Editing Specialisms

Characters can learn useful skill-specific specialisms that grant unique bonuses when applying them.
Learning specialisms requires 50 skill points per specialism (unless otherwise noted).

Once you have 50 points in a skill you can select a specialism for the character.  To do this, the character has to be in a town with a tavern.  Go to the tavern, and click on the character.  You'll then be able to choose from among the available specialties for that character.

Specialisms are split into specific skill-enhancing categories:

Some specialisms have [[Specialism Caps|hard or soft limits]] to the effectiveness of higher levels
== Weaponry ==
These specialisms are based on the weaponry skills: [[Gunnery]], [[Large Guns]], and [[Ballistics]]

* '''Machine Guns''' -- Increases accuracy for Machine Guns, Medium Machine Guns, Heavy Machine Guns, Gatling Guns, and Heavy Gatling Guns, and enhances the ability to unjam them.
* '''Heavy Weapons''' -- Increases accuracy for Car Cannons, Anti-Tank Guns, and Tank Guns, and enhances the ability to unjam them. 
* '''Flamethrowers''' -- Increases damage for Flamethrowers and Heavy Flamethrowers, and enhances the ability to unjam them. 
* '''Laserfire''' -- Increases battery efficiency for Lasers and Heavy Lasers.

{|class = "wikitable" border = "1" | style="margin-left: 20px;"
!  Level  !!  Charge Loss  
|-
|align = "right"|  0 (no spec)
|align = "right"|  40%
|-
|align = "right"|  1
|align = "right"|  30%
|-
|align = "right"|  2
|align = "right"|  20%
|-
|align = "right"|  3
|align = "right"|  19%
|-
|align = "right"|  4
|align = "right"|  15%
|-
|align = "right"|  5
|align = "right"|  15% *may increase critical shot chance
|}

* '''Ballistic Prediction''' -- Increases accuracy for Paint Guns, Mounted Mortars and Car Grenade Launchers, and enhances the ability to unjam them.
* '''Rocketeer''' -- Increases accuracy for all types of Rockets and Missiles, and enhances the ability to unjam them.
* '''Moving Targets''' -- Improves accuracy for shooting at moving targets. Reduces the negative effects of a target's Defensive Driving specialism. 
* '''Sniper''' -- Increases the accuracy for all weapons. 
* '''Rapid Reloading''' -- Enhances the speed at which a character can reload weapons. 
* '''Courage Under Fire''' -- Reduces the accuracy penalty for firing if your vehicle has taken damage in that round. 
* '''Rapidshot''' -- Grants a character the chance of an extra shot in a round in which he or she fires a weapon set to fire automatically.


== Driving ==
These specialisms are based on the driving skills: [[Driving]], [[Cyclist]], [[Trucker]]

* '''Mine Layer''' -- Ability to deploy Mines and Spikes at high speed with less inherited velocity 
* '''Jumpstart''' -- Quick off the line and highly skilled at acceleration during the first 2 seconds of an event 
* '''Defensive Driver''' -- Ability to make your vehicle hard to shoot while it's moving at speed 
* '''Offensive Driver''' -- Increased collision damage to your opponents 
* '''Reload In Motion''' -- Ability to reload a weapon while driving. The speed at which you can drive while reloading increases with higher levels<ref>http://www.dark-wind.com/forums2/index.php?a=topic&t=5141</ref>.

{|class = "wikitable" border = "1" | style="margin-left: 20px;"
!Level  !!  MPH Limit
|-
|align = "right"|Level 0 (no specialism)
|align = "right"|  <9
|-
|align = "right"|Level 1
|align = "right"|  <31.5
|-
|align = "right"|Level 2
|align = "right"|  <54
|-
|align = "right"|Level 3
|align = "right"|  <76.5
|}

* '''Deathracer''' -- Ability to fire at full accuracy while driving 
* '''Slipstreamer''' -- Ability to gain more of a speed boost than normal when slipstreaming or drafting
:''NOTE:'' Also shows how efficent your car is drafting by percentage.

== Mechanic ==
* '''Engine Tuning''' -- Ability to squeeze a little extra acceleration from an engine -- a single mechanic with this skill will service a gang's cars for all events in the same city as the mechanic - it is not necessary for the mechanic to be in the event, unlike the other specialisms.

: NOTE: Engine Tuning only affects vehicles that your gang '''owns''', not rentals or cars supplied by the race track for standard events.

* '''Jury Rigging''' -- Highly skilled at getting a broken engine running (the Mechanic must be in the event to employ this specialism)
* '''Salvager''' -- Skilled at salvaging parts from a car whose engine cannot be fixed (the Mechanic must be in the event to employ this specialism)


== Scouting ==
* '''Negotiator''' -- Ability to negotiate truces with NPC pirate gangs -- sometimes (the scout must be in the event to employ this specialism)
* '''Pathfinder''' -- Reduces the chance of taking vehicle damage when travelling recklessly (>30mph), reduces the increased risk of encounters when travelling recklessly, and amplifies the risk-reduction effect when travelling carefully (<30mph).
**'''Pathfinder''' only affects ''travelling'' '''not''' driving during an event.

== First Aid ==
* '''Field First Aid''' -- Ability to staunch the bleeding of any nearby characters, during a combat (the Medic must be in the event to employ this specialism)
* '''Combat Psychologist''' -- reduces the stress of all occupants in the vehicle, and can be based on either Leadership or First Aid


== Hand Guns ==
* '''Shoot From The Hip''' -- skilled at firing '''personal weapons''' quicker than other characters during the firing phase.
* '''Long Throw''' -- ability to throw grenades and other objects a long distance.
* '''Running''' -- extra fast at running.
* '''Car Killer''' -- Skilled at scoring telling hits against vehicles with '''personal weapons''', and of scoring internal hits through weak armour


Hand Guns also includes the following Weaponry specialisms:  Moving Targets, Sniper, Rapid Reloading, Courage Under Fire, Rapidshot.


== Leadership ==
Note that it takes 100 points of leadership for each specialist skill, unlike 50 with the other skills 

* '''Combat Psychologist''' -- reduces the stress of all occupants in the vehicle, and can be based on either Leadership or First Aid
* '''[[Recruiter]]''' -- increased chances of recruiting gang members with above-average skills. Will only work in town that the Recruiter is in (new as of faction changes)
* '''[[Motivator]]''' - gives a slight training bonus to all characters in the same town as the