Posted by: Erik L
« on: April 13, 2011, 05:39:01 PM »What does this mean?For example, a type of laser does 4 EM damage, 6 Thermal and 0 Kinetic. A shield (for example) provides 0 EM protection, 25 Thermal protection, 15 Kinetic protection, 4 Mitigation, and 40 Collapse. If the laser strikes the ship with those shields, it will do 0 EM and 2 Thermal damage. The Collapse value drops to 38 after the hit. Once the Collapse value is zero, the shields collapse.
This is somewhat of a skewed example, as the laser described is lower tech than the shields, and it has no weapon/mount modifications. The same laser mounted as a Capital Spinal mount with a High-Energy Focus and Overload does 36 EM/54 Thermal/ 0Kinetic. Of course, it also is power-hungry, heavy and fires every other turn. If this version of the laser struck the shields above, 32 EM/10 Thermal damage is applied to the armor.