Hardlight Spear

The Hardlight Spear is a durable one-handed thrusting weapon energized by plasma and light. It functions as a sharp melee implement but also contains a built-in mechanism that allows the wielder to launch a detachable hardlight spearhead as a projectile. The spear is designed so that a user may still equip a shield while wielding it in melee, but its ranged function requires both hands while firing.

The spear's alternate fire throws the hardlight spearhead forward; this thrown attack deals the same damage as the melee strike. After firing, the spear automatically reconstructs its spearhead, consuming the weapon's laser charge to do so. The throwing attack scales with the character’s Throwing skill, and at Throwing level 20 with the Quantum Displacement perk, the thrown spearhead splits into two additional projectiles, turning a single shot into three separate projectiles.

• Weapon type: one-handed thrusting (sharp) weapon with projectile-hurling capability.
• Power source: plasma and light; ranged mechanic consumes laser charge to replenish the spearhead after firing.
• Shield compatibility: a shield can be equipped while the spear is used in melee; alt fire requires both hands.
• Throwing interaction: alt-fire damage equals melee damage and benefits from Throwing level; at Throwing level 20 with the Quantum Displacement perk the projectile splits into two extra projectiles.
• Acquisition note: the ability to obtain the Hardlight Spear via trade with Dr. Thule was introduced in version 1.0.0.

Players should treat the Hardlight Spear as a hybrid weapon that rewards both melee proficiency and investment in Throwing. In close quarters it functions as a reliable thrusting blade while its alt-fire offers a reusable ranged option without permanently consuming a separate projectile item, at the expense of laser charge management. Investing in Throwing and unlocking Quantum Displacement significantly increases its effectiveness at range by multiplying projectiles.