A single Ion Blast 2 can theoretically take down 4 shields, but in practice this will be ineffective against enemies with high evasion or a long cloak. Multiple ion weapons can be combined to disable systems more effectively. This allows you to see the power allocation and ion timers on enemy ships. To learn how ion damage works, try fully upgrading your sensors and manning them. Whereas a Heavy Ion fires every 13 seconds for 2 ion damage (lasting 10 seconds), so by itself it can only disable 1 shield layer. Provided it does not miss (and is not delayed by a long cloak), this weapon can completely disable any number of shields. Some ion weapons fire quickly enough that they can self-stack: their ion damage will not wear off before the next shot arrives, so they can disable a system completely by themselves (usually shields).įor example, an Ion Blast 2 fires every 4 seconds for 1 ion damage (lasting 5 seconds).
When an ionised system is hit by more ion damage, the ion damage stacks: it forces more power out the system, and adds to the current ion timer, keeping the system locked down. This number is also equal to the amount of ion damage applied to the system, unless it received more than 5 ion damage. This number represents the 1/5 the remaining ion time (for example, "3" represents 15 seconds). The ion timer is shown by a light-blue "ticking clock" circle overlaying the system icon, with a number in the middle. The ion timer is limited to 25 seconds, but there is no limit to the amount of ion damage that can be applied to a system, meaning that any system can be completely disabled with enough ion. When the ion timer expires, the system is "unlocked" and functions normally.
While under the ion effect, the system is "locked" so that power cannot be added or removed.
Each point of ion damage forces 1 power out the system for 5 seconds the power is returned to the reactor.
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