Convert Armour Technology into installed protection.
Level 1 unlocks Armour Plates; every level adds 2% armour strength to that module.
Armour Plating is the manufacturing research required to mount structural protection. Every plate increases mass and therefore reduces speed.
Basic Armour Plate modules for configurable military hulls and fortresses.
Level 1 unlocks Armour Plate; every level adds +2% module armour strength. Next level total: +{pct}%.
Research time depends on the Research Laboratory level, the Intergalactic Research Network and the universe speed.
Each level multiplies the previous cost by ×2.1, so each further level gets steadily more expensive the further you push it.
| To level | Metal | Crystal | Deuterium |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24,000 | 8,000 | 2,000 |
| 2 | 50,400 | 16,800 | 4,200 |
| 5 | 466,755 | 155,585 | 38,897 |
| 10 | 19,062,722 | 6,354,241 | 1,588,561 |
| 15 | 778,540,784 | 259,513,595 | 64,878,399 |
| Requirement | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Armour Technology | Research | 2 |
| Ship Design Technology | Research | 1 |
| Research Laboratory | Planet | 3 |
Every one of these must be met before Armour Plating can be ordered.
| Unlocked | Type | At level |
|---|---|---|
| Armour Plate (module) | Ship module | 1 |
| Reinforced Armour Engineering | Research | 1 |
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