what is shield mitigation and armor?

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what exactly do they do? i think shield mitigation is something like the more fire taken, the less damage.....or something. Is armor similar? does it "harden" the hull so as more armor is added, more firepower is needed to do the same damage? how exacly does armor affect toughness of the hull?(does 1 point of armor increase toughness by 5% or something similar?)

i appreciate the help!

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Reply #1 from Sins Forums Top

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^armor

Mitigation is a straight reduction of damage. It applies even if the shields are down. Every point of damage a ship takes increases its mitigation, but mitigation drops at a flat rate. As long as you are taking more damage than that flat rate your mitigation will increase over time. 

There's a minimum of 15% mitigation that applies to every object with shields. Most ships have a maximum of 60% mitigation. Capital ships have 65% max mitigation at level 1, and it increases by 1.1% per level.

Phase missiles penetration not only bypasses the shields, it bypasses the mitigation, which is why it's so highly sought after.

Minimum mitigation, Mitigation drop rate and Mitigation increase from damage can be adjusted at a per-player level in the Player*.entity file. Max mitigation (and mitigation gain for leveling cap ships) can be adjusted at a per-ship level.

Reply #2 from Sins Forums Top

Thank you very much!

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