Shields Not effective + fps situation

[GeoPanda]

i come across a bunch of pirates, 6 i counted and usually they drop out of the sky like flies.

only this time, and all other times beyond that incident the shield simply does not absorb any damage at all.

the shield effect works, but there's still damage being shown, blocks being destroyed still occurs.

i am also constantly affected by a drop in fps and more often than not it just freezes for about 5 seconds. usually this fps is about 1 - 3FPS wherever i am. before the only minor fps lag i ever had was near planets at around the same number, and space stations around 11. anywhere else i'm 20+

i'm wondering if this strange decrease in performance may relate to the shields not responding.

 

[xXSnowyXx]

I don\'t think they\'re related. I ran accross the same issue today where my shield level would go down but I\'d still receive damage while it was still up. I dismantled and respawned my ship and it was fine then but didn\'t think to test getting in/out and what not to see if there was a quick fix when it does occur.

 

[GeoPanda]

the thought of the fps responsible for the shield glitch came from a recent update where low performances used to cause serious problems.

 

[fire219]

Pretty sure they\'re not related. The shields problem isn\'t a problem at all, they are working correctly. The pirate ships are pretty terrible and have very weak shields. You are breaking through them almost instantly.



As for the FPS issues, that could be a number of things. It could be that your video card isn\'t powerful enough, or it could be that large objects are colliding (making the physics engine have to work harder, slowing the game down).

 

[MrNo]

I\'ve encountered the shield problem too (that moment when you realize half your ship is gone, and you\'re not sure why). A fix, for me at least, was to remove and replace every shield generator on board. I believe this removes the ship\'s entire shield capacity, and then refills it again, forcing the game to reset its calculations on your shields.

FPS drops could be any number of things. Since the game is in alpha, it\'s probably not streamlined at all, and some strange things can happen. However, I do not think the two incidents are related either.