Shield

Shields work by creating a barrier between you and an outside world, fed by energy of your accumulator. This unfortunately means that you won't be able to use your own weapons while it's active.

The main parameter of the shield is it's absorption ration, i.e. how much accumulator it uses to tank one point of damage. Note that shield does not have any resistances.

Mechanics
how shield works? tell a new player what he ha to do to use it effectively

Interaction with surface size

 * 1) todo, basically, reducing robot size below shield radius is pointless

In-game description
''When equipped onto a robot this module emits a protective power field to stop incoming damage by using up the accumulator's energy. This accumulator unit/damage conversion rate is displayed as the AP/HP measure. There is however a major drawback to this kind of defense: when the shield is turned on, you cannot use any of your own weapons.''

Small
Usually used on robots sized light to assault. Note that shield radius should ideally match your bot as close as possible, there is no benefit of having a radius bigger than the robot.

Medium
Used on bots sized mech to heavy glider


 * 1) todo stats

Large
Used by Destroyers


 * 1) todo stats

Shield Hardeners
Increases you shield's absorption stat by the value stated on the hardener.


 * 1) todo stats

NEXUS Interaction
see NEXUS