Capacitor Energy Skills

• All ship systems, including shields, are reliant on energy being provided by the capacitor to function properly. The capacitor-related skills are useful for keeping shield systems functioning and using other systems, such as weapons. The "Energy Management" skill grants a 5 percent bonus to the total capacity of the capacitor per skill point. The "Energy System Operations" skill reduces the recharge time by 5 percent per skill point. The "Shield Compensation" skill reduces the capacitor drain of shield boosting modules by 2 percent per skill point.
  
  

Shield Module Skills

• Some shield module types cannot be equipped without knowing the appropriate skill. You cannot optimize the shield system on your ship without these skills. Some of these skills also double as shield modifier skills. The "Shield Rigging" skill is required to add shield rigs to a ship, a permanent modification to improve the shields. The "Shield Upgrades" skill is required to install shield extender, resistance amplifier and shield recharger modules to a ship. The "Tactical Shield Manipulation" skill allows shield hardener modules to be installed. The "Energy Grid Upgrades" skill allows shield power relay and shield flux coil modules to be installed.
  
  

Shield Modifier Skills

• The shield modifier skills improve the functions of the shields on a ship beyond the listed specifications. The "Shield Management" skill improves the shield capacity by 5 percent per skill point. The "Shield Operations" skill reduces the recharge of the shield by 5 percent per skill point. The "Tactical Shield Manipulation" skill reduces the chances attacks pierce a shield below 25 percent capacity by 5 percent per skill point.
  
  

Shield Compensation Skills

• The shield compensation skills improve the function of shield hardeners to stop specific types of damage. All of these skills function the same, except for different damage types. These skills provide a 3 percent boost to a shield hardener when it is activated. If the shield hardener is deactivated, the bonus is a 5 percent boost to the passive resistance bonus of the hardener. The "EM Shield Compensation" skill provides resistance to EM damage, which is performed by most energy weapons and some projectiles. The "Explosive Shield Compensation" skill provides resistance to the explosive damage caused by most projectiles. The "Kinetic Shield Compensation" skill provides resistance to kinetic damage, caused by hybrid turrets and projectiles. The "Thermic Shield Compensation" skill provides resistance to thermic damage, caused by energy weapons, hybrid turrets and some projectiles.