The nova is a pulse wave. Until now it took effect instantly across the whole screen: all projectiles gone, all enemies hit, plus lightning bolts from the ship.
- Now a wave travels outward from the ship at a little over 1,150 px per second, almost to the edge of the screen (in Orbit, as far as you can see). What you see: a core flash at the ship, then a sharp white front with a cyan fringe, a soft band behind it and radial shock streaks.
- Whatever it sweeps over falls apart: projectiles disintegrate the moment the front reaches them, and mortar markers go out.
- Enemies only take damage when the front hits them, and they get pushed outward (guardians, the Core, nests and chunks stay put). The “Stasis Nova” boon freezes them at the same moment.
- Unchanged: full shield, 1.2 s of invulnerability, 30 s cooldown, damage 40 + 6 per sector.