AI War:Force Field

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Creates a mostly-immobile force field that provides protection for nearby ships Ships firing out from under the human Force Fields do 75% less damage then normal, so it is best to build defenses around the field. Lightning Turrets and Flak Turrets are not as affected by this penalty and only do 25% less damage. AI Force Fields are better tuned and do not reduce the attack power of the units they protect. Bombers has a substantial bonus against these and other fortified targets. Some units, which have the Immunity: Force Field and move and fire through enemy force fields as if they are not there. Ships with the Immunity: Force Field are still protected by, and suffer the damage penalty, when covered by a friendly force field. A higher Mark Force Field givers a larger area of protection for nearby ships. As a Force Field is damaged, its radius of protection shrinks, so higher value units should be placed closer to the center of the field.

Force Field

The basic Force Field you begin the game with.

Ammo Type	Armor Type	Immunities	Damage Bonuses
--	Structural	Antimatter Bombs Fusion Cutters Speed Boosts Tractor Beams Reclamation Paralysis Attacks Transport Swallow Being Insta-Killed

Mark	Ship Cap	Damage	Attack Range	Reload	Health	Armor	Speed	Engine Health	Single Ship DPS	Ship Cap DPS	Abilities
I	10	0	--	0 sec	20,000,000	0	4	Inf	0 dmg/sec	0 dmg/sec	Can't Use Wormholes Requires Supply
II	6	0	--	0 sec	40,000,000	0	4	Inf	0 dmg/sec	0 dmg/sec	Can't Use Wormholes Requires Supply
III	6	0	--	0 sec	60,000,000	0	4	Inf	0 dmg/sec	0 dmg/sec	Can't Use Wormholes Requires Supply

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	--	4,000	20,000	24,000	3,000	00:02:01	40,000	200,000	240,000	30,000	00:20:10
II	2,000	8,000	40,000	48,000	6,000	00:03:01	48,000	240,000	288,000	36,000	00:18:06
III	4,000	12,000	60,000	72,000	9,000	00:04:00	72,000	360,000	432,000	54,000	00:24:00

Hardened Force Field

A modulated Force Field that has less absolute health but effectively gains a very high Armor rating to resist damage form incoming enemy fire.

Ammo Type	Armor Type	Immunities	Damage Bonuses
--	Structural	Antimatter Bombs Fusion Cutters Speed Boosts Tractor Beams Reclamation Paralysis Attacks Transport Swallow Being Insta-Killed

Mark	Ship Cap	Damage	Attack Range	Reload	Health	Armor	Speed	Engine Health	Single Ship DPS	Ship Cap DPS	Abilities
I	10	0	--	0 sec	5,000,000	500,000	4	Inf	0 dmg/sec	0 dmg/sec	Can't Use Wormholes Requires Supply
II	6	0	--	0 sec	10,000,000	500,000	4	Inf	0 dmg/sec	0 dmg/sec	Can't Use Wormholes Requires Supply
III	6	0	--	0 sec	15,000,000	500,000	4	Inf	0 dmg/sec	0 dmg/sec	Can't Use Wormholes Requires Supply

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	1,000	4,000	20,000	24,000	3,000	00:02:01	40,000	200,000	240,000	30,000	00:20:10
II	2,000	8,000	40,000	48,000	6,000	00:03:01	48,000	240,000	288,000	36,000	00:18:06
III	4,000	12,000	60,000	72,000	9,000	00:04:00	72,000	360,000	432,000	54,000	00:24:00

AI Force Field

Unfortunately, the AI has a better understanding of Force Field technology and is able to produce Force Fields with higher health.

Ammo Type	Armor Type	Immunities	Damage Bonuses
--	Structural	Antimatter Bombs Fusion Cutters Tractor Beams Reclamation Paralysis Attacks Transport Swallow Being Insta-Killed Repair

Mark	Damage	Attack Range	Reload	Health	Armor	Speed	Engine Health	Single Ship DPS	Ship Cap DPS	Abilities
I	0	--	0 sec	42,000,000	0	0	Inf	0 dmg/sec	0 dmg/sec	Regen Time 120:00 Requires Supply
II	0	--	0 sec	90,000,000	0	0	Inf	0 dmg/sec	0 dmg/sec	Regen Time 120:00 Requires Supply
III	0	--	0 sec	168,000,000	0	0	Inf	0 dmg/sec	0 dmg/sec	Regen Time 120:00 Requires Supply

Player Home Force Field Generator

A specially modified Force Field with much larger coverage to protect your home settlement.

Ammo Type	Armor Type	Immunities	Damage Bonuses
--	Structural	Antimatter Bombs Fusion Cutters Speed Boosts Tractor Beams Reclamation Paralysis Attacks Transport Swallow Being Insta-Killed

Ship Cap	Damage	Attack Range	Reload	Health	Armor	Speed	Engine Health	Single Ship DPS	Ship Cap DPS	Abilities
1	--	--	-- sec	20,000,000	0	4	Inf	-- dmg/sec	-- dmg/sec	Max Ship Speed 8 Within 66,000 Range Tachyon Beam Emission (66,000 Range) Can't Use Wormholes Requires Supply

AI Core Force Field Generator

A super-heavy duty Force Field deployed by the AI to protect its Home Command Station and the Exo-Galactic wormhole it uses to bring reinforcements into this galaxy.

Ammo Type	Armor Type	Immunities	Damage Bonuses
--	Structural	Antimatter Bombs Fusion Cutters Tractor Beams Reclamation Paralysis Attacks Transport Swallow Nuclear Explosions Being Insta-Killed EMPs Repair

Damage	Attack Range	Reload	Health	Armor	Speed	Engine Health	Single Ship DPS	Ship Cap DPS	Abilities
--	--	-- sec	264,000,000	0	0	Inf	-- dmg/sec	-- dmg/sec	Regen Time 120:00

How to use in your fleet

A purely defensive structure, these excel at keeping other units alive.
A useful trick is to build a Force Field on top of a wormhole to prevent ships from entering that wormhole, though a Force Field over a wormhole will not prevent ships from exiting that wormhole.

How to counter when in the AI fleet

Bring Bombers, the more the better. On a broader level, all ship-types that have a bonus against Structural.
Other units can bring down a Force Field but it will take significantly longer.
Units with Immunity: Force Field can be used to destroy units underneath a Force Field without destroying the force field first (e.g. Raid Starships).

N.B. If you are taking an AI planet, you don't have to go out of your way to kill leftover force-fields. After you complete your own command station, all AI force-fields will self-destruct if they are not protecting anything.

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