Updated the FAQ

[Fyron]

There is no phased Version of that ability, so the logical assumption would be that it adds to the shield point total, and does not affect phasing status.

[MutantGene]

Thanks for the response, I'm not sure how many countless hours you guys have saved me experimenting by having this forum; keep up the great work.
One Last thing regarding ETLs are they like shields in that when they are overcome then they are gone, or are they always there for each hit.
For example if you have a stack of small fighters (takes about 20kt of damage to destroy) with ETL I you would need 40 damage to kill the first fighter, so I assume a PDC V would kill 2 fighters. Would the next PDC also kill 2 fighters or would it kill 3?

[oleg]

I think ETL adds shields to each fighter. I am not 100% sure. There have been several claims that is the case. Not easy to prove - it must a real tactical battle in the system with ETL, simulator is no help here.

[Fyron]

It just increases the max (and starting) shield levels of each ship, base and unit (including each individual fighter) in space in the system. The extra shields act exactly identical to a component on the ship generating those shields.

[Slick]

Originally posted by Erax:
I'm sure most of you know this, but in Tactical, if the multiple planets are adjacent to each other (sometimes they aren't and there's a row of empty sectors between them), you can drop troops on one planet, conquer it, then select the conquered planet and order it to drop troops on an adjacent planet.

[Fyron]

That sounds like a cheesey exploit to me.

[Loser]

Originally posted by Imperator Fyron:
That sounds like a cheesey exploit to me.

You know, if I put that in the babelfish, translate it into Esparanto, then into Catalan, then into Manx, then back into English it comes out "Tactical Combat".