Deflector Shield Upgrade
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The subject of this article is from the Companions update.
The information from this article is up-to-date as of 30 March, 2021. |
The information from this article is up-to-date as of 30 March, 2021.
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| Category | Ship - Shield |
| Type | Generated Upgrade |
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| Updated | Companions |
Deflector Shield Upgrade is a starship upgrade.
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Summary[edit | edit source]
Deflector Shield Upgrades, contained within Starship Shield Modules, are procedurally generated upgrades granting bonuses to the Deflector Shield of the starship.
Upgrade properties[edit | edit source]
Deflector Shield Upgrades grant a varying bonus based on their class:
Shield Strength: Increases the Shield Absorption, indirectly increasing the Deflector Shield's durability up to 40% each.
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Always | Shield Strength | 10 | 20 | 10 | 20 | 20 | 30 | 30 | 7.5 | 38 | ||
This module can lead to confusion as a direct calculation would have players rather expect a +1.5 increase at 100% before accounting for starship shield class bonuses. This is not the case! The absorption uses the base factor of 0.5 to calculate the new strength which is then added to the base defense of 1 (SS=1+0.5*P% / 1+0.5*200%=2).
It is never a good idea to install B-Class shield upgrades, as they give a bonus no better than a C-Class upgrade. The better approach is to sell B-Class shield upgrade and use the proceeds to buy and install a C-Class upgrade, resulting in the same bonus on average, and additional 
left over for other uses.
Up to three Deflector Shield Upgrades can be installed in each inventory tab of the starship. Installing four or more upgrades in a given inventory tab will disable all upgrades of that type on that tab until the upgrade count is reduced to three or less.
Crafting[edit | edit source]
Deflector Shield Upgrades can only be obtained from opening Starship Shield Modules.
Deflector Shield Upgrade can be repaired using the following ingredients:
Chromatic Metal x50 + 
Sodium x50 + 
Wiring Loom x1
Deflector Shield Upgrade can be dismantled after construction, returning the following ingredients:
- Deflector Shield Upgrade → Chromatic Metal x50 + Sodium x50 + Wiring Loom x1
Installing[edit | edit source]
Upgrade modules follow a static progression. The generation seed is used for all module families at the same time. During module installations it goes up by one. The new module they change into correlates to their order of installation. If the game is reloaded, the exact same pool will be offered to the player, no matter the order they install other modules.
Example: If an S-class module had 200 ly Hyperdrive Range bonus on the third installation no matter in what order the former modules are installed or their class, if the same S-class module is used third again, it will once again be the 200 ly bonus module even if the name changes. Only if used second or fourth the module stat may change.
Discovered Upgrade Modules[edit | edit source]
ID value can be established by using NMSSaveEditor, and this is the "seed" that determines what bonuses this upgrade will provide.
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Additional information[edit | edit source]
- Upgrade bonuses trigger for Deflector Shield Upgrades if they are adjacent to Deflector Shield, Ablative Armour or each other, increasing their bonuses above listed values.
Bugs[edit | edit source]
- B-Class upgrades are considerably more expensive than C-Class upgrades, but have the same potential bonuses.
Release history[edit | edit source]
- NEXT - Added as a technology.
Gallery[edit | edit source]
S-class upgrade example
(Beyond)
C-class upgrade example
A-class upgrade example
S-class upgrade example
(Visions)
