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Modular Bubble Shield Rebalance

This is a rebalance from [Beta] Modular+++ Shields v0.62b mod and therefore requires that mod to work.

I made a lot of changes from the original mod. You can read the changes in the changelog. To sum it up:

• COMPLETELY REMADE BUBBLE SHIELDS (read below).
  
• Removed vanilla shields and replaced them with the new shields.
  
• Added Emmiter Effects, Sound, and some minor changes.
  
• Modified all parts names, titles, descriptions.
  
• Modified some graphic and sound effects to match the newest vanilla effects.
  
• Added stats to the toggles.
  
• Modified tech.
  
• Modified distances and arcs to be more balanced, specially removed the 200º arc, and the ridiculous bubble sizes, and rebalanced the line shapes.
  
• Modified Large shields to match Vainilla's large shields.
  
• Added Model-B ship as a starter ship for career mode.
  
• Added a Spanish translation.

• Small Bubble shield has 4 segments each with 5000 HP and 8.33 penetration resistance.
  
• Large Bubble shield has 6 segments each with 10000 HP and 16.66 penetration resistance.
  
• Tiny Shield Generator can be placed adjacent to a bubble shield, increasing the penetration resistance by 8.33 and adding a 5000 HP global bonus that is shared across all segments.

The idea of a segmented shield is for balance. Normally, you can use focus fire toward a ship, ignoring most of their shields to attack a specific point. With original bubble shields, that was impossible, making them too resilient against concentrated fire. Now they have segments, which allows that tactic to be used against bubble shields. The Tiny Shield Generators can be used to provide extra health to help you against focused fire, allowing you to build a modular shield.
When I said "5000 HP global bonus that is shared across all segments" it means that for example if you have a small bubble shield with a tiny shield attached, a single segment can take up to 5000 (base) + 5000 (bonus) = 10000 HP. If two segments are being attack, they can't take each 5000 (base) + 5000 (bonus) = 10000 damage, instead, the sum of both segments can take up to 5000 (base 1º) + 5000 (base 2º) + 5000 (bonus) HP = 15000 damage, and none of the segments can exceed 5000 (base) + 5000 (bonus) = 10000 damage.

• Make Bubble Shields increase their range when combined with Tiny Shields. This would be easier when they make Radius buffable.
  
• Make Tiny Shields have EmitterEffect. Currently, I tried but it doesn't seem to work, quite weird...
  
• Make Large Bubble Shield being obstructed by tall structures. Currently impossible but Walt will add in the future the required parameter.
  
• Make Tiny Shields change their color and visibility when adjacent to a Bubble Shield with different color and visibility.
  
• [Done] Add an icon to the Buff provided by Bubble Shields and Tiny Shields.
  
• Make Tiny Bubble Shield don't share energy with Bubble Shield if it is disabled.
  
• Reduce this mod's size by referring to the original mod's graphic files instead of cloning the files.
  
• Add new ships and stations that use bubble shields for all factions.