Shield blues with any new ship!

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Viper2

Spaceman
Hi all...LUV the game...has always been an old fav. Tell me...why is it that when I buy a new ship, any ship and slap in the highest level shielding I can...they hold up like tissue paper under fire??? So far Ive just stuck with the origonal ship! Most frustrating...."pilot error?"....Cheers
 
I'm not sure what you mean...
shield level 1 will be equally weak on all ships
but better ships like the centurion and galaxy allow up to shield level 3
the most important thing to remember is that you need a great reactor before upgrading your shield...

make sure you have reactor level 3 before getting shield level 2 for maximum combat ability.
If you're rich get shield 3 reactor 3 and then set your shield down to 2/3 with the s key.

be more specific about what combinations you use.
 
Also note that the offensive punch of many merchantman vessels are tied into their turret control. e.g. When you're in a Galaxy, your best bet for defeating an enemy is not just a good reactor, shields, and guns, but also training your turrets on the enemy by pressing CTRL+T. Not only will the turrets join in forward fire, but they'll help nail the enemy as he manuvers around you as well.

In capships (e.g. The Paradigm), turrets are your only useful weapons anyway. Sadly, the Paradigm doesn't hold up in a large firefight very well.
 
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