I will absolutely agree that the deflector effect is subtle, the shield one is not so subtle on dark hulled vessels. (Makes the Atrox look like a different ship), however there is literally no effect for the Dyson Combat Engines. I've tested it on two different characters and 7 different ships, and in no case does it alter…
Bump, because this is a serious issue. They are the newest reputation engines in the game, and XII to boot, one would assume that they would have a visual effect, maybe something akin to the black/purple of the Obelisk carriers. My question is if this is a bug, or intended. If it's the latter, I'd be sorely disappointed.
Thank you for what was probably the most useful post in here so far - and thanks for actually understanding what I was going for with the Borgy Atrox. Thanks for the excellent suggestions. :)