Got the shield effect in, and I'm currently putting in a particle engine to shot out particles at the point of contact. I'm also going to use the particle system to simulate fires on board the ship once it has taken sufficient damage, and do the explosion. I'm a few days off from having the particle system in although I've been distracted playing Dead Space. The polish on the game is amazing. Once the shield particle system is in, I'll make another video with the new shield.