Mines
Passes
Both words in one sentence
- Shield technology: in the original game the shield technology could only block projectiles and missiles, mines and energy weapons passes it at will, but in Cataclysm they are upgraded to protect from everything, and in Homeworld 2 they are upgraded to protect even from radiation clouds.
Source: Flawed Prototype -
In Banner of the Stars, the United Mankind develop a new type of mine (other sci-fi series would probably call them torpedoes), which can divide into four independent mines to overwhelm point defense guns or lie in wait in debris fields until a ship passes by.
Source: Recursive Ammo -
In Star Fox Adventures, once the speeder bike in the Darkice Mines passes a certain point, the rest of the level is cave.
Source: Underground Level
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