Soldiers (EU2012)

The Barracks, where soldiers rest, relax and recover.

A Sniper Colonel hero unit

Soldiers are your most important and valuable unit in Enemy Unknown 2012 and their death on the battlefield is permanent. Soldiers have distinct classes and their status can be checked at XCOM HQ's Barracks facility, where you can also hire new soldiers. They can be equipped with the latest available armor, weapons and other equipment. XCOM soldiers may also be assigned to the Officer Training School in order to progress in rank and gain specific squad abilities. It is also possible to customize your soldiers' name, nickname and physical appearance.

You may increase your combat troops through the following:

• By hiring them through the Barracks facility (and sacking them as well).
• By receiving soldiers of specific rank/class as a Council reward for the completion of specific combat missions. You get to select how they skill up.
• Finally there are also 'XCOM heroes' - those are beefed up soldiers you can unlock as an Easter Egg but unlocking will disable the achievement score.

Attributes

Status Status Active On Mission Wounded Gravely Wounded KIA Psionic Testing Number of Missions Number of Kills

Customizable First and Last Name Nickname (earned at Sergeant rank) Race, Voice, Head, Skin Color, Hair, Hair Color and Facial Hair Armor Appearance and Color (Pre-Order perk)

Locked Gender (Male/Female) Rank (see below) Country Class Stats Aim Defense Will Health Points (HPs) Movement (Hidden)

Nationality

Point on flag for country name.

Africa

Asia

Europe

North America

South America

Classes

All soldiers start as rookies with their class being only revealed after he/she is promoted to Squaddie and have their stats upgraded according to their class. Each class has unique abilities, and will receive specific stat bonuses upon promotion but will also have specific stat limitations and/or restrictions on weapons/equipment they can carry. Generally, each promotion will require you to choose from one of two perks available to the class at that rank.

Class Comparison

Class	Description	Move and Fire	Firepower	Aim	Critical Hit Chance	Primary Ability	Primary Weapon
Rookie	Basic unit	Yes	Normal	Normal	Normal	None	Assault Rifle
Assault	Close combat unit	Yes	Normal	Normal	High	Run & Gun	Shotgun Assault Rifle
Heavy	High-caliber and explosive firepower	Yes	High	Normal	Normal	Rocket Launcher	LMG
Sniper	Long-range accurate fire	No	Normal	High	High	Headshot	Sniper Rifle
Support	Jack of all trades	Yes	Normal	Normal	Normal	Smoke Grenade	Assault Rifle
Psionic*	Mental powers	*	*	*	*	Mindfray	*
MEC Trooper **	Armored unit	Yes	High	**	**	Collateral Damage	Minigun

* Psionic class is a sub-class build from existing soldiers so it's stats will be based on the starting class.
** MEC Trooper is a new class introduced in the Enemy Within DLC. MECs can be made from any existing class and they have a passive ability based on its former class.

Further information about each class may be found on the Classes page.

Ranks

Each soldier also has a rank, starting as a rookie. As he/she progresses through the ranks, the soldier gains additional combat abilities and stat bonuses. Attaining certain officer ranks unlocks improvements that can be purchased through the Officer Training School (first available at Sergeant). Each class receives specific stat bonuses upon each rank-up: Abilities, HP, Aim, and Will. Newly-hired Rookies' stats start at the following base values:

Rookie stats

	Easy	Normal	Classic	Impossible
Health	6	5	4	3
Will	40	40	40	40
Offense Aim	65	65	65	65
Defense	0	0	0	0

With the Second Wave option Not Created Equal, all soldiers will have Will scores between about 25 to 79, Aim of 49 to 89, +/- 1 Health Points (to your chosen difficulty's set soldier HP), and a range of movement scores.

Once a rookie is promoted, they then get the following stat bonuses:

Class, Rank and Stats Bonuses

Class	Squaddie	Corporal	Sergeant	Lieutenant	Captain	Major	Colonel	Total
Assault	Health Points + 1 Aim + 5 Will + 2	Health Points + 0 Aim + 3 Will + 2	Health Points + 1 Aim + 3 Will + 2	Health Points + 0 Aim + 3 Will + 2	Health Points + 1 Aim + 3 Will + 2	Health Points + 0 Aim + 3 Will + 2	Health Points + 1 Aim + 4 Will + 2	Health Points + 4 Aim + 24 Will + 14
Heavy	Health Points + 1 Aim + 2 Will + 2	Health Points + 0 Aim + 1 Will + 2	Health Points + 1 Aim + 1 Will + 2	Health Points + 0 Aim + 1 Will + 2	Health Points + 1 Aim + 1 Will + 2	Health Points + 0 Aim + 2 Will + 2	Health Points + 1 Aim + 2 Will + 2	Health Points + 4 Aim + 10 Will + 14
Sniper	Health Points + 0 Aim + 10 Will + 2	Health Points + 1 Aim + 3 Will + 2	Health Points + 0 Aim + 3 Will + 2	Health Points + 1 Aim + 3 Will + 2	Health Points + 0 Aim + 4 Will + 2	Health Points + 1 Aim + 7 Will + 2	Health Points + 0 Aim + 10 Will + 2	Health Points + 3 Aim + 40 Will + 14
Support	Health Points + 1 Aim + 5 Will + 2	Health Points + 0 Aim + 3 Will + 2	Health Points + 1 Aim + 3 Will + 2	Health Points + 0 Aim + 3 Will + 2	Health Points + 1 Aim + 3 Will + 2	Health Points + 0 Aim + 3 Will + 2	Health Points + 1 Aim + 5 Will + 2	Health Points + 4 Aim + 25 Will + 14

In addition to the fixed stat bonuses above, there is a random 0-4 bonus for willpower at each level. If the Iron Will upgrade was purchased at the OTS, another 2-6 willpower can be gained on top that too.

With the Second Wave option Hidden Potential (and the Iron Will purchase), all classes can potentially get Will gains up to 13 points, and different/random HP, movement and Aim gains (except for heavies, which will always get little to no Aim gains).

Promotions

XP Requirements

In order to progress in ranks a XCOM soldier has gain experience points (XP) up to a certain level. Experience points can be gained by killing aliens (with the higher species worth more points) and by completing missions. It is also possible to purchase the Wet Work ability from the Officer Training School, which gives an additional +25% points gained from kills.

XP Required per Rank

Rank	Points Required
Rookie	0
Squaddie	90
Corporal	300
Sergeant	510
Lieutenant	745
Captain	1100
Major	1560
Colonel	2150
Psionic*	0
Specialist	50
Operative	120

* After their Gift being revealed on the Psi Lab, Psionic soldiers are required to perform specific Psionic actions to be promoted.

Earning XPs

XP Gained per Action

Action	Points Earned
Alien Kill	30/60*
Regular Missions	60/90*
Storyline Missions	120/180*
Zero KIAs	20
Resist Psi Attack	10**
Successful Mindfray	20**
Successful Mind Inspiration	30**
Assist Mind Inspiration	30**
Successful Psi Panic	30**

* Additional XPs earned if the soldier has a rank of Lieutenant or less and kills any of the higher alien ranks (Ethereals, Sectopods, Muton Elites, Sectoid Commanders, etc.) during the mission. **Psionic actions.

Source: XComGame.upk\XGTacticalGameCore, originally posted here [1]

Abilities/Perks

Perks are special abilities given to specific classes or the entire squad. They can be acquired through the following:

• Soldier can choose between two specific class abilities upon promotion (exclusively).
• Purchased through the Officer Training School (require presence of high rank officer(s)) .
• Equipment, research, and upgrades may also provide additional abilities for your squad.