On 2009-10-12 07:34, Azreal wrote:
...edited from Wolf forums...

Higher level enhancements are now being dropped from the bigger player ships in the Sagittarius server. That includes the occasional advanced enhancement as well.

• Energy Recharger MKI - (Refills your energy by 50% *requires an open enhancement slot*)
  
• Advanced Engine Booster (+5% ship thrust)
  
• Zlyg's Weapon Augmentation (1% Chance)(Magenta)
  Increase Projectile Range : 5%
  Increase Beam Range : 5%
  Increase Projectile Damage :5%
  Increase Beam Damage :5%
  Increase Projectile Energy Usage :10%
  Increase Beam Energy Usage :10%
  
• Magnetron Sheild MKII (Magenta)
  +5% armour/ +5% shield / - 5% damage reduction
  Ships: Scout, Engineer, and Transport Only
  

Enhancement Levels

Defense Enhancements
** now effects shields as well as armor values**

• Minor: 1% armor & shield
  
• Limited: 2% armor & shield
  
• Standard:
  
• Enhanced: 5% armor &shield
  
• Benchford Buish Ship Protector: 5% Armor & shield (one per ship)
  
• Advanced Defense: 6% Armor & Shield
  
• Zlar's Defense: 7% Armor & shield / 2% damage reduction (one per ship)
  

Condensors, Coolers, Multiplexers

• Minor: 1%
  
• Limited: 2%
  
• Standard: 3%
  
• Improved: 4%
  
• Enhanced: 5%
  
• Advanced: 6%
  

Tuners, Boosters, Manuevering Jets

• Minor: 1%
  
• Limited: 2%
  
• Standard: 3%
  
• Improved: 4%
  
• Enhanced:5%
  
• Advanced: 6%
  

Exhaust Trail Enhancements

***These should become less rare, as they are now drops from players killed in Sag server***

• Dark Blue Trail: 6% speed / 3% thrust / 4% turn
  
• Purple Trail: 6% speed / 3% thrust / 4% turn (reward)
  
• Green Trail: 6% speed / 3% thrust / 4% turn (dropped from a player station in Sag server )
  

Enhancement Types
*These types are valid as of the time of this post*

• Accelerator- extends the range of beams or projectiles
  
• Condensor- beams or projectiles use less energy
  
• Cooler- increases recharge rate of beams or weapons
  
• Engine Booster- ship picks up speed faster
  
• Engine Tuner- adds speed to the engines.
  
• Manuevering Jets- increases turn speed
  
• Multiplexer- increases projectile damage
  
• Defense- increases overall armor rating and shield.
  

Unique Enhancements

Zlyg's Weapon Augmentation
Increase Projectile Range : 5%
Increase Beam Range : 5%
Increase Projectile Damage :5%
Increase Beam Damage :5%
Increase Projectile Energy Usage :10%
Increase Beam Energy Usage :10%
Ships: Destroyer, Cruiser, Dreadnaught, Station
Unique

Thari's Weapons Booster
Increase Projectile Range : 10%
Increase Beam Range : 10%
Increase Projectile Damage :5%
Increase Beam Damage :5%
Increase Projectile Energy Charge Rate :10%
Increase Beam Energy Charge Rate :10%
Subscribers only
Ships: Any
Unique

Rogen's Armor Overhaul
Damage Recieved -3%
Armor +3%
Shields +3%
Max Ship Speed -4%
Ship Thrust -4%
REQ_SCOUT|REQ_FRIGATE|REQ_DESTROYER
UNIQUE
ULTRA_RARE


Privateer's Beam Polarization
Beam Damage +5%
Beam Range +5%
Beam Cooldown time -5%
Projectile Damage -5%
Projectile Range -5%
Projectile Cooldown time +5%
REQ_SCOUT|REQ_FRIGATE|REQ_DESTROYER
UNIQUE
ULTRA_RARE


Buccaneer's Weapon Expatiation
Projectile Damage +5%
Projectile Range +5%
Projectile Cooldown time -5%
Beam Damage -5%
Beam Range -5%
Beam Cooldown time +5%
REQ_SCOUT|REQ_FRIGATE|REQ_DESTROYER
UNIQUE
ULTRA_RARE


Magnetron Sheild MKII (Magenta)
+5% armour/ +5% shield / - 5% damage reduction

Maverik's Ultimate Defence (Admin/mod only)
100% Damage Reduction

Maverik's Ultimate Weapon Multiplexer (Admin/Mod only)
+100,000% Projectile Damage/+100,000 Beam Damage

Stacking and Limitations

Almost all enhancements may be stacked. The limitations come in with some of the rare enhancements. Up to eight (8) enhancements may be used on any one ship.
Following is a general list of some enhancements I see asked about most, and how they may or not be stacked.

Non-Stackable

• Zlar's Defense
  
• Benchford Buish Ship Protector
  
• Any Trail Enhancements
  
• Any Magenta Enhancements
  

The above listed may be used only one per ship, but may be stacked with any other stackable enhancement, up to eight total enhancements per ship.

Stackable

• All Defense Enhancements thru advanced level
  
• All Manuvering Jets Enhancements thu Advanced Level
  
• All Boosters Enhancements thu Advanced Level
  
• All Tuner Enhancements thru Advanced Level
  
• Condensors Enhancements thu Advanced Level
  
• Coolers Enhancements thu Advanced Level
  
• Multiplexers Enhancements thu Advanced Level
  
• Accelerator Enhancements thu Advanced Level
  
• Upgraded Build Computer
  

[ This Message was edited by: Azreal on 2010-01-16 07:43 ]

On 2009-10-12 20:16, SPaRTaN Z wrote:
Tips for UTGO

At the moment the UTGO have no planets and very little physical precence inside Rogans Rift itself.

But that doesn't matter cuz with a bit of luck and some of the right tactics utgo have the equipment to dominate in RR by themselves.

My tips for other UTGO..
If there is no supply plat in RR build one first in the center system.
Make an assault corvette ur main attacking ship in this system (it takes only a minute to repair), putting whatever enhancements you want on it first up to make more deadly. (weapon multplexerss and condensors and believe it or not it is an ideal place to put unused enginer tuners).
It doesn't matter who is in RR trying to compete with you .. cuz if ur assault corvette is set up correctly (with ECCM as one of the elites uses ECM i believe) .. and you keep jumping around all the center planets (Enoal, Pyrithia Canthos.. and Cutzo!).. and especially spending a little more time at canthos in order to blockade it and get the AI moving..
engage the enemy..
getting right behind the Pirate frigates to elimate them quickly (no rear armor). You have to stirr them up enough so they need help and send distress signals to their AI buddies.. you normally have an elite flying around the area in no time.

WHEN THE ELITE POPS UP ENGAGE HIM STRAIGHT AWAY - you don't want to allow your competitors any chance of doing any damage to him and getting YOUR enhancement .. get on his tail fast and shoot shoot shoot. The elite will turn to shoot at you if your on his tail when he gets 500 gu from you ... the elite never gets 500 gu away from me...
When you get ur enhancement jump straight into the pirate astoid near cutzo.. you wont die.. it puts u too the ship select screen and the enhancement in the garage.. it just saves using a shipyard.

Set up right your assault corvette can
- travel faster than the elite
- engage the elite while dodging all other enemy fire
- inflict considerable damage
- repair faster than any other UTGO figher in the game
- take down anything upto a pirate cruiser


If anyone gets Weapon multiplexers and wants to trade I have good deals and a garage full or defence and engine enhancements so PM me
Goodluck
spz

On 2009-10-13 12:48, Dilandu wrote:
anyone know how high Enhancements can stack?

I.e.
1 zlarr's def
1 benchford
5 Adv Def
= ???% armor increase?

hate to waste a Adv if i'm already maxed out

On 2009-10-13 15:20, Azreal wrote:
They don't max. If you stack a zlars (+7), and Benchford (Why would you? I guess your ICC but Benchford sucks really. +5) and then 6 adv def (+6% each) you would have +48% defense/sheilds.

They don't top out. It's controlled by the numbers of enhancements allowed, and the %'s on the enhancements.

On 2010-01-15 22:22, Doran wrote:
A handy table of all the enhancements

• Negative effects (and i dont mean sub-zero) are in red
  
• All numbers are percentages, ie: 5%
  
• Buccaneer Weapon, Privateer's Beam and Rogen's Armor are event rewards, and generally not in circulation
  

[ This Message was edited by: Doran on 2010-01-16 00:26 ]

On 2012-06-26 23:15, Fattierob wrote:
"Damage Reduction" (Being removed in 1.674)-> Directly lowers incoming damage to the ship (and thus lowers prestige gain for whoever is shooting you)

On 2012-06-26 23:15, Fattierob wrote:
"Damage Reduction" (Being removed in 1.674)-> Directly lowers incoming damage to the ship (and thus lowers prestige gain for whoever is shooting you)

On 2012-06-27 09:12, Fattierob wrote:
Any gadgets that had "Damage Reduction" are being moved over to "Defense". Ie: if it had 3% Damage Reduction and 4% Defense it now has 7% Defense. This will give you the same results as before but without the issues that Damage Reduction had.

On 2012-06-27 14:11, chlorophyll wrote:
As you explained in Game Mechanics, increasing Defense Upgrade means armor HP is higher, thus the ship is heavier because ship's mass is partially based on armor HP. As a result, the enhancement slows the ship in both thrust and turn rate.

Besides, DR is much more precious than DU. The usefulness of DU depends on the number of armor/shield gadget, hence steady. But the value of DR increases due to total incoming damage, hence DR is more useful when there are more enemies attacking.

The result when moving DR over to DU, therefore, is not the same.

130% kinetic (Takes 30% more damage)
50% energy (Takes half damage)

Now let's say you get a defense upgrade worth 50%.