Since 1.5: when your shields are down they recharge much faster, around 3MJ/s (4.5MJ/s for bi-weave) in tests with an Anaconda.
Shield Cell Banks (see below) can give you a one time increase of a fixed number of MJ, they massively increase the recharge rate for a very brief period. Most shields, at every class and rating and on every ship recharge at 1MJ per second.
This will cost you 4k though, as selling the Sidewinder will lose 10% if its value, but you can do it for free at any station where you have ships stored. Then when you view the ship to transfer back into it you'll see the current shield strength in MJ. It's not shown during outfitting or anywhere else obvious, but you can see it by buying a Sidewinder and keeping your old ship. They recharge 50% faster than regular shields, which is a much more important stat in multiple engagements.įor the majority of fighter ships bi-weave shields are a huge advantage. Effectively they are 20% weaker than the equivalent A rated shield. What are bi-weave shields, are they worth it?īi-weave shields are new in 1.5 - they have the weight and power usage of a C rated shield, but the strength of a D rated one. I suspect (but haven't tested) that overweight ships will benefit more, so really prismatic shields are of most benefit to traders looking for lighter class internal components so that they can carry more, rather than fighters looking to max out their shields. How much getting prismatic shields adds to their strength will depend on the weight of your ship. These increase the optimal mass to the next class up, so an A4 prismatic shield will have the same strength as an A5 regular shield, and cost about the same too. Prismatic shields are available to Aisling Duval supporters after 4 weeks and at rank 3. Shields have an 'optimal mass' stat, but that's only compared to the basic hull mass, never the overall mass (unlike FSD range or top speed).
Adding heavy modules or cargo makes no difference. Note that only the base hull mass has any effect on shield strength. Likewise an 5A in a Fer De Lance is stronger than the same 5A in an overweight Federal Assault Ship. So a 3C is stronger than a 2A, and an 3A in a lightweight Imperial Courier is stronger than the same 3A in a heavier Viper. All the shields of the same size class will have the same optimal mass, but be stronger depending on rating.Ī disproportionately light ship will have stronger shields than a heavy one with the same shield. Shields strength is governed by rating and class, and how this translates to a ship is governed by the optimal mass of the shield.
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