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Abilities (EU2012)

2012-10-05T18:19:13Z

Hamster45: /* Officer Training School Abilities */

Your soldiers' actions on the battlefield can influenced by their individual '''Abilities''' (a.k.a. perks), which are given by their rank, class, equipment and/or perks purchased through the Officer Training School. In addition, the Aliens (and civilians) also share some of those abilities while possessing unique skills of their own.

A list of all abilities can be found below, with their in-game descriptions. More information about '''Abilities''' and their uses can be found on the links on top of each category.

==Class & Rank Abilities==
These are special perks available to each class and rank. Up reaching a certain rank a soldier has to choose exclusively between two abilities. Click on each column to sort contents alphabetically.

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|+ [[Classes (EU2012)#Assault|Assault]] Abilties
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! width="20%" align="center" | Ability
! width="5%" align="center" | Rank Required
! width="75%" align="center" | Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
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| align="center" | '''Run & Gun''' || align="center" | Squaddie || align="center" | ''Allows firing or Overwatch after Dashing on the turn Run & Gun is activated. 3 turn cooldown.''
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| align="center" style="background: #F2F2F2" | '''Aggression''' || align="center" style="background: #F2F2F2" | Corporal || align="center" style="background: #F2F2F2" | ''Confers +10% critical chance per enemy in sight (max +30%).''
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| align="center" style="background: #F2F2F2" | '''Tactical Sense''' || align="center" style="background: #F2F2F2" | Corporal || align="center" style="background: #F2F2F2" | ''Confers +5 Defense per enemy in sight (max +20).''
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| align="center" | '''Close & Personal''' || align="center" | Sergeant || align="center" | ''Confers +30% critical chance against adjacent targets. The bonus declines with distance from the target.''
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| align="center" | '''Lightning Reflexes''' || align="center" | Sergeant || align="center" | ''Forces the first reaction shot against this unit each turn to miss.''
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| align="center" style="background: #F2F2F2" | '''Flush''' || align="center" style="background: #F2F2F2" | Lieutenant || align="center" style="background: #F2F2F2" | ''Fire a shot that causes enemies to run out of cover. The shot is easy to hit with, but does reduced damage.''
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| align="center" style="background: #F2F2F2" | '''Rapid Fire''' || align="center" style="background: #F2F2F2" | Lieutenant || align="center" style="background: #F2F2F2" | ''Take two shots against a single target in quick succession. Each shot carries a -15 penalty to Aim.''
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| align="center" | '''Bring 'Em On''' || align="center" | Captain || align="center" | ''Adds 1 damage on critical hits for each enemy the squad can see (up to 5).''
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| align="center" | '''Close Combat Specialist''' || align="center" | Captain || align="center" | ''Confers a reaction shot against any enemy who closes to within 4 tiles. Does not require overwatch.''
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| align="center" style="background: #F2F2F2" | '''Extra Conditioning''' || align="center" style="background: #F2F2F2" | Major || align="center" style="background: #F2F2F2" | ''Confers bonus health based on which type of armor is equipped. Heavier armor increases the bonus.''
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| align="center" | '''Killer Instinct''' || align="center" | Colonel || align="center" | ''Activating Run & Gun now also grants +???% critical damage for the rest of the turn.''
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| align="center" | '''Resilience''' || align="center" | Colonel || align="center" | ''Confers immunity to critical hits.''
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|}

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|+ [[Classes (EU2012)#Heavy|Heavy]] Abilities
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! width="20%" align="center" | Ability
! width="5%" align="center" | Rank Required
! width="75%" align="center" | Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
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|- style="vertical-align:top;"
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| align="center" | '''Fire Rocket''' || align="center" | Squaddie || align="center" | ''Fire a rocket using an equipped launcher. This ability can not be used after moving, nor more than once per mission.''
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| align="center" style="background: #F2F2F2" | '''Bullet Swarm''' || align="center" style="background: #F2F2F2" | Corporal || align="center" style="background: #F2F2F2" | ''Firing the primary weapon as the first action no longer ends the turn.''
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| align="center" style="background: #F2F2F2" | '''Holo-Targeting''' || align="center" style="background: #F2F2F2" | Corporal || align="center" style="background: #F2F2F2" | ''Shooting at or suppressing enemies also confers a +10 Aim to any allies' attacks on those enemies.'' a.k.a. '''Tracer Beam'''.
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| align="center" | '''Suppression''' || align="center" | Sergeant || align="center" | ''Can fire a special shot that grants reaction fire at a single target. The target also suffers a -30 Aim penalty.'' a.k.a. '''Focused Supression''' in the demo files. It's possible that there are 2 perks using the same text, but with different percentages.
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| align="center" | '''Shredder Rocket''' || align="center" | Sergeant || align="center" | ''Fire a rocket that causes all enemies hit to take +33% damage from all sources for the next 4 turns. The rocket's blast is weaker than a standard rocket's.''
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| align="center" style="background: #F2F2F2" | '''HEAT Ammo''' || align="center" style="background: #F2F2F2" | Lieutenant || align="center" style="background: #F2F2F2" | ''+100% to damage against robotic enemies.'' - LMG and Rocket Launcher.
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| align="center" style="background: #F2F2F2" | '''Rapid Reaction''' || align="center" style="background: #F2F2F2" | Lieutenant || align="center" style="background: #F2F2F2" | ''Confers a second reaction shot, if on Overwatch and the first reaction shot is a hit.''
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| align="center" | '''Grenadier''' || align="center" | Captain || align="center" | ''Allows to carry 2 grenades in a single inventory slot.''
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| align="center" | '''Danger Zone''' || align="center" | Captain || align="center" | ''Increases hit area of rockets and suppression by 2 tiles.''
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| align="center" style="background: #F2F2F2" | '''Will to Survive''' || align="center" style="background: #F2F2F2" | Major || align="center" style="background: #F2F2F2" | ''Reduces all normal damage taken by ??? if in cover and not flanked.''
|-| align="center" | '''Rocketeer''' || align="center" | Colonel || align="center" | ''Allows a second use of Fire Rocket in each mission.'' - Also contains the name First Blood on the code. a.k.a. '''First Blood'''.
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| align="center" | '''Mayhem''' || align="center" | Colonel || align="center" | ''Confers additional damage based on weapon tech level to Suppression and all area-effect abilities.''
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| align="center" | '''Rocketeer''' || align="center" | Copy || align="center" | ''Allows ??? additional standard rocket to be fired per battle.'' - Almost the same but above one uses a different ingame name, possibly allowing for even more rockets. A different perk? Or could it be meant for Support?
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| align="center" | '''Improved Suppression''' || align="center" | Disabled/ Unknown || align="center" | ''Can fire a special shot that grants reaction fire at a single target. The target also suffers a -65 Aim penalty.'' It's possible that there's an upgrade to the suppression perk with different percentages.
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|+ [[Classes (EU2012)#Sniper|Sniper]] Abilities
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! width="20%" align="center" | Ability
! width="5%" align="center" | Rank Required
! width="75%" align="center" | Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
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| align="center" | '''Headshot''' || align="center" | Squaddie || align="center" | ''Fire a shot with +30% critical chance and extra damage on critical hits based on the tech level of the sniper rifle. 2 turn cooldown.'' a.k.a. '''Precision Shot'''.
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| align="center" style="background: #F2F2F2" | '''Squad Sight''' || align="center" style="background: #F2F2F2" | Corporal || align="center" style="background: #F2F2F2" | ''Allows firing at targets in any ally's sight radius.''
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| align="center" style="background: #F2F2F2" | '''Snap Shot''' || align="center" style="background: #F2F2F2" | Corporal || align="center" style="background: #F2F2F2" | ''Removes the sniper rifle's restriction on firing and Overwatch after moving. Any shots taken suffer a -20 Aim penalty.''
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| align="center" | '''Damn Good Ground''' || align="center" | Sergeant || align="center" | ''+10 Aim and +10 Defense against enemies at lower elevation in addition to the usual elevation bonuses.''
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| align="center" | '''Gunslinger''' || align="center" | Sergeant || align="center" | ''Confers 2 bonus damage with pistols.''
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| align="center" style="background: #F2F2F2" | '''Disabling Shot''' || align="center" style="background: #F2F2F2" | Lieutenant || align="center" style="background: #F2F2F2" | ''Allows the Sniper to fire a shot that causes the target's main weapon to malfunction. The target may use Reload to fix the weapon. The shot cannot inflict a critical hit. ??? turn cooldown.''
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| align="center" style="background: #F2F2F2" | '''Battle Scanner''' || align="center" style="background: #F2F2F2" | Lieutenant || align="center" style="background: #F2F2F2" | ''Scanning device, when thrown creates a new source of vision for 2 turns. Can only be used 2 times per battle.''
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| align="center" | '''Opportunist''' || align="center" | Captain || align="center" | ''Eliminates the Aim penalty on reaction shots, and allows reaction shots to cause critical hits.''
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| align="center" | '''Executioner''' || align="center" | Captain || align="center" | ''+10% Aim against targets with less than 50% Health.''
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| align="center" style="background: #F2F2F2" | '''Low Profile''' || align="center" style="background: #F2F2F2" | Major || align="center" style="background: #F2F2F2" | ''Makes partial cover count as full.''
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| align="center" | '''Double Tap''' || align="center" | Colonel || align="center" | ''Both actions can be used for Standard/Precision/Disabling Shot. 2 turn cool down.''
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| align="center" | '''In The Zone || align="center" | Colonel || align="center" | ''Killing a flanked or uncovered target with the sniper rifle does not cost an action.''
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| align="center" | '''Too Close For Comfort''' || align="center" | Disabled/ Unknown || align="center" | ''Aim penalty for close proximity is halved.'' - appears grouped with the rest of the Sniper class.
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|+ [[Classes (EU2012)#Support|Support]] Abilities
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! width="20%" align="center" | Ability
! width="5%" align="center" | Rank Required
! width="75%" align="center" | Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
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| align="center" | '''Smoke Grenade''' || align="center" | Squaddie || align="center" | ''Deploy a smoke grenade once per mission. The smoke confers +20 defense to all units, not just allies, and lasts during the enemy turn.''
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| align="center" style="background: #F2F2F2" | '''Sprinter''' || align="center" style="background: #F2F2F2" | Corporal || align="center" style="background: #F2F2F2" | ''Allows the support to move 3 additional tiles.''
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| align="center" style="background: #F2F2F2" | '''Covering Fire''' || align="center" style="background: #F2F2F2" | Corporal || align="center" style="background: #F2F2F2" | ''Allows reaction shot to trigger on enemy attacks, not just movement.''
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| align="center" | '''Smoke and Mirrors''' || align="center" | Sergeant || align="center" | ''Allows ??? additional use of Smoke Grenade each mission.''
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| align="center" | '''Field Medic || align="center" | Sergeant || align="center" | ''Allows medikits to be used 3 times per battle instead of once.''
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| align="center" style="background: #F2F2F2" | '''Revive || align="center" style="background: #F2F2F2" | Lieutenant || align="center" style="background: #F2F2F2" | ''Allows Medikits to revive critically wounded Soldiers at 33% of maximum health instead of just stabilizing them.''
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| align="center" style="background: #F2F2F2" | '''Rifle Suppression''' || align="center" style="background: #F2F2F2" | Lieutenant || align="center" style="background: #F2F2F2" | ''Fires a barrage that pins down a target, granting reaction fire against it and imposing a 30 penalty to aim.''
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| align="center" | '''Combat Drugs''' || align="center" | Captain || align="center" | ''Smoke Grenades now contain powerful stimulants that grant +??? Will and +???% critical chance for all units in the cloud.''
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| align="center" | '''Dense Smoke''' || align="center" | Captain || align="center" | ''Smoke Grenades have increased area of effect and further increase units' Defense by ???.''
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| align="center" style="background: #F2F2F2" | '''Deep Pockets''' || align="center" style="background: #F2F2F2" | Major || align="center" style="background: #F2F2F2" | ''Confers an additional item slot in inventory.''
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| align="center" | '''Savior''' || align="center" | Colonel || align="center" | ''Medikits restore ??? more health per use.''
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| align="center" | '''Sentinel''' || align="center" | Colonel || align="center" | ''Allows two reaction shots during Overwatch, instead of only one.''
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|+ [[Classes (EU2012)#Psionic|Psionic]] Abilities
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! width="20%" align="center" | Ability
! width="5%" align="center" | Rank Required
! width="75%" align="center" | Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
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| align="center" style="background: #F2F2F2" | '''Mind Merge''' || align="center" style="background: #F2F2F2" | Trainee? || align="center" style="background: #F2F2F2" | ''Psionically assisting an ally, granting the ally an array of stat bonuses.'' - Very likely an ability restricted to aliens.
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| align="center" | '''Mindfray''' || | Specialist? || align="center" | ''Use psi abilities in combat to unlock further psi training. Causes the target to lose grip on reality, inflicting penalties to Aim, Will, and mobility, and doing ??? base damage. Robotic units are immune. Lasts ??? turns. ??? turn cooldown.''
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| align="center" | '''Telekinetic Field''' || | Specialist? || align="center" | ''Create an immobile telekinetic field that lasts through the enemy turn. The field distorts and deflects incoming attacks, granting ??? Defense to both allies and enemies within the field. ??? turn cooldown.''
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| align="center" style="background: #F2F2F2" | '''Psi Inspiration''' || align="center" style="background: #F2F2F2" | Operative? || align="center" style="background: #F2F2F2" | ''Removes Mindfray and panic from all allies within 3 tiles, and strengthen their Will by ??? for ??? turns. ??? turn cooldown.''
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| align="center" style="background: #F2F2F2" | '''Psi Panic''' || align="center" style="background: #F2F2F2" | Operative? || align="center" style="background: #F2F2F2" | ''Cause target to panic on its following turn, if the target's Will is overcome. Robotic enemies are immune. ??? turn cooldown.''
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| align="center" | '''Mind Control''' || align="center" | Volunteer? || align="center" | ''Very difficult psi technique that, if successful, grants control of the target for 5 turns. Robotic enemies are immune. ??? turn cooldown.''
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| align="center" | '''Rift''' || align="center" | Volunteer? || align="center" | ''Devastate an area with a storm of psi energy. The rift does more damage against targets with low Will, and reduced damage against targets with high Will. ??? turn cooldown.''
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==Officer Training School Abilities==
These abilities can be obtained/purchased through building an [[OTS (EU2012)|Officer Training School]]. They have a monetary cost and require specific ranks to be purchased/activated.

