I am glad I never figured out how to do that exploit, but I do know of a shield error that I hope gets fixed- the Borg shield from Assimilated Technology set is rated for 5250 capacity. In sector space, every other shield I put on my cruiser displays it's rated cap- the Borg shield only shows 3975 capacity. This in turn reduces the shield's effective rating after all skills and equipment modifiers are applied.
I am glad I never figured out how to do that exploit, but I do know of a shield error that I hope gets fixed- the Borg shield from Assimilated Technology set is rated for 5250 capacity. In sector space, every other shield I put on my cruiser displays it's rated cap- the Borg shield only shows 3975 capacity. This in turn reduces the shield's effective rating after all skills and equipment modifiers are applied.
In sector space no buffs are added to shields. So your shield skills & ship bonus's don't show. check in a mission zone or ESD