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	==Squad==		==Squad==
	Long War's starting squad size is 6. It can be increased to 8 with Officer Training School upgrades ~~as usual~~ (though the prerequisites for the upgrades are a little different). ~~When defending the XCOM HQ the squad size is fixed at 6.~~ Covert extraction missions are fixed at 4 + the covert operative. The Super Skyranger ~~upgrade~~ will allow an additional 2 soldiers on ~~alien base~~ and Exalt HQ assaults, and an extra 4 soldiers on the final mission. ~~To off-set~~ the ~~increased~~ squad size~~, soldier classes have been made much more specific in their roles~~.		Long War's starting squad size is 6. It can be increased to 8 with [[Officer_Training_School_(Long_War)\|Officer Training School]] upgrades (though the prerequisites for the upgrades are a little different). [[Missions_(Long_War)#Covert_Extraction\|Covert extraction]] missions are fixed at 4 + the covert operative. The [[Foundry_(Long_War)#Aerospace_Improvements\|Super Skyranger Foundry Project]] will allow an additional 2 soldiers on [[Missions_(Long_War)#Alien_Base_Assault\|Alien Base]] and [[Missions_(Long_War)#EXALT_Base_Assault\|Exalt HQ]] assaults, and an extra 4 soldiers on the [[Missions_(Long_War)#Temple_Ship_Assault\|final mission]]. When [[Missions_(Long_War)#XCOM_Base_Defense\|defending the XCOM HQ]], up to 12 soldiers can be equipped for the mission, but a random 6 will be provided at the start, with additional reinforcements only available upon soldier deaths. For all other mission types, the standard squad size listed above is used.

	==Classes==		==Classes==

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	Soldiers who receive damage may suffer an Injury timeout. Specifically, injuries occur if a soldier receives damage in excess of the bonus HP provided by their armor. The length of time that a unit must recover is proportional to the total amount of health they lose compared to the maximum amount of time.		Soldiers who receive damage may suffer an Injury timeout. Specifically, injuries occur if a soldier receives damage in excess of the bonus HP provided by their armor. The length of time that a unit must recover is proportional to the total amount of health they lose compared to the maximum amount of time.

	The max injury time is standard across all soldiers and scales based on the amount ~~time elapsed~~ in the campaign:		The max injury time is standard across all soldiers and scales based on the amount of days passed in the campaign:

	:absolute max injury ~~time~~ = 1320 hours (55 days)		:absolute max injury timeout = 1320 hours (55 days)
	:scaling factor = 27 / (~~Days~~ + 45)		:scaling factor = 27 / (''days passed'' + 45)
	:current max injury ~~time~~ = (1 - scaling factor) x absolute ~~maximum~~		:current max injury timeout = (1 - ''scaling factor'') * ''absolute max injury timeout''

	With Day = 0, this results in 27 / 45 = 0.6, so the maximum injury timeout on day 0 is reduced by 60% to 55 * (1 - 0.6) = 22 days of injury timeout.		With Day = 0, this results in 27 / 45 = 0.6, so the maximum injury timeout on day 0 is reduced by 60% to 55 * (1 - 0.6) = 22 days of injury timeout.
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	With Day = 365, this results in 27 / (365 + 45) = 0.066, so the maximum injury timeout over 1 in-game year is reduced by 6.6% to 51.4 days of injury timeout.		With Day = 365, this results in 27 / (365 + 45) = 0.066, so the maximum injury timeout over 1 in-game year is reduced by 6.6% to 51.4 days of injury timeout.

	As time goes on, this asymptotically approaches the ~~defined~~ maximum injury timeout (55 days).		As time goes on, this asymptotically approaches the absolute maximum injury timeout (55 days).

	The actual amount of time a soldier is injured for is randomized with a linearly scaled block based on % HP lost. If a soldier has lost 2 out of 6 max HP, then (s)he uniformly randomly gets between 1/6 and 2/6 of the current max injury timeout, in hours. For a barely wounded soldier that has lost 1 out of 6 max HP, this means between 0/6 (minimum 1 hour) and 1/6 of the current max injury timeout. If said soldier is critically wounded and then stabilized or revived during a mission, they roll in the range of 5/6 to 6/6. Note that this means soldiers with larger HP totals have proportionally reduced wound ~~times for~~ the same amount of damage.		The actual amount of time a soldier is injured for is randomized with a linearly scaled block based on % HP lost. If a soldier has lost 2 out of 6 max HP, then (s)he uniformly randomly gets between 1/6 and 2/6 of the current max injury timeout, in hours. For a barely wounded soldier that has lost 1 out of 6 max HP, this means between 0/6 (minimum 1 hour) and 1/6 of the current max injury timeout. If said soldier is critically wounded and then stabilized or revived during a mission, they roll in the range of 5/6 to 6/6. Note that this means soldiers with larger HP totals have proportionally reduced wound timeouts when suffering the same amount of damage.