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|+ [[OTS (EU2012)|OTS]] Abilities[http://pc.gamespy.com/pc/xcom-enemy-unknown/1226273p1.html]
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! width="20%" align="center" | Ability
! width="5%" align="center" | Rank Required
! width="5%" align="center" | Cost
! width="75%" align="center" | Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
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| align="center" | '''Wet Work''' || align="center" | Sergeant || align="center" | $125 || align="center" | +25% experience gained from kills
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| align="center" | '''Squad Size I''' || align="center" | Sergeant || align="center" | $50 || align="center" | Squad size increased to 5 soldiers
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| align="center" style="background: #F2F2F2" | '''Rapid Recovery''' || align="center" style="background: #F2F2F2" | Lieutenant || align="center" | $150 || align="center" style="background: #F2F2F2" | Soldiers heal twice as fast from wounds taken in combat.
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| align="center" | '''Squad Size II''' || align="center" | Captain || align="center" | $75 || align="center" | Squad size increased to 6 soldiers.
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| align="center" style="background: #F2F2F2" | '''Iron Will''' || align="center" style="background: #F2F2F2" | Major || align="center" | $200 || align="center" style="background: #F2F2F2" | Soldiers receive a larger Will bonus each time they are promoted.
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| align="center" style="background: #F2F2F2" | '''New Guy''' || align="center" style="background: #F2F2F2" | Major || align="center" | $250 || align="center" style="background: #F2F2F2" | New soldiers are automatically promoted to the "Squaddie" rank.
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| align="center" | '''Don't Die On Me''' || align="center" | Colonel || align="center" | $275 || align="center" | The higher the rank, the more likely the soldier will be critically wounded instead of killed
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==Equipment Abilities==
These are specific abilities provided by the presence or use of selected [[Equipment (EU2012)#Portable Equipment|equipment]] or other game features (terrain).

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|+ [[Equipment (EU2012)|Equipment]] Abilities
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! width="20%" align="center" | Ability
! width="5%" align="center" | Requirement
! width="75%" align="center" | Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
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| align="center" | '''Heal Wound''' || align="center" | [[Medikit (EU2012)|Medikit]] || align="center" | Use the Medikit to heal up to 4 Health Points or 8 points if the soldier is Support class.
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| align="center" | '''Grapple Hook''' || align="center" | [[Skeleton Suit (EU2012)|Skeleton Suit]] [[Ghost Armor (EU2012)|Ghost Armor]] || align="center" | Use the grappling hook to reach high locations.
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| align="center" | '''Stealth''' || align="center" | [[Ghost Armor (EU2012)|Ghost Armor]] || align="center" | ''The Ghost Armor's stealth systems can be activated up to 4 times per battle. Activating Ghost Mode does not cost an action or end the wearer's turn. The wearer becomes invisible to enemies, but must re-activate Ghost Mode each turn to remain so. Firing from stealth confers a large bonus to critical hit chance.''
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| align="center" | '''Stun''' || align="center" | [[Arc Thrower (EU2012)|Arc Thrower]] || align="center" | ''Can incapacitate enemy targets. Higher chance if the target's health is at 3 HP or below. ''
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| align="center" | '''Combat Stims''' || align="center" | [[Combat Stims (EU2012)|Combat Stims]] || align="center" | ''Use combat stimulantes to temporarily increase soldier's stats.''
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| align="center" | '''Elevated Ground''' || align="center" | Terrain || align="center" | ''All units receive offensive bonuses against enemies on lower ground.'' - Also shared with aliens.
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| align="center" | '''Airborne''' || align="center" | [[Archangel Armor (EU2012)|Archangel Armor]] || align="center" | ''Flying units can bypass ground obstacles. They can remain in flight if they have sufficient fuel.'' - Also shared with flying aliens.
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| align="center" | '''Evasion''' || align="center" | [[Archangel Armor (EU2012)|Archangel Armor]] || align="center" | ''Enemies targeting this unit when it is airborne suffer a -??? Aim penalty.'' - Also shared with flying aliens.
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| align="center" | '''Hardened''' || align="center" | [[SHIV (EU2012)|SHIV]] || align="center" | ''Confers extra protection against critical hits. Enemies suffer a -???% chance to inflict critical hits."''. Also shared with some aliens.
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| align="center" | '''Robotic''' || align="center" | [[SHIV (EU2012)|SHIV]] || align="center" | Robotic units are immune to Psi and poison attacks. Also shared with some aliens.
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| align="center" | '''Poison Immunity''' || align="center" | [[Titan Armor (EU2012)|Titan Armor]] || align="center" | ''''
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==Unique [[Alien Life Form (EU2012)|Alien]] Abilities==
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! width="20%" align="center" | Ability
! width="5%" align="center" | Species
! width="75%" align="center" | Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
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| align="center" | '''Melee Only''' || align="center" | [[Beserker (EU2012)|Beserker]] [[Chryssalid (EU2012)|Chryssalid]] || align="center" | Unit may not use ranged weapons.
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| align="center" | '''Ready For Anything''' || align="center" | [[Sectopod (EU2012)|Sectopod]] || align="center" | ''Allows Overwatch after shooting, even if no actions remain.'' - Reported in the demo.
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| align="center" | '''Greater Mind Merge''' || align="center" | [[Sectoid Commander (EU2012)|Sectoid Commander]] || align="center" | ''Merge minds with all lesser allies of the same species nearby, granting them +??? critical chance and +??? health.''
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| align="center" | '''Heat Wave''' || align="center" | [[Sectopod (EU2012)|Sectopod]]? || align="center" | ''Can fire a devastating long-range wave that scorches and destroys virtually anything in its path. Takes one turn to warm up.''
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| align="center" | '''Cluster Bomb''' || align="center" | [[Sectopod (EU2012)|Sectopod]]? || align="center" | ''Mark a large area, and after one turn, saturate it with a barrage of explosive mini-bombs.''
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| align="center" | '''Overload''' || align="center" | [[Cyberdisc (EU2012)|Cyberdisc]]? || align="center" | ''Overload the unit's own power source, destroying the unit but causing explosive damage similar to a grenade's.''
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| align="center" | '''Psi Drain''' || align="center" | || align="center" | ''Drain health from an ally.''
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| align="center" | '''Mind Control''' || align="center" | || align="center" | ''Very difficult psi technique that, if successful, grants control of the target for 3 turns. Does not work on robotic enemies.''
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| align="center" | '''Repair''' || align="center" | [[Drone (EU2012)|Drone]] || align="center" | ''Repairs robotic units.''
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| align="center" | '''Cannon Fire''' || align="center" | [[Cyberdisc (EU2012)|Cyberdisc]] || align="center" | ''Beam attack that causes high damage and grants free Overwatch. If the Sectopod does not move, Cannon Fire can be used twice (against different enemies).''
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| align="center" | '''Close''' || align="center" | [[Cyberdisc (EU2012)|Cyberdisc]] || align="center" | ''Switch to closed mode for increased defense. Allows Death Blossom attack.''
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| align="center" | '''Blood Call''' || align="center" | [[Muton (EU2012)|Muton]] || align="center" | ''Unleash a bestial roar that inspires nearby allies of the same species to greater speed, focus, and resolve for ??? turns. ??? turn cooldown.''
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| align="center" | '''Intimidate''' || align="center" | [[Muton (EU2012)|Muton]] || align="center" | ''Reacts unpredictably when wounded, provoking panic in enemies.''
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| align="center" | '''Bloodlust''' || align="center" | [[Beserker (EU2012)|Beserker]] || align="center" | ''Allows the Berserker to charge an enemy that wounds it.''
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| align="center" | '''Bull Rush''' || align="center" | [[Beserker (EU2012)|Beserker]] || align="center" | ''Charge in a straight line through cover to unleash a devastating melee attack''
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| align="center" | '''Death Blossom''' || align="center" | [[Cyberdisc (EU2012)|Cyberdisc]] || align="center" | ''Project an intense energy field from Closed position, damaging all nearby enemies.''
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| align="center" | '''Launch''' || align="center" | [[Floater (EU2012)|Floater]] || align="center" | ''Move anywhere on the battlefield in a single turn. Launch cannot be used indoors.''
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| align="center" | '''Bombard''' || align="center" | [[Cyberdisc (EU2012)|Cyberdisc]] || align="center" | ''Throw or launch grenades over exceptionally long distances.''
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| align="center" | '''Leap''' || align="center" |[[Thin Man (EU2012)|Thin Man]]|| align="center" | ''Allows vertical leaps onto elevated surfaces during movement.''
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| align="center" | '''Poison Spit''' || align="center" |[[Thin Man (EU2012)|Thin Man]]|| align="center" | ''Spit poison at long range, causing a noxious cloud to remain briefly on the battlefield.''
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| align="center" | '''Poisonous Claws''' || align="center" | [[Chryssalid (EU2012)|Chryssalid]] || align="center" | ''Poison enemies wounded with melee attacks.''
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| align="center" | '''Implant''' || align="center" | [[Chryssalid (EU2012)|Chryssalid]] || align="center" | ''Victims are implanted with a Chryssalid egg if they are killed by a Chryssalid's attack (not from poison caused by Poisonous Claws).''
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| align="center" | '''Head Down''' || align="center" | [[Civilian (EU2012)|Civilian]] || align="center" | ''Civilians can duck their heads and crouch for a small Defense bonus, even when not in cover.''
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| align="center" | '''Destroy Terrain''' || align="center" | [[Sectopod (EU2012)|Sectopod]]? || align="center" | ''Destroy Terrain or other environmental annoyances at will.''
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| align="center" | '''Vengeance''' || align="center" | All aliens? || align="center" | ''If an enemy does damage to you or another nearby soldier, you get a reaction shot (with pistol, if you have a flamethrower) against it.You get a reaction shot against any targetable enemy that does damage to you or another soldier -- including cases where the damage kills you.'' - Reported on the demo.
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| align="center" | '''Blitz''' || align="center" | ???? || align="center" | ''If you kill an enemy during your action phase, then immediately after it ends you may take a regular shot.''
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| align="center" | '''Modern Foxhole''' || align="center" | ???? || align="center" | ''You can use a gadget to create a force shield that blocks movement and provides partial cover. It expires after 3 turns, or can be turned off. It can be destroyed by enemy weapon fire.'' - the last three abilities were thought to be disabled until Vengeance was reported on the demo.
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==Multiplayer and Disabled Abilities==
All other information about abilities present in the demo code. Most don't appear to work and are merely listed for documentation.
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! width="20%" align="center" | Ability
! width="5%" align="center" | Status
! width="75%" align="center" | Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
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| align="center" | '''Torch''' || align="center" | Multiplayer/Disabled || align="center" | ''?????''
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| align="center" | '''Mark''' || align="center" | Multiplayer/Disabled || align="center" | ''?????''
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| align="center" | '''Command''' || align="center" | Multiplayer/Disabled || align="center" | ''Give a free move to any squadmate that has ended their turn.''
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| align="center" | '''Repair S.H.I.V''' || align="center" | Multiplayer || align="center" | ''Use the [[Arc Thrower (EU2012)|Arc Thrower]] to repair ??? HP.''
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| align="center" | '''Psi Bless''' || align="center" | Multiplayer/Disabled || align="center" | ''?''
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| align="center" | '''Motion Detector''' || align="center" | Multiplayer/Disabled || align="center" | ''?''
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| align="center" | '''Shot Paint Target''' || align="center" | Multiplayer/Disabled || align="center" | ''?''
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| align="center" | '''Shot Paint Defense''' || align="center" | Multiplayer/Disabled || align="center" | ''?''
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| align="center" | '''Damage Cover''' || align="center" | Multiplayer/Disabled || align="center" | ''Damage and potentially destroy enemy cover or other environmental elements.''
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(ingame descriptions appear on ''Italic text'')

