main cobalt
We have:
1️⃣ Small Shield. It isn't blocked by anything.
2️⃣ Large Shield. It is blocked by everything (but structure)
Why not a Medium Shield. It is blocked only by Tall structures.
Stats
Maybe the medium shield could use the #1160565332193321092 Modular shield idea.
cursive knot
What is a "tall" structure?
pliant cipher
Things that stick out from the top of the ship. Deck Cannons, mining lasers...
main cobalt
An example of tall structures are deck cannon and mining laser
manic scarab
the shield its self could also be a tall structure
fallow quiver
That would basically be the same as a small shield. I think the restriction is not interesting enough.
trim whale
i don't think many players put the deck stuff infront of the shields
nocturne perch
Would be more intersting to have a structural shield that only protects the layer of armour directly in front of it. Similar angle and range as the heavy, but only enhances armour directly in front of it, if it doesn't hit metal, it's no shield at all.
So you have a big cone of enhanced armour, but if the shield goes down and the armour is destroyed it has no more effect in that segment.
This also gives you an excuse to toy with the self-drain or hp/battery or pentration resistane.