Shields

Shields are components which form a protective barrier around a ship or starbase.

A ship's total shield strength is equal to the sum of all its shield components' strengths. Shields are recharged at a cost of 1 energy to 1 shield strength, at the rate of the shield component. This energy is drawn from the reactor's storage, and thus competes with weapons.

So, for example, a ship with four fully-upgraded Corvidian Shields (145 strength, 0.5 recharge) will have a total shield strength of 580, and be able to recharge that at 2 strength per second.

The following shields are available ingame:

Additionally, the Zenox race has its own special shield: