User Guide

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SECTION 4 SECTION 4
Defensive Strategies
It is critical that you monitor your ship’s physical condition
closely. A damaged hull, for instance, can quickly lead to disaster
if left unrepaired. Keep an eye on your Ship Status Display to
check available power, shield status, and hull health.
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SHIELD BATTERIES Unless destroyed,
your shield will regenerate. If you are taking consistent
 re with shield levels low, your hull can be damaged.
In this situation, use a shield battery to recharge
instantaneously. To do this, press
F or click the Use
Shield Battery icon on your Weapons Control Menu.
NANOBOTS Unlike shields, your hull cannot self-
regenerate. To repair hull damage, deploy nanobots—
small, arti cial organisms capable of basic ship repairs
during  ight. To do this, press G.
NOTE: The number of available shield
batteries and nanobots is displayed next to
each icon. The amount you can carry varies
with the type of ship you are  ying.
Trent: If your ship is messed up when
you return to a base, a wrench icon will
appear in your Maneuver Menu. Click it
to go directly to an equipment dealer
and get some repairs done.
Another defensive option is the deployment of countermeasures.
These small, electronically embedded devices were designed
to deceive enemy weapons guidance systems into tracking
the wrong object. As such, they are particularly useful against
missiles and torpedoes. To release a countermeasure, select it
on your Weapons Control Menu, or press C.
Available Power
Shield Status
Hull Health
Weapons Control Menu
The Weapons Control Menu lists all your ship’s weaponry. Click
a weapon in the list to toggle it on or off, or use the designated
key command. This menu also offers two extremely important
defensive options: shield batteries and nanobots.
Start Nanobots
Use Shield Batteries
Pilot Weapons List
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