Shield Recharge

Shield Inline Resistance Upgrade Tier 1
Removing charge bottlenecks lowers the overall temperature of the shield recharge system, allowing it to recharge faster.

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Defense: Faster Shield Recharge Research: Phase Matched Shield

Shield Software Patch Tier 2
Another bug has been found in the shield software, this time related to recharging. Ceres has concluded that a quick re-write of the software can speed up recharge times even more.

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Defense: Faster Shield Recharge Research: Sub-Reality Power Conduit

Ultra-Throughput Capacitor Conduit Tier 3
Upgrading the conduit to the recharge system enables the fastest recharge ever - more than enough to keep the ship safe under even heavy fire.

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Defense: Faster Shield Recharge Research: Quantum Conduit

Quantum Conduit Tier 4
Manipulating space time to suit our nefarious needs, the Quantum Conduit provides the fastest shield recharge to the ship ever, decreasing both time-to-charge and time-before-charging.

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Defense: Faster Shield Recharge