Shields School

The Shields School is one of the seven schools of Research and Development introduced in Season 9.5 as part of the crafting revamp. This school allows players to craft components which they can then use to craft shields for their ships and crew.

Shield School Items

Shields School items
Item	Energy Types
Personal Shield
Ship Shield
Components Needed
Mark II	1x 1x
Mark IV	1x 2x 1x
Mark VI	1x 2x 3x
Mark VIII	1x 1x 1x 1x 3x
Mark X	1x 1x 1x 1x 2x 2x
Mark XI	2x 2x 2x 1x 2x 1x
Mark XII	2x 2x 1x 1x 1x 1x 1x 1x

Special Items

Special Items
Item		Components Needed	Minimum Crafting Level
	Aegis Covariant Shield Array	4x 4x 4x 2x 2x 2x 4x 3x	15
	Hyper-Capacitor Shield Array	4x 4x 4x 2x 2x 2x 4x 3x	15

Consumables

Consumables
Item		Components Needed	Minimum Crafting Level
	Battery - Shield Resilience Boost	8x 4x	10
	Large Shields Battery (x5)	3x 2x	5

Tech Upgrades

Tech Upgrades
Item		Components Needed	Minimum Crafting Level
	Superior Shields Experimental Tech Upgrade	2x 1x 1x 1x 15,000x	15
	Superior Shields Tech Upgrade	1x 1x 1x 15,000x	15
	Improved Shields Tech Upgrade	1x 1x 7,500x	10
	Basic Shields Tech Upgrade	1x 1x 2,500x	5

Research and Development Schools
Beams	Cannons	Engineering	Ground Weapons	Kits and Modules	Projectiles	Science	Shields		Officer Training	Special Projects