How do the upgraded shields, power cores, and new effects work?
There are many new upgrades available at the shield generator building, and the power core. One of these is the ability to increase the ‘hang-time’ of the shield effect, in other words recharging the effect faster, and having it drop off slower when out of range of a shield generator. The power core also now has an upgrade which makes it self-shielded. Plus, you can produce a new unit, the Power Droid, at the Power Core, which is a walking version of one of these buildings. The new units – what are they, and how do they affect gameplay? Any secrets to be discovered? A vital new unit is the Air Cruiser, available to all civilizations. It is an artillery piece of the sky, able to do massive damage on the ground. It is slow moving, expensive, but packs a significant punch. It has enough range to knock out an Anti-Air Turret with out being fired upon. The Confederacy of Independent Systems has something new and different – the Controllable Predators, produced at the Animal Nursery, which c