	Fatigue timeout (see above) is always added to injury timeout for wounded soldiers (thus making it that injured soldiers are wounded for longer than soldiers are fatigued). Originally the max injury timeout was 60 days, but since the base fatigue timeout is 3-5 days, this was reduced by 5 days to 55. Thus officers/psi/gene-modded soldiers also get injured for marginally longer times because of their increased fatigue timeouts.		Fatigue timeout (see above) is always added to injury timeout for wounded soldiers (thus making it that injured soldiers are wounded for longer than soldiers are fatigued). Originally the max injury timeout was 60 days, but since the base fatigue timeout is 3-5 days, this was reduced by 5 days to 55. Thus officers/psi/gene-modded soldiers also get injured for marginally longer times because of their increased fatigue timeouts.

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Injury Time

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	Soldiers who receive damage may suffer an Injury timeout. Specifically, injuries occur if a soldier receives damage in excess of the bonus HP provided by their armor. The length of time that a unit must recover is proportional to the total amount of health they lose compared to the maximum amount of time.		Soldiers who receive damage may suffer an Injury timeout. Specifically, injuries occur if a soldier receives damage in excess of the bonus HP provided by their armor. The length of time that a unit must recover is proportional to the total amount of health they lose compared to the maximum amount of time.

	The max injury time is standard across all soldiers and scales based on the amount time elapsed in the campaign~~. The reason for this is that~~:		The max injury time is standard across all soldiers and scales based on the amount time elapsed in the campaign:

	~~# If max timeout is long, then the first months are too brutal, since it's difficult to get soldiers leveled~~
	# If the max timeout is short, then the later months are too easy, because with reductions from Foundry projects and Gene Mods, plus the ablative HP mechanic from armor, soldiers are wounded for too little

	:absolute max injury time = 1320 hours (55 days)		:absolute max injury time = 1320 hours (55 days)

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Injury Time

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	The max injury time is standard across all soldiers and scales based on the amount time elapsed in the campaign. The reason for this is that:		The max injury time is standard across all soldiers and scales based on the amount time elapsed in the campaign. The reason for this is that:

	1. If max timeout is long, then the first months are too brutal, since it's difficult to get soldiers leveled		# If max timeout is long, then the first months are too brutal, since it's difficult to get soldiers leveled
	2. If the max timeout is short, then the later months are too easy, because with reductions from Foundry projects and Gene Mods, plus the ablative HP mechanic from armor, soldiers are wounded for too little		# If the max timeout is short, then the later months are too easy, because with reductions from Foundry projects and Gene Mods, plus the ablative HP mechanic from armor, soldiers are wounded for too little

	~~This is basically a factor in vanilla's inverse difficulty curve, which the scaling~~ max ~~timeout is intended to correct.~~		:absolute max injury time = 1320 hours (55 days)
			:scaling factor = 27 / (Days + 45)
	~~The default maximum is~~ 1320 hours (55 days)~~, and the~~ scaling factor is 27 / (Days + 45).		:current max injury time = (1 - scaling factor) x absolute maximum

	With Day = 0, this results in 27 / 45 = 0.6, so the maximum injury timeout on day 0 is reduced by 60% to 55 * (1 - 0.6) = 22 days of injury timeout.		With Day = 0, this results in 27 / 45 = 0.6, so the maximum injury timeout on day 0 is reduced by 60% to 55 * (1 - 0.6) = 22 days of injury timeout.

