Gate Shield Diffuser

Gate Shield Diffuser is a utility ability available to the Flash, Javelin, Harasser, and Sunderer. It is unlocked and upgraded using Certification Points.

While active, a Gate Shield Diffuser will allow the vehicle to pass through the vehicle shields located at many bases around Auraxis, which typically only allow vehicles of the faction that controls the territory to pass through. This ability also works on energy bridges, allowing unaffiliated vehicles to cross the bridge while the diffuser is active.

A Gate Shield Diffuser will only consistently allow passage through shields designed solely to block vehicles. Most shields intended to also block infantry, such as those protecting spawn rooms, SCUs, or the control points at bases such as East Acan Storage Depot and Naum Ravine Overpass cannot be bypassed using this utility, and those shields must be disabled completely to be passed. The central shields at Amp Stations, however, can be bypassed.

If a vehicle is partially inside of a vehicle shield when the module's effects ends, it will be forcibly ejected from the shield, sometimes taking heavy or lethal damage in the process. If the driver exits the vehicle, the module's effects instantly end, and any such consequences will take place.

The Gate Shield Diffuser also prevents the vehicle from taking damage from collision while active, whether from other vehicles or from hitting terrain/structures at higher speeds (such as from falling from a high place.)

To use this utility, press the Use Ability hotkey ( by default).

Certifications
"When activated, the vehicle is encased in a coating that allows it to slip through enemy gate shields and avoid damage caused by collisions with other vehicles."

History

 * July 7, 2016 Update
 * Flash is now able to equip Gate Shield Diffuser
 * March 20, 2019 Update
 * Activating Gate Shield Diffuser now prevents most types of collision damage.
 * Duration from 8/10/12/14 seconds to 15 seconds at all ranks.
 * Cooldown from 60 seconds at all ranks to 55/50/47/45 seconds.
 * Dev Note: Fun little change to give this niche utility a bit more function from an early level, and open up some new options for players who enjoy ramming other vehicles (or want to survive being rammed by other vehicles.)