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The Shield-Recharger generates the special shielding energy stored within the Shield Capacitors.

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[[Category:Shields]] [[Category:Ship]]

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-'''Shield-Recharger's''' are advanced defense systems responsible of recharging an entities shields. This block only recharges and <u>'''does not'''</u> increase shield capacity. To add additional shield capacity place [[Shield Capacitor]]s down.
+Shield-Rechargers increase the regeneration rate of an entity's shields. As the base regeneration rate is 0, at least one Shield-Recharger is required for an entity to have working shields.
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-Rechargers don't have any grouping rules, and unlike shield capacitors they don't suffer from diminishing returns either.
+Shield-Rechargers increase the regeneration rate of an entity's shields. At least one is required for an entity to have functional shields, since entities have a base shield regeneration rate of 0. They consume power to regenerate shields, and have a passive cost when shields are at 100% HP, which is a fraction of the active (charging) cost. Since entities have a relatively negligible base shield HP of 220 (unless they are planets or asteroids), it is advisable to place a number of [[Shield Capacitor]]s as well as Rechargers, in order to produce a worthwhile pool of HP.
-Shield capacitors and rechargers have low block hitpoints, but also don’t contribute much to structural hitpoints - which is what determines the damage a ship can sustain before overheating. Because of this and their lack of grouping rules they are well placed as a layer underneath a warship’s armor, where they will help absorb fire intended for more vulnerable systems without instantly disabling the vessel.
+Shield-Rechargers do not have any grouping rules which determine how they should be placed: two physically separate Shield-Rechargers will have the same effect as two which are adjacent. Unlike Shield Capacitors, they do not suffer from any diminishing returns.
-The more shield-rechargers you use, the faster shield capacitors recharge, but the more power it consumes. Relation between charging speed, shield capacity and power consumption is explained in [[Defense Systems#Shields|Defense Systems]].
+Shield Capacitors and Rechargers have low block hitpoints, but also don't have a high [[Defense Systems#Structure HP|Structure HP]] value; the HP pool that determines when a ship overheats. Because of this, and their lack of grouping rules, they are well suited to being placed directly below a ship's armor, as they have typically served their purpose to the fullest by the time a ship's armor is being penetrated. Their destruction also causes relatively little impact on a ship's SHP value (because of their low SHP contribution), compared to other system blocks such as Power Reactors.
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 ==Usage==
 The more shield-rechargers you use, the faster shield capacitors recharge, but the more power it consumes. Relation between charging speed, shield capacity and power consumption is explained in [[Defense Systems#Shields|Defense Systems]].
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-[[Shield-Recharger]]s are responsible of recharging [[Shield Capacitor]]s.
+==Item Description==
 The more shield-rechargers you use, the faster shield capacitors recharge, but the more power it consumes. Relation between charging speed, shield capacity and power consumption is explained in [[Defense Systems#Shields|Defense Systems]].
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