Make the shield glow of ships reflect the current status of the shield. A ship with low shields will glow more brightly than a ship at high shield status. Once the shield is finally overwhelmed a bright flash could indicate its collapse.

Would allow at a glance without targeting a ship to see the approximate status of it shields.

This is a very good idea, iry, I'll support this.

approved.

don't want to make it too bright that a constant barrage on the ship makes it impossible to look at. but of course that is obvious.

approved.

I like it.

One suggestion if I may:

Limit the shield glow to only being on when the ship is not 100%?
(And/Or to a certain range, say, 100m-350m)

That way it lowers the strain on people's systems, but can be easily recognized as soon as combat starts.