USC: Counterforce

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====== Units in Detail ======

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  - [[#Skills (Secondary Attributes) | Skills (Secondary Attributes)]]
    - [[#Melee combat | Melee combat]]
    - [[#Small arms | Small arms]]
    - [[#Heavy arms | Heavy arms]]
    - [[#Health | Health]]
    - [[#Morale | Morale]]
    - [[#Reaction | Reaction]]
    - [[#Stamina | Stamina]]
    - [[#Electrotechnics | Electrotechnics]]
    - [[#Biochemistry | Biochemistry]]
  - [[#Specializations | Specializations]]
  - Figures
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===== Skills (Secondary Attributes) =====

With the sole exception of Armor Rating, which is a somewhat "stand-alone" property, all prime attributes (AP, HP, MP) and other very important combat- and interaction-specific properties are derived partially or in whole from one or more of the //nine Secondary Attributes (Skills)// every unit has in USC.

Aliens have these attributes in a "hidden" way, specific to their strength and type. For Commandos, however, these are more likely //skills// you can //change//, experiment with, with which you can //train// your soldiers in a way you see fit for your strategy.

Commandos have a few hundred //Skill Points// depending on their //rank//. When you start a //Campaign//, most of these are already spent, but new ones can be acquired when a unit advances in rank. In //non-Campaign// game modes, the number of Skill Points a unit has depends on //player (squad) handicap//. With no handicap (standard setting), your commander will have 800 Skill Points, the others 700-500, respectively (a squad consists of 4 commandos).

Skills are measured from //0 to 100//. "Purchasing" 1 point of //proficiency// costs a different //amount of Skill Points// depending on the level of the proficiency (skill), as the following table states:

^ Level of proficiency ^ Skill Point per level ^
| 1-20 | 1 |
| 21-40 | 2 |
| 41-60 | 3 |
| 61-80 | 4 |
| 81-100 | 5 |

E.g. to gain level 50 in a skill, you will need 20×1 (1-20) + 20×2 (21-40) + 10×3 (41-50) = 20 + 40 + 30 = 90 Skill Points. Level 100 costs 300 Skill Points. Thus you have to decide between training your soldier with many low-level skills, some mediocre skills, or a few expert skills.

Do not frail, in non-Campaign game modes //you may change// your soldier's skills even if you're playing progress with the same team!

On the Squad Assembly screen, skills can be //increased// by left-clicking on them, and //decreased// by right-clicking on them. They can also be increased in-mission on the Character Records panel.

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Below follows the detailed description of the skills. The symbol "//%//" stands for the actual level of the skill (0-100). Fractions are always floored.

==== Melee combat ====

^ Determines damage, Attack and Defense Value in close combat. ^
| //Min. damage// done in melee is //% percents// of actual max. damage. |
| //%/20 (0-5)// to //Attack Value// in melee. |
| //%/10 (0-10)// to //Defense Value// in melee. |
| //100%//, adds //+5 percents// to //Critical Chance// in melee. |
| //100%//, equipping melee weapons costs only //3 APs// (instead of 5). |

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==== Small arms ====

^ Determines damage and Attack Value with small arms. ^
| //Min. damage// done with small arms is //% percents// of actual max. damage. |
| Adds //%/20 (0-5)// to //Static Precision// with small arms. |
| At //100%//, adds //+5 percents// to //Critical Chance// with small arms. |
| At //100%//, equipping small arms costs only //3 APs// (instead of 5). |

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==== Heavy arms ====

^ Determines damage and Attack Value with heavy arms. ^
| //Min. damage// done with heavy arms is //% percents// of actual max. damage. |
| Adds //%/20 (0-5)// to //Static Precision// with heavy arms. |
| At //100%//, adds //+5 percents// to //Critical Chance// with heavy arms. |
| At //100%//, equipping heavy arms costs only //3 APs// (instead of 5). |

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==== Health ====

^ Determines the Maximum Health a unit can have. ^
| Commandos have a minimum of 25 (100 HPs). |
| //Maximum Health (HPs)// = 50 + //%//×2. |

