Energy shield MK2

Energy shield MK2

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Recipe
10 + 10 + 5 + 5 → 1
Total raw
660 + 350 + 100 + 125 + 5 + 110
Stack size	20
Dimensions	2×2
Energy consumption	360 468 576 648 900 kW (electric)
Placed in
Energy capacity	180 kJ (electric)
Shield hitpoints	150 195 240 285 375
Energy per hitpoint	20 kJ (electric)
Maximum recharge speed	12 15.6 19.2 22.8 30 hitpoints/s
Prototype type	energy-shield-equipment
Internal name	energy-shield-mk2-equipment
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The energy shield MK2 generates a stronger protective shield around your character, absorbing a medium amount of damage.

The shield is effectively an extension of HP and has to be brought to 0 for the character to suffer any actual HP damage. Like actual HP, it benefits from your armor. An cheaper version is energy shield.

It takes 12.5 seconds to recharge from 0 to 150 HP. Multiple shields recharge simultaneously.

The maximum shield recharge rate is ([number of energy shield MK2s] * 150 / 12.5) units per second, if enough power is provided by batteries, solar panels, or fusion reactors. The maximum rate is only reached when all shields are recharging at once, i.e., all shields are depleted except the last one (or all shields are depleted including the last one).

e.g.:

• 4 energy shields MK2
• 2 portable fusion reactors

1. shield bar is full : recharge rate = 1/4 * maximum recharge rate
2. shield 1/4 depleted: recharge rate = 2/4 * maximum recharge rate
3. shield 2/4 depleted: recharge rate = 3/4 * maximum recharge rate
4. shield 3/4 depleted: recharge rate = 4/4 * maximum recharge rate

Adding a fifth energy shield MK2 would reduce the maximum recharge rate to 83.33%, because five shields drain 180kW while two reactors only provide 150kW.

See also

• Modular armor
• Energy shield