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Classes

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	==Classes==		==Classes==
	Like the base game, soldiers are divided into classes. Soldiers start out as ~~Privates~~ (analogous to Rookies), where they have no class, and when they progress to Specialist (equivalent to Squaddie) they are assigned a class. Long War allows you some control over which class the Private is assigned to; when a soldier becomes a Specialist, they will be assigned ~~a specialism~~ of Tactical, Weapons, Scout-Sniper, or Support. ~~You can then~~ choose ~~between the~~ two classes ~~for each specialism~~ by choosing the appropriate perk:		Like the base game, soldiers are divided into classes. Soldiers start out as PFCs (analogous to Rookies), where they have no class, and when they progress to Specialist (equivalent to Squaddie) they are assigned a class. Long War allows you some control over which class the Private is assigned to; when a soldier becomes a Specialist, they will be assigned one of four supra-classes (Tactical, Weapons, Scout-Sniper, or Support). Each supra-class allows you to choose one of two classes associated with it, by choosing the appropriate perk:
	* Scout-Sniper specialist-> [[Scout (Long War)\|Scout]] ([[Abilities List (Long War)#Lightning Reflexes\|Lightning Reflexes]]) or [[Sniper (Long War)\|Sniper]] ([[Abilities List (Long War)#Squadsight\|Squadsight]])		* Scout-Sniper specialist-> [[Scout (Long War)\|Scout]] ([[Abilities List (Long War)#Lightning Reflexes\|Lightning Reflexes]]) or [[Sniper (Long War)\|Sniper]] ([[Abilities List (Long War)#Squadsight\|Squadsight]])
	* Tactical specialist-> [[Infantry (Long War)\|Infantry]] ([[Abilities List (Long War)#Light Em Up\|Light 'Em Up]]) or [[Assault (Long War)\|Assault]] ([[Abilities List (Long War)#Run and Gun\|Run & Gun]])		* Tactical specialist-> [[Infantry (Long War)\|Infantry]] ([[Abilities List (Long War)#Light Em Up\|Light 'Em Up]]) or [[Assault (Long War)\|Assault]] ([[Abilities List (Long War)#Run and Gun\|Run & Gun]])
	* Weapons specialist-> [[Gunner (Long War)\|Gunner]] ([[Abilities List (Long War)#Suppression\|Suppression]]) or [[Rocketeer (Long War)\|Rocketeer]] ([[Abilities List (Long War)#Fire Rocket\|Fire Rocket]])		* Weapons specialist-> [[Gunner (Long War)\|Gunner]] ([[Abilities List (Long War)#Suppression\|Suppression]]) or [[Rocketeer (Long War)\|Rocketeer]] ([[Abilities List (Long War)#Fire Rocket\|Fire Rocket]])
	* Support specialist-> [[Medic (Long War)\|Medic]] ([[Abilities List (Long War)#Field Medic\|Field Medic]]) or [[Engineer (Long War)\|Engineer]] ([[Abilities List (Long War)#Grenadier\|Grenadier]])		* Support specialist-> [[Medic (Long War)\|Medic]] ([[Abilities List (Long War)#Field Medic\|Field Medic]]) or [[Engineer (Long War)\|Engineer]] ([[Abilities List (Long War)#Grenadier\|Grenadier]])
	If you don't want either of the classes for that soldier you can choose the third Random ~~option~~ to choose a random class of the other 6.		If you don't want either of the classes for that soldier you can choose the third option, Random to choose a random class (selected from one of the other 6). If you have the ''Commander's Choice'' [[Second Wave (Long War)\|Second Wave]] option selected, you can choose whichever Supraclass you'd like in the perk select screen using the buttons that would normally switch between soldiers.

	The new classes are all designed with certain roles in mind, and they work best if they have other roles that synergize with them. For example, a Gunner's ability to Suppress works well with an Assault, as the Gunner can pin an enemy and prevent it from overwatching while the Assault moves up for a flank. Alternatively, a Scout can draw out overwatch fire for the Assault, allowing the Assault to move up, meanwhile also checking with a Battle Scanner that the Assault's destination doesn't have extra enemies hiding nearby.		The new classes are all designed with certain roles in mind, and they work best if they have other roles that synergize with them. For example, a Gunner's ability to Suppress works well with an Assault, as the Gunner can pin an enemy and prevent it from overwatching while the Assault moves up for a flank. Alternatively, a Scout can draw out overwatch fire for the Assault, allowing the Assault to move up, meanwhile also checking with a Battle Scanner that the Assault's destination doesn't have extra enemies hiding nearby.

			By default, the game has a 33% chance of automatically assigning a newly-promoted Specialist into your least-common supra-class; otherwise, the game selects from one of the four supra-classes at random, with each equally likely. Since you have two different ways of randomly rolling your least-common class (1 in 3 chance, or if that fails, another 1 in 4 chance afterwards), the cumulative probability is 50%.

