I notice often when I'm browsing the Galactic Trade Network that there are red items available called Shielding shard, Shielding plate, etc
What are these items for? The red Gel items can recharge my exosuit technologies, but the shield ones don't seem to.
The description reads
Increased capacity energy storage unit.
Promotes efficient energy storage within exosuit and starship
inventories.
Are they used to power up your technologies?
Best Answer
They can, at the very least, be used to charge up your ships shields after they've taken damage. You do this the same way you'd repair them with oxides (selecting them and then choosing what to repair them with... the Shielding Shard should show up in that list).
Since the shards don't stack, though, I haven't found them more efficient in terms of cargo space to store rather than just a large pile of Titanium, Zinc, or Iron. They're probably more cost-effective, though I haven't checked the math on that since cargo space is the bigger priority for me.
I haven't found any way to use them with my exosuit, but maybe I just don't have the right upgrades yet. So far I just avoid harsh environment planets since there are so many others to explore.