Shockwave Field

Shockwave Shield

Shockwave Field

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“	The Shockwave Field uses reactive systems to minimize the destructive force of enemy Explosive weapons.	”
	— In-Game Description

Stats

Shockwave Field	I	II	III	IV	V
SPECIFICATIONS
Mass	290 t	392 t	549 t	768 t	1,076 t
Energy	700	980	1,372	1,921	2,689
Defense	90%
Resists	50%
Module XP	2,625 XP	3,675 XP	5,144 XP	7,206 XP	10,082 XP
RESEARCH
Prerequisites	Previous level of Shockwave Field
Tech Lab Required	VI	VII	VIII	IX	X
Time	2h 38m 00s	7h 53m 20s	23h 38m 20s	1d 23h 15m	3d 22h 30m
Mineral Ore	9,829	49,178	233,726	1,007,612	5,500,731
Antimatter	0	0	12,301	111,957	970,718
Module XP	657 XP	919 XP	1,286 XP	1,802 XP	2,521 XP
EQUIP
Time	7m 55s	23m 40s	1h 10m 55s	2h 21m 45s	4h 43m 30s
Mineral Ore	491	2,460	12,301	55,979	291,214
Antimatter	0	0	0	0	32,357

General

The Shockwave Field is the basic Explosive-resisting base shield.

Strategy and Setup

Advantages

Shockwave Fields are most useful for clustered bases where base attackers would most likely use Explosive weapons such as Creeper Torpedoes and Arc Missiles to deal damage to multiple modules at once. They are excellent against the near-unstoppable Manifold Missile blitz tactic.

This shield should be used on Storage Modules and Antimatter Silos that are behind Combat Modules as they are often damaged by Explosive weapons that target the Combat Modules in front.

Disadvantages

Shockwave Fields only have moderate shield energy, making them less effective overall than Spectral Fields.

Trivia

• Modules with active Shockwave Fields are encased in a blue dome, which occasionally pulses orange but is hardly noticeable.
• The equipping time of all old blueprint items for bases was reduced by half during the May 2020 update.

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