EXALT Units (EU2012)

EXALT operates with a similar class structure as XCOM, fielding 4 types of soldiers: Sniper, Heavy, Operative (like Assault) and Medic. As the game progresses its units will be upgraded to Elite versions of all classes, using additional Genetic improvements and Class abilities. However, unlike XCOM, EXALT doesn't use MECs Troopers.

EXALT weaponry will be conventional at first, but starting in July (October in Second Wave's Marathon) they will field Elite units, upgrading their weapons to Lasers and using Gene Mods to enhance their soldiers. EXALT Elite units use the following EXALT Gene Mods, 3 of which are unique to them:

Depth Perception (Elite Sniper)

Adrenaline Surge (Elite Operative)

Iron Skin (Elite Heavy)

Regen Pheromones (Elite Medic).

EXALT Unit Stats

EXALT Units & Attributes

Unit	HP (E/N/C/I)	Aim (E/N/C/I)	Defense	Will	Movement	Weapons	Abilities	Gene Mods
Heavy	7/8/9/10	50/50/60/65	0	50	12	EXALT LMG EXALT Rocket Launcher Frag Grenade	Fire Rocket Holo-Targeting Suppression
Medic	6/7/7/8	45/45/55/60	0	50	12	EXALT Assault Rifle	Smoke Grenade Covering Fire Field Medic
Operative	6/7/8/9	50/50/60/65	0	50	12	EXALT Assault Rifle Frag Grenade
Sniper	5/6/6/7	60/60/70/70	0	50	12	EXALT Sniper Rifle	Headshot Damn Good Ground Snap Shot
Elite Heavy	9/10/11/12	55/55/65/70	0	80	12	EXALT Heavy Laser EXALT Rocket Launcher Alien Grenade	Fire Rocket Holo-Targeting Suppression Rapid Reaction	Iron Skin
Elite Medic	8/9/10/10	55/55/65/70	0	80	12	EXALT Laser Rifle	Smoke Grenade Covering Fire Field Medic Smoke and Mirrors Dense Smoke	Regen Pheromones
Elite Operative	8/9/10/11	60/60/70/75	0	80	12	EXALT Laser Rifle Alien Grenade		Adrenaline Surge
Elite Sniper	7/8/8/9	70/70/80/85	0	80	12	EXALT Laser Sniper Rifle	Headshot Damn Good Ground Snap Shot Executioner	Depth Perception
(E/N/C/I) = Easy/Normal/Classic/Impossible difficulty levels

EXALT Deployment

Deployment of EXALT units is done differently from alien deployment. All maps used in Covert Operations missions will start with 2 pods of 3 EXALT units each (6 total), regardless of the difficulty level. The EXALT Base can have between 4 to 5 pods, depending on difficulty level.

Regular EXALT Pods will consist of a single Heavy, Sniper or Medic, chosen randomly, and 2 Operatives as Supports. Elite EXALT Pods all are composed of 3 different types of units, with the composition of the pod dependent of the Main unit (which is chosen randomly).

EXALT Pod Composition

Main	Support 1	Support 2
Exalt Sniper	Exalt Operative	Exalt Operative
Exalt Heavy	Exalt Operative	Exalt Operative
Exalt Medic	Exalt Operative	Exalt Operative
Exalt Elite Operative	Exalt Elite Heavy	Exalt Elite Medic
Exalt Elite Sniper	Exalt Elite Operative	Exalt Elite Medic
Exalt Elite Heavy	Exalt Elite Operative	Exalt Elite Sniper
Exalt Elite Medic	Exalt Elite Heavy	Exalt Elite Sniper

On Covert Operations missions the game will introduce EXALT reinforcements (chosen randomly) when the Covert Operative has reached certain positions on the map. The additional units will enter the map in on different turns (waves), in different groups (assigned to different map areas) and can enter through 2 methods: drop in (on Overwatch) and walk in (no Overwatch).

