When a hostile ship has an EMP weapon, What are you supposed to do?

[Wahchewie]

Got jumped at the end of a mining run by some ship that had a pink energy laser. It did very little damage but deactivated pretty much every component I had

The ship never stops firing, I'm assuming it has the energy levels to keep firing indefinitely, and it kept me shut down.

My manuvering thrusters were also shut down so i couldn't effectively get away from it either. After 10 minutes of bs and not being able to get away or fight back i just alt f4'd

I feel like this happens a bit. Getting stuck in shutdown state and not being able to to get out of it.

What the hell are you supposed to do in that situation?

[hev]

Best thing to do is to use manual controls (WASDQE + Shift). Your ship is never truly shut down unless you are out of reactor heat or electrical power. The ship should get bored eventually, as any hostilities go down the longer you're under fire

If you want to not have any issues with microwaves from other ships, you can use a ship with a Faraday cage (most cothons or the KR37), or a physical HUD (HAL9000 or OCP, they won't stop the computer from being damaged though)

[Wahchewie]

Thanks for the reply

[/!\Kapudd im Kopp]

also, the emp effect shutting down your ship damages your electronics. turn off the ship's computer when you are hit with higher values than your faraday resistance can handle. works in storms too but the discharges still cause physical damage.

[NimrodX]

My suggestions are contained here:

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3332050641

[Dr Whom]

Some ships have EMP shielding, or you can buy the collision buffers that protect against microwave beams, just some options.