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Summary
- The Sky Shield is a Prototype Defense that can be built inside the Weapon Lab.
- Like other prototype defenses, they will only last for a limited duration after being deployed.
- The Sky Shield projects a shield for the area directly around itself. Any Gunboat Weaponry that makes contact with the shield will be neutralized. However, Artillery and Barrage can damage the shield directly.
- If its shield is destroyed by Artillery and Barrage, the Sky Shield automatically destroys itself as a result, much like how a Shield Generator self-destructs after its shield on the Headquarters or Power Core is destroyed directly. Likewise, destroying the Sky Shield using ground forces will destroy the shield it projects.
- The Sky Shield generator is able to be directly damaged by ground troops, whether they are under the shield or not.
Offensive Strategy
- Be careful when using Smoke Screens against a base with a Sky Shield. The Sky Shield can absorb any Smoke Screens passing through it, so you will need to destroy the Sky Shield first or find another route around it.
- You cannot Flare directly onto the Sky Shield or onto any buildings it covers, as the shield will simply render your Flare useless.
- The Sky Shield only protects against Gunboat Weaponry whose point of impact is within the shield's range (denoted by a faint circle underneath the circular halo the Sky Shield projects). However, Gunboat Weaponry fired outside its range will work completely normally, so you can still, for example, use Shock Bombs on protected defenses if they are far enough from the shield for your Shock Bomb to hit.
- It may be more beneficial to use an army composition strong to the defenses protected by the Sky Shield due to its high shield durability resulting in excessive expenditure of Gunboat Energy. For example, if the Sky Shield protects point defenses like Boom Cannons, mass infantry may be beneficial.
Defensive Strategy
- You can place the Sky Shield to protect defenses that are likely to be taken down by Gunboat Weaponry at the start of an attack. Good choices to protect would be Boom Cannons, Rocket Launchers, Shock Launchers and any other Prototype Defenses you may have.
- You can also place the Sky Shield to protect the Headquarters so that Smokey Warrior strategies cannot directly attack the HQ without first destroying the shield.
Statistics
Building Size |
Range |
Special Ability |
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3x3 | 6 Tiles | Creates a shield around itself against Gunboat Weaponry |
Mark Number |
Health |
Shield Health |
Build Cost | Build Time |
Weapon Lab level Required | |||
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Fuses |
Gears |
Rods |
Capacitors | |||||
1 | 20,000 | 20,000 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1h | 1 |
2 | 27,500 | 22,500 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4h | 4 |
3 | 35,000 | 25,000 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 12h | 5 |