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==== Morale ====

^ Determines Maximum Morale and reduces the chance of psychic misbehavior. ^
| Commandos have a minimum of 25 (25 MPs). |
| //Maximum Morale (MPs)// = //%//. |
| Adds //%/10 (0-10)// to //maximum damage in melee//. |
| At //80%//, renders the unit "immune" to becoming //berserk//. |
| At //100%//, renders the unit "immune" to //panic//. |
| In general, the greater the level is, the smaller the chance the unit will panic. |

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==== Reaction ====

^ Increases Attack Value and determines base reaction chance in Defense Mode. ^
| Adds //%/20 (0-5)// to ranged //Dynamic Precision// with firearms (small & heavy). |
| Adds //%/20 (0-5)// to ranged //Dynamic Defense Value (evasion)//. |
| Adds //%/20 (0-5)// to melee //Attack Value//. |
| Adds //%/10 (0-10)// to melee //Defense Value//. |
| //Base reaction chance// in ranged Defense Mode = //%//. |
| Chance of //AP rebound// when scoring a //critical hit// = //%//. |
| //Max. quantity// of rebound APs possible is //1/2/3/4// if //1%/30%/60%/90%//. |
| Reduces the //usage AP cost// of the //phasing device// by //%/25 (0-4)//. |

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==== Stamina ====

^ Determines maximum [[basic_concepts | Action Points]] and helps dodge special hazards. ^
| //Maximum Action Points (APs per turn)// = 15 + //%/10 (0-10)//. |
| Reduces the chance and severity of becoming //tranquilized// out of any reason. |
| Reduces the chance of being //knocked back// or //losing APs// to hard hits. |

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==== Electrotechnics ====

^ Gives bonuses in regards of any electronical or mechanical gadgets. ^
| Reduces the //usage AP cost// of any electronic device by //%/25 (0-4)//. |
| Reduces the //AP cost// of salvaging servers / databanks by //%/20 (0-5)//. |
| Reduces the //AP cost// of beginning a circuit override by //%/20 (0-5)//. |
| Reduces the //AP cost// of circuit override actions by //%/50 (0-2)//. |
| Reduces the //AP cost// of closing blast doors by //%/12 (0-8)//. |
| Adds //%/33 (0-3)// to protection against //corrosion// and to its //wear-off rate//. |
| Completely determines the //Attack Value// and //damage// of deployed //turrets//*. |
* only applies to turrets deployed by the actual unit

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==== Biochemistry ====

^ Increases the effectiveness and decreases the usage AP cost of medical items, and protects against various related hazards. ^
| Reduces the //usage AP cost// of medikits by //%/25 (0-4)//. |
| Reduces the //usage AP cost// of stimulants and anti-rads by //%/50 (0-2)//. |
| Reduces //damage// caused by //biohazard// (radiation) by //%/20 (0-5)//. |
| //Wear-off rate// of biohazard per turn = //%/20 (0-5)//. |
| //Chance// of bleeding wounds to heal by 1 per turn = //%//. |
| //% percents// bonus to the effectiveness of all //chemicals// (incl. medikits). |
| Increases the //bio-damage// and //healing// output of the //bio-rifle// by //% percents//. |

===== Specializations =====

In addition to skills, every commando may choose a specialization out of the //nine//. These are generally "linked" to their respective skill, though some are quite "stand-alone" (i.e. useful without any levels in the skill). Specializations have no prerequisites, and in non-Campaign modes can be changed just like skills. They give additional //bonuses// or //special abilities//.

^ Specialization ^ Description ^
| Melee combat mastery | -5% Critical Chance for melee attackers. |
| Small arms mastery | //+1.0x// Critical Damage Factor with small arms. |
| Heavy arms mastery | //+5%// Critical Chance with heavy arms. |
| Survival expertise | Bleeding and rad poisoning will heal without any ranks in Biochemistry. |
| Psi-conditioning | The unit will never go berserk and has a much smaller chance to become panicked. |
| Hit & run | The Reaction-based AP-rebound from critical hits has a greater chance to be more. |
| Iron man | The unit cannot be knocked back and is more resistant to tranquilization. |
| Master hacker | Initializing a doorlock hacking doesn't cost any APs, and critical fails only reset the circuit. |
| Stimulant hero | Using stimulants costs only //1 AP//, regardless of (no) ranks in Biochemistry. |

The specialization can be selected or changed by clicking on the "//!//" button next to the unit's portrait on the Squad Assembly screen, then clicking on the appropriate skill.


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