Hardlight Barrier

The  is a deployable ability available to the Engineer. It is unlocked through purchase with Certification Points or Daybreak Cash.

Hardlight barriers are chest-height energy barricades that can be deployed almost anywhere, giving the engineer access to a portable 'hard' cover option. Unlike the engineer's other deployables, hardlight barriers are fully immune to and  type damage, and instead can only be damaged with higher caliber weaponry and explosives.

These barriers will fully prevent damage from passing through, including preventing explosive damage striking the far end of the barrier from hitting those on the closer side, and are high enough to mostly cover a crouching infantryman—though their head will still be vulnerable to precise fire.

Hardlight barriers will only disappear when destroyed, if another barrier is placed, or if the engineer changes classes/continent. Thus, though they share the same slot as other abilities, hardlight barriers can be placed alongside the engineer's other deployables if the engineer changes loadout while the barrier remains alive.

Reserve Hardlight Barrier
The Reserve Hardlight Barrier is a utility slot deployable available to the Engineer and — through A.S.P. — the Heavy Assault. It is unlocked using Certification Points.

Though functionally identical when placed to the standard variant of the barrier, reserve hardlight barriers have two key differences (beside their loadout slot)—the user can only hold two at once, as opposed to the simple cooldown on the standard variant, and reserve hardlight barriers can be placed directly next to other hardlight barriers, whereas standard barriers have a minimum distance they must be placed from other barriers.

There is no difference between the Reserve Hardlight Barrier available to the Engineer, and that which is available to the Heavy Assault.

Ribbon(s)
It is possible to earn ribbons while using Hardlight and Reserve Hardlight Barriers. Each ribbon is a standard award for achieving a set amount of draw fire assists with the barrier—which are earned by killing enemies who have hit a hardlight barrier (even if they did not deal any damage to it).

History

 * November 20, 2017 Update
 * Hardlight Barriers should no longer be able to be placed in front of spawn tubes.
 * April 5, 2018 Update
 * A new Utility Item, the Reserve Hardlight Barrier, has been added.
 * Reserve Hardlight Barriers function similar to the standard Hardlight Barrier, except that you can only carry up to two before needing to resupply, and they cost 50 nanites a piece.
 * Reserve Hardlight Barriers may be placed in close proximity to the Engineer's standard Hardlight Barriers.
 * Engineer Turrets can no longer be stacked on top of Hardlight Barriers, and they are now more easy to climb over.
 * March 20, 2019 Update
 * Tank cannon resistance (type 7) from 0 to -400
 * HMG resistance (type 4) from 68 to 0
 * C4 resistance (type 11) from 0 to -100
 * Tank Mine resistance (type 9) from 0 to -50
 * Infantry Rocket resistance (type 34) from 0 to -50
 * A2G Warhead resistance (type 23) from 0 to -400
 * Dev Note: We've done a once-over on the Hardlight Barrier's resistances to put it more in line with the amount of damage you'd expect a magical space wall to take from heavy ordnance.
 * April 25, 2019 Update
 * This item has received a new look.