shields are offline - pls help
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Do you have enough ships power for these shields? ( Check on modules to see if your ships power has been exceeded )
Did you buy a shield cell rather than a shield generator?
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Do you have enough power ?
Check your modules to the right panel
You may need a bigger Power supply
And that may need bigger thrusters if your mass has increased
Fly Safe.... And Fly with INSURANCE !
Check your modules to the right panel
You may need a bigger Power supply
And that may need bigger thrusters if your mass has increased
Fly Safe.... And Fly with INSURANCE !
It could be a few things.
- The shield module is switched off for some reason. Going into modules in your right hand panel you can check if it’s on.
- The upgraded shield generator takes too much power, you can check this also in the right hand panel under modules. If that’s the case you need to use some priority settings for power management or buy a better power plant.
- This one is a bit silly, but it happened to me. Are you sure you bought a Shield Generator and not a Shield Cell bank by mistake?
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I once bought Shield Cell Bank instead of Shield Generator, took me ages to work out why I had no shields - just check you've got the right kit installed. It's easy done - most of us have done it once at least ;-p
I thought the game blocks you from doing this?
Well traders downgrade their shields to lower classes to get extra cargo space so I was thinking of that angle. I dunno, I always fit the right module for the ship. But I think about it yeah if the shield can cover the mass you can't equip it.
thank you all. I do not know, what to check. On the right pane in "modules" I see (in german language) thrusters, laser, canon, energy distributor, life-saving-system, frameshift-something, "Tötungsbefehl-scanner", sensors, frameshiftdrive, energie-cell, simple "Aufklärungsscanner". Zustand (status) is 100% for each, "energy" varies from 2% to 34%. Total "Auslastung" (total energy usage?) is 72%.
I do not find any shield in that menu.
Also, I do not recall excactly the name of what I bought (that makes me really feel a bit naive). How can I find out?
I do not find any shield in that menu.
Also, I do not recall excactly the name of what I bought (that makes me really feel a bit naive). How can I find out?
"energie-cell" might well be the Shield Cell Battery I bought by mistake. Try buying a new Shield Generator and putting it where the energie-cell is. I reckon that'll fix it.
I Speak no German though, might be wrong.
I Speak no German though, might be wrong.
Ok so power is not an issue.
The fact that you don't see a shield it that menu simply means you do not have a shield.
I believe 'energie-cell' is the German for a shield cell bank.
http://elite-dangerous.wikia.com/wiki/Shield_Cell_Bank
This is something used to recharge your shields during combat, and is most likely what you bought instead of an upgrade shield. You would not be the first to make that mistake.
You need to go back into outfitting replace that with a shield basically.
The fact that you don't see a shield it that menu simply means you do not have a shield.
I believe 'energie-cell' is the German for a shield cell bank.
http://elite-dangerous.wikia.com/wiki/Shield_Cell_Bank
This is something used to recharge your shields during combat, and is most likely what you bought instead of an upgrade shield. You would not be the first to make that mistake.
You need to go back into outfitting replace that with a shield basically.
Go back to a station with outfitting, and look at what you have installed. (the same place you bought the new item from will work)
Don't think its a problem my clipper has a shield too small for it but it's still enabled and good for protecting against dust, microscopic insects and plant spores.
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Guilty of that too! And not realising until IN COMBAT!
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so there are 3 pieces of equipment for shields
1) a shield generator... essential if you want shields
2) a shield cell bank. This is a module containing 3 capacitors. when you activate it it dumps all of the power from 1 capacitor into your shields. It takes a few seconds but can top up your shields v quickly.. BUT once your shields drop it will not work so there is a skill to its use
3) a shield booster. This is a passive device which simply adds to the capacity of your shields. They are great but due to how they work actually means your shields come online slower once they have gone down (top tip if you can, disable them when your shields go down and turn back on when they are back up)
when you buy new stuff always make sure to balance your power requirements if they are over 100% when you look to your right.
Trust me, you do not want to get into a fight, deploy weapons only for life support, shields, thrusters and radar to turn off due to an overload - it has happened to me a few times!.
in elite remember nothing is free
everything has a mass, a power requirement and takes up a slot - either a utility slot like the shield boosters OR a hold slot like the sheild generators or sheild cell. Most things generate heat too
1) a shield generator... essential if you want shields
2) a shield cell bank. This is a module containing 3 capacitors. when you activate it it dumps all of the power from 1 capacitor into your shields. It takes a few seconds but can top up your shields v quickly.. BUT once your shields drop it will not work so there is a skill to its use
3) a shield booster. This is a passive device which simply adds to the capacity of your shields. They are great but due to how they work actually means your shields come online slower once they have gone down (top tip if you can, disable them when your shields go down and turn back on when they are back up)
when you buy new stuff always make sure to balance your power requirements if they are over 100% when you look to your right.
Trust me, you do not want to get into a fight, deploy weapons only for life support, shields, thrusters and radar to turn off due to an overload - it has happened to me a few times!.
in elite remember nothing is free
everything has a mass, a power requirement and takes up a slot - either a utility slot like the shield boosters OR a hold slot like the sheild generators or sheild cell. Most things generate heat too
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You can have both if you have a spare compartment. Figuring out ship load outs can be difficult in the game.
This website might help you a bit.
The example is a Viper with both a shield and shield cell bank.
http://www.edshipyard.com/#/L=70M,7u57u54wt4wt0_g,314s4s4s3m4s5K3c,7fE7QE
Good to know i am not the only one xDDDDD