Guardian Hull Reinforcement Package

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Powered module that increases the ship's hull integrity and resistance to Thargoid, caustic and thermic damage.

— In-Game Description

The Guardian Hull Reinforcement Package (sometimes abbreviated to GHRP) is a module derived from Guardian technology. When powered, it increases a ship's hull integrity by a flat value, and also boosts resistance to Thermal and Caustic damage. In order to purchase the Guardian Hull Reinforcement Package, it must first be unlocked through a Technology Broker.

Unlocking

The Guardian Hull Reinforcement Package can be permanently unlocked for purchase by providing the following Materials to a Guardian Technology Broker:

Usage

All Thargoid attacks deal the near-unique Caustic damage type, which can only be resisted with the Guardian Hull Reinforcement Package or the Meta Alloy Hull Reinforcement Package. This includes damage from projectiles, caustic clouds, caustic missiles, and 50% of Thargon missile damage.

Comparison to Grade 5 Heavy Duty Hull Reinforcements

Guardian Hull Reinforcements(or GHRPs) are specifically useful for AX combat, as they sacrifice armor and resistances to human damage types for their unique caustic resistance.

It's important to note that GHRPs do not offer more overall armor value. Instead, they reduce damage taken, which carries with it a number of sub-benefits, including making repairs faster and cheaper - since less damage is taken, less must be repaired - and, an equal increase in module integrity - resistances do apply fully to modules as well as armor. This makes their use somewhat more complex than simply using engineered human hull reinforcements. That is the simplest and easiest approach - admittedly with the cost of significantly higher engineering costs.

Pros

Cheap: Can be bought and sold for credits from any Guardian Tech Broker station, without needing to be engineered.
Sustainable: Reduces damage taken, making repairs faster and easier. As a general rule, offer more overall integrity after four Class 5 repair limpets.
Module Integrity: Resistances do apply to module integrity, including the vital Canopy.

Cons

Power Draw: GHRPs take a notable amount of power.
Lower flat armor integrity: Before repairs and module protection are accounted for, GHRPs do have notably less integrity, especially before accounting for resistances.

Overall, the use of GHRPs depends on player preference and use case. Players who often find themselves destroyed outright will likely benefit more from human hull reinforcements, while players who instead tend to find themselves waiting on repairs or having their canopy blown will instead benefit the most from GHRPs.

Specifications

Class	Rating	Mass (T)	Power Draw (MW)	Thermal Resistance	Caustic Resistance	Hull Integrity	Value (CR)
1	E	2.00	0.45	2.0%	5.0%	100	10,000
1	D	1.00	0.56	2.0%	5.0%	138	30,000
2	E	4.00	0.68	2.0%	5.0%	188	24,000
2	D	2.00	0.79	2.0%	5.0%	238	72,000
3	E	8.00	0.90	2.0%	5.0%	288	57,600
3	D	4.00	1.01	2.0%	5.0%	325	172,800
4	E	16.00	1.13	2.0%	5.0%	375	138,240
4	D	8.00	1.24	2.0%	5.0%	413	414,720
5	E	32.00	1.35	2.0%	5.0%	450	331,776
5	D	16.00	1.46	2.0%	5.0%	488	995,328

Purchase Locations

The Guardian Hull Reinforcement Package is available for purchase at all stations where a Guardian Technology Broker is present after the module has been unlocked.

Class	Rating	System	Station	Value
All	D	Shinrarta Dezhra	Jameson Memorial	Various

Notes

While Guardian Hull Reinforcement Packages require power to operate, they remain functional even if the ship's Power Plant is damaged. They also cannot be disabled.