Can Gaiden's Evasive Thrusters prevent damage outside combat, and can they prevent energy loss?

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It can prevent damage outside combat, such as asteroid and nebula damage, but not energy loss, because only shields stop energy loss. An earlier designer post suggested energy loss was preventable; the later post, made after consulting the other designer, overturns it.

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Can Gaiden's Evasive Thrusters prevent damage outside combat, and can they prevent energy loss?