==See Also==
* [[Soldiers (EU2012)|Soldiers]]
* [[Classes (EU2012)|Soldier Classes]]
* [[Equipment (EU2012)|Equipment]]
* [[Alien Life Forms (EU2012)|Aliens]]

[[Category: Enemy Unknown (2012)]]

Abilities (EU2012)

2012-10-05T18:18:12Z

Hamster45: /* Officer Training School Abilities */

Your soldiers' actions on the battlefield can influenced by their individual '''Abilities''' (a.k.a. perks), which are given by their rank, class, equipment and/or perks purchased through the Officer Training School. In addition, the Aliens (and civilians) also share some of those abilities while possessing unique skills of their own.

A list of all abilities can be found below, with their in-game descriptions. More information about '''Abilities''' and their uses can be found on the links on top of each category.

==Class & Rank Abilities==
These are special perks available to each class and rank. Up reaching a certain rank a soldier has to choose exclusively between two abilities. Click on each column to sort contents alphabetically.

{| class="wikitable" width="100%"
|+ [[Classes (EU2012)#Assault|Assault]] Abilties
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! width="20%" align="center" | Ability
! width="5%" align="center" | Rank Required
! width="75%" align="center" | Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
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| align="center" | '''Run & Gun''' || align="center" | Squaddie || align="center" | ''Allows firing or Overwatch after Dashing on the turn Run & Gun is activated. 3 turn cooldown.''
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| align="center" style="background: #F2F2F2" | '''Aggression''' || align="center" style="background: #F2F2F2" | Corporal || align="center" style="background: #F2F2F2" | ''Confers +10% critical chance per enemy in sight (max +30%).''
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| align="center" style="background: #F2F2F2" | '''Tactical Sense''' || align="center" style="background: #F2F2F2" | Corporal || align="center" style="background: #F2F2F2" | ''Confers +5 Defense per enemy in sight (max +20).''
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| align="center" | '''Close & Personal''' || align="center" | Sergeant || align="center" | ''Confers +30% critical chance against adjacent targets. The bonus declines with distance from the target.''
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| align="center" | '''Lightning Reflexes''' || align="center" | Sergeant || align="center" | ''Forces the first reaction shot against this unit each turn to miss.''
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| align="center" style="background: #F2F2F2" | '''Flush''' || align="center" style="background: #F2F2F2" | Lieutenant || align="center" style="background: #F2F2F2" | ''Fire a shot that causes enemies to run out of cover. The shot is easy to hit with, but does reduced damage.''
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| align="center" style="background: #F2F2F2" | '''Rapid Fire''' || align="center" style="background: #F2F2F2" | Lieutenant || align="center" style="background: #F2F2F2" | ''Take two shots against a single target in quick succession. Each shot carries a -15 penalty to Aim.''
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| align="center" | '''Bring 'Em On''' || align="center" | Captain || align="center" | ''Adds 1 damage on critical hits for each enemy the squad can see (up to 5).''
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| align="center" | '''Close Combat Specialist''' || align="center" | Captain || align="center" | ''Confers a reaction shot against any enemy who closes to within 4 tiles. Does not require overwatch.''
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| align="center" style="background: #F2F2F2" | '''Extra Conditioning''' || align="center" style="background: #F2F2F2" | Major || align="center" style="background: #F2F2F2" | ''Confers bonus health based on which type of armor is equipped. Heavier armor increases the bonus.''
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| align="center" | '''Killer Instinct''' || align="center" | Colonel || align="center" | ''Activating Run & Gun now also grants +???% critical damage for the rest of the turn.''
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| align="center" | '''Resilience''' || align="center" | Colonel || align="center" | ''Confers immunity to critical hits.''
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|}

