Low-shield pack

Broadshield pack

A single-use man-portable bullet shield projector. Deployed on the ground, it generates a circular shield that allows bullets out but not in. The unit is designed to last only a short time before burning out.
Many ultratech combat squads owe their lives to a broadshield deployed at just the right time.

Base Stats

Type

Gear – Armor

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Market Value

 

Mass

3 kg

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HP

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Apparel

Coverage

Waist

Layer

Belt

Creation

Work To Make

14,000 ticks (3.89 mins)

The broadshield pack is an single use accessory added by Royalty DLC that allows its user to deploy a circular shield that stops incoming projectiles, but does not affect outgoing projectiles or prevent pawns from moving through.

Acquisition

As a complicated piece of technology, jump packs can only be made at the Machining table and requires Shield Belts to be researched in order to be constructed. Crafting the armor requires 1 Broadshield core and 1 component. Broadshield cores are only available from mechanoid clusters.

Alternatively, this item can be received as a quest reward or found on Raiders.

Analysis

The broadshield pack is a single use item that deploys a shield with a radius of 4.9 tiles. After 1800 ticks, it burns out. During that time it stops all incoming fire from passing into the bubble but does not prevent pawns inside from firing out. It also prevents firing through as well, so a pawn does not need to be inside the shield to benefit. Being behind it also works assuming the enemy is not inside the shield themselves. It does nothing to prevent melee pawns moving in or attacking. It is currently unknown if it is vulnerable to mortar rounds or EMP grenades like its larger cousin, the bullet shield.

The use of the pack creates a temporary structure called a Broadshield Projector. It has 250hp. It is currently unknown if it can be destroyed manually.

NPCs equipped with the shield pack will deploy them, though occasionally they end up walking outside of their effect.

Version History

• Added in 1.2

See Also

• Bullet shield - A 6th level psycast with the same effect and range but a shorter duration.
• Bullet shield - a mechanoid cluster building that produces the same effect but larger and permanently.
• Mortar shield - a mechanoid cluster building that produces a similar effect but larger and tuned to mortar rounds only.

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Utility

Utility

Firefoam pop pack • Orbital bombardment targeter • Orbital power beam targeter • Psychic shock lance • Psychic insanity lance • Shield belt • Smokepop pack • Tornado generator • Low-shield pack • Jump pack • Orbital mech cluster targeter • Bandwidth pack • Control pack • Tox pack • Biomutation lance • Biomutation pulser • Deadlife pack • Disruptor flare pack • Shard animal pulser • Shard insanity lance • Shard shock lance • Turret pack