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== Tactical Advice ==
 
== Tactical Advice ==
  
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Gene mods are relatively cheap for their benefit, both in terms of cash and, to a lesser extent, Meld. But: bear in mind there are several logistical matters to be aware of:
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Gene mods are relatively cheap for their benefit, both in terms of cash and, to a lesser extent, Meld. But bear in mind there are several logistical matters to be aware of:
 
* The mechanics for how much Meld you are likely to get per mission at a given point in a campaign. In short: the better you're doing, the less you'll get.  
 
* The mechanics for how much Meld you are likely to get per mission at a given point in a campaign. In short: the better you're doing, the less you'll get.  
 
* The number of soldiers you have & are swapping out from fatigue. Thus, each modded soldier spends less time out in the field, and vice versa: each time you go into the field, you might not have a modded soldier to go into it-- unless you try to mod every applicable soldier (which you won't have the Meld to do).
 
* The number of soldiers you have & are swapping out from fatigue. Thus, each modded soldier spends less time out in the field, and vice versa: each time you go into the field, you might not have a modded soldier to go into it-- unless you try to mod every applicable soldier (which you won't have the Meld to do).

Revision as of 00:09, 7 November 2014

This page may be outdated. It is up-to-date for version b13. The latest version is 1.0.
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Gene mods work similarly to how they work in vanilla, though the set of available mods is different. Please note the following:

  • Secondary heart does not protect the Volunteer from mortal wounds. A fatal shot will kill him/her instead of triggering the perk. This behavior only pertains to the final mission, it is a vanilla mechanic.
  • Neural Damping is unavailable to Psi-trained troops.

Gene mods

Name Slot Prerequisite Cost Fatigue (hours) Description
Neural Damping Gene Mod (EU2012).png
Neural Damping		 Brain Berserker Autopsy §20, 15
Meld
 +6 Confers immunity to panic and all mind affecting psionic attacks. Neural damped soldiers cannot learn psionic skills and psionic soldiers cannot be neural damped.
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Smart Macrophages		 Brain Sectoid Autopsy §15, 8
Meld
 +3 Confers immunity to acid, and medikits and restorative mist heal +2 on this soldier.
Hyper Reactive Pupils Gene Mod (EU2012).png
Hyper-reactive Pupils		 Eyes Xenogenetics §10, 4
Meld
 +3 Confers +10 Aim to any shot after a miss.
Depth Perception Gene Mod (EU2012).png
Depth Perception		 Eyes Xenogenetics §10, 4
Meld
 +3 Height Advantage confers an additional +5 Aim and +5 critical chance.
Secondary Heart Gene Mod (EU2012).png
Secondary Heart		 Chest Muton Elite Autopsy §50, 15
Meld
 +6 Causes soldiers to bleed out instead of dying the first time they go to zero health during a mission. The bleed out timer is extended for 2 turns. Prevents loss of will from critical wounds.
Adrenal Neurosympathy Gene Mod (EU2012).png
Adrenal Neurosympathy		 Chest Muton Autopsy §20, 10
Meld
 +9 Overloads the soldiers adrenal glands: when a kill is confirmed the soldier emits pheromones that grant offensive benefits to all nearby squad mates.
Bioelectric Skin Gene Mod (EU2012).png
Bioelectric Skin		 Skin Seeker Autopsy §25 ,10
Meld
 +6 The soldier projects an electric field from his or her skin, revealing but not alerting nearby enemies, and is immune to strangulation.
Iron Skin Gene Mod (EU2012).png
Iron Skin		 Skin Cyberdisc Autopsy §20, 10
Meld
 +12 Confers 1.0 damage reduction.
Muscle Fiber Density Gene Mod (EU2012).png
Muscle-fiber Density		 Legs Thin Man Autopsy §20, 12
Meld
 +9 Confers superhuman leg strength, enabling the soldier to reach high positions without the need for ladders or other climbing aids.
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Adaptive Bone Marrow		 Legs Chryssalid Autopsy §30, 15
Meld
 +9 Wound recovery time is reduced by 66%. Soldier regenerates 2 HP per turn up to the HP max without armor.


Tactical Advice

Gene mods are relatively cheap for their benefit, both in terms of cash and, to a lesser extent, Meld. But bear in mind there are several logistical matters to be aware of:

  • The mechanics for how much Meld you are likely to get per mission at a given point in a campaign. In short: the better you're doing, the less you'll get.
  • The number of soldiers you have & are swapping out from fatigue. Thus, each modded soldier spends less time out in the field, and vice versa: each time you go into the field, you might not have a modded soldier to go into it-- unless you try to mod every applicable soldier (which you won't have the Meld to do).
  • Other projects with priority that use Meld, such as MEC suits which can be freely swapped between MEC soldiers between missions.

Basically, you may be playing your soldiers (most of them and/or most of the time) in Vanilla EU style of going without mods: gene mods will then be for when you can afford to splurge on them.

  • Neural Dampening vs Smart Macrophages
  • Hyper-reactive Pupils vs Depth Perception
  • Secondary Heart vs Adrenal Neurosympathy
  • Bioelectric Skin vs Iron Skin
  • Muscle-fiber Density vs Adaptive Bone Marrow

See also

Lone Wolf (EU2012).jpg Long War: Soldiers 
Soldiers
RANK ROOKIE.png
Soldiers 		CLASS ASSAULT.png
Assault 		Class Infantry (Long War).png
Infantry 		Class Rocketeer (Long War).png
Rocketeer 		CLASS HEAVY.png
Gunner 		CLASS SNIPER.png
Sniper 		Class Scout (Long War).png
Scout 		CLASS SUPPORT.png
Medic 		Class Engineer (Long War).png
Engineer
MEC
CLASS MECH.png
MEC Troopers 		Class Marauder (Long War).png
Marauder 		Class Valkyrie (Long War).png
Valkyrie 		Class Archer (Long War).png
Archer 		Class Goliath (Long War).png
Goliath 		Class Jaeger (Long War).png
Jaeger 		Class Pathfinder (Long War).png
Pathfinder 		Class Guardian (Long War).png
Guardian 		Class Shogun (Long War).png
Shogun
Sub-classes and abilities
ABILITY LEAD BY EXAMPLE (EU2012).png
Officers 		CLASS PSIONIC.png
Psionics 		Gene Mods Soldier Icon (EU2012).png
Gene Mods 		ABILITY SHIVCOVER.png
S.H.I.V.s
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