{| class="wikitable" width="100%"
|+ [[Classes (EU2012)#Heavy|Heavy]] Abilities
|-
! width="20%" align="center" | Ability
! width="5%" align="center" | Rank Required
! width="75%" align="center" | Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
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|- style="vertical-align:top;"
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| align="center" | '''Fire Rocket''' || align="center" | Squaddie || align="center" | ''Fire a rocket using an equipped launcher. This ability can not be used after moving, nor more than once per mission.''
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| align="center" style="background: #F2F2F2" | '''Bullet Swarm''' || align="center" style="background: #F2F2F2" | Corporal || align="center" style="background: #F2F2F2" | ''Firing the primary weapon as the first action no longer ends the turn.''
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| align="center" style="background: #F2F2F2" | '''Holo-Targeting''' || align="center" style="background: #F2F2F2" | Corporal || align="center" style="background: #F2F2F2" | ''Shooting at or suppressing enemies also confers a +10 Aim to any allies' attacks on those enemies.'' a.k.a. '''Tracer Beam'''.
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| align="center" | '''Suppression''' || align="center" | Sergeant || align="center" | ''Can fire a special shot that grants reaction fire at a single target. The target also suffers a -30 Aim penalty.'' a.k.a. '''Focused Supression''' in the demo files. It's possible that there are 2 perks using the same text, but with different percentages.
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| align="center" | '''Shredder Rocket''' || align="center" | Sergeant || align="center" | ''Fire a rocket that causes all enemies hit to take +33% damage from all sources for the next 4 turns. The rocket's blast is weaker than a standard rocket's.''
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| align="center" style="background: #F2F2F2" | '''HEAT Ammo''' || align="center" style="background: #F2F2F2" | Lieutenant || align="center" style="background: #F2F2F2" | ''+100% to damage against robotic enemies.'' - LMG and Rocket Launcher.
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| align="center" style="background: #F2F2F2" | '''Rapid Reaction''' || align="center" style="background: #F2F2F2" | Lieutenant || align="center" style="background: #F2F2F2" | ''Confers a second reaction shot, if on Overwatch and the first reaction shot is a hit.''
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| align="center" | '''Grenadier''' || align="center" | Captain || align="center" | ''Allows to carry 2 grenades in a single inventory slot.''
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| align="center" | '''Danger Zone''' || align="center" | Captain || align="center" | ''Increases hit area of rockets and suppression by 2 tiles.''
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| align="center" style="background: #F2F2F2" | '''Will to Survive''' || align="center" style="background: #F2F2F2" | Major || align="center" style="background: #F2F2F2" | ''Reduces all normal damage taken by ??? if in cover and not flanked.''
|-| align="center" | '''Rocketeer''' || align="center" | Colonel || align="center" | ''Allows a second use of Fire Rocket in each mission.'' - Also contains the name First Blood on the code. a.k.a. '''First Blood'''.
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| align="center" | '''Mayhem''' || align="center" | Colonel || align="center" | ''Confers additional damage based on weapon tech level to Suppression and all area-effect abilities.''
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| align="center" | '''Rocketeer''' || align="center" | Copy || align="center" | ''Allows ??? additional standard rocket to be fired per battle.'' - Almost the same but above one uses a different ingame name, possibly allowing for even more rockets. A different perk? Or could it be meant for Support?
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| align="center" | '''Improved Suppression''' || align="center" | Disabled/ Unknown || align="center" | ''Can fire a special shot that grants reaction fire at a single target. The target also suffers a -65 Aim penalty.'' It's possible that there's an upgrade to the suppression perk with different percentages.
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{| class="wikitable" width="100%"
|+ [[Classes (EU2012)#Sniper|Sniper]] Abilities
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! width="20%" align="center" | Ability
! width="5%" align="center" | Rank Required
! width="75%" align="center" | Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
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| align="center" | '''Headshot''' || align="center" | Squaddie || align="center" | ''Fire a shot with +30% critical chance and extra damage on critical hits based on the tech level of the sniper rifle. 2 turn cooldown.'' a.k.a. '''Precision Shot'''.
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| align="center" style="background: #F2F2F2" | '''Squad Sight''' || align="center" style="background: #F2F2F2" | Corporal || align="center" style="background: #F2F2F2" | ''Allows firing at targets in any ally's sight radius.''
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| align="center" style="background: #F2F2F2" | '''Snap Shot''' || align="center" style="background: #F2F2F2" | Corporal || align="center" style="background: #F2F2F2" | ''Removes the sniper rifle's restriction on firing and Overwatch after moving. Any shots taken suffer a -20 Aim penalty.''
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| align="center" | '''Damn Good Ground''' || align="center" | Sergeant || align="center" | ''+10 Aim and +10 Defense against enemies at lower elevation in addition to the usual elevation bonuses.''
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| align="center" | '''Gunslinger''' || align="center" | Sergeant || align="center" | ''Confers 2 bonus damage with pistols.''
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| align="center" style="background: #F2F2F2" | '''Disabling Shot''' || align="center" style="background: #F2F2F2" | Lieutenant || align="center" style="background: #F2F2F2" | ''Allows the Sniper to fire a shot that causes the target's main weapon to malfunction. The target may use Reload to fix the weapon. The shot cannot inflict a critical hit. ??? turn cooldown.''
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| align="center" style="background: #F2F2F2" | '''Battle Scanner''' || align="center" style="background: #F2F2F2" | Lieutenant || align="center" style="background: #F2F2F2" | ''Scanning device, when thrown creates a new source of vision for 2 turns. Can only be used 2 times per battle.''
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| align="center" | '''Opportunist''' || align="center" | Captain || align="center" | ''Eliminates the Aim penalty on reaction shots, and allows reaction shots to cause critical hits.''
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| align="center" | '''Executioner''' || align="center" | Captain || align="center" | ''+10% Aim against targets with less than 50% Health.''
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| align="center" style="background: #F2F2F2" | '''Low Profile''' || align="center" style="background: #F2F2F2" | Major || align="center" style="background: #F2F2F2" | ''Makes partial cover count as full.''
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| align="center" | '''Double Tap''' || align="center" | Colonel || align="center" | ''Both actions can be used for Standard/Precision/Disabling Shot. 2 turn cool down.''
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| align="center" | '''In The Zone || align="center" | Colonel || align="center" | ''Killing a flanked or uncovered target with the sniper rifle does not cost an action.''
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| align="center" | '''Too Close For Comfort''' || align="center" | Disabled/ Unknown || align="center" | ''Aim penalty for close proximity is halved.'' - appears grouped with the rest of the Sniper class.
|-
|}
{| class="wikitable" width="100%"
|+ [[Classes (EU2012)#Support|Support]] Abilities
|-
! width="20%" align="center" | Ability
! width="5%" align="center" | Rank Required
! width="75%" align="center" | Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
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| align="center" | '''Smoke Grenade''' || align="center" | Squaddie || align="center" | ''Deploy a smoke grenade once per mission. The smoke confers +20 defense to all units, not just allies, and lasts during the enemy turn.''
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| align="center" style="background: #F2F2F2" | '''Sprinter''' || align="center" style="background: #F2F2F2" | Corporal || align="center" style="background: #F2F2F2" | ''Allows the support to move 3 additional tiles.''
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| align="center" style="background: #F2F2F2" | '''Covering Fire''' || align="center" style="background: #F2F2F2" | Corporal || align="center" style="background: #F2F2F2" | ''Allows reaction shot to trigger on enemy attacks, not just movement.''
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| align="center" | '''Smoke and Mirrors''' || align="center" | Sergeant || align="center" | ''Allows ??? additional use of Smoke Grenade each mission.''
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| align="center" | '''Field Medic || align="center" | Sergeant || align="center" | ''Allows medikits to be used 3 times per battle instead of once.''
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| align="center" style="background: #F2F2F2" | '''Revive || align="center" style="background: #F2F2F2" | Lieutenant || align="center" style="background: #F2F2F2" | ''Allows Medikits to revive critically wounded Soldiers at 33% of maximum health instead of just stabilizing them.''
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| align="center" style="background: #F2F2F2" | '''Rifle Suppression''' || align="center" style="background: #F2F2F2" | Lieutenant || align="center" style="background: #F2F2F2" | ''Fires a barrage that pins down a target, granting reaction fire against it and imposing a 30 penalty to aim.''
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| align="center" | '''Combat Drugs''' || align="center" | Captain || align="center" | ''Smoke Grenades now contain powerful stimulants that grant +??? Will and +???% critical chance for all units in the cloud.''
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| align="center" | '''Dense Smoke''' || align="center" | Captain || align="center" | ''Smoke Grenades have increased area of effect and further increase units' Defense by ???.''
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| align="center" style="background: #F2F2F2" | '''Deep Pockets''' || align="center" style="background: #F2F2F2" | Major || align="center" style="background: #F2F2F2" | ''Confers an additional item slot in inventory.''
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| align="center" | '''Savior''' || align="center" | Colonel || align="center" | ''Medikits restore ??? more health per use.''
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| align="center" | '''Sentinel''' || align="center" | Colonel || align="center" | ''Allows two reaction shots during Overwatch, instead of only one.''
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{| class="wikitable" width="100%"
|+ [[Classes (EU2012)#Psionic|Psionic]] Abilities
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! width="20%" align="center" | Ability
! width="5%" align="center" | Rank Required
! width="75%" align="center" | Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
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| align="center" style="background: #F2F2F2" | '''Mind Merge''' || align="center" style="background: #F2F2F2" | Trainee? || align="center" style="background: #F2F2F2" | ''Psionically assisting an ally, granting the ally an array of stat bonuses.'' - Very likely an ability restricted to aliens.
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| align="center" | '''Mindfray''' || | Specialist? || align="center" | ''Use psi abilities in combat to unlock further psi training. Causes the target to lose grip on reality, inflicting penalties to Aim, Will, and mobility, and doing ??? base damage. Robotic units are immune. Lasts ??? turns. ??? turn cooldown.''
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| align="center" | '''Telekinetic Field''' || | Specialist? || align="center" | ''Create an immobile telekinetic field that lasts through the enemy turn. The field distorts and deflects incoming attacks, granting ??? Defense to both allies and enemies within the field. ??? turn cooldown.''
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| align="center" style="background: #F2F2F2" | '''Psi Inspiration''' || align="center" style="background: #F2F2F2" | Operative? || align="center" style="background: #F2F2F2" | ''Removes Mindfray and panic from all allies within 3 tiles, and strengthen their Will by ??? for ??? turns. ??? turn cooldown.''
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| align="center" style="background: #F2F2F2" | '''Psi Panic''' || align="center" style="background: #F2F2F2" | Operative? || align="center" style="background: #F2F2F2" | ''Cause target to panic on its following turn, if the target's Will is overcome. Robotic enemies are immune. ??? turn cooldown.''
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| align="center" | '''Mind Control''' || align="center" | Volunteer? || align="center" | ''Very difficult psi technique that, if successful, grants control of the target for 5 turns. Robotic enemies are immune. ??? turn cooldown.''
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| align="center" | '''Rift''' || align="center" | Volunteer? || align="center" | ''Devastate an area with a storm of psi energy. The rift does more damage against targets with low Will, and reduced damage against targets with high Will. ??? turn cooldown.''
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==Officer Training School Abilities==
These abilities can be obtained/purchased through building an [[OTS (EU2012)|Officer Training School]]. They have a monetary cost and require specific ranks to be purchased/activated.

{| class="wikitable" width="100%"
|+ [[OTS (EU2012)|OTS]] Abilities[http://pc.gamespy.com/pc/xcom-enemy-unknown/1226273p1.html]
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! width="20%" align="center" | Ability
! width="5%" align="center" | Rank Required
! width="5%" align="center" | Cost
! width="75%" align="center" | Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
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| align="center" | '''Wet Work''' || align="center" | Sergeant || align="center" | $125 || align="center" | +25% experience gained from kills
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| align="center" | '''Squad Size I''' || align="center" | Sergeant || align="center" | ??? || align="center" | Squad size increased to 5 soldiers
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| align="center" style="background: #F2F2F2" | '''Rapid Recovery''' || align="center" style="background: #F2F2F2" | Lieutenant || align="center" | $150 || align="center" style="background: #F2F2F2" | Soldiers heal twice as fast from wounds taken in combat.
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| align="center" | '''Squad Size II''' || align="center" | Captain || align="center" | ??? || align="center" | Squad size increased to 6 soldiers.
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| align="center" style="background: #F2F2F2" | '''Iron Will''' || align="center" style="background: #F2F2F2" | Major || align="center" | $200 || align="center" style="background: #F2F2F2" | Soldiers receive a larger Will bonus each time they are promoted.
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| align="center" style="background: #F2F2F2" | '''New Guy''' || align="center" style="background: #F2F2F2" | Major || align="center" | $250 || align="center" style="background: #F2F2F2" | New soldiers are automatically promoted to the "Squaddie" rank.
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| align="center" | '''Don't Die On Me''' || align="center" | Colonel || align="center" | $275 || align="center" | The higher the rank, the more likely the soldier will be critically wounded instead of killed
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==Equipment Abilities==
These are specific abilities provided by the presence or use of selected [[Equipment (EU2012)#Portable Equipment|equipment]] or other game features (terrain).

