The title pretty much sums it up. Is it worth putting more than one on? Does it stack linearly (ie 200% regen), or percentage wise (225% regen)?
Does the shield capacitor effect stack?
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Every capacitor contributes its own part, so having 2 stacks it into twice the regen buff! 
Also it's quite easy to check them out for yourself in the Ship Designer by mousing over the Shields. Tooltip won't only show the ship's total Shields, but also how much it regens too.
Also it's quite easy to check them out for yourself in the Ship Designer by mousing over the Shields. Tooltip won't only show the ship's total Shields, but also how much it regens too.
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Every capacitor contributes its own part, so having 2 stacks it into twice the regen buff!
Also it's quite easy to check them out for yourself in the Ship Designer by mousing over the Shields. Tooltip won't only show the ship's total Shields, but also how much it regens too.
Thanks, but the shield tooltips for me don't actually change when I add or remove a capacitor. The regen value remains the same. Are you sure it should change there?
Oh my! I went to have a look. You're right, the total Shield Regen isn't listed at all! But I recall reading the regen stat somewhere still...
The L Large Shields show a 7.6 regen wherever they are inspected. Added a capacitor, and the value was... still 7.6! ^____^;
After peeking around some, it turns out that it's at the Starport Menu where the (rounded) Shield Regen is shown.
With no Capacitor it shows 7, With 1 it shows 11, with 2 Capacitors it show 15 recharge rate. All in all, considering it's rounded to something like 8, 12, 16, we have 50% and 100%, twice the capacitor, twice the fun!
The L Large Shields show a 7.6 regen wherever they are inspected. Added a capacitor, and the value was... still 7.6! ^____^;
After peeking around some, it turns out that it's at the Starport Menu where the (rounded) Shield Regen is shown.
With no Capacitor it shows 7, With 1 it shows 11, with 2 Capacitors it show 15 recharge rate. All in all, considering it's rounded to something like 8, 12, 16, we have 50% and 100%, twice the capacitor, twice the fun!
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Has anyone been able to gather info on how often shields regen? Do capacitors only increase the shield regen amount or do they (like they used to) also hasten the shield regen interval?
Shield capacitors allow shields to regen in combat. That is thier biggest upside.
Regeneration is once per day. Combined with how the shield breaking weapons spread thier fire, that makes them quite powerfull additions for any shield reliant ship. Or any ship with a Aux slot to spare - even just one shield a capacitor can blunt energy weapons considerably.