In our previous Dev Diary, we announced that the upcoming update 0.10 will introduce unique skills for soldiers. Today, we want to take a closer look at some of these skills to explain how they can be acquired and what effects they have.
Overview
Soldiers gain experience throughout the war
It is checked if they can learn one of the 13 abilities
If not, they gain a positive trait or lose a negative trait
Each ability can only exist once in the troop
Skill: Poacher
It is unclear where this soldier acquired his knowledge of hunting, but he is well versed in tracking, sounds and hiding places in the undergrowth. He hunts game with traps or a rifle and also knows how to gut the animals. He follows his instincts rather than orders, as long as no one goes hungry at the end of the day.
Pragmatic soldiers who are dextrous or attentive and have a good relationship with the Unteroffizier can become poachers if circumstances require. If he is sent away from camp to hunt, he will bring back different prey (depending on the time of year, weather and other factors). This increases the food supply and creates a good mood among the soldiers. But be careful: if he is caught, there will be consequences!
Skill: Looter
Whether it's the strap of an abandoned backpack or the gleaming casing of a fallen weapon, this soldier moves skilfully through the chaos and finds things that others overlook or don't want to see.
A swift and attentive soldier can become a looter. When equipment runs low, he moves independently across the battlefield, searching for ammunition, bandages and grenades over several turns, collecting them and returning as soon as he has gathered enough. As he skilfully avoids enemy troops, the risk of him being injured is extremely low.
Skill: Helper
Sometimes you just need another pair of hands to save yourself a lot of effort. This soldier has a good eye for noticing where his help is needed.
Sociable soldiers with high fitness and morale can be instructed to help other soldiers in camp. This relieves everyone of their work, depending on the helper's exhaustion and mood, which slows down fatigue. The more exhausting the tasks are, the faster the helper himself tires. However, he has a healthy sense of not collapsing in the process.
Skill: Sniper
He sees targets where others see only shadows. With a steady hand and sharp eyesight, he has mastered the art of precision shooting.
An attentive or dextrous soldier who is skilled at shooting and not too compassionate can become a sniper under the right circumstances. If the current cover and position allow it, he can fire an aimed shot. In the trench phase, he also achieves significantly better results when fighting enemy snipers.
