AI War:Armor Booster

This page is up to date for game version 5.027 and is probably outdated

Strong fighter in its own right, it also gives a 2x armor rating bonus to nearby ships on your team. The Armor Boost Calculation gives exact numbers but in-game the ships being boosted will have thin yellow lines connecting the Armor Booster and the ship being boosted.

Base Stats

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Ammo Type	Armor Type	Immunities	Damage Bonuses
Dark Matter	Refractive		6 Light, 6 Ultra-Light, 6 Refractive, 6 Composite, 6 Polycrystal

Mark	Ship Cap	Damage	Attack Range	Reload	Health	Armor	Speed	Engine Health	Single Ship DPS	Ship Cap DPS	Abilities
I	19	2,000 x3	6,000	2 sec	259,000	750	44	100	3,000 dmg/sec	57,000 dmg/sec	Armor Boost For Allied Ships (3000 Range)
II	17	4,000 x3	6,000	2 sec	518,000	1,500	44	100	6,000 dmg/sec	102,000 dmg/sec	Armor Boost For Allied Ships (4000 Range)
III	15	6,000 x3	6,000	2 sec	777,000	2,250	44	100	9,000 dmg/sec	135,000 dmg/sec	Armor Boost For Allied Ships (5000 Range)
IV	13	8,000 x3	6,000	2 sec	1,036,000	3,000	44	100	12,000 dmg/sec	156,000 dmg/sec	Armor Boost For Allied Ships (6000 Range)

Mark	Knowledge	Metal Cost	Crystal Cost	Total Cost	Energy Cost	Build Time	Cap Metal Cost	Cap Crystal Cost	Cap Total Cost	Cap Energy Cost	Ship Cap Build Time
I	--	10	900	910	250	00:00:08	190	17,100	17,290	4,750	00:02:32
II	2,500	20	1,800	1,820	500	00:00:16	340	30,600	30,940	8,500	00:04:32
III	6,000	40	3,600	3,640	500	00:00:31	600	54,000	54,600	7,500	00:07:45
IV	Adv Fac	60	5,400	5,460	500	00:00:46	780	70,200	70,980	6,500	00:09:58

Note: Armor Boost does not have a Mark V version.

How to use in your fleet

Armor boosters are effective survival multipliers, and give players a larger advantage in long-running battles versus the AI. The actual armor mechanic in 5.02x is a flat reduction in damage, so armor-boosters shine most against enemies with weak individual attacks (admittedly not that many). Note that the maximum reduction in damage is 80%, so the player cannot create invincible armies. Note that each booster can only support a certain number of ships in its range.

Being slow, the best use a lazy player will get is to utilise group-move until actual engagement happens, or pair armour boosters with vessels of similar speed. Defensive equivalent to Munitions Boosters.

How to counter when in the AI fleet

In the current version 5.026, armor has only a small affect on general gameplay. Armor boosters will enhance the survival of all enemy ships by a small percentage, but is itself very weak in damage. They only become significant problems when combined with Armor Ships, Space Tanks, and other such crafts explicitly emphasising armor protection (1500+) - in these cases it is prudent to down them first.

This forum thread is a 5.02x discussion on armor mechanics and useful for further perusal.

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