Energy Shield

Energy Shield is a torso augmentation in ''Deus Ex. ''It is a nanotechnological augmentation that decreases damage from energy-related attacks.

This augmentation is installed from the augmentation canister that also includes Regeneration. Since there are two copies of this canister and three torso slots, it is possible to install both Energy Shield and Regeneration if both copies of the canister are obtained and the torso slots have not been filled by other canisters. However, the second copy of the canister does not appear until the final mission of the game.

This is an active augmentation that consumes bioenergy at 40 units/minute.

Description
Polyanilene capacitors below the skin absorb heat and electricity, reducing the damage received from flame, electrical, and plasma attacks.


 * TECH ONE: Damage from energy attacks is reduced slightly.
 * TECH TWO: Damage from energy attacks is reduced moderately.
 * TECH THREE: Damage from energy attacks is reduced significantly.
 * TECH FOUR: An agent is nearly invulnerable to damage from energy attacks.

Effects
When activated, this augmentation provides resistance to the following damage types:


 * Explosion – Damage caused by explosive projectiles (other than plasma bolts) and exploding objects. Explosion damage is covered by this augmentation even though it is not explicitly mentioned by the in-game description.
 * Flame – Damage caused by the Flamethrower and WP Rockets of the GEP Gun.
 * Burn – Damage caused by plasma bolts fired by the Plasma Rifle and PS20. Burn damage is also caused by the damage-over-time burning effect that occurs upon receiving flame damage.
 * Shock – Damage caused by electrical hazards and Spider Bots (both large and small).

The amount of resistance depends on the tier level, as listed below.

This augmentation does not provide any protection against EMP damage, which is instead provided by the EMP Shield augmentation.

Canister locations

 * UNATCO Headquarters (5th Mission) – Jaime Reyes will mention this canister when you speak to him after escaping from the secret MJ12 facility. The canister can be picked up near Reyes.
 * Area 51, Sector 2 (13th Mission) – In the sector 2 barracks, in the second chamber on the right.