-
Armor is researched through chemistry.
-
Unilke ship drive, armor doesn’t upgrade automatically, you need to Refit a ship to upgrade its armor. All types of armor have the same cost (can be modded), so if nothing changed refit should be cheap.
-
Xentronium armor technology is normally only available through Orion or Antaran source.
-
Xentronium armor has an additional property that it negates armor piercing weapons.
Armor Multiplier
Armor multiplier is used to calculate hit points of ships, combat satellites, planetary defenses, Fighters and missiles.
| Armor | Armor Multiplier |
|---|---|
Titanium |
100% |
Tritanium |
200% |
Zortrium |
400% |
Neutronium |
600% |
Adamantium |
800% |
Xentronium |
1000% |
The base value is Titanium armor, other armor values are percentage of it. This is controlled by an armor config parameter.
Ground Combat Bonus
Armor also gives bonus to marines:
| Armor | Marine Bonus |
|---|---|
Titanium |
+5 |
Tritanium |
+10 |
Zortrium |
+15 |
Neutronium |
+20 |
Adamantium |
+25 |
Xentronium |
+30 |