It’s offline. Just an anchored tower. Not powered up. However, if you want to destroy it, you have to go through it’s FULL shields. I’m sure this bug has been around a long time. Would be nice to get it fixed, as a lot of corporations just park un-powered towers at moons to keep others from havi…

Just to annoy you, and it’s worked.

They dont follow the rules of upwell structures

Yes to both. But it’s clearly a bug. When you online a tower, a shield is formed around it and that’s what protects it. It requires fuel. An offline tower that is just anchored has no shield at all. However, if you lock onto it, and start shooting, you clearly see a “shield remaining” stat when…

It is not a bug. The shield and the force field are separate things.

That’s the stupidest thing I’ve ever heard.

Youre one of uninformed ppl of eve … the shield its not the force field ! Two seperate things ! And if the tower is offline then just shoot it ! It will have no resis and no stront to get a timer

Does a Mobile Depot / Tractor Unit need fuel to have a shield? They are also just anchored in space. Does an (abandoned) spaceship need fuel to have a shield? Does an (abandoned) Drone need fuel to have shield? Why should a tower need fuel to have a shield?

Pretty sure the fuel is for the forcefield, which is not the shield in the tradition sense. The shield is the same as any standard shield (i.e. on a ship or structure). The forcefield is an extra, external layer that prevents damage (including to the shield) until the fuel runs out.

So it doesn’t take 24 hours to kill one in fleet of 4 Nigthmares. (Now with Leshaks might be a bit faster, not sure how much). Really up to 150milion HP that even replenish while you are shooting it in highsec is bit too much. POSes should: be suspect-safety shootable if they belong to closed co…

Why do Offline control towers have shields

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Why do Offline control towers have shields

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