Starbase Defense Assist - where is it gone?

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When I upgrade my Starbase with a ship attack assist and a ship flies through the influence zone, I see the assist added.
When I add a defense assist it is not visible.

Why?! (version1.0x) Can I find out if it works anyway?

Regar
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Reply #1 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
Your ship needs at least one base defense before a star base can give it any defensive bonuses.
Reply #2 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
if you had a 100% defensive vessel you wouldn't see the attack bonuses because there would be no weapons on the ship.
Siege of Centauri
Reply #3 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
The ship must have some kind of defense module installed before the defense assist applies.
Reply #4 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
Does any offense / defense count or does it have to be of the right type? If my starbase boosts beam and shields and I put a ship with missiles and armor next to it, do I get the bonuses? Or does it have to be a beam snd shield equipped ship?
Reply #5 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
It doesn't need to be of the right type. Which is overpowered imo.
Reply #6 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
Thanks for the info.

i guess I should start reading the manual, after all...
Reply #7 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
Are you kidding me??? So then there is no reason at all to choose which weapon the starbase should assist?
Noo that cant be true? A starbase which assists beam weapons give those bonuses to ships with only missile weapons? LOL, thats like cheating if its true
Reply #8 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
Are you kidding me??? So then there is no reason at all to choose which weapon the starbase should assist?
Noo that cant be true? A starbase which assists beam weapons give those bonuses to ships with only missile weapons? LOL, thats like cheating if its true


Not as I understand it. Any assist you put on a starbase will only assist a ship that has at least one defense in ANY category, but it only assists full strenght with the defense that is on the starbase, not all 3. I think what Jax was saying is that in order for you to get a shield assist he thinks you should have a shield defense on your ship. Now, you can get the shield assist if you have a missle/armor defense on your ship and don't have any shield defense at all. And remember, you get the full benefit of the assist for that specific defense but only the square root of the defense for the other 2. So yes, there is a reason to pick one defense over another, just like on your ships.
Reply #9 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
Excellent, squareroot of 1 = 1.
Reply #10 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
Looking through the galactopedia, it looked like the higher levels of starbase assist technology offered stronger attack boosts, but not stronger defence boosts. Is this correct? Is it intentional?
Reply #11 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
Moral of the story: put 1 defense on your fighting ships and send 3 constructors into battle with the rest of your ships whenever you have a major battle ahead. They kick butt.