I've also been using Mothership's Shield Restore on unfinished Starbases to prevent them from being destroyed.

I think shields should jump from 0 to full when the SB is finished. Would be a little easier to take them down while they are still under construction.

Starbases are way too hard to take down while they are being built considering how fragile the thing is that is supposed to be building them. I'm hoping that'll change in a future update.

Hack, I think the so too.  I'm guessing that it's just been programmed to increase its armor and shields to its max at a certain rate and that the issue of whether or not it is under attack was never factored into it.

Hi JJ

I know you can repair it as it builds (esp good for Vassari ) - but I agree with Whip - its like the building SB actually take less damage as if the armour was much highter...