Strike force | Team and classes XCOM: Enemy Unknown Guide
Last update: 11 May 2016
What would the XCOM be if not for the tens of soldiers who join the organization to fight the invaders? As already mentioned, the player has full control over the soldiers, both during tactical missions as well as the strategic part, through the barracks menu. It is worth to get acquainted with the forces available to us and find out how much we can squeeze out of them.
Our team consists of up to four soldiers, and after buying improvements - of up to six characters. It may include both new recruits, as well as soldiers of one of four specializations and the S.H.I.V. rover, made specifically at the request of the XCOM organization. As you progress in the elimination of aliens, every soldier will gain new levels of experience, here called promotions. Recruits who survive the baptism of fire will be promoted to the rank of Squaddie and unlock their specialization - unfortunately it is random, so we do not always get the class we currently need. There are a few ways to fix this: we can recruit more commandos and send them to a simple mission, to give them a promotion - this method is very time-consuming. Much more convenient is to build Officer Training School and then unlock the New Guy bonus, which gives every soldier a free promotion to the degree of Squaddie and thus unlock the specialization. The last method consists in choosing the appropriate location from the list of Alien Abduction or by completing the missions ordered by the council - often in the pay we get well-trained commando of particular class.
Unlocking specializations is only the first stage of development of our soldiers. Next promotion will allow us to gain access to various kinds of special abilities that will not only select the corresponding fighting style but also allows us to clash with the ever-stronger opponents. In the game there are four character classes: Assault, Heavy, Sniper, and Support.