	==Fatigue==		==Fatigue==

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	==Fatigue==		==Fatigue==
	In Long War soldiers suffer from Fatigue. After finishing a mission they must rest for several days. You can deploy a fatigued soldier if you must, but then they'll receive a fatigue injury, and need a longer rest session that can't be skipped. This is very important to how you play the game, since your roster of soldiers must be much larger to allow rotating soldiers in and out due to fatigue.		In Long War soldiers suffer from Fatigue. After finishing a mission they must rest for several days; by default, a random amount of time between 3-5 days is picked, though [[Officers_(Long_War)\|Officer ranks]], [[Gene_Mods_(Long_War)\|Gene Mods]], and [[Psionic_(Long_War)\|Psychic]] abilities can increase this amount. You can deploy a fatigued soldier if you must, but then they'll receive a fatigue injury, and need a longer rest session that can't be skipped (equivalent to taking one hit point of health damage on a mission, see [[Soldiers_(Long_War)#Injury_Time\|Injury Time]] below). This is very important to how you play the game, since your roster of soldiers must be much larger than in vanilla to allow for rotating soldiers in and out due to fatigue.

	~~Ideally~~, you should have several teams of soldiers ready at any given point. This means that you can take most missions that the game will throw at you, which can sometimes be three in a row, especially if the Slingshot and Progeny DLC are activated. Try to spread the experience around, and take advantage of easier missions to get low rank soldiers - the last thing you want is for an important mission to come up and only have raw recruits ready to go. Note that OTS upgrades are no longer tied to your highest soldier's rank.		:Fatigue Time: 72-120 hours (rolled randomly, each result equally likely)

	~~By mid-~~game you ~~might seriously start to consider~~ if ~~some missions~~ are ~~worth it~~. ~~When faced with shooting down a Scout or Fighter during~~ the ~~middle~~ of the ~~month, it might be wise~~ to ~~take a step back~~ and ~~think~~. ~~"Do I really want~~ to ~~assault it?" Check~~ your ~~roster and see how many soldiers are fatigued and for how long. Getting 6 soldiers fatigued for 5 days for~~ the ~~relatively small haul you get from a Scout might not be worthwhile~~.		Ideally, you should have several teams of soldiers ready at any given point. This means that you can take most missions that the game will throw at you, which can sometimes be several in a row, especially if the Slingshot and Progeny DLC are activated. Try to spread the experience around, and take advantage of easier missions to get low rank soldiers ranked up - the last thing you want is for an important mission to come up and only have raw recruits ready to go. Note that [[Officer_Training_School_(Long_War)\|OTS]] upgrades are no longer tied to your highest soldier's rank, but rather the total number of ranks across your entire squad.

	Fatigue on soldiers also highlights the ~~importance~~ of the S.H.I.V, as they do not suffer any fatigue, meaning that they can effectively be taken on several missions in quick succession (provided they aren't damaged during a mission). However they do not gain any ~~experience~~, which could be potentially given to soldiers.		Fatigue on soldiers also highlights the value of the S.H.I.V, as they do not suffer any fatigue, meaning that they can effectively be taken on several missions in quick succession (provided they aren't damaged during a mission). However, they do not gain any XP, which could be potentially given to soldiers.

