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Suggestions / Re: Armor Differentiation
« on: August 26, 2012, 11:40:20 PM »If you want this to be available to modders then it definitely shouldn't be under 'suggestions'.Why not?
P.S. Aren't shields technically the 'armour' since you use them in order to choose to reinforce different parts of your ship (omni), or the front of your ship (frontal)?Actual shields like those held by melee fighters are indeed type of 'armor' (carry on the side, turns with the arm, stop attacks from reaching the person), but not the same type of 'armor' that we're talking about that is used in game (wear on body, turns with the person, lessen or stop attacks that reach the person). Shields in this game are even further than 'armor' because they can be turned on and off, can be disabled by overloads, and impacts generate hard flux.
So I'd say no. 'Shields' are just 'shields'. A temporary barrier that behaves differently than armor.