Covert Extraction

Map	Turn	Evac Zone	Array 1	Array 2	Array 3	Array 4
Commercial Alley EWI	Turn 0	2 groups, 2 units, walk in	1 group, 2 units, drop in	1 group, 2 units, drop in	1 group, 2 units, drop in	1 group, 2 units, drop in
	Turn 2	2 groups, 2 units, walk in
Convienience Store EWI	Turn 0	2 groups, 2 units, walk in/drop in	1 group, 2 units, walk in	1 group, 2 units, walk in	1 group, 2 units, walk in	1 group, 2 units, walk in
	Turn 2	2 groups, 2 units, walk in/drop in
Highway Construction EWI	Turn 0	2 groups, 2 units, drop in	1 group, 2 units, walk in	1 group, 2 units, walk in	1 group, 2 units, walk in	1 group, 2 units, walk in
	Turn 2	2 groups, 2 units, drop in
Liquor Store	Turn 0	1 group, 2 units, drop in	1 group, 2 units, walk in	1 group, 2 units, walk in	1 group, 2 units, walk in	1 group, 2 units, walk in
	Turn 2	1 group, 2 units, walk in
Military Ammo	Turn 0	2 groups, 3 units, drop in	1 group, 2 units, drop in	1 group, 2 units, drop in	1 group, 2 units, drop in	1 group, 2 units, drop in
	Turn 2	1 group, 2 units, drop in
Pier A Terror	Turn 0	2 groups, 2 units, walk in	1 group, 2 units, drop in	1 group, 2 units, drop in	1 group, 2 units, drop in	1 group, 2 units, drop in
Portent	Turn 0	1 group, 2 units, drop in	2 groups, 2 units, drop in	2 groups, 2 units, drop in	2 groups, 2 units, drop in	2 groups, 2 units, drop in
	Turn 2	2 groups, 2 units, drop in
	Turn 4	2 groups, 2 units, drop in
Research Outpost EWI	Turn 0	1 group, 3 units, drop in	1 group, 2 units, drop in	1 group, 2 units, drop in	1 group, 2 units, drop in	1 group, 2 units, drop in
	Turn 1	1 group, 3 units, drop in
Street Overpass EWI	Turn 0	2 groups, 2 units, walk in	1 group, 2 units, walk in	1 group, 2 units, walk in	1 group, 2 units, drop in	1 group, 2 units, walk in
Trainyard	Turn 0	2 groups, 2 units, walk in/drop in	1 group, 2 units, walk in	1 group, 2 units, walk in	1 group, 2 units, drop in	1 group, 2 units, drop in
	Turn 1	2 groups, 2 units, walk in/drop in
* Turn indicates the turn after the Covert Operative reaches the position of the Array/EVAC zone * Only 2 Comm Arrays are active per map, the inactive ones will not activate EXALT units * Number of units is the total of all groups in that turn.

Covert Data Recovery

Map	Encoder Secure		Encoder Captured
Boulevard	Turn 3	1 group, 2 units, walk in	Turn 0	2 groups, 3 units, walk in
	Turn 5	2 groups, 3 units, walk in	Turn 2	3 groups, 5 units, walk in/drop in
	Turn 7	3 groups, 5 units, walk in/drop in
Commercial Restaurant	Turn 2	2 groups, 2 units, walk in	Turn 0	3 groups, 3 units, walk in/drop in
	Turn 4	3 groups, 3 units, walk in/drop in	Turn 2	3 groups, 3 units, walk in/drop in
	Turn 6	3 groups, 5 units, walk in/drop in
Demolition EWI	Turn 2	2 groups, 2 units, walk in	Turn 0	3 groups, 3 units, walk in/drop in
	Turn 4	3 groups, 3 units, walk in/drop in	Turn 2	3 groups, 3 units, walk in/drop in
	Turn 6	3 groups, 5 units, walk in/drop in
Gas Station EWI	Turn 3	2 groups, 2 units, walk in	Turn 0	3 groups, 3 units, walk in/drop in
	Turn 5	3 groups, 3 units, walk in/drop in	Turn 2	3 groups, 4 units, walk in/drop in
	Turn 7	4 groups, 5 units, walk in/drop in
Highway Construction	Turn 3	2 groups, 2 units, walk in	Turn 0	3 groups, 3 units, walk in/drop in
	Turn 5	3 groups, 3 units, walk in/drop in	Turn 2	3 groups, 3 units, walk in/drop in
	Turn 7	3 groups, 5 units, walk in/drop in
Industrial Office	Turn 2	2 groups, 2 units, walk in	Turn 0	3 groups, 3 units, walk in
	Turn 4	3 groups, 3 units, walk in	Turn 2	3 groups, 3 units, walk in
	Turn 6	3 groups, 5 units, walk in
Office Paper EWI	Turn 2	2 groups, 2 units, walk in	Turn 0	3 groups, 3 units, walk in
	Turn 4	3 groups, 3 units, walk in/drop in	Turn 2	3 groups, 3 units, walk in
	Turn 6	3 groups, 5 units, walk in/drop in
Police Station	Turn 2	1 group, 3 units, drop in	Turn 0	3 groups, 3 units, drop in
	Turn 4	1 group, 4 units, drop in	Turn 2	3 groups, 4 units, drop in
	Turn 6	1 group, 3 units, drop in
Rooftops Const	Turn 3	2 groups, 2 units, drop in	Turn 0	3 groups, 3 units, drop in
	Turn 5	3 groups, 3 units, drop in	Turn 2	3 groups, 3 units, drop in
	Turn 7	4 groups, 5 units, drop in
Truck Stop EWI	Turn 3	2 groups, 2 units, walk in	Turn 0	2 groups, 3 units, walk in
	Turn 5	3 groups, 3 units, walk in/drop in	Turn 1	2 groups, 3 units, walk in
	Turn 7	3 groups, 5 units, walk in/drop in
* Turn 0 is the turn immediately after the Transmitter is captured. * Number of units is the total of all groups in that turn.

Sources

• Modding EXALT
• XComStrategyGame.UPK, XGStrategyAI.GetPossibleAliens and XGStrategyAI.DetermineExaltRaidSquad
• XComGame.UPK, XGBattleDesc.GetSupportAlien

Additional Notes

• EXALT agents can't be captured since they'll suicide with a syringe if hit by an Arc Thrower. However, they can still be Mind Controlled.
• Killing EXALT units sometimes makes them drop Weapon Fragments, though not many; usually half a dozen or so for a cleared-out mission.
• Unlike XCOM's soldier pool, there appear to be no female EXALT agents. Make of that what you will.