{| class="wikitable" width="100%"
|+ [[Equipment (EU2012)|Equipment]] Abilities
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! width="20%" align="center" | Ability
! width="5%" align="center" | Requirement
! width="75%" align="center" | Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
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| align="center" | '''Heal Wound''' || align="center" | [[Medikit (EU2012)|Medikit]] || align="center" | Use the Medikit to heal up to 4 Health Points or 8 points if the soldier is Support class.
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| align="center" | '''Grapple Hook''' || align="center" | [[Skeleton Suit (EU2012)|Skeleton Suit]] [[Ghost Armor (EU2012)|Ghost Armor]] || align="center" | Use the grappling hook to reach high locations.
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| align="center" | '''Stealth''' || align="center" | [[Ghost Armor (EU2012)|Ghost Armor]] || align="center" | ''The Ghost Armor's stealth systems can be activated up to 4 times per battle. Activating Ghost Mode does not cost an action or end the wearer's turn. The wearer becomes invisible to enemies, but must re-activate Ghost Mode each turn to remain so. Firing from stealth confers a large bonus to critical hit chance.''
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| align="center" | '''Stun''' || align="center" | [[Arc Thrower (EU2012)|Arc Thrower]] || align="center" | ''Can incapacitate enemy targets. Higher chance if the target's health is at 3 HP or below. ''
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| align="center" | '''Combat Stims''' || align="center" | [[Combat Stims (EU2012)|Combat Stims]] || align="center" | ''Use combat stimulantes to temporarily increase soldier's stats.''
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| align="center" | '''Elevated Ground''' || align="center" | Terrain || align="center" | ''All units receive offensive bonuses against enemies on lower ground.'' - Also shared with aliens.
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| align="center" | '''Airborne''' || align="center" | [[Archangel Armor (EU2012)|Archangel Armor]] || align="center" | ''Flying units can bypass ground obstacles. They can remain in flight if they have sufficient fuel.'' - Also shared with flying aliens.
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| align="center" | '''Evasion''' || align="center" | [[Archangel Armor (EU2012)|Archangel Armor]] || align="center" | ''Enemies targeting this unit when it is airborne suffer a -??? Aim penalty.'' - Also shared with flying aliens.
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| align="center" | '''Hardened''' || align="center" | [[SHIV (EU2012)|SHIV]] || align="center" | ''Confers extra protection against critical hits. Enemies suffer a -???% chance to inflict critical hits."''. Also shared with some aliens.
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| align="center" | '''Robotic''' || align="center" | [[SHIV (EU2012)|SHIV]] || align="center" | Robotic units are immune to Psi and poison attacks. Also shared with some aliens.
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| align="center" | '''Poison Immunity''' || align="center" | [[Titan Armor (EU2012)|Titan Armor]] || align="center" | ''''
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==Unique [[Alien Life Form (EU2012)|Alien]] Abilities==
{| class="wikitable" width="100%"
|-
! width="20%" align="center" | Ability
! width="5%" align="center" | Species
! width="75%" align="center" | Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
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| align="center" | '''Melee Only''' || align="center" | [[Beserker (EU2012)|Beserker]] [[Chryssalid (EU2012)|Chryssalid]] || align="center" | Unit may not use ranged weapons.
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| align="center" | '''Ready For Anything''' || align="center" | [[Sectopod (EU2012)|Sectopod]] || align="center" | ''Allows Overwatch after shooting, even if no actions remain.'' - Reported in the demo.
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| align="center" | '''Greater Mind Merge''' || align="center" | [[Sectoid Commander (EU2012)|Sectoid Commander]] || align="center" | ''Merge minds with all lesser allies of the same species nearby, granting them +??? critical chance and +??? health.''
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| align="center" | '''Heat Wave''' || align="center" | [[Sectopod (EU2012)|Sectopod]]? || align="center" | ''Can fire a devastating long-range wave that scorches and destroys virtually anything in its path. Takes one turn to warm up.''
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| align="center" | '''Cluster Bomb''' || align="center" | [[Sectopod (EU2012)|Sectopod]]? || align="center" | ''Mark a large area, and after one turn, saturate it with a barrage of explosive mini-bombs.''
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| align="center" | '''Overload''' || align="center" | [[Cyberdisc (EU2012)|Cyberdisc]]? || align="center" | ''Overload the unit's own power source, destroying the unit but causing explosive damage similar to a grenade's.''
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| align="center" | '''Psi Drain''' || align="center" | || align="center" | ''Drain health from an ally.''
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| align="center" | '''Mind Control''' || align="center" | || align="center" | ''Very difficult psi technique that, if successful, grants control of the target for 3 turns. Does not work on robotic enemies.''
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| align="center" | '''Repair''' || align="center" | [[Drone (EU2012)|Drone]] || align="center" | ''Repairs robotic units.''
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| align="center" | '''Cannon Fire''' || align="center" | [[Cyberdisc (EU2012)|Cyberdisc]] || align="center" | ''Beam attack that causes high damage and grants free Overwatch. If the Sectopod does not move, Cannon Fire can be used twice (against different enemies).''
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| align="center" | '''Close''' || align="center" | [[Cyberdisc (EU2012)|Cyberdisc]] || align="center" | ''Switch to closed mode for increased defense. Allows Death Blossom attack.''
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| align="center" | '''Blood Call''' || align="center" | [[Muton (EU2012)|Muton]] || align="center" | ''Unleash a bestial roar that inspires nearby allies of the same species to greater speed, focus, and resolve for ??? turns. ??? turn cooldown.''
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| align="center" | '''Intimidate''' || align="center" | [[Muton (EU2012)|Muton]] || align="center" | ''Reacts unpredictably when wounded, provoking panic in enemies.''
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| align="center" | '''Bloodlust''' || align="center" | [[Beserker (EU2012)|Beserker]] || align="center" | ''Allows the Berserker to charge an enemy that wounds it.''
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| align="center" | '''Bull Rush''' || align="center" | [[Beserker (EU2012)|Beserker]] || align="center" | ''Charge in a straight line through cover to unleash a devastating melee attack''
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| align="center" | '''Death Blossom''' || align="center" | [[Cyberdisc (EU2012)|Cyberdisc]] || align="center" | ''Project an intense energy field from Closed position, damaging all nearby enemies.''
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| align="center" | '''Launch''' || align="center" | [[Floater (EU2012)|Floater]] || align="center" | ''Move anywhere on the battlefield in a single turn. Launch cannot be used indoors.''
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| align="center" | '''Bombard''' || align="center" | [[Cyberdisc (EU2012)|Cyberdisc]] || align="center" | ''Throw or launch grenades over exceptionally long distances.''
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| align="center" | '''Leap''' || align="center" |[[Thin Man (EU2012)|Thin Man]]|| align="center" | ''Allows vertical leaps onto elevated surfaces during movement.''
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| align="center" | '''Poison Spit''' || align="center" |[[Thin Man (EU2012)|Thin Man]]|| align="center" | ''Spit poison at long range, causing a noxious cloud to remain briefly on the battlefield.''
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| align="center" | '''Poisonous Claws''' || align="center" | [[Chryssalid (EU2012)|Chryssalid]] || align="center" | ''Poison enemies wounded with melee attacks.''
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| align="center" | '''Implant''' || align="center" | [[Chryssalid (EU2012)|Chryssalid]] || align="center" | ''Victims are implanted with a Chryssalid egg if they are killed by a Chryssalid's attack (not from poison caused by Poisonous Claws).''
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| align="center" | '''Head Down''' || align="center" | [[Civilian (EU2012)|Civilian]] || align="center" | ''Civilians can duck their heads and crouch for a small Defense bonus, even when not in cover.''
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| align="center" | '''Destroy Terrain''' || align="center" | [[Sectopod (EU2012)|Sectopod]]? || align="center" | ''Destroy Terrain or other environmental annoyances at will.''
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| align="center" | '''Vengeance''' || align="center" | All aliens? || align="center" | ''If an enemy does damage to you or another nearby soldier, you get a reaction shot (with pistol, if you have a flamethrower) against it.You get a reaction shot against any targetable enemy that does damage to you or another soldier -- including cases where the damage kills you.'' - Reported on the demo.
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| align="center" | '''Blitz''' || align="center" | ???? || align="center" | ''If you kill an enemy during your action phase, then immediately after it ends you may take a regular shot.''
|-
| align="center" | '''Modern Foxhole''' || align="center" | ???? || align="center" | ''You can use a gadget to create a force shield that blocks movement and provides partial cover. It expires after 3 turns, or can be turned off. It can be destroyed by enemy weapon fire.'' - the last three abilities were thought to be disabled until Vengeance was reported on the demo.
|-
|}

==Multiplayer and Disabled Abilities==
All other information about abilities present in the demo code. Most don't appear to work and are merely listed for documentation.
{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
! width="20%" align="center" | Ability
! width="5%" align="center" | Status
! width="75%" align="center" | Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|-
| align="center" | '''Torch''' || align="center" | Multiplayer/Disabled || align="center" | ''?????''
|-
| align="center" | '''Mark''' || align="center" | Multiplayer/Disabled || align="center" | ''?????''
|-
| align="center" | '''Command''' || align="center" | Multiplayer/Disabled || align="center" | ''Give a free move to any squadmate that has ended their turn.''
|-
| align="center" | '''Repair S.H.I.V''' || align="center" | Multiplayer || align="center" | ''Use the [[Arc Thrower (EU2012)|Arc Thrower]] to repair ??? HP.''
|-
| align="center" | '''Psi Bless''' || align="center" | Multiplayer/Disabled || align="center" | ''?''
|-
| align="center" | '''Motion Detector''' || align="center" | Multiplayer/Disabled || align="center" | ''?''
|-
| align="center" | '''Shot Paint Target''' || align="center" | Multiplayer/Disabled || align="center" | ''?''
|-
| align="center" | '''Shot Paint Defense''' || align="center" | Multiplayer/Disabled || align="center" | ''?''
|-
| align="center" | '''Damage Cover''' || align="center" | Multiplayer/Disabled || align="center" | ''Damage and potentially destroy enemy cover or other environmental elements.''
|-
|}
(ingame descriptions appear on ''Italic text'')

==See Also==
* [[Soldiers (EU2012)|Soldiers]]
* [[Classes (EU2012)|Soldier Classes]]
* [[Equipment (EU2012)|Equipment]]
* [[Alien Life Forms (EU2012)|Aliens]]

[[Category: Enemy Unknown (2012)]]

Mission Control (EU2012)

2012-10-03T18:55:43Z

Hamster45: /* World Countries/Regions */

The '''Geoscape''' is the combination of the world view and XCOM's [[XCOM HQ (EU2012)|HQ]]. The '''Geoscape''' is where the XCOM commander fights the strategic war, whereas the HQ provides the operational means to ready and deploy XCOM squads to fight on [[Battlescape (EU2012)|Battlescape]] the tactical battles required for research and eventual victory.

[[File:Geoscape EU2012.jpg|center|The '''Geoscape''']]

On the '''Geoscape''' you scan for UFOs to speed the game and wait for upcoming scientific, engineering and funding, or unexpected events such as alien attacks or Council missions. The World view will also display any missions in progress, such as air interceptions and you transport craft either going or returning from ground combat missions. The '''Geoscape''' is played in real time, although management of bases and ordering planes pauses the game and these can be done at leisure. All non-trivial actions, such as planes flying to their destination, research, manufacturing, and so on, take time to accomplish and this time must be waited out in the world view.

==World View==

The '''Geoscape''' world view can be accessed both through the [[Mission Control (EU2012)|Mission Control]] and [[Situation Room (EU2012)|Situation Room]] of the XCOM HQ. Both facilities also allow the XCOM commander to access other important aspects such as funding, expanding satellite and radar coverage and track your overall objectives.

[[File:Geo Skyranger EU2012.png|right|thumb|300 px|Skyranger approaches a Terror Site]]
The view of the Earth-Moon system is presented in a 3D format which allows to zooming in specific locations and that will also display icons for current XCOM and alien activity. The map is continuously updated as the 'Scan For UFOs' button is pressed to speed up time, showing events like day/night transition, etc.

A number of icons will be displayed by the view:
* XCOM HQ
* XCOM craft on missions
* Satellites and interceptors stationed over countries
* Airborne UFOs
* Downed/Crashed UFOs
* Terror Sites
 

==Air Interceptions==

==Upcoming Events==

==Satellite Coverage==

==World Countries/Regions==

There are 16 countries which directly contribute to XCom and thus in turn need to be protected. Each nation provides resources which may be increased by deploying satellites above that particular country and exhibits a panic level between 1 and 5 (5 being the worst). These countries, their satellite coverage and associated panic levels can be seen in the [[Situation_Room_(2012)|Situation Room]] and are listed here:
* United States
* Canada
* Mexico
* Argentina
* Brazil
* Egypt
* South Africa
* Nigeria
* United Kingdom
* Russia
* France
* Germany
* China
* Japan
* India
* Australia

==See Also==

* [[Mission Control (EU2012)|Mission Control]]
* [[Situation Room (EU2012)|Situation Room]]
* [[XCOM HQ (EU2012)|HQ]]

[[Category: Enemy Unknown (2012)]]

Mission Control (EU2012)

2012-10-03T18:30:04Z

Hamster45: /* World Countries/Regions */

The '''Geoscape''' is the combination of the world view and XCOM's [[XCOM HQ (EU2012)|HQ]]. The '''Geoscape''' is where the XCOM commander fights the strategic war, whereas the HQ provides the operational means to ready and deploy XCOM squads to fight on [[Battlescape (EU2012)|Battlescape]] the tactical battles required for research and eventual victory.

[[File:Geoscape EU2012.jpg|center|The '''Geoscape''']]

On the '''Geoscape''' you scan for UFOs to speed the game and wait for upcoming scientific, engineering and funding, or unexpected events such as alien attacks or Council missions. The World view will also display any missions in progress, such as air interceptions and you transport craft either going or returning from ground combat missions. The '''Geoscape''' is played in real time, although management of bases and ordering planes pauses the game and these can be done at leisure. All non-trivial actions, such as planes flying to their destination, research, manufacturing, and so on, take time to accomplish and this time must be waited out in the world view.

==World View==

The '''Geoscape''' world view can be accessed both through the [[Mission Control (EU2012)|Mission Control]] and [[Situation Room (EU2012)|Situation Room]] of the XCOM HQ. Both facilities also allow the XCOM commander to access other important aspects such as funding, expanding satellite and radar coverage and track your overall objectives.

[[File:Geo Skyranger EU2012.png|right|thumb|300 px|Skyranger approaches a Terror Site]]
The view of the Earth-Moon system is presented in a 3D format which allows to zooming in specific locations and that will also display icons for current XCOM and alien activity. The map is continuously updated as the 'Scan For UFOs' button is pressed to speed up time, showing events like day/night transition, etc.

