Defense Platform Protocols

Standard Doctrine

Defensive platforms operate to baseline specifications.

No additional effects or upkeep.

Synchronized Shielding

Distributed shield harmonics shelter our defensive platforms from the most punishing fire.

Defensive platforms take reduced damage from the Stellar Cannon.

• +30% Defense Platform Upkeep
• +30% Ion Cannon Upkeep

Reinforced Plating

Layered ablative plating hardens our starbases along with their defensive platforms against incoming fire.

Starbases and their defensive platforms take reduced damage from all weapons.

• +30% Defense Platform Upkeep
• +30% Ion Cannon Upkeep

Resilient Frames

Redundant power cores and modular framing let crippled platforms power down and reboot rather than break apart.

Defensive platforms are disabled instead of destroyed, reactivating once the fighting ends.

• +100% Defense Platform Upkeep
• +100% Ion Cannon Upkeep

Provocation Arrays

Aggressive sensor locks and a weapons-hot posture bait hostile fire toward our platforms and away from the fleet.

Enemy ships are far more likely to target our defensive platforms in combat.

• +30% Defense Platform Upkeep
• +30% Ion Cannon Upkeep
• +50% Defense Platform Target Weight
• +50% Ion Cannon Target Weight