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Davyj0427 · Ensign Joined: 19 Feb 2009 Posts: 23

Never mind I read it again and I finally got it. Thanks anyway.

mjwest · Posted: Sun Aug 23, 2009 5:05 pm Post subject:

The limit is per volley. There is no limit across volleys.

Examples:

Setup: In the examples below, I assume your ship has three batteries, plenty of power available, and never takes a hit to its batteries.

1) Single enemy ship fires phasers at you doing 8 points of damage against a shield with six boxes. You apply three points of power (the maximum you can because you only have three batteries), resulting in retaining a single box in that shield.

2) Two enemy ships fire phasers at you. Both do 8 points of damage against the same shield, which has six boxes. You apply three points of power (again, the maximum you can because you only have three batteries) against the first volley, resulting in retaining a single box in that shield. Since you still have a shield box, you may again use reinforcement against the second volley. Applying the maximum three points of reinforcement means that you only take four points of internal damage.

3) An enemy fires an overloaded hellbore at you and hits. This does damage against each of your shields. Since they are all independent volleys, you may apply up to the maximum of three points of reinforcement against ALL of them. Of course, you likely do not have the power available to do that, but you can if you had the power.
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Davyj0427 · Ensign Joined: 19 Feb 2009 Posts: 23

Thanks that clears it up nicely, I guess I didn't understand it as well as I thought. Thank you!

Tiigo · Posted: Wed Dec 16, 2009 1:03 am Post subject:

For some further clarification, this question has come up a few times in our games, and I am not sure if MJs answer above resolves it:

Lets say I have a total of 10 points of power left over, plus 5 batteries. I am hit with 5 points of damage on a pristine shield. I can reinforce 5 points worth, since I have 5 batteries. I take a second hit, also doing 5 points from a different opponent, which I can reinforce as well. I have now spent my 10 points of power, not including the power the batteries represent. If a third, or even a forth volley came in, my assumption is that I could not reinforce shields any further since I have used up all the power I had available to me, correct?

It seems like it should be obvious, but we apparently need some help!

terryoc · Captain Joined: 07 Oct 2006 Posts: 1386

Tiigo, yes.

The batteries don't "represent" power during the turn. Power is represented by energy tokens, or the energy track on the side of the card. The batteries' ability to save power from turn to turn is just an accounting trick. During the turn you don't have battery power or warp power or reactor power or impulse power. You just have power.
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Tiigo · Posted: Wed Dec 16, 2009 1:23 am Post subject:

Thanks terry, that helps a great deal!

mjwest · Posted: Wed Dec 16, 2009 3:48 am Post subject:

Terry got it.
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Kang · Posted: Wed Dec 16, 2009 7:09 am Post subject:

Davyj, could you please re-edit your original question back in, so that we can all have the benefit of these gentlemen's combined wisdom? Thanks! Smile

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Hod K'el · Posted: Wed Dec 16, 2009 8:50 am Post subject:

Kang · Posted: Wed Dec 16, 2009 9:30 am Post subject:

Hod K'el · Posted: Thu Dec 17, 2009 9:04 pm Post subject:

Okay...my thinking is correct...my reading is not so good,lol! Thanks.

PS: I fly Orion ships most of the time, so my batteries are in the middle of the power chart.
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