Difference between revisions of "Officers (Long War)"

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Officers are a new mechanic in Long War, replacing the medal system from Enemy Within. It constitutes a new upgrade path for soldiers, granting abilities that benefit the entire squad.

To begin promoting officers, an Officer Training School is required, which becomes available for construction after a soldier reaches the rank of corporal. Once it is built, officer upgrades can be purchased in the OTS menu to make billets available.

Any soldier that has the rank of at least Corporal, isn't a MEC Trooper or a Psionic and has participated in at least 5 missions can be promoted to Lieutenant as long as there is an open billet left. After that, further promotions, in addition to another OTS upgrade, require that:

The officer must have been on at least 5 missions (3 with Not So Long War Second Wave option) at his current officer rank.
The officer must have gained a certain minimum standard rank – Sergeant for promotion to Captain, and one more rank for every officer rank.

Officer ranks

When an officer is promoted, one of two perks can be chosen for them. This selection is permanent, but a different perk can be chosen for every officer.

Lieutenant: Lead by Example, and either Legio Patria Nostra or Stay Frosty
Captain: Semper Vigilans or Fortiores Una
Major: Into the Breach or So Shall You Fight
Colonel: Band of Warriors or Esprit de Corps
Field Commander: So Others May Live or Combined Arms

Only the perks of the commanding (highest-ranked) officer are beneficial to the entire squad. Officer perks of a second, lower-ranking officer present on a mission benefit only that officer.

Promotions and Perks


Rank	Officer Ability
Lieutenant	Lead by Example This officer substitutes his or her Will for that of all lower-Will squadmates within an 8 tile radius.
Lieutenant	Legio Patria Nostra Squad receives +1 Will per different nationality in the squad.	Stay Frosty All units in the squad have post-mission fatigue reduced by one day.
Captain	Semper Vigilans Squad receives +5 Defense when in cover.	Fortiores Una Nearby allies (8 tiles) receive an additional 2/3 damage reduction if they are in half cover and 1 damage reduction if they are in full cover.
Major	Into the Breach All soldiers in the squad at Sergeant rank or lower gain +25% XP for completing missions.	So Shall You Fight All units in the squad receive +25% XP for every kill.
Colonel	Band of Warriors Squad receives +2 Aim per continent bonus XCOM has earned.	Esprit de Corps Squad receives +5 Will and +5 Defense in battle. Robotic units receive only the Defense bonus.
Field Commander	So Others May Live Squad members receive a permanent increase of +1 Aim and Will for completing a mission under this officer with no soldier deaths, up to a maximum of +8.	Combined Arms Ignore one point of the enemy's damage reduction. For officers, this ability is provided to the entire squad.

Officer upgrades

Each officer rank is unlocked by purchasing an upgrade in the Officer Training School. It unlocks a number of officer billets for the new rank. Purchasing these upgrades costs money and requires a certain number of total soldier ranks (where a Specialist counts as one, a Lance Corporal as two, and so on)

Officer billets can be filled by an officer of lower rank (in other words, if you've unlocked captain, you can have 5 lieutenants, or 4 lieutenants and 1 captain, or 3 lieutenants and 2 captains). When an officer is killed or dismissed, the billet will cycle back and become available again after a few missions.

Tactical officers

Required ranks: 20
Cost: $100
Unlocked billets: 3 x Lieutenant

Company officers

Required ranks: 45
Cost: $200
Unlocked billets: 2 x Captain

Field officers

Required ranks: 75
Cost: $300
Unlocked billets: 2 x Major

Regimental officers

Required ranks: 110
Cost: $400
Unlocked billets: 2 x Colonel

Commanding officer

Required ranks: 140
Cost: $500
Unlocked billets: 1 x Field Commander

Effect on fatigue

Officers recover slower from post-battle fatigue. The additional time is 6 hours per officer rank

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 Only the perks of the commanding (highest-ranked) officer are beneficial to the entire squad. Officer perks of a second, lower-ranking officer present on a mission benefit only that officer.
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-| [[File:Leadbyexample.png|48px|right]] '''Lead By Example''' || Nearby units can use the officer's Will instead of their own.
+! width="20%" align="center" | Rank
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+! width="60%" align="center" colspan="3"| Officer Ability
-| [[File:IC_NationWill.png|48px|right]]'''Legio Patria Nostra''' || Squad receives +1 Will per nationality in the squad.
+|- align="center"
-|-
+| [[File:Lieutenant Medal Long War.png|128px]]<br/>'''Lieutenant'''
-| [[File:Stay_Frosty.png|48px|right]]'''Stay Frosty''' || Post-mission fatigue reduced by one day.
+| colspan="2" | {{ Lead By Example (Long War)|text=1}}
-|-
+|- align="center"
-| [[File:IC_UrbanDefense.png|48px|right]]'''Semper Vigilans''' || Squad members receive +5 Defense from cover.
+| [[File:Lieutenant Medal Long War.png|128px]]<br/>'''Lieutenant'''
-|-
+| width="30%" | {{ Legio Patria Nostra (Long War)|text=1}}
-| [[File:Overdrive.png|48px|right]]'''Fortiores Una''' || Members of your squad within 12 tiles gain an additional point of damage reduction when in cover.
+| width="30%" | {{ Stay Frosty (Long War)|text=1}}
-|-
+|- align="center"
-| [[File:Dazed.png|48px|right]]'''Into The Breach''' || Squad members at SGT rank or lower receive +25% mission XP.
+| [[File:Captain Medal Long War.png|128px]]<br/>'''Captain'''
-|-
+| width="30%" | {{ Semper Vigilans (Long War)|text=1}}
-| [[File:IC_StarHire.png|48px|right]]'''So Shall You Fight''' || Squad members receive +25% kill XP.
+| width="30%" | {{ Fortiores Una (Long War)|text=1}}
-|-
+|- align="center"
-| [[File:IC_NationAim.png|48px|right]]'''Band Of Warriors''' || Squad members gain +2 aim per continent bonus XCOM has.
+| [[File:Major Medal Long War.png|128px]]<br/>'''Major'''
-|-
+| width="30%" | {{ Into The Breach (Long War)|text=1}}
-| [[File:IC_StarWill.png|48px|right]]'''Esprit de Corps''' || Squad receives +5 Will and +5 Defense in battle. Robotic units receive only the Defense bonus.
+| width="30%" | {{ So Shall You FIght (Long War)|text=1}}
-|-
+|- align="center"
-| [[File:IC_HonorTerror.png|48px|right]]'''So Others May Live''' || Squad members receive a permanent increase of +1 Aim and Will for completing a mission under this officer with no soldier deaths, up to a maximum of +10.
+| [[File:Colonel Medal Long War.png|128px]]<br/>'''Colonel'''
-|-
+| width="30%" | {{ Band Of Warriors (Long War)|text=1}}
-| [[File:Fire_In_The_Hole.png|48px|right]]'''Combined Arms''' || Squad members reduce enemy damage reduction from cover by 1.
+| width="30%" | {{ Esprit De Corps (Long War)|text=1}}
+|- align="center"
+| [[File:Field Commander Medal Long War.png|128px]]<br/>'''Field Commander'''
+| width="30%" | {{ So Others May Live (Long War)|text=1}}
+| width="30%" | {{ Combined Arms (Long War)|text=1}}
 |}