Defensive Applications
Armor
Naval Armor I
- Primary Index: Shipbuilding 0, Materials 0
- Starting Cost: 0
Naval Armor II
- Primary Index: Shipbuilding 30, Materials 30
- Research Cost: 300
- Starting Cost: 4,000 W, 4,000 PIP
Naval Armor III
- Primary Index: Shipbuilding 60, Materials 60
- Research Cost: 500
- Starting Cost: 6,000 W, 6,000 PIP
Aerospace Armor
Aerospace Armor I
- Primary Index: Aerospace 0, Materials 0
- Research Cost: 0
Aerospace Armor II
- Primary Index: Aerospace 15, Materials 15
- Starting Cost: 150
- Research Cost: 2,000 W, 2,000 CIP
Aerospace Armor III
- Primary Index: Aerospace 30, Materials 30
- Starting Cost: 300
- Research Cost: 4,000 W, 4,000 CIP
Aerospace Armor IV
- Primary Index: Aerospace 45, Materials 45
- Starting Cost: 450
- Research Cost: 5,000 W, 5,000 CIP
Ground Armor
Ground Armor I
- Primary Index: Ground 0, Materials 0
- Starting Cost: 0
Ground Armor II
- Primary Index: Ground 10, Materials 10
- Starting Cost:
Ground Armor III
- Primary Index: Ground 20, Materials 20
- Starting Cost:
Ground Armor IV
- Primary Index: Ground 30, Materials 30
- Starting Cost:
Ground Armor V
- Primary Index: Ground 40, Materials 40
- Starting Cost:
Armor Formulations
Basic Armors
- Primary Index: Materials 0
- Starting Cost: 0
- Provides access to basic armor types.
Iridium Forging
- Primary Index: Materials 15
- Starting Cost: 50
- Research Cost: 500 W, 750 PIP
- Provides access to Iridium Armoring.
Beta Titanium Casting
- Primary Index: Materials 20
- Starting Cost: 75
- Research Cost: 750 W, 500 PIP, 500 Dust
- Provides access to Beta Titanium Armoring.
Cermet Forging
- Primary Index: Materials 35
- Starting Cost: 100
- Research Cost: 1000 W, 1000 PIP, 500 CIP
- Provides access to Cermet Armoring.
Basic Lamination
- Primary Index: Materials 15
- Starting Cost: 50
- Research Cost: 500 W, 750 CIP
- Provides access to Polarized and Phase Shift Armoring.
Improved Lamination
- Primary Index: Materials 30
- Starting Cost: 100
- Research Cost: 1000 W, 500 PIP, 1000 CIP
- Provides access to Bistate Polarized and Trans-Phase Armoring.
Variable Phase Lamination
- Primary Index: Materials 40
- Starting Cost: 100
- Research Cost: 1000 W, 500 PIP, 1000 CIP
- Provides access to Variable Phase Polarization Armoring.
Shields
Naval Shields I
- Primary Index: Power 10, Shields 10
- Starting Cost: 0
Naval Shields II
- Primary Index: Power 30, Shields 30
- Starting Cost: 300
- Research Cost: 4,000 W, 4,000 PIP
Naval Shields III
- Primary Index: Power 60, Shields 60
- Starting Cost: 500
- Research Cost: 6,000 W, 6,000 PIP
Aerospace Shields
Aerospace Shields I
- Primary Index: Power 10, Shields 15
- Starting Cost: 0
Aerospace Shields II
- Primary Index: Power 15, Shields 25
- Starting Cost: 150
- Research Cost: 2,000 W, 2,000 CIP
Aerospace Shields III
- Primary Index: Power 30, Shields 40
- Starting Cost: 300
- Research Cost: 4,000 W, 4,000 CIP
Shield Technologies
Early Scattering Field
- Primary Index: Shield 0
- Starting Cost: 50
- Research Cost: 500 W, 500 CIP, 250 Dust
Scattering Field
- Primary Index: Shield 15
- Starting Cost: 100
- Research Cost: 750 W, 1,000 CIP, 750 Dust
Flash Field
- Primary Index: Shield 20
- Starting Cost: 100
- Research Cost: 750 W, 1,000 CIP, 750 Dust
Adaptive Scattering Field
- Primary Index: Shield 30
- Starting Cost: 100
- Research Cost: 750 W, 1,000 CIP, 750 Dust
Pulse-Flash Field
- Primary Index: Shield 32
- Starting Cost: 100
- Research Cost: 750 W, 750 CIP, 1,000 Dust
Augmented Shield Merger
- Primary Index: Shield 25
- Starting Cost: 50
- Research Cost: 500 W, 750 CIP
Responsive Hardening
- Primary Index: Shield 35
- Starting Cost: 100
- Research Cost: 750 W, 1,000 CIP, 750 Dust