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Planetary Shield Generator

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Defense Facility

They can create Planetary Shields on planets to resist attacks from space. Massive amounts of energy are required for a Planetary Shield. If the shield becomes ineffective, it will leave the planet exposed to serious threads from space. Additionally, the number of Shield Generators that can be built on a planet is limited. Planetary Shield can only resist damage from space, it cannot defend ground damage.

Durability		1500 hp
Work Consumption		24.00 MW
Idle Consumption		12.0 MW
Made in		Assembler
Hand-make		Replicator
Stack Size		50

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Summary

The Planetary Shield Generator is a facility that creates a partial shield over the planet. It charges using excess energy from the power grid, similarly to Accumulators. After storing enough energy, the shield is created. Excess energy beyond this point will still be stored to reinforce the shield, allowing it to absorb more damage from the Dark Fog's space assaults. Any damage prevented this way depletes the Planetary Shield Generator's energy, and the shield is dropped once its energy is depleted.

Production Chain

Recipe	Building	Replicator?	Technology
1 30 s 20 20 5 5		✔

Production Progression Chart

For more information on reading and using these charts, see Production Progression Chart.

A planet being covered by 8 Planetary Shield generators, preventing Relay Stations to settle.

Mechanics

A single planet may only have up to 80 Planetary Shield Generators at once.
If two Planetary Shield Generators are placed sufficiently close together, their coverage areas will meld together instead of simply overlapping, preventing them from losing coverage.
Planetary Shields repel incoming Relay Stations. The actual altitude of the shield is irrelevant; it will repel the Relay as long as it is present.
The planetary shield activates once 1.44 GJ of energy are stored, but it is a low-altitude shield that mainly protects the Planetary Shield Generator itself. Once a total of 2.88 GJ is stored, the shield reaches its full altitude and coverage.
Planetary Shield Generators take priority over Accumulators when charging; if there is spare energy in the grid, Planetary Shield Generators will always charge before Accumulators, regardless of whether the Accumulators are placed or being charged by an Energy Exchanger.

Player Tips & Tricks

Just 8 Planetary Shield Generators is enough to prevent Relay Stations from landing anywhere on the planet. There are multiple arrangements that can accomplish this.
The Achievement A.T Field requires 100% coverage of a planet with the shield. This is possible with a minimum of 20 Planetary Shield Generators.
While the ability to defend against Dark Fog space attacks and completely ward off Relay Stations is very useful, Planetary Shield Generators consume large amounts of power, even when idle. An actively working Miniature Particle Collider uses the same amount of power as a fully charged, completely idle Planetary Shield Generator, 12 MW. One idle Planetary Shield Generator can be powered by a single Mini Fusion Power Plant, or a Geothermal Power Station placed on a Lv.1 Core Driller (remaining after destroying a Planetary Base), with a bit of surplus in both cases. To create and maintain a powerful shield, be prepared to create large-scale power infrastructure.

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 ==Summary==
-The Planetary Shield Generator is a defensive facility providing a shield that covers a planet partially. The Planetary Shield Generator will absorb surplus power from the planetary energy grid, similar to how a [[Accumulator]] would. The absorbed energy is  first used to initialize the shield generator, and after the necessary energy was stored to complete initialization any additional energy is then stored to act als a buffer for the actual shield. Planetary shields absorb fire from [[Dark Fog Space Units]], which depletes the internal energy buffer. Upon depletion, the planetary shield will vanish until the energy reserves are restored.
+The '''Planetary Shield Generator''' is a facility that creates a partial shield over the planet. It charges using excess energy from the power grid, similarly to [[Accumulator|Accumulators]]. After storing enough energy, the shield is created. Excess energy beyond this point will still be stored to reinforce the shield, allowing it to absorb more damage from the [[Dark Fog|Dark Fog's]] space assaults. Any damage prevented this way depletes the Planetary Shield Generator's energy, and the shield is dropped once its energy is depleted.
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 [[File:8 shield generator Planet.png|thumb|591x591px|A planet being covered by 8 Planetary Shield generators, preventing Relay Stations to settle.|border]]
-=== Trivia ===
+=== Mechanics ===
-* The maximum number of Planetary Energy Shield Generators  is limited to 80 per planet.
+* A single planet may only have up to 80 Planetary Shield Generators at once.
-* If two generators are placed in sufficient proximity their coverage areas will meld together rather than creating a simple overlap, increasing coverage considerably.
+* If two Planetary Shield Generators are placed sufficiently close together, their coverage areas will meld together instead of simply overlapping, preventing them from losing coverage.
-* Planetary Shields repel incoming  [[Relay Station|Relay Stations]]. The actual altitude of the shield is irrelevant, it will repel the relay as long as it is present.
+* Planetary Shields repel incoming [[Relay Station|Relay Stations]]. The actual altitude of the shield is irrelevant; it will repel the Relay as long as it is present.
-* The planetary Shield will initiate at 1.44 GJ of stored energy, providing itself with a low altitude shield to prevent its own destruction.  After 2.88 GJ of stored energy the Shield generator is fully initialized, providing a Planetary Shield of full size.
+* The planetary shield activates once 1.44 GJ of energy are stored, but it is a low-altitude shield that mainly protects the Planetary Shield Generator itself. Once a total of 2.88 GJ is stored, the shield reaches its full altitude and coverage.
-* Energy absorption from shields takes higher grid priority than the charging of Accumulators, regardless if placed or charged via [[Energy Exchanger]].
+* Planetary Shield Generators take priority over Accumulators when charging; if there is spare energy in the grid, Planetary Shield Generators will always charge before Accumulators, regardless of whether the Accumulators are placed or being charged by an [[Energy Exchanger]].
 === Player Tips & Tricks ===
-* Landings of Relay Stations can be prevented with just 8 shields minimum.  There are multiple arrangements that achieve this.
+* Just 8 Planetary Shield Generators is enough to prevent Relay Stations from landing anywhere on the planet. There are multiple arrangements that can accomplish this.
-* For the achievement  [[A.T Field]] a minimum of 16 Shield generators is required. (needs further confirmation if this is the true minimum)
+* The [[Achievements|Achievement]] [[A.T Field]] requires 100% coverage of a planet with the shield. This is possible with a minimum of 20 Planetary Shield Generators.
-* A Geothermal Power Station placed on a Lv.1 [[Core Drill]] (remains after clearing a [[Dark Fog Base]]) will deliver enough energy to fully maintain the idle consumption of a Planetary Shield Generator + some extra.
+* While the ability to defend against Dark Fog space attacks and completely ward off Relay Stations is very useful, Planetary Shield Generators consume large amounts of power, even when idle. An actively working [[Miniature Particle Collider]] uses the same amount of power as a fully charged, completely idle Planetary Shield Generator, 12 MW. One idle Planetary Shield Generator can be powered by a single [[Mini Fusion Power Plant]], or a Geothermal Power Station placed on a Lv.1 [[Core Driller]] (remaining after destroying a [[Planetary Base]]), with a bit of surplus in both cases. To create and maintain a powerful shield, be prepared to create large-scale power infrastructure.
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