	==Injury Time==		==Injury Time==

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	==Classes==		==Classes==
	Like the base game, soldiers are divided into classes. Soldiers start out as Privates (analogous to Rookies), where they have no class, and when they progress to Specialist (equivalent to Squaddie) they are assigned a class. Long War allows you some control over which class the Private is assigned to; when a soldier becomes a Specialist, they will be assigned a specialism of Tactical, Weapons, Scout-Sniper, or Support. You can then choose between the two classes for each specialism by choosing the appropriate perk:		Like the base game, soldiers are divided into classes. Soldiers start out as Privates (analogous to Rookies), where they have no class, and when they progress to Specialist (equivalent to Squaddie) they are assigned a class. Long War allows you some control over which class the Private is assigned to; when a soldier becomes a Specialist, they will be assigned a specialism of Tactical, Weapons, Scout-Sniper, or Support. You can then choose between the two classes for each specialism by choosing the appropriate perk:
	* ~~Scout-Sniper~~ -> [[Scout (Long War)\|Scout]] ([[Abilities List (Long War)#Lightning Reflexes\|Lightning Reflexes]]) or [[Sniper (Long War)\|Sniper]] ([[Abilities List (Long War)#Squadsight\|Squadsight]])		* Recon specialist-> [[Scout (Long War)\|Scout]] ([[Abilities List (Long War)#Lightning Reflexes\|Lightning Reflexes]]) or [[Sniper (Long War)\|Sniper]] ([[Abilities List (Long War)#Squadsight\|Squadsight]])
	* Tactical -> [[Infantry (Long War)\|Infantry]] ([[Abilities List (Long War)#Light Em Up\|Light 'Em Up]]) or [[Assault (Long War)\|Assault]] ([[Abilities List (Long War)#Run and Gun\|Run & Gun]])		* Tactical specialist-> [[Infantry (Long War)\|Infantry]] ([[Abilities List (Long War)#Light Em Up\|Light 'Em Up]]) or [[Assault (Long War)\|Assault]] ([[Abilities List (Long War)#Run and Gun\|Run & Gun]])
	* Weapons -> [[Gunner (Long War)\|Gunner]] ([[Abilities List (Long War)#Suppression\|Suppression]]) or [[Rocketeer (Long War)\|Rocketeer]] ([[Abilities List (Long War)#Fire Rocket\|Fire Rocket]])		* Weapons specialist-> [[Gunner (Long War)\|Gunner]] ([[Abilities List (Long War)#Suppression\|Suppression]]) or [[Rocketeer (Long War)\|Rocketeer]] ([[Abilities List (Long War)#Fire Rocket\|Fire Rocket]])
	* ~~Support~~ -> [[Medic (Long War)\|Medic]] ([[Abilities List (Long War)#Field Medic\|Field Medic]]) or [[Engineer (Long War)\|Engineer]] ([[Abilities List (Long War)#Grenadier\|Grenadier]])		* Technical specialist-> [[Medic (Long War)\|Medic]] ([[Abilities List (Long War)#Field Medic\|Field Medic]]) or [[Engineer (Long War)\|Engineer]] ([[Abilities List (Long War)#Grenadier\|Grenadier]])
	If you don't want either of the classes for that soldier you can choose the third Random option to choose a random class of the other 6.		If you don't want either of the classes for that soldier you can choose the third Random option to choose a random class of the other 6.

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	==See also==		==See also==
	{{Soldiers (Long War) Navbar}}		{{Soldiers (Long War) Navbar}}
	[[Category: Long War]]		[[Category: Long War\|Soldiers]]
	[[Category: Soldiers (Long War)]]		[[Category: Soldiers (Long War)\| Long War]]

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	\|'''Rocketeer''' \|\| 3 \|\| 21 \|\| 25 \|\| -1⁺		\|'''Rocketeer''' \|\| 3 \|\| 21 \|\| 25 \|\| -1⁺
	\|- align="center"		\|- align="center"
	\|'''Gunner''' \|\| 4 \|\| 18 \|\| 25 \|\| -1⁺		\|'''Gunner''' \|\| 4 \|\| 18 \|\| 25 \|\| -1 or -2⁺
	\|- align="center"		\|- align="center"
	\|'''Sniper''' \|\| 2 \|\| 28 \|\| 21 \|\| -1⁺		\|'''Sniper''' \|\| 2 \|\| 28 \|\| 21 \|\| 0 or -1⁺
	\|- align="center"		\|- align="center"
	\|'''Scout''' \|\| 2 \|\| 25 \|\| 24 \|\| +1		\|'''Scout''' \|\| 2 \|\| 25 \|\| 24 \|\| +1
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	<nowiki>*</nowiki> All soldiers have a chance to gain an extra 1 will per level, for up to 7 additional will over their class baseline.		<nowiki>*</nowiki> All soldiers have a chance to gain an extra 1 will per level, for up to 7 additional will over their class baseline.

	⁺ Mobility penalties are from the class' standard weapons: Rocket Launchers, SAW-class weapons, and Sniper Rifles. ~~Gunners and~~ Snipers can avoid this penalty by equipping a ~~different weapon~~.		⁺ Mobility penalties are from the class' standard weapons: Rocket Launchers (-1), SAW-class weapons (-1), LMG-class weapons (-2), and Sniper Rifles (-1). Snipers can avoid this penalty by equipping a Marksman Rifle, while Rocketeers restore 1 mobility for every rocket they fire.

	Master sergeants also will gain a +1 bonus to a random stat every four missions. The stat chosen has a 10% chance to be HP, 30% chance to be aim, 30% chance to be will, or a 30% chance to be defense. These stat boosts are capped at 20 HP, 120 aim, 120 will, and 20 defense, which means if, for example, your soldier has 120 aim and rolls for an aim boost, aim will not increase.		Master sergeants also will gain a +1 bonus to a random stat every four missions. The stat chosen has a 10% chance to be HP, 30% chance to be aim, 30% chance to be will, or a 30% chance to be defense. These stat boosts are capped at 20 HP, 120 aim, 120 will, and 20 defense, which means if, for example, your soldier has 120 aim and rolls for an aim boost, aim will not increase.