Medals (EU2012)

Medals

• Medals can now be assigned to soldiers on the Enemy Within DLC. They appear as a new option in the Barracks menu.
• Medals will be received upon completing certain objectives on missions. There is a cap on the number of medals that can be present on the entire pool of live soldiers.
• The name of the medals can be changed and there is a choice between 2 options that will increase the soldier's stats upon receiving it.
• There is a limit of the number of medals that can be issued. However, if soldiers with medals are killed the medal will be available again for awards 2 missions afterwards.
• Will bonus from medals does not affect psi combat.
  • Thus, if your soldiers are immune to panic due to Defender's Medals or Neural Damping, you can consider ignoring medal effects that improve will.

Names and Types of Medals

Urban Combat Badge

• Urban Combat Badge
  • +5 Defense when in cover.
  • +5 Aim against enemies in full cover.
  • Maximum of 5 medals issued. Requires completing an urban map mission?

Defender's Medal

• Defender's Medal
  • Never panic as result of allies getting wounded or killed.
  • Medikits and Restorative Mists heal 2 HP more when used on this soldier.
  • Maximum of 3 medals issued. Requires a soldier dying.

International Service Cross

• International Service Cross
  • +2 Will per different nationality in the squad.
  • +2 Aim per continent bonus XCOM has earned.
  • Maximum of 2 medals issued. Requires performing missions on 3 different continents.

Council Medal of Honor

• Council Medal of Honor
  • +1 Aim and Will for each mission completed with no soldier deaths, up to a maximum of +10.
    • Bonus is dependent upon when soldier is awarded and each mission awarded soldier participates in. If awarded soldier only participates in two missions out of X missions, the soldier will only receive +1 Aim & Will on the second mission. The awarded soldier must participate in eleven missions without any soldier deaths to receive maximum benefit (+10 Aim & Will).
  • Provides 10 Aim and Critical Chance if not within 7 tiles of an allied unit.
    • This offers a much more static benefit, and its quite useful. Given this is a squad tactics game, I'd suggest hanging it on your MEC or shotgunner Assault, since the they tend to range the furthest of any of your agents.
  • Maximum of 2 medals. Complete 3 Special missions?

Star of Terra

• Star of Terra
  • Entire squad receives +5 Will and +5 Defense in battle. Robotic units receive only the Defense bonus.
  • All soldiers in the squad at Lieutenant rank or lower gain +25% XP for completing missions.
  • Maximum of 1 medal. Complete XCOM Base Defense mission.