Officers (LWR)

2021-09-08T12:33:57Z

Vandalthorne: Updating page with note regarding billet recycling differences between The Long War and Long War Rebalance.

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== In General ==

'''Officers''' have a separate upgrade path for soldiers, granting abilities that benefit the entire squad.

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

Any soldier that has the rank of at least Corporal, isn't a [[MEC Trooper (LWR)|MEC Trooper]] or a [[Psionic (LWR)|Psionic]] and has participated in at least 2 missions can be promoted to Lieutenant as long as there is an open billet left. After that, further promotions, in addition to another OTS upgrade, require that:

* The officer must have been on at least 2 missions (modified by Campaign Length) at his current officer rank.
* The officer must have gained a certain minimum standard rank – for example, Sergeant or higher is required for a promotion to Captain.
* The officer with higher will stat will be commanding a mission if several officers of the same rank are on the squad.

== Officer Ranks ==
* All officers gain the perk '''Commanding Officer''' upon their first promotion, which grants them the ability to '''Command'''.
* Officers gain additional '''Command''' charges at Major (2 charges total) and Field Commander (3 charges total).
* Each promotion presents a choice between one of two rank-specific Officer perks. This selection is permanent (and cumulative), but a different perk can be chosen for every officer.
* Only the perks of the commanding (highest-ranked) officer are beneficial to the entire squad during a battle. Officer perks of a second, lower-ranking officer present on a mission benefit only that officer.

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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; max-width: 1600px"
|+
|-
! style="width: 17%; padding: 7px;" | Officer Rank
!style="width: 13%; padding: 7px;" | Minimum Level Requirement
! colspan="4" style="width: 70%; padding: 7px;" | Officer Ability
|-
| [[File:Lieutenant Medal Long War.png|128px]] '''Lieutenant''' || [[File: RANK SERGEANT.png]] '''Corporal'''
| style="width:30%; padding: 25px 15px 0 15px; vertical-align: top" | {{ Strength in Numbers (LWR)|text=1}}
| style="width:30%; padding: 25px 15px 0 15px; vertical-align: top" | {{ Stay Frosty (LWR)|text=1}}
|-
| [[File:Captain Medal Long War.png|128px]] '''Captain''' || [[File: RANK LIEUTENANT.png]] '''Sergeant'''
| style="width:30%; padding: 25px 15px 0 15px; vertical-align: top" | {{ Cover Tactics (LWR)|text=1}}
| style="width:30%; padding: 25px 15px 0 15px; vertical-align: top" | {{ Cover Tenacity (LWR)|text=1}}
|-
| [[File:Major Medal Long War.png|128px]] '''Major''' || [[File: RANK CAPTAIN.png]] '''Tech Sergeant'''
| style="width:30%; padding: 25px 15px 0 15px; vertical-align: top" | {{ Show 'Em the Ropes (LWR)|text=1}}
| style="width:30%; padding: 25px 15px 0 15px; vertical-align: top" | {{ Tricks of the Trade (LWR)|text=1}}
|-
| [[File:Colonel Medal Long War.png|128px]] '''Colonel''' || [[File: RANK MAJOR.png]] '''Gunnery Sergeant'''
| style="width:30%; padding: 25px 15px 0 15px; vertical-align: top" | {{ Clutch Leadership (LWR)|text=1}}
| style="width:30%; padding: 25px 15px 0 15px; vertical-align: top" | {{ Natural Leadership (LWR)|text=1}}
|-
| [[File:Field Commander Medal Long War.png|128px]] '''Field Commander''' || [[File: RANK COLONEL.png]] '''Master Sergeant'''
| style="width:30%; padding: 25px 15px 0 15px; vertical-align: top" | {{ Camaraderie (LWR)|text=1}}
| style="width:30%; padding: 25px 15px 0 15px; vertical-align: top" | {{ Combined Arms (LWR)|text=1}}
|}

== Officer Upgrades ==
Each officer rank is unlocked by purchasing an upgrade in the Officer Training School. It unlocks a number of officer billets for the new rank and prior ranks. Purchasing these upgrades costs money and requires a certain number of total successful missions. When an officer is killed or dismissed, the billet will cycle back and become available again after a few missions.
NOTE: Unlike the Long War, promoting an officer up the chain (e.g., from Lieutenant to Captain) does not unlock billets. Promoting officers from one kind to another will reduce the maximum number of officer billets within the game. (This is due to the basic functionality of the base game's medal system from which the officer system has been constructed.)

{| class="wikitable" style="max-width:1040px;"
|+
|-align="center"
! colspan="4" style="padding: 8px;" | Officer upgrades
|-
! width="15%" | Name !! width="20%" | '''Required Successful Missions (modified by Campaign Length)''' !! width="6%" |'''Cost''' !! width="30%"|'''Unlocked Billets'''
|- align="center"
| style="padding: 8px;" | '''Lieutenants '''|| 10 || §100 || 2x LT
|- align="center"
| style="padding: 8px;" | '''Captains '''|| 30 || §200 || 2x CAPT, 2x LT
|- align="center"
| style="padding: 8px;" | '''Majors '''|| 50 || §300 || 1x MAJ, 1x CAPT, 1x LT
|- align="center"
| style="padding: 8px;" | '''Colonels '''|| 90 || §400 || 1x COL, 1x MAJ, 1x CAPT, 1x LT
|- align="center"
| style="padding: 8px;" | '''Field Commander '''|| 130 || §500 || 1x CMDR, 1x COL, 1x MAJ, 1x CAPT, 1x LT
|}
'''Total number of billets unlocked:''' 7x Lieutenant, 5x Captain, 3x Major, 2x Colonel, 1x Field Commander.

{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="3" | Soldier Ranks Required for Promotion
|-
! Solder Rank !! Officer Rank Available
|-
|-align=center
| Private || None
|-
|-align=center
| Specialist || None
|-
|-align=center
| Lance Corporal || None
|-
|-align=center
| Corporal || Lieutenant
|-
|-align=center
| Sergeant || Captain
|-
|-align=center
| Tech Sergeant || Major
|-
|-align=center
| Gunnery Sergeant || Colonel
|-
|-align=center
| Master Sergeant || Field Commander
|}

== See also ==
{{Soldiers (LWR) Navbar}}
[[Category: Long War Rebalance]]
[[Category: Soldiers (LWR)]]

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