Attributes (LWR)
Soldier Attributes
Soldiers have fully randomized starting attributes. However, the starting 15 soldiers will have preset, non-random attributes. Note that multiple Second Wave options exist that can change this. Balanced Soldiers (#31) will re-enable the point system for randomly-generated soldiers, and Fresh Recruits (#33) will replaces the starting 15 soldiers with randomly-generated ones.
Soldiers all have a Defense attribute of 0.
Attribute progression for soldier ranks has been altered to provide approximately half of the attributes at SPEC rank, and the remaining attributes are distributed over the remaining ranks. This makes it less punishing to lose high-ranking soldiers, and contributes to normalizing the mod's difficulty curve.
| Class |  total |
 total |
 total |
 bonus |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sniper | - | 20 | 5 | - |
| Scout | - | 10 | 15 | 1.2 |
| Infantry | 3 | 20 | 20 | 0.6 |
| Assault | 2 | 5 | 10 | - |
| Gunner | 3 | 5 | 10 | - |
| Rocketeer | 3 | 5 | 15 | - |
| Medic | - | 10 | 10 | - |
| Engineer | 1 | 10 | 10 | - |
MEC Attributes
Unlike soldiers, MECs gain no will from level ups. However, when being converted (chopped) they gain stat bonuses:
| Class | total |
total |
bonus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jaeger | - | 20 | - |
| Marauder | 4 | 10 | - |
| Goliath | 6 | 5 | - |
| Shogun | 2 | 20 | 0.6 |
MSGT Attribute Boosts
Soldiers at MSGT rank have a chance to gain +1 in each attribute after each mission: 5% chance for mobility, 10% chance for HP, 20% chance for aim, and 40% chance for will.
These chances are increased or reduced by 1% for each point (mobility by 0.625 instead of a full point) lower or higher the soldier's attributes are compared to the natural maximum base attributes. The chances are also modified by campaign length.
Thus, the higher a MSGT's attribute is, the less chance they will gain a point in that attribute after each mission. Conversely, the lower a MSGT's attribute is, the more chance they will gain a point in that attribute after each mission.
Natural Maximum Base Attributes: 8.7 Mobility, 8 HP, 77 Aim, 55 Will
Maximum Possible Attributes: 11.8 Mobility, 18 HP, 97 Aim, 95 Will
Effects of Attributes
Certain other abilities are affected by how a soldier's attributes differ from the average values. The averages are:
- 6 HP for soldiers
- 10 HP for MECs
- 30 will for both
Base HP modifies throw range, rocket scatter, and injury times:
- For each HP above/below average, throw range is increased/reduced by 4%
- For each HP above/below average, scatter is reduced/increased by 4%
- For each HP above/below average, injury time is reduced/increased by 4%
Base will modifies fatigue times:
- For each will above/below average, fatigue times are reduced/increased by 1%