Icarus Landing (DXMD)

Icarus Landing returns as an augmentation in Deus Ex: Mankind Divided. Unlike many other augmentations from Deus Ex: Human Revolution, this one appears to have not been changed at all except for the icons and slight name change.

Description

 * Essentially a safety device, the Icarus Landing System is an automatically-triggered augmentation that allows users to drop from extreme heights without incurring physical damage.


 * The device has an accelerative descent sensor built in; in free-fall, the unit automatically generates a fixed-focus electromagnetic lensing field. This field magnifies the Earth's ambient magnetosphere and produces a reciprocal effect, gently pushing upwards against the user. This slows the user's fall and facilitates a smooth landing.


 * The magnetic field can also be modulated manually to channel a portion of the energy produced by the EMF generator into a localized shockwave centered on the landing surface. This shockwave generates enough concussive force to incapacitate nearby enemies. It also generates a great deal of noise and will alert nearby personnel.


 * Prevent damage when falling from any height.
 * Activation cost: 2 Praxis
 * Activation: passive
 * Energy consumption: none

Descent Velocity Modulator

 * Upon detection of dangerous downward g-forces, the High-Fall Safeguard System automatically generates a fixed-focus electromagnetic lensing field, projected downward along the plane of the drop, to allow for a safe landing. When engaged, the Icarus Strike finishes the landing by pulsing the electromagnetic field outwards from the landing zone, which can result in a loss of consciousness for nearby individuals.


 * Slow the rate of descent when falling from a great height.


 * Includes the Icarus Strike ability that can incapacitate enemies and displaces objects on the ground when landing.
 * Upgrade requirement: Icarus Landing
 * Activation cost: N/A
 * Activation: contextual
 * Energy consumption: none

Trivia

 * Earth's magnetic field at 0° latitude (on the equator) is 31 μT (microTesla) or 310 mG (miliGauss). In comparison, a household refrigerator has a field of 5 mT or 50 G while a loudspeaker has 1 T to 2.4 T or 10 kG to 24 kG.