Adds Heavy Armor blocks for better protection at the expense of mass and more exotic material costs. Heavy armor blocks use 50% more Steel in addition to some Tri-Steel in order to increase hitpoints and penetration resistance. They are also somewhat more ...

Adds Light Armor blocks which offer less protection than standard armor, but are also lower mass. Light armor blocks use ~25% fewer resources while offering half as much health and reduced penetration and explosion resistance when compared to standard armo...

Adds the Laser Point Defense weapon which is faster, longer range, and very importantly has no shot spread - very nearly every shot hits its target. Balanced with lower per shot damage. Due to very high accuracy, laser PD systems excel at shooting down HE ...

Adds the UV Laser weapon system. High energy ultraviolet lasers are very effective against shields, but have reduced impact on solid matter. UV Lasers sit between Small Lasers and Disruptors in terms of both effectiveness and cost. They have 33% more range...