A number of icons will be displayed by the view:
* XCOM HQ
* XCOM craft on missions
* Satellites and interceptors stationed over countries
* Airborne UFOs
* Downed/Crashed UFOs
* Terror Sites
 

==Air Interceptions==

==Upcoming Events==

==Satellite Coverage==

==World Countries/Regions==

There are 14 countries which directly contribute to XCom and thus in turn need to be protected. Each nation provides resources which may be increased by deploying satellites above that particular country and exhibits a panic level between 1 and 5 (5 being the worst). These countries, their satellite coverage and associated panic levels can be seen in the [[Situation_Room_(2012)|Situation Room]] and are listed here:
* United States
* Canada
* Mexico
* Argentina
* Brazil
* Egypt
* South Africa
* Nigeria
* United Kingdom
* Russia
* France
* Germany
* China
* Japan
* India
* Australia

==See Also==

* [[Mission Control (EU2012)|Mission Control]]
* [[Situation Room (EU2012)|Situation Room]]
* [[XCOM HQ (EU2012)|HQ]]

[[Category: Enemy Unknown (2012)]]

Mission Control (EU2012)

2012-10-03T18:28:33Z

Hamster45: /* World Countries/Regions */

The '''Geoscape''' is the combination of the world view and XCOM's [[XCOM HQ (EU2012)|HQ]]. The '''Geoscape''' is where the XCOM commander fights the strategic war, whereas the HQ provides the operational means to ready and deploy XCOM squads to fight on [[Battlescape (EU2012)|Battlescape]] the tactical battles required for research and eventual victory.

[[File:Geoscape EU2012.jpg|center|The '''Geoscape''']]

On the '''Geoscape''' you scan for UFOs to speed the game and wait for upcoming scientific, engineering and funding, or unexpected events such as alien attacks or Council missions. The World view will also display any missions in progress, such as air interceptions and you transport craft either going or returning from ground combat missions. The '''Geoscape''' is played in real time, although management of bases and ordering planes pauses the game and these can be done at leisure. All non-trivial actions, such as planes flying to their destination, research, manufacturing, and so on, take time to accomplish and this time must be waited out in the world view.

==World View==

The '''Geoscape''' world view can be accessed both through the [[Mission Control (EU2012)|Mission Control]] and [[Situation Room (EU2012)|Situation Room]] of the XCOM HQ. Both facilities also allow the XCOM commander to access other important aspects such as funding, expanding satellite and radar coverage and track your overall objectives.

[[File:Geo Skyranger EU2012.png|right|thumb|300 px|Skyranger approaches a Terror Site]]
The view of the Earth-Moon system is presented in a 3D format which allows to zooming in specific locations and that will also display icons for current XCOM and alien activity. The map is continuously updated as the 'Scan For UFOs' button is pressed to speed up time, showing events like day/night transition, etc.

A number of icons will be displayed by the view:
* XCOM HQ
* XCOM craft on missions
* Satellites and interceptors stationed over countries
* Airborne UFOs
* Downed/Crashed UFOs
* Terror Sites
 

==Air Interceptions==

==Upcoming Events==

==Satellite Coverage==

==World Countries/Regions==

There are 14 countries which directly contribute to XCom and thus in turn need to be protected. Each nation provides resources which may be increased by deploying satellites above that particular country and exhibits a panic level between 1 and 5 (5 being the worst). These countries are listed here:
* United States
* Canada
* Mexico
* Argentina
* Brazil
* Egypt
* South Africa
* Nigeria
* United Kingdom
* Russia
* France
* Germany
* China
* Japan
* India
* Australia

==See Also==

* [[Mission Control (EU2012)|Mission Control]]
* [[Situation Room (EU2012)|Situation Room]]
* [[XCOM HQ (EU2012)|HQ]]

[[Category: Enemy Unknown (2012)]]

Research (EU2012)

2012-10-03T18:13:46Z

Hamster45:

== Research Projects ==
List of research projects (incomplete) in ''[[EU (2012)|Enemy Unknown 2012]]''

'''Aircraft/Satellites'''
*[[Satellite (EU2012)|Satellite]]
*[[Laser Cannon (EU2012)|Laser Cannon]]
*[[Phoenix Cannon (EU2012)|Phoenix Cannon]]
*[[Defense Matrix (EU2012)|Defense Matrix (Dodge)]]
*[[Defense Matrix (EU2012)|Uplink Targeting (Aim)]]
*[[Alien Materials (2012)|Alien Materials]]
*[[Elerium (EU2012)|Elerium]]
*[[UFO Power Source (EU2012)|UFO Power Source]]
*[[Alien Nav Computer (EU2012)|Alien Nav Computer]]
*[[Firestorm (EU2012)|New Fighter Craft]]

{| class="wikitable" width="100%"
|+ '''Known Projects'''
|-
! width="15%" align="center" | Project
! width="30%" align="center" | Description
! width="10%" align="center" | Prerequisite
! width="10%" align="center" | Cost
! width="10%" align="center" | Speed
! width="25%" align="center" | Result
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|-
| align="center" | [[Xeno-Biology_(2012)|Xeno-Biology]] || align="center" | ''If we must face the invaders in combat, then we must understand 'alien life' as well as we do our own.'' || align="center" | ''None'' || align="center" | "None" || align="center" | ''Normal (4 days)'' || align="center" | ''Unknown''
|-
| align="center" | '''Alien Weapon Fragments''' || align="center" | ''Unknown'' || align="center" | ''Unknown'' || align="center" | ''Unknown'' || align="center" | ''Unknown'' || align="center" | ''Unknown''
|-
| align="center" | '''Alien Materials''' || align="center" | ''The aliens appear to be using materials that are lighter and stronger than anything we've ever seen. A cursory examination has already given us ideas for ways to improve the soldiers' current body armor, but more research is required.'' || align="center" | ''Unknown'' || align="center" | ''5 Weapon Fragments'' || align="center" | ''Fast (3 days)'' || align="center" | ''Unknown''
|-
| align="center" | '''Experimental Warfare''' || align="center" | ''Unknown'' || align="center" | ''Unknown'' || align="center" | ''Unknown'' || align="center" | ''Unknown'' || align="center" | ''Unknown''
|-
| align="center" | '''Sectoid Autopsy''' || align="center" | ''Unknown'' || align="center" | ''Unknown'' || align="center" | ''Unknown'' || align="center" | ''Unknown'' || align="center" | ''Unknown''
|-
| align="center" | '''Thin Man Autopsy''' || align="center" | ''Unknown'' || align="center" | ''Unknown'' || align="center" | ''Unknown'' || align="center" | ''Unknown'' || align="center" | ''Unknown''
|-
|}

'''Armor'''
*[[Nano-Fiber Vest (EU2012)|Nano-Fiber Vest]]
*[[Chitin Plating (EU2012)|Chitin Plating]]
*[[Carapace Armor (EU2012)|Carapace Armor]]
*[[Titan Armor (EU2012)|Titan Armor]]
*[[Archangel Armor (EU2012)|Archangel Armor]]
*[[Ghost Armor (EU2012)|Ghost Armor]]

'''Equipment'''
*[[S.C.O.P.E. (EU2012)|S.C.O.P.E.]]
*[[Medikit (EU2012)|Medikit]]

'''Weapons'''
*[[Weapon Fragments (EU2012)|Weapon Fragments]]
*[[Arc Thrower (EU2012)|Arc Thrower]]
*[[Precision Lasers (EU2012)|Precision Lasers]]
*[[Laser Pistol (EU2012)|Laser Pistol]]
*[[Laser Rifle (EU2012)|Laser Rifle]]
*[[Laser Sniper Rifle (EU2012)|Laser Sniper Rifle]]
*[[Laser Scatter (EU2012)|Laser Scatter]]
*[[Heavy Laser (EU2012)|Heavy Laser]]
*[[Plasma Pistol (EU2012)|Plasma Pistol]]
*[[Light Plasma Rifle (UFO2012)|Light Plasma Rifle]]
*[[Plasma Rifle (EU2012)|Plasma Rifle]]
*[[Plasma Sniper Rifle (EU2012)|Plasma Sniper Rifle]]
*[[Heavy Plasma (EU2012)|Heavy Plasma]]
*[[Alloy Cannon (EU2012)|Alloy Cannon]]
*[[Alien Grenade (EU2012)|Alien Grenade]]

'''Alien Research'''
*[[Xeno-Biology (2012)|Xeno-Biology]]
*[[Sectoid (EU2012)|Sectoid]]
*Sectoid Autopsy
*[[Muton (EU2012)|Muton]]
*Muton Autopsy
*[[Thin Man (EU2012)|Thin Man]]
*Thin Man Autopsy
*[[Chryssalid (EU2012)|Chryssalid]]
*Chryssalid Autopsy
*[[Beserker (EU2012)|Beserker]]
*Beserker Autopsy
*[[Sectopod (EU2012)|Sectopod]]
*[[Cyberdisc (EU2012)|Cyberdisc]]
*[[Floater (EU2012)|Floater]]
*Floater Autopsy
*[[Outsider (EU2012)|Outsider]]

'''?'''
*[[Experimental Warfare (EU2012)|Experimental Warfare]]
*[[Beam Weapons (EU2012)|Beam Weapons]]

'''Priority Research'''
*[[Outsider Shard (EU2012)|Outsider Shard]]

== Research Credits ==

List of research credits (incomplete).

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Research Credits
|-
! Credit Name !! Bonus !! Applies to !! Source
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
| Basic Armor Technology || reduce research time by 50% || [[Carapace Armor (EU2012)|Carapace Armor]], ? || ?
|-
| Beam Weapon || reduce research time by 50% || S.C.O.P.E. Upgrade ([[Foundry (EU2012)|Foundry]]) || Interrogate Sectoid
|}

[[Category: Enemy Unknown (2012)]]

Research (EU2012)

2012-10-03T18:11:17Z

Hamster45:

== Research Projects ==
List of research projects (incomplete) in ''[[EU (2012)|Enemy Unknown 2012]]''

'''Aircraft/Satellites'''
*[[Satellite (EU2012)|Satellite]]
*[[Laser Cannon (EU2012)|Laser Cannon]]
*[[Phoenix Cannon (EU2012)|Phoenix Cannon]]
*[[Defense Matrix (EU2012)|Defense Matrix (Dodge)]]
*[[Defense Matrix (EU2012)|Uplink Targeting (Aim)]]
*[[Alien Materials (2012)|Alien Materials]]
*[[Elerium (EU2012)|Elerium]]
*[[UFO Power Source (EU2012)|UFO Power Source]]
*[[Alien Nav Computer (EU2012)|Alien Nav Computer]]
*[[Firestorm (EU2012)|New Fighter Craft]]

{| class="wikitable" width="100%"
|+ '''Known Projects'''
|-
! width="15%" align="center" | Project
! width="30%" align="center" | Description
! width="10%" align="center" | Prerequisite
! width="10%" align="center" | Cost
! width="10%" align="center" | Speed
! width="25%" align="center" | Result
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|-
| align="center" | '''Xeno-Biology''' || align="center" | ''If we must face the invaders in combat, then we must understand 'alien life' as well as we do our own'' || align="center" | ''None'' || align="center" | "None" || align="center" | ''Normal (4 days)'' || align="center" | ''Unknown''
|-
| align="center" | '''Alien Weapon Fragments''' || align="center" | ''Unknown'' || align="center" | ''Unknown'' || align="center" | ''Unknown'' || align="center" | ''Unknown'' || align="center" | ''Unknown''
|-
| align="center" | '''Alien Materials''' || align="center" | ''The aliens appear to be using materials that are lighter and stronger than anything we've ever seen. A cursory examination has already given us ideas for ways to improve the soldiers' current body armor, but more research is required.'' || align="center" | ''Unknown'' || align="center" | ''5 Weapon Fragments'' || align="center" | ''Fast (3 days)'' || align="center" | ''Unknown''
|-
| align="center" | '''Experimental Warfare''' || align="center" | ''Unknown'' || align="center" | ''Unknown'' || align="center" | ''Unknown'' || align="center" | ''Unknown'' || align="center" | ''Unknown''
|-
| align="center" | '''Sectoid Autopsy''' || align="center" | ''Unknown'' || align="center" | ''Unknown'' || align="center" | ''Unknown'' || align="center" | ''Unknown'' || align="center" | ''Unknown''
|-
| align="center" | '''Thin Man Autopsy''' || align="center" | ''Unknown'' || align="center" | ''Unknown'' || align="center" | ''Unknown'' || align="center" | ''Unknown'' || align="center" | ''Unknown''
|-
|}

