Armor Upgrades ....

[Grumblesaur]

we could just put different armor types into the mod, but i'm not sure if it would work without source code...

y'know how you have different shield types, and they're effective against different types of weaponry - the same idea would go for armor:

Reflective Armor Mk#
Multiplies base armor by #. Requires # cargo space.
Reflective armor utilizes a polished niobium surface to refract photon, nuetron, and laser weaponry.
(-20% damage taken from photon/nuetron/laser weapons)

Reactive Armor Mk#
Multiplies base armor by #. Requires # cargo space.
Reactive armor is made of a heat-sensitive base metal combined with shielded antimatter pockets, which allow it to create an opposing force against incoming particle, plasma, and tachyon blasts.
(-20% damage taken from particle/plasma/tachyon weapons)

Ablative Armor Mk#
Multiplies base armor by #. Requires # cargo space.
Ablative armor chips and wears along fracture lines designed to redirect incoming explosions.
(-20% damage taken from explosives - missiles/mines/torpedoes)

EDIT:

And yes, i got the ideas from mech warrior, bite me :P

Personally, I think this works the best, because it matches the shield system, in a way. Ablative would be on my fighter for sure, torp-jousting will put a beating on your ship.

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