Armour

Armour plating is used to protect ship modules from damage. Each module tile has its own armour plate that can be individually damaged. While the armour plate is in place, damage is reduced by its absorb value and then applied to the plate.

Some module types, such as rams and Suspendium tanks, are considered external and don't have armour plating.

Will damage from weak weapons be absorbed completely?
There is always a chance a weapon will inflict 1 damage.

If the armor's absorb value is higher than the damage, the shot will either deal 0 or 1 damage to the armor.

1 damage is dealt if a random number between 0 and  equals 1. In all other cases, the damage dealt is 0.

Example:

3 Piercing damage vs. Wooden armor

2 + 3 - 3 = 2. Then the random number can be {0, 1, 2}. So there is a 1/3 chance one damage is dealt to the armor.

Once the plate is destroyed, additional damage is applied to the module itself.