Energy Containment Unit OXP
Energy Containment Unit enhancements to Standard Equipment
- Temporary invulnerability to lasers
- Temporary forward weapon cooling
Contents
[hide]Overview
This OXP provides equipment
- Shield Boosters ECU
- Shield Boosters ECU License
- Forward Weapon ECU
- Forward Weapon ECU License
An experienced pilot with a clean licence, who has earned enough money to buy standard Shield Boosters, may also purchase an Energy Containment Unit addon. The Shield Boosters ECU absorbs the energy of incoming laser fire and redistributes it to power the shields. However, use of such equipment requires a licence and is a one-time-only event, valid for one "flight" ie until next hyperspace jump or next dock, after which the licence expires and must be re-purchased.
Similarly, the Forward Weapon ECU absorbs the heat energy of outgoing laser fire and prevents the weapon from overheating. It applies only to the forward weapon, and only to Pulse / Beam / Mining / Military lasers. Again, in order to purchase the ECU or license, the pilot must have a clean record, and the activation is only valid until the next dock or jump.
Usage
Prime ECU license with <Shift> N
. Activate with n
.
Availability
Shield Boosters ECU
Cost: 4,900 Cr Techlevel: 12
- Requires clean status to purchase
- Requires Shield Boosters to purchase
- Requires Shield Boosters ECU Licence to activate
Once activated, player's ship is immune to lasers. Energy from incoming laser fire is absorbed and used to charge ship's shields.
Shield Boosters ECU License
Cost: 150 Cr Techlevel: 4
- Requires clean status to purchase
- Required to activate Shield Boosters ECU
- Single use license: activation lasts
- until next dock
- until next hyperspace jump
Forward Weapon ECU
Cost: 2,000 Cr Techlevel: 12
- Requires clean status to purchase
- Requires Pulse Laser / Beam Laser / Mining Laser / Military Laser mounted in forward position to purchase
- Requires Forward Weapon ECU Licence to activate
Once activated, player's foward weapon does not overheat. Use of the ECU with any non-standard forward weapon will damage the ECU.
Forward Weapon ECU License
Cost: 250 Cr Techlevel: 4
- Requires clean status to purchase.
- Required to activate Forward Weapon ECU
- Single use license: activation lasts
- until next dock
- until next hyperspace jump
Download
- EnergyContainmentUnit.oxz from Oolite Wiki
- Releases from github
Links
- BB thread
- Source, version archive, changelog on github
- OXP wiki page: Energy Containment Unit OXP
- OXZ file page File:Oolite.oxp.mils32k.EnergyContainmentUnit.oxz
- Inspiration: Cheating, invulnerability to lasers BB thread
Quick Facts
Version | Released | License | Features | Category | Author(s) | Feedback |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1.0.0 | 2025-03-03 | UNLICENSE | Temporary invulnerability to lasers Temporary forward weapon cooling |
Equipment OXPs | mils32k | BB thread |