- US olive / M60, FIA tan / scoped UK59, Soviet dark red / PKM.
- A translucent shield appears on the first absorbed hit.
- Hit ripples and a gradual blue-to-red change show shield damage.
- Shield breaks when depleted; further damage reaches the robot.
- Recharge starts after 15 seconds without a projectile or explosion hit and takes up to 5 seconds. New hits restart the delay.
- Fully charged shields hide until the next hit. Recharge does not heal the robot.

USE
In Game Master, open Entity Browser > Character and search Support robots. No special controls are needed. Shields protect their robot only, not nearby units. Fall, melee and fire retain native damage behavior.

REQUIREMENTS
Arma Reforger. Load this addon on the server and every client for multiplayer. No additional mod dependency.

BETA STATUS
Local Workbench shield activation, protection, depletion, recharge and reactivation checks passed. Dedicated multiplayer, join-in-progress, large-battle performance, close-up ripple appearance and wider AI combat remain under testing. Please report faction, weapon, map, singleplayer/multiplayer and reproduction steps for problems.

CREDITS
Robot scout R21 model and textures: Dan4eZ, via Fab.
https://www.fab.com/listings/c99f65c6-cb48-496f-ae8f-af0958b1af09
Shield geometry and effects created for this addon.

CHANGELOG 0.11 BETA
Added translucent reactive shields, progressive damage color, first-hit visibility and recharge after 15 seconds without a hit.

Support robots - Beta

Support robots for Game Master: US, FIA and Soviet machine gunners with distinct faction colors and rechargeable personal energy shields.

Support robots - Beta

1.0.3

1.0.2

1.0.1

1.0.0