'''Armor'''
*[[Nano-Fiber Vest (EU2012)|Nano-Fiber Vest]]
*[[Chitin Plating (EU2012)|Chitin Plating]]
*[[Carapace Armor (EU2012)|Carapace Armor]]
*[[Titan Armor (EU2012)|Titan Armor]]
*[[Archangel Armor (EU2012)|Archangel Armor]]
*[[Ghost Armor (EU2012)|Ghost Armor]]

'''Equipment'''
*[[S.C.O.P.E. (EU2012)|S.C.O.P.E.]]
*[[Medikit (EU2012)|Medikit]]

'''Weapons'''
*[[Weapon Fragments (EU2012)|Weapon Fragments]]
*[[Arc Thrower (EU2012)|Arc Thrower]]
*[[Precision Lasers (EU2012)|Precision Lasers]]
*[[Laser Pistol (EU2012)|Laser Pistol]]
*[[Laser Rifle (EU2012)|Laser Rifle]]
*[[Laser Sniper Rifle (EU2012)|Laser Sniper Rifle]]
*[[Laser Scatter (EU2012)|Laser Scatter]]
*[[Heavy Laser (EU2012)|Heavy Laser]]
*[[Plasma Pistol (EU2012)|Plasma Pistol]]
*[[Light Plasma Rifle (UFO2012)|Light Plasma Rifle]]
*[[Plasma Rifle (EU2012)|Plasma Rifle]]
*[[Plasma Sniper Rifle (EU2012)|Plasma Sniper Rifle]]
*[[Heavy Plasma (EU2012)|Heavy Plasma]]
*[[Alloy Cannon (EU2012)|Alloy Cannon]]
*[[Alien Grenade (EU2012)|Alien Grenade]]

'''Alien Research'''
*[[Xeno-Biology (2012)|Xeno-Biology]]
*[[Sectoid (EU2012)|Sectoid]]
*Sectoid Autopsy
*[[Muton (EU2012)|Muton]]
*Muton Autopsy
*[[Thin Man (EU2012)|Thin Man]]
*Thin Man Autopsy
*[[Chryssalid (EU2012)|Chryssalid]]
*Chryssalid Autopsy
*[[Beserker (EU2012)|Beserker]]
*Beserker Autopsy
*[[Sectopod (EU2012)|Sectopod]]
*[[Cyberdisc (EU2012)|Cyberdisc]]
*[[Floater (EU2012)|Floater]]
*Floater Autopsy
*[[Outsider (EU2012)|Outsider]]

'''?'''
*[[Experimental Warfare (EU2012)|Experimental Warfare]]
*[[Beam Weapons (EU2012)|Beam Weapons]]

'''Priority Research'''
*[[Outsider Shard (EU2012)|Outsider Shard]]

== Research Credits ==

List of research credits (incomplete).

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Research Credits
|-
! Credit Name !! Bonus !! Applies to !! Source
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
| Basic Armor Technology || reduce research time by 50% || [[Carapace Armor (EU2012)|Carapace Armor]], ? || ?
|-
| Beam Weapon || reduce research time by 50% || S.C.O.P.E. Upgrade ([[Foundry (EU2012)|Foundry]]) || Interrogate Sectoid
|}

[[Category: Enemy Unknown (2012)]]

Research (EU2012)

2012-10-03T18:11:06Z

Hamster45: added table for future formatting and additions

== Research Projects ==
List of research projects (incomplete) in ''[[EU (2012)|Enemy Unknown 2012]]''

'''Aircraft/Satellites'''
*[[Satellite (EU2012)|Satellite]]
*[[Laser Cannon (EU2012)|Laser Cannon]]
*[[Phoenix Cannon (EU2012)|Phoenix Cannon]]
*[[Defense Matrix (EU2012)|Defense Matrix (Dodge)]]
*[[Defense Matrix (EU2012)|Uplink Targeting (Aim)]]
*[[Alien Materials (2012)|Alien Materials]]
*[[Elerium (EU2012)|Elerium]]
*[[UFO Power Source (EU2012)|UFO Power Source]]
*[[Alien Nav Computer (EU2012)|Alien Nav Computer]]
*[[Firestorm (EU2012)|New Fighter Craft]]

{| class="wikitable" width="100%"
|+ '''Known Project'''
|-
! width="15%" align="center" | Project
! width="30%" align="center" | Description
! width="10%" align="center" | Prerequisite
! width="10%" align="center" | Cost
! width="10%" align="center" | Speed
! width="25%" align="center" | Result
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|-
| align="center" | '''Xeno-Biology''' || align="center" | ''If we must face the invaders in combat, then we must understand 'alien life' as well as we do our own'' || align="center" | ''None'' || align="center" | "None" || align="center" | ''Normal (4 days)'' || align="center" | ''Unknown''
|-
| align="center" | '''Alien Weapon Fragments''' || align="center" | ''Unknown'' || align="center" | ''Unknown'' || align="center" | ''Unknown'' || align="center" | ''Unknown'' || align="center" | ''Unknown''
|-
| align="center" | '''Alien Materials''' || align="center" | ''The aliens appear to be using materials that are lighter and stronger than anything we've ever seen. A cursory examination has already given us ideas for ways to improve the soldiers' current body armor, but more research is required.'' || align="center" | ''Unknown'' || align="center" | ''5 Weapon Fragments'' || align="center" | ''Fast (3 days)'' || align="center" | ''Unknown''
|-
| align="center" | '''Experimental Warfare''' || align="center" | ''Unknown'' || align="center" | ''Unknown'' || align="center" | ''Unknown'' || align="center" | ''Unknown'' || align="center" | ''Unknown''
|-
| align="center" | '''Sectoid Autopsy''' || align="center" | ''Unknown'' || align="center" | ''Unknown'' || align="center" | ''Unknown'' || align="center" | ''Unknown'' || align="center" | ''Unknown''
|-
| align="center" | '''Thin Man Autopsy''' || align="center" | ''Unknown'' || align="center" | ''Unknown'' || align="center" | ''Unknown'' || align="center" | ''Unknown'' || align="center" | ''Unknown''
|-
|}

'''Armor'''
*[[Nano-Fiber Vest (EU2012)|Nano-Fiber Vest]]
*[[Chitin Plating (EU2012)|Chitin Plating]]
*[[Carapace Armor (EU2012)|Carapace Armor]]
*[[Titan Armor (EU2012)|Titan Armor]]
*[[Archangel Armor (EU2012)|Archangel Armor]]
*[[Ghost Armor (EU2012)|Ghost Armor]]

'''Equipment'''
*[[S.C.O.P.E. (EU2012)|S.C.O.P.E.]]
*[[Medikit (EU2012)|Medikit]]

'''Weapons'''
*[[Weapon Fragments (EU2012)|Weapon Fragments]]
*[[Arc Thrower (EU2012)|Arc Thrower]]
*[[Precision Lasers (EU2012)|Precision Lasers]]
*[[Laser Pistol (EU2012)|Laser Pistol]]
*[[Laser Rifle (EU2012)|Laser Rifle]]
*[[Laser Sniper Rifle (EU2012)|Laser Sniper Rifle]]
*[[Laser Scatter (EU2012)|Laser Scatter]]
*[[Heavy Laser (EU2012)|Heavy Laser]]
*[[Plasma Pistol (EU2012)|Plasma Pistol]]
*[[Light Plasma Rifle (UFO2012)|Light Plasma Rifle]]
*[[Plasma Rifle (EU2012)|Plasma Rifle]]
*[[Plasma Sniper Rifle (EU2012)|Plasma Sniper Rifle]]
*[[Heavy Plasma (EU2012)|Heavy Plasma]]
*[[Alloy Cannon (EU2012)|Alloy Cannon]]
*[[Alien Grenade (EU2012)|Alien Grenade]]

'''Alien Research'''
*[[Xeno-Biology (2012)|Xeno-Biology]]
*[[Sectoid (EU2012)|Sectoid]]
*Sectoid Autopsy
*[[Muton (EU2012)|Muton]]
*Muton Autopsy
*[[Thin Man (EU2012)|Thin Man]]
*Thin Man Autopsy
*[[Chryssalid (EU2012)|Chryssalid]]
*Chryssalid Autopsy
*[[Beserker (EU2012)|Beserker]]
*Beserker Autopsy
*[[Sectopod (EU2012)|Sectopod]]
*[[Cyberdisc (EU2012)|Cyberdisc]]
*[[Floater (EU2012)|Floater]]
*Floater Autopsy
*[[Outsider (EU2012)|Outsider]]

'''?'''
*[[Experimental Warfare (EU2012)|Experimental Warfare]]
*[[Beam Weapons (EU2012)|Beam Weapons]]

'''Priority Research'''
*[[Outsider Shard (EU2012)|Outsider Shard]]

== Research Credits ==

List of research credits (incomplete).

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Research Credits
|-
! Credit Name !! Bonus !! Applies to !! Source
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
| Basic Armor Technology || reduce research time by 50% || [[Carapace Armor (EU2012)|Carapace Armor]], ? || ?
|-
| Beam Weapon || reduce research time by 50% || S.C.O.P.E. Upgrade ([[Foundry (EU2012)|Foundry]]) || Interrogate Sectoid
|}

[[Category: Enemy Unknown (2012)]]

Hangar (EU2012)

2012-10-02T20:41:05Z

Hamster45: upgraded formatting.

==Craft Types==

===Transport===
'''Skyranger''' - a transport aircraft to insert your soldiers into the tactical, turn-based portion of the game.
* You start the game with a single Skyranger and you may not build anymore.
** Procurement Cost: NA
** Maintenance Cost per Turn: 20$

===Interceptor===
'''Raven''' - the initial interceptor aircraft designed to shoot down alien UFO craft once spotted.
* The game starts with two of these aircraft.
** Procurement Cost: 40$
** Maintenance Cost per Turn: 20$

'''Firestorm'''
* An upgraded interceptor
** Procurement Cost: 157$, 31 Alien Alloys, 2 UFO Nav-Computers, 1 UFO Power Source

==Weapon Systems==

===Avalanche Missiles===
===Phoenix Cannon===
===Laser Cannon===
===EMP Cannon===

Gameplay Mechanics (EU2012)

2012-10-02T19:35:46Z

Hamster45:

==Action System==

In ''[[EU (2012)|Enemy Unknown 2012]]'' the gameplay has been streamlined regarding the previous games, with the intention use a simpler system than the one used by the predecessor of the [[X-COM|original game]]. Thus, the [[Time Units]] have been removed and replaced instead with an action system, where each unit can perform 2 Actions during its turn.

===Move and Fire===
A normal turn will have the unit doing Move + Fire or just take 1 Action. The soldier's class and abilities also determine the options available for the 1st and 2nd Actions. The following rules are a brief summary of how Actions work:

* A unit may perform 1 or 2 Actions each turn.
* Some actions (firing [[Sniper Rifle (EU2012)|Sniper Rifle]] or [[Rocket Launcher (EU2012)|Rocket Launcher]]) may only be performed as the 1st Action in a turn.
* A unit's turn automatically ends after the unit:
# Performs any other action other than Move on its 1st Action.
# Performs a 2nd Action after moving as the 1st Action.
* The following [[Abilities (EU2012)|Abilities]] change the above rules:
** '''Bullet Swarm''' - Heavy can Fire + Fire/Move/Surpress/Overwatch.
** '''Double Tap''' - Sniper can can Fire + Fire.
** '''Run & Gun''' - Assault can Dash + Fire but not Dash + Equipment.
** '''Snap Shot''' - Sniper can Move and Fire with a Sniper Rifle.

===List of Actions===
These are general actions that can be perform by your soldiers during the fight, depending on their [[Equipment (EU2012)|Equipment]] and [[Classes (EU2012)|Class]].

{| class="wikitable" width="50%"
|+ Movement Actions
|-
! width="50px" align="center" | Action !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
| align="center" | '''Move''' || align="center" | Walk
|-
| align="center" | '''Dash''' || align="center" | Fast movement. Provides defensive bonus against enemy reaction fire.
|-
| align="center" | '''Grapple''' || align="center" | Move and use Grapple hook use to reach a higher position.
|-
| align="center" | '''Hunker Down''' || align="center" | Doubles cover bonus & provides immunity to critical hits, but reduces sight radius.
|-
| align="center" | '''Toggle Flight''' || align="center" | Activates flight mode on Ghost armor. Doesn't cost as an action.
|-
| align="center" | '''Ascend/ Descend''' || align="center" | Go up/down one level while flying. Doesn't cost as an action.
|-
|}
{| class="wikitable" width="50%"
|+ Weapon Actions
|-
! width="50px" align="center" | Action !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
| align="center" | '''Fire''' || align="center" | Shoot weapon at enemy/area. 4 types of weapon shots: Standard, Headshot, Disabling and Free.
|-
| align="center" | '''Grenade''' || align="center" | Throw grenade.
|-
| align="center" | '''Stun''' || align="center" | Can incapacitate targets for capture, easier if target's health is reduced.
|-
| align="center" | '''Aim?''' || align="center" | Increase Aim for a number of turns. (''unconfirmed'')
|-
| align="center" | '''Suppress''' || align="center" | Fires at the area around the target to reduce its aim.
|-
| align="center" | '''Overwatch''' || align="center" | Takes a shot at the next enemy that moves through that unit's line of sight. A small (?how much?) Aim penalty applies.
|-
| align="center" | '''Reload''' || align="center" | Spend a full action to reload weapon.
|-
| align="center" | '''Psionic''' || align="center" | Perform a series of mental and physical attacks using Psionics.
|-
|}
{| class="wikitable" width="50%"
|+ Other Equipment Actions
|-
| align="center" | '''Equip''' || align="center" | Change the current item with another one.
|-
| align="center" | '''Heal Wound''' || align="center" | Use Medikit to heal Health Points.
|-
| align="center" | '''Stabilize/Revive''' || align="center" | Use Medikit to stop bleeding and/or wake up an injured soldier.
|-
| align="center" | '''Combat Stim''' || align="center" | Temporarily increase a soldier's Will and reduce damage taken.
|-
| align="center" | '''Ghost''' || align="center" | Makes the soldier invisible for 1 turn or until attacking. Doesn't cost as an action.
|-
| align="center" | '''Battle Scanner''' || align="center" | Use a scanning device to increase your vision.
|-
|}

===Moral===
* Squad members are effected by moral and can panic on the battlefield moving and firing uncontrollably on friend and foe alike. Losing squad members increases this chance while higher ranked squad members and Officer Training Upgrades reduce this chance.

===Environments===
* Everything is destructible with the exception of floors/ceilings and bringing down entire buildings.

* Explosions can start fires which can spread each turn. These prevent move across them but that can be countered with special armor.

* Entering buildings is much more dynamic than in previous games. Squad members can break through windows to enter buildings, kick down doors or quietly open them in standing on either side of the door frame. The two former options increasing the chance enemies will hear you and come to investigate.

* Roofs and elevated positions can be utilized for better line of sight and squad tactics. Beyond traditional stairs and ladders, squad members can use drain pipes or armor upgrades to grapple or jet pack to higher elevations. From the demo, it seems that you can get down from a roof anywhere.

* There are weather effects in the game as well as day/night however they have no effect on game play.

===Tactics===
* Overwatch: Overwatch only allows a shot against the first unit spotted. For example, if you put a soldier on overwatch and they fire at the first enemy to move, any subsequent enemies moving through that soldier's line-of-sight will not be fired upon. The same applies to aliens overwatching against you. For example, you could use a high-HP unit (e.g., SHIV) to draw enemy reaction fire and then follow-up with a more vulnerable unit's move. This could also work against you if you're being flanked by multiple units the same turn.

* Alien encounters: Sometimes aliens are setup to spawn at a given point on the map, such that they do not move until discovered by one of your units. Upon discovery, the aliens interrupt your squad's turn and immediately move (though do not seem to take action/attack). They tend to move relative to the unit discovering them and either attack that position (e.g., aggressive Floaters) or take cover against that unit's position (e.g., Sectoids, Thin Men). Therefore, if you're on a mission where time/turns don't matter (e.g., mission brief indicates no civilians; no countdown timer for mission objectives) you should move units one movement each at a time. In other words, don't immediately dash a unit as far as possible, especially without overwatch protection. Cycle through your whole squad giving each unit their first move before deciding whether to move each again or take action. Otherwise, you may encounter a group of aliens that can quickly flank that forward unit while the rest of your squad is out of moves/actions. Also, you may hinder your ability to purposefully flush the aliens toward a choke point, bunch them up in range of a specific unit (e.g., Heavy who can still fire his rocket, in Sniper LOS), or limit them to an area of the map with poor cover (e.g., explodable vehicles, half-cover).

[[Category: Enemy Unknown (2012)]]

Gameplay Mechanics (EU2012)

2012-10-02T19:33:29Z

Hamster45:

==Action System==

In ''[[EU (2012)|Enemy Unknown 2012]]'' the gameplay has been streamlined regarding the previous games, with the intention use a simpler system than the one used by the predecessor of the [[X-COM|original game]]. Thus, the [[Time Units]] have been removed and replaced instead with an action system, where each unit can perform 2 Actions during its turn.

===Move and Fire===
A normal turn will have the unit doing Move + Fire or just take 1 Action. The soldier's class and abilities also determine the options available for the 1st and 2nd Actions. The following rules are a brief summary of how Actions work:

* A unit may perform 1 or 2 Actions each turn.
* Some actions (firing [[Sniper Rifle (EU2012)|Sniper Rifle]] or [[Rocket Launcher (EU2012)|Rocket Launcher]]) may only be performed as the 1st Action in a turn.
* A unit's turn automatically ends after the unit:
# Performs any other action other than Move on its 1st Action.
# Performs a 2nd Action after moving as the 1st Action.
* The following [[Abilities (EU2012)|Abilities]] change the above rules:
** '''Bullet Swarm''' - Heavy can Fire + Fire/Move/Surpress/Overwatch.
** '''Double Tap''' - Sniper can can Fire + Fire.
** '''Run & Gun''' - Assault can Dash + Fire but not Dash + Equipment.
** '''Snap Shot''' - Sniper can Move and Fire with a Sniper Rifle.

===List of Actions===
These are general actions that can be perform by your soldiers during the fight, depending on their [[Equipment (EU2012)|Equipment]] and [[Classes (EU2012)|Class]].

{| class="wikitable" width="50%"
|+ Movement Actions
|-
! width="50px" align="center" | Action !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
| align="center" | '''Move''' || align="center" | Walk
|-
| align="center" | '''Dash''' || align="center" | Fast movement. Provides defensive bonus against enemy reaction fire.
|-
| align="center" | '''Grapple''' || align="center" | Move and use Grapple hook use to reach a higher position.
|-
| align="center" | '''Hunker Down''' || align="center" | Doubles cover bonus & provides immunity to critical hits, but reduces sight radius.
|-
| align="center" | '''Toggle Flight''' || align="center" | Activates flight mode on Ghost armor. Doesn't cost as an action.
|-
| align="center" | '''Ascend/ Descend''' || align="center" | Go up/down one level while flying. Doesn't cost as an action.
|-
|}
{| class="wikitable" width="50%"
|+ Weapon Actions
|-
! width="50px" align="center" | Action !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
| align="center" | '''Fire''' || align="center" | Shoot weapon at enemy/area. 4 types of weapon shots: Standard, Headshot, Disabling and Free.
|-
| align="center" | '''Grenade''' || align="center" | Throw grenade.
|-
| align="center" | '''Stun''' || align="center" | Can incapacitate targets for capture, easier if target's health is reduced.
|-
| align="center" | '''Aim?''' || align="center" | Increase Aim for a number of turns. (''unconfirmed'')
|-
| align="center" | '''Suppress''' || align="center" | Fires at the area around the target to reduce its aim.
|-
| align="center" | '''Overwatch''' || align="center" | Takes a shot at the next enemy that moves through that unit's line of sight. A small (?how much?) Aim penalty applies.
|-
| align="center" | '''Reload''' || align="center" | Spend a full action to reload weapon.
|-
| align="center" | '''Psionic''' || align="center" | Perform a series of mental and physical attacks using Psionics.
|-
|}
{| class="wikitable" width="50%"
|+ Other Equipment Actions
|-
| align="center" | '''Equip''' || align="center" | Change the current item with another one.
|-
| align="center" | '''Heal Wound''' || align="center" | Use Medikit to heal Health Points.
|-
| align="center" | '''Stabilize/Revive''' || align="center" | Use Medikit to stop bleeding and/or wake up an injured soldier.
|-
| align="center" | '''Combat Stim''' || align="center" | Temporarily increase a soldier's Will and reduce damage taken.
|-
| align="center" | '''Ghost''' || align="center" | Makes the soldier invisible for 1 turn or until attacking. Doesn't cost as an action.
|-
| align="center" | '''Battle Scanner''' || align="center" | Use a scanning device to increase your vision.
|-
|}

===Moral===
* Squad members are effected by moral and can panic on the battlefield moving and firing uncontrollably on friend and foe alike. Losing squad members increases this chance while higher ranked squad members and Officer Training Upgrades reduce this chance.

===Environments===
* Everything is destructible with the exception of floors/ceilings and bringing down entire buildings.

* Explosions can start fires which can spread each turn. These prevent move across them but that can be countered with special armor.

* Entering buildings is much more dynamic than in previous games. Squad members can break through windows to enter buildings, kick down doors or quietly open them in standing on either side of the door frame. The two former options increasing the chance enemies will hear you and come to investigate.

* Roofs and elevated positions can be utilized for better line of sight and squad tactics. Beyond traditional stairs and ladders, squad members can use drain pipes or armor upgrades to grapple or jet pack to higher elevations. From the demo, it seems that you can get down from a roof anywhere.

===Tactics===
* Overwatch: Overwatch only allows a shot against the first unit spotted. For example, if you put a soldier on overwatch and they fire at the first enemy to move, any subsequent enemies moving through that soldier's line-of-sight will not be fired upon. The same applies to aliens overwatching against you. For example, you could use a high-HP unit (e.g., SHIV) to draw enemy reaction fire and then follow-up with a more vulnerable unit's move. This could also work against you if you're being flanked by multiple units the same turn.

* Alien encounters: Sometimes aliens are setup to spawn at a given point on the map, such that they do not move until discovered by one of your units. Upon discovery, the aliens interrupt your squad's turn and immediately move (though do not seem to take action/attack). They tend to move relative to the unit discovering them and either attack that position (e.g., aggressive Floaters) or take cover against that unit's position (e.g., Sectoids, Thin Men). Therefore, if you're on a mission where time/turns don't matter (e.g., mission brief indicates no civilians; no countdown timer for mission objectives) you should move units one movement each at a time. In other words, don't immediately dash a unit as far as possible, especially without overwatch protection. Cycle through your whole squad giving each unit their first move before deciding whether to move each again or take action. Otherwise, you may encounter a group of aliens that can quickly flank that forward unit while the rest of your squad is out of moves/actions. Also, you may hinder your ability to purposefully flush the aliens toward a choke point, bunch them up in range of a specific unit (e.g., Heavy who can still fire his rocket, in Sniper LOS), or limit them to an area of the map with poor cover (e.g., explodable vehicles, half-cover).

[[Category: Enemy Unknown (2012)]]