Description
Phased Matter Armor Technology uses matter phased between states to provide unparalleled protection against conventional and exotic attacks.
Benefits
Space defence Empire-wide+2.12%
Espionage output Empire-wide+0.71%
Hull strength Empire-wide+9.18%-
Defensive Fleet role
Strategy notes
Phased Matter Armor develops the Armor discipline within Armored Attrition Fleet. Survive damage, repair away from home, and win campaigns that exhaust lighter fleets and fragile logistics. Its immediate value is +65% Hull Strength, +15% Space Defence; +5% Espionage. The principal counterpressure is that armor-piercing weapons, mobility, blockade, and economic warfare can avoid or outprice a prolonged slugging match.
Player hints
This is a specialization milestone. Reaching it reveals stronger combinations, but broad tier-three investment will slow every capstone. Favor this technology when its Armor 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.
Research cost
32KRP
17.6KCredits
14.4KCommon
8.8KRare
5.6KStrategic
4.8KFuel