Bulwark Plating
Capital-grade belt armor, of the kind normally reserved for things that are expected to be shot at by other capital ships. Bolting it to a station is an enormous, ostentatious statement about how the next raid is expected to go.
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Stats
CategoryDefense
Level2
Build Cost2,800,000 cr
Build Time380 ticks
Labor Cost140
Always OnNo
Player StationsBuildable
PlacementStation or faction only
Build Materials
Maintenance
Consumed continuously to keep the facility running. Starve it and it degrades.
SuppliedThe belt is intact. Small-calibre fire is not registering as damage so much as weather.
StarvedThe belt is holed and unpatched. Capital armor with no capital armor to repair it is just a very heavy hull.
Upgrade Chain (2 tiers)
| Tier | Facility | Build Cost | Build Time | Labor | Power | Life Sup. | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L1 | Reinforced Plating | 700,000 | 180 | 50 | — | — | 2 |
| L2 | Bulwark Platingthis tier | 2,800,000 | 380 | 140 | — | — | 3 |
Each tier is built by upgrading the one below it. Cost, build time and power draw climb with the tier; the recipe it runs stays the same.