Shield

The Shield is one of the many powerup orbs that appear on maps. The Shield is a yellow-colored orb, with a shield icon inside of it.

Advantages

 * Gives you an extra 200 Hit Points, this allows you to survive more hits from Zombies.


 * It is a very common powerup, and most maps have at least 5 of them.
 * The shield is the only powerup that doesn't run out with time. Your extra 200 Hit Points stay until the end of the round, or until they are depleted
 * The shield is very useful in the "Decay" Mutation, as it allows you to extend your lifespan.

Disadvantages

 * You have no real way to tell precisely how much HP your shield has left, always assume it's a hit away from breaking.
 * The Shield cannot be healed by Mediguns, Med-Vacs, or any other means.
 * There is almost never enough shields for each Human to have their own, you'll need to beat the others to them.

Trivia

 * The shield is currently the only powerup that doesn't operate on a timer. Its effects are permanent.
 * The powerup orbs are a carry-over from the old ZZ: Frontier 2 game (that was cancelled early in development.) The only 2 orbs that carried over are the Shield, and the Cloak. (There was a third in ZZ:F2, the "Extra Life" orb. It was a green orb with angel wings as a logo inside it. This was not used for obvious reasons.)