Hard Light

Hard Light is the name given to a forcefield technology based on the "Body Shield" technology used in MECs.

Description & Characteristics
By expanding upon the basic MEC shield technology, featured in certain MECs which could protect the trooper from damage, XCOM managed to develop large scale applications for use outside combat. Thanks to Elerium's massive power generation potential, larger shield emitters could be built, capable of projecting more expansive and complex fields. Usually this is coupled alongside a phased array optic projection system to construct life-like, 3-dimensional holograms within the fields, known as a Solid-Edge Hologram. This combination of technologies is referred to as Hard Light, a technically incorrect term, but is used to keep the true nature of the technology classified.

Officially the technology uses Elerium to generate a magnetic field which interacts with the hologram, giving it the properties of a solid surface.

Core Components

 * Elerium Generator


 * High Resolution Forcefield Emitter


 * Holographic Phased Array Projector


 * Image Matrix Compiler