Pilot tool: Ironclad

[Richard LeMoon]

Impact Bumpers older sibling. When activated, shuts off all engines and guns, including reloads. All components take 20-50% less damage from any source. 1 second 'restart' after deactivation. Does not negate momentum.

[Goldenglade]

wouldn't killing the engines negate the momentum anyways? also wouldn't this make the impact bumpers useless?

[Crafeksterty]

Momentum is when you go really really fast, and then turn off your engines, but you still slide forward from the previous speed. Basicaly,  you still hae momentum, but you will start to go slower and slower because there is no constant forward thrust.

Regarding the pilot tool, it... seems way to good.

Im good for 25% less damage. Would be a good tanking tool... but i feel it would be too strong on some ships. It just seems like something super strong on junkers and galleons. While all the other ships better off with other tools.

And it does make impact bumpers kinda useless. Combine impact bumpers with this, and you pretty much got a squid ramming rampage.
Impact bumpers today does have its uses sort of like this allready, defencively, Offencively. And in combination with Drogue chute to negate as much impact damage hitting the ground.

[Squidslinger Gilder]

[Battle Toads]

wouldn't killing the engines negate the momentum anyways? also wouldn't this make the impact bumpers useless?

Well impact bumpers are still useful for ramming and little scratches against a wall, think of it as this Ironclad thing being a moonshine while the Bumpers are like kerosene. As in one is more effective but does more self-harm, while the other is softer and easier