Shield Generator

Overview
The Shield Generator, also known as Force Fields, is a defensive building used to protect a player's units and buildings. The building generators a bubble-shaped shield that can surround multiple buildings.

Usage
Due to its strength, only one Shield Generator is allowed to be placed at a time in a match. If it is destroyed, another can be built for $400. The shield can block direct missile attacks (and be instantly destroyed), but fire from a Fire Missile will spread through the shield.

Any friendly units inside the shield will be protected from enemy fire. Enemy units that are inside the shield will be unable to attack friendly units inside it, and the shield itself will make a loud and audible noise when attacked.

Despite popular belief, shields cannot be strengthened once they are built. BrokenBone, the creator of the game, stated that shields will slowly regenerate their energy over time, but no units are able to strengthen the power of a shield.

Shield Generator's are very popular to use in the Survival Game Mode, due to the number of nuclear strikes that occur throughout the various waves. It is recommended you have some repairmen on hand to repair the sheld if it takes damage also for the fire nukes that can pass sheld and kill your units and damage.

If a Nuclear Missile is launched directly at the shield, the shield will instantly be broken but buildings inside will not be damaged.

Strategies

 * Conquest: It is advised to keep the Shield Generator directly in the center of your base in order to protect it from your enemies.


 * Survival: Like conquest the Shield Generator should be in the center of your base. However, it should not be close to the center of the map where the AI groups up. There should be at least 2 Command Centers between the Shield Generator and the AI meeting point.