Light Beacon

Light Beacons are Xenotech found throughout Dark Aether. They were set there by the Luminoth during the war, to protect them from the noxious atmosphere, and their enemies, the Ing, who cannot stand bright light. They restore one unit of Samus's Energy per second. Light Crystals are much more powerful, permanent versions of Light Beacons.
Light Beacons appear as luminescent points floating in the air. They need to be activated with a shot from any beam except the Dark Beam to emit their field, and only remain active for a few moments. They cannot be activated with Missiles or Bombs.
==Supercharging==
Shooting a beacon with a blast from the Light Beam energizes it. When energized, crystals and beacons deal damage to the Ing and Darklings.
A blast from the Annihilator Beam can supercharge crystals and beacons. Like a dangerous, lethal trap, these "Super Beacons" draw the entranced Ing towards them, where they meet an incinerating death. This does not work on most Darklings, however.
Conversely, Ing can fire their blasts at Light Beacons, coating them with dark energy and deactivating them. Samus can do the same with her Dark Beam. She can clear the beacons with either the Light or Annihilator Beam, or alternatively, she can fire a few Power Beam shots or a single charged Power Beam shot at them to clear them. However, she cannot clear beacons that Amorbis has nullified - her shots will simply bounce off. They will eventually relight on their own.
==Logbook entries==
==Glitch==
There is a glitch that sometimes occurs when supercharging a beacon with the Annihilator Beam. If used when a large amount of Warrior Ing are in the area, it is possible for one to approach the field but not enter it, and remain there. If Samus stays or strays out of the field, it will not attack her and will remain docile until the field deactivates or the Ing is killed.
==Development notes==
The hardest part of creating the Light Beacons was (ironically) their lighting. The level geometry for each room had to be "chopped up" to add a Light Beacon, with an invisible circle placed around each one.Kiwi Talkz. "#144 - Jack Mathews Interview - Metroid Prime 20th Anniversary (Crunch, A.I., Fetch Quest, Bosses )". YouTube. November 18, 2022. Retrieved November 20, 2022. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJkxpG5R9PI (starts at 1:00:51)
==References==
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Category:Dark Aether
Category:Research
Category:Luminoth
Category:Xenotech
Category:Luminoth Technology