Halt

Halt is a row 1 Tempo that is unlocked by opening the game. the tempo stops the flow of time for 5 seconds. During this period, no time moves for anything except the player. Even particle effects and projectiles creates by the player freeze moments after they are created. Once the 5 second period is over, the player must wait through a 20 second cooldown before being able to use the ability again.

This can be used to deal damage to enemies without retaliation or use important abilities without the fear of taking damage or being staggered.

if the player has bought the Hands of Time game pass, the player can complete the game with halt to overclock it. You can enable overclocked tempos by toggling it above the difficulty meter. if overclocked is enabled, it’s cooldown and duration are changed to 10 seconds with no other effect.

Notes:

-Immediately after its used, Halt creates a ripple of ice-like shapes across the player's screen.

-During the period mentioned above, all time, even for the player, is frozen.

-Halt is the only row 1 tempo that is not a reference to other material.