Pylons

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The final key component of a base’s defenses is its system of Pylons, and the force fields generated between them. Every starbase hangs suspended between two Harrington fields - invisible planes of gravitational force which keep it anchored in space and render it effectively unassailable from above and below. Pylons generate force fields which block the relatively narrow gap between these planes, while carefully not disrupting the balance between them. The result is in many respects similar to the systems of walls employed in primitive fortifications, protecting the structures within its confines from weapons fire and encroaching enemies.
Pylons can be built in space, and connect themselves with force fields.
Force fields are created by arranging Pylons in the open space around a base’s perimeter. When two Pylons are placed at perpendicular angles to one another, a field will form automatically between them if at least one is within the maximum range of the other (a Pylon’s maximum range increases as it is upgraded, along with its health). Enemy attacks cannot pass through force fields and pylons, while defensive weapons can fire freely outwards from them, affording strong protection to a well designed base.
An attacking fleet can direct its weapons against the force field itself, in which case its damage is distributed between the connected Pylons, eventually overloading them; or against an individual Pylon, seeking to break through a perceived weak point in a base’s defenses. Base designers commonly build redundancy into their pylon layouts however - even if an intermediate pylon is destroyed, the force field between will persist as long as the remaining pylons are in range.
==Stats & Building Costs==
Level	Health 	Length	Credits 	Alloy 	Energy 	Synthetics	Build Time
1 	153,000 	4 	15,160 	1,516 	741 	1,112 	42s
2 	275,000 	5 	84,456 	8,190 	4,004 	6,006 	2m 08s
3 	397,800 	6 	261,914 	24,628 	12,040 	18,061 	5m 54s
4 	520,200 	7 	683,622 	62,334 	30,475 	45,712 	14m 21s
5 	642,600 	8 	1,641,855 	145,172 	70,973 	106,459 	33m 17s
6 	765,000 	9 	3,755,748 	322,018 	157,431 	236,147 	1h 15m 42s
7 	877,400 	10 	8,323,117 	692,001 	338,312 	508,468 	2h 50m 47s
8 	1,009,800	11 	18,402,171	1,454,610	711,143 	1,066,714 	6h 23m 51s
9 	1,132,200	12 	38,486,146	3,008,840	1,470,988	2,206,482 	14h 21m 20s
10 	1,254,600	13 	81,106,510	6,148,755	3,006,058	4,509,087 	1d 8h 11m 23s
==Related Articles==
*Base Combat
Category:Base Defenses
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