When it is fitted, a button for activating the shield is added to the right-hand side of the HUD that appears when the player is controlling the Cyclops. Its Blueprint is found in a Data Box, but it can only be crafted using the integral upgrade fabricator inside a Cyclops: no other type of fabricator can make it. Inserting the module into one of the Cyclops' upgrade slots allows the vessel to generate an indestructible energy shield over its hull to defend against hostile fauna. The Cyclops Shield Generator is an upgrade for the Cyclops.