Defense Platform Protocols

Policy · 5 options

Defense Platform Protocols is a policy in Stellaris 4.5.2 with 5 options: Standard Doctrine, Synchronized Shielding, Reinforced Plating, Resilient Frames, Provocation Arrays.

Options: 5
Category: military
ID: defense_platform_protocols

Options

Standard Doctrine
defense_platform_standard
No modifier: the option works through flags and scripts.
Defensive platforms operate to baseline specifications.
No additional effects or upkeep.
Synchronized Shielding
defense_platform_synchronized_shielding
- +30%Defense Platform Upkeep
- +30%Ion Cannon Upkeep
Distributed shield harmonics shelter our defensive platforms from the most punishing fire.
Defensive platforms take reduced damage from the Stellar Cannon.
Reinforced Plating
defense_platform_reinforced_plating
- +30%Defense Platform Upkeep
- +30%Ion Cannon Upkeep
Layered ablative plating hardens our starbases along with their defensive platforms against incoming fire.
Starbases and their defensive platforms take reduced damage from all weapons.
Resilient Frames
defense_platform_resilient_frames
- +100%Defense Platform Upkeep
- +100%Ion Cannon Upkeep
Redundant power cores and modular framing let crippled platforms power down and reboot rather than break apart.
Defensive platforms are disabled instead of destroyed, reactivating once the fighting ends.
Provocation Arrays
defense_platform_provocation_arrays
- +30%Defense Platform Upkeep
- +30%Ion Cannon Upkeep
- +50%Defense Platform Target Weight
- +50%Ion Cannon Target Weight
Aggressive sensor locks and a weapons-hot posture bait hostile fire toward our platforms and away from the fleet.
Enemy ships are far more likely to target our defensive platforms in combat.

Who has this policy

Not: Nomadic empire

In the game

Standing orders governing how our defensive platforms are armored, powered, and recovered.

ID

defense_platform_protocols

Source: common/policies/06_policies_fleets_and_starbases.txt, Stellaris Cygnus v4.5.2 (9776).