ZEμS

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The Promethean Heavy Weapon is the "Z-type Energizing Micro Striker", or ZEμS.  Each trigger pull causes an individual lightning bolt to strike down vertically from the sky to the ground.

The lightning bolt cannot pass through a solid object, like the roof of a building, to reach the ground.  While it deals no splash damage, each lightning strike strips one shield layer from a directly impacted player, so it kills a fully shielded player in two strikes.  Similar to the Beam Rifle, this weapon overheats if fired too rapidly.

Equipping this weapon replaces the user's traditional fixed depth 2D HUD reticle with a variable depth 3D targeting reticle that remains stuck to the ground at all times.  As the user turns his view, the variable depth targeting reticle slides over the ground while always remaining centered in the middle of the screen (unless otherwise instructed by the user).

Activating this weapon's optional Hardlight Mount removes the player's ability to move.  Upon activation, the Hardlight Mount, a vertical shaft of hardlight, extends downward from the bottom of the weapon, staking itself into the ground like a traditional human monopod, changing the ZEμS from a mobile infantry weapon into an impromptu mounted turret.  While the player is anchored in place, the movement thumbstick controls the placement of the targeting reticle within the bounds of the screen.

In summary, the aiming thumbstick turns the user's view while the grounded targeting reticle always remains centered in the middle of the screen.  The movement thumbstick, while the Hardlight Mount is active, can move the grounded targeting reticle away from the center of the screen but not past the edges of the screen.  Tapping the trigger causes a single lightning bolt to strike from the sky down to the grounded targeting reticle.