| Superior Force Fields | Superior Force Fields | 5 | 4 + 2% | 4 (1.25) | 4 (1.25) | 4 (1.25) | 5 (1) | 5 (1) | 90 (0.06) |
| Invulnerability Field | Invulnerability Field | 6 | 4 + 2% | 4 (1.5) | 4 (1.5) | 4 (1.5) | 5 (1.2) | 5 (1.2) | 100 (0.06) |
| Invulnerability Field II | Invulnerability Field II | 6 | 3 + 2% | 3 (2) | 3 (2) | 3 (2) | 4 (1.5) | 4 (1.5) | 100 (0.06) |
| Ultimate Invulnerability | Ultimate Invulnerability | 9 | 3 + 2% | 3 (3) | 3 (3) | 3 (3) | 4 (2.25) | 4 (2.25) | 140 (0.06) |
Dark Avatar[]
| Shield Name | Tech | Defense | Size Equation | Size (Defense/Space) | Cost (Defense/BC) | ||||
| Tiny | Small | Medium | Large | Huge | |||||
| Deflectors | Deflectors | 1 | 9 + 2% | 9 (0.111) | 9 (0.111) | 9 (0.111) | 10 (0.1) | 12 (0.083) | 12 (0.083) |
| Enhanced Deflectors | Enhanced Deflectors | 1 | 8 + 2% | 8 (0.125) | 8 (0.125) | 8 (0.125) | 9 (0.111) | 11 (0.091) | 12 (0.083) |
| Advanced Deflectors | Advanced Deflectors | 1 | 6 + 2% | 6 (0.167) | 6 (0.167) | 6 (0.167) | 7 (0.143) | 9 (0.111) | 12 (0.083) |
| Superior Deflectors | Superior Deflectors | 1 | 4 + 2% | 4 (0.25) | 4 (0.25) | 4 (0.25) | 5 (0.2) | 7 (0.143) | 12 (0.083) |
| Shields | Shields | 2 | 6 + 2% | 6 (0.333) | 6 (0.333) | 6 (0.333) | 7 (0.286) | 9 (0.222) | 20 (0.1) |
| Shields II | Shields II | 2 | 5 + 2% | 5 (0.4) | 5 (0.4) | 5 (0.4) | 6 (0.333) | 8 (0.25) | 19 (0.105) |
| Shields III | Shields III | 2 | 4 + 2% | 4 (0.5) | 4 (0.5) | 4 (0.5) | 5 (0.4) | 7 (0.286) | 18 (0.111) |
| Subspace Rebounder | Subspace Rebounder* | 5 | 6 + 2% | 6 (0.833) | 6 (0.833) | 6 (0.833) | 7 (0.714) | 9 (0.556) | 50 (0.1) |
| Barriers | Barriers | 3 | 4 + 2% | 4 (0.75) | 4 (0.75) | 4 (0.75) | 5 (0.6) | 7 (0.429) | 40 (0.075) |
| Barriers II | Barriers II | 3 | 4 + 2% | 4 (0.75) | 4 (0.75) | 4 (0.75) | 5 (0.6) | 7 (0.429) | 35 (0.086) |
| Barriers III | Barriers III | 3 | 3 + 2% | 3 (1) | 3 (1) | 3 (1) | 4 (0.75) | 6 (0.5) | 35 (0.086) |
| Dynamic Shields | Dynamic Shielding* | 6 | 4 + 2% | 4 (1.5) | 4 (1.5) | 4 (1.5) | 5 (1.2) | 7 (0.857) | 50 (0.12) |
| Force Field | Force Fields | 4 | 4 + 2% | 4 (1) | 4 (1) | 4 (1) | 5 (0.8) | 7 (0.571) | 35 (0.114) |
| Advanced Force Fields | Advanced Force Fields | 5 | 5 + 2% | 5 (1) | 5 (1) | 5 (1) | 6 (0.833) | 8 (0.625) | 40 (0.125) |
| Superior Force Fields | Superior Force Fields | 5 | 4 + 2% | 4 (1.25) | 4 (1.25) | 4 (1.25) | 5 (1) | 7 (0.714) | 38 (0.132) |
| Invulnerability Field | Invulnerability Field | 6 | 4 + 2% | 4 (1.5) | 4 (1.5) | 4 (1.5) | 5 (1.2) | 7 (0.857) | 35 (0.171) |
| Invulnerability Field II | Invulnerability Field II | 7 | 3 + 2% | 3 (2.333) | 3 (2.333) | 3 (2.333) | 4 (1.75) | 6 (1.167) | 40 (0.175) |
| Ultimate Invulnerability | Ultimate Invulnerability | 9 | 3 + 2% | 3 (3) | 3 (3) | 3 (3) | 4 (2.25) | 6 (1.5) | 55 (0.164) |