Laser Crystal

Laser Crystals allow pilots to fire different beams through an attached Force. These items are obtained by destroying POW Armor. Each Force interprets the wavelength differently; that is, a Red crystal will cause different Forces to fire different attacks, sometimes vastly so. Pilots must often choose between power and utility when picking up these items. Collecting a Laser Crystal without a Force will summon a Force instead, at the embryonic level of growth.

The standard trio of crystals are:

• Red crystals imbue a Force with a powerful forward-firing air-to-air attack. While this is often the most powerful standard attack a Force can muster, it usually requires a pilot to directly assault the target and is not ideal for enemies with shielding.
• Blue crystals typically allow for angled attacks. Blue is often the weaker of the crystals, but makes up for it in versatility, allowing the pilot to attack from advantageous directions. A skilled pilot can use these beams to attack from otherwise impossible directions.
• Yellow crystals grant air-to-ground attacks. Often strong, these attacks are all but useless in direct assaults (thus increasing reliance on the standard forward-firing Vulcan cannon), instead allowing the pilot to control enemy groups above and below. Without ground surfaces to facilitate this attack, it becomes much harder to effectively attack; pilots should only use this beam when there is solid ground.