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This concept may be of use for those who lament the lack of shield buffer on their capital ships.
Independently powered plate-ships mostly made of shields , preferably 12x12 (maximum size allowed by a simple docking module) without a great regen , but adding up much more shield capacity than their equivalent volume in linked shield blocks.
Shield plates can overlap somewhat while docked , without immediate physics issues. It's fairly easy to produce an airtight coating of those , but may take a while on the larger ships.
Ship blocks can intersect with docked plates outside of the restricted green volume , so weapon systems and extra cockpits (you'll need those) can reach outside the shell without compromising protection.
Tactically , they are to be considered as large hull blocks (that regenerate) as shield plates from the back will not help those being shot in the front. Note that the sheer number of ship signatures might make foreign ship signatures harder to track , while you'll be obvious the second you show up.
It may be more advantageous for capital ships with high shield regen to keep shield plates on the inside , as a backup to protect the core and other critical systems when shields go down. Docking replacement plates can be rather bothersome , after all.
Independently powered plate-ships mostly made of shields , preferably 12x12 (maximum size allowed by a simple docking module) without a great regen , but adding up much more shield capacity than their equivalent volume in linked shield blocks.
Shield plates can overlap somewhat while docked , without immediate physics issues. It's fairly easy to produce an airtight coating of those , but may take a while on the larger ships.
Ship blocks can intersect with docked plates outside of the restricted green volume , so weapon systems and extra cockpits (you'll need those) can reach outside the shell without compromising protection.
Tactically , they are to be considered as large hull blocks (that regenerate) as shield plates from the back will not help those being shot in the front. Note that the sheer number of ship signatures might make foreign ship signatures harder to track , while you'll be obvious the second you show up.
It may be more advantageous for capital ships with high shield regen to keep shield plates on the inside , as a backup to protect the core and other critical systems when shields go down. Docking replacement plates can be rather bothersome , after all.
