One new technology created shortly after the [Quirel Encounter]
? was Chamo-Coating. The light distorting chemicals in
Amorphians were synthesised and bonded with the hulls of star ships, giving them an appearance similar to an oily spill in water. When a small electric charge (like the camouflage reflex in
Amorphians) is passed through it, the chemical distorts light enough for the star ship to become see through. This also makes energy weapons (such as lasers) useless against it. To hit a ship and damage it (as its rough location could be deduced from radiated energy) a new type of weapon, [Shard Torpedoes]
?, were invented to hit it despite the actual location being unknown.