Description
Basic Shields and Armor Technology equips spacecraft with fundamental protective measures against various forms of attacks and collisions.
Benefits
Strategic materials cost Empire-wide+0.71%
Ground defence Empire-wide+0.88%
Space defence Empire-wide+1.76%
Shield strength Empire-wide+2.65%
Offensive Fleet role
Strategy notes
Basic Shields and Armor develops the SpaceWarfare discipline within Fortress and Combined Arms. Hold valuable systems through shields, layered orbital defense, disciplined ground forces, and coordinated production. Its immediate value is +15% Shield Strength, +10% Space Defence; +5% Ground Defence; +4% Cost in Strategic Materials. The principal counterpressure is that siege, blockade, espionage, and expansion around fortified systems can make static strength irrelevant.
Player hints
This is an inexpensive path entry. Research it early when you want to test this direction without sacrificing strategic flexibility. Favor this technology when its SpaceWarfare benefits reinforce your current economy, fleets, or frontier. Pause the branch if its expected RP per tick is too diluted or its resource costs would stall higher-priority projects. Unlocks the Offensive fleet role (+10% firepower, -5% shields).
Research cost
1.35KRP
1.01KCredits
438Common
337Rare
405Strategic
168Fuel