The shield station is the blue station on your ship.
Shield Station Mk II[ | ]
- May be purchased at level five.
- Allows your station to hold two gems instead of one.
Gem Upgrades[ | ]
Shield Type |
Gem One |
Gem Two |
Description
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Basic Shield |
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- It's blue and wavy!
- Blocks most bullets and missiles.
- Does not block acid spit or explosions.
- Does not block anything while it is being moved.
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Wider Shield |
Power Gem |
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- Same abilities as the basic shield, but is about 25% wider.
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Reflect Shield |
Beam Gem |
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- Reflects shots away from the shield, but is about 25% smaller than the basic shield.
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Spike Shield |
Metal Gem |
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- Moves very slowly, but blocks everything except area-of-effect damage sources, like bomb explosions.
- Deals damage when smashed into enemies.
- Is always blocking, even when moving - you can't shut off a giant slab of metal!
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Extra Wide Shield |
Power Gem |
Power Gem
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- Same abilities as the basic shield, but is about 50% wider.
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Wide Reflect Shield |
Beam Gem |
Beam Gem
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- Still reflects, but is about 25% wider.
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Wide Spike Shield |
Metal Gem |
Metal Gem
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- Same as the smaller spike shield, but is about 25% wider.
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Multiple Reflect Shield |
Power Gem |
Beam Gem
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- Reflects shots away from the shield and duplicates (and sometimes triplicates?) them.
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Energy-Spike Shield |
Power Gem |
Metal Gem
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- Has three equally-spaced spike-balls, with an energy shield in-between.
- The spikes deal damage to enemies and block everything.
- The energy shield blocks everything, but only pushes enemies back.
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Reflect-Orb Shield |
Beam Gem |
Metal Gem
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- Starts with five metal orbs, and with a glowy shield between them all.
- Each large shot that hits the shield will create a new orb where it hit, extending the shield.
- All orbs except the original five are destroyed when they collide with terrain.
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