Defense

Defense is one of the ten basic ship statistics that will define your capabilities in the game. Players start with 5 defense, provided by the 5 Helmsmen. It acts to counter Attack.

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Benefits

Defense reduces the amount of damage taken in each attack.

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Improvements

Defense can be improved by installing defense modules on your ship, and by purchasing additional Helmsmen with Rank Points. Each point spent earns you two Helmsmen (and thus 2 points in Defense).

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See Defensive Modules for information about researched defences.