{Could start with explaining Hard Light here - the blog on Discord does a good job on that front:

Every weapon in Holdara is a bit like a Lightsaber - its core is made up of mechanical modular components that when combined emits "Hard Light" when it is activated that forms the weapon. This is because in Holdaran lore the only thing that can damage Nanovoid Shadow Wraiths is Hard Light, so the Holdarans must use Light to defeat the Darkness!

And is this covered: All Holdaran weapons have 2 modes: close combat and ranged, and can switch between the two.?)

Holdaran Weapons

There are 4 types archetypes of weapon that can deliver both melee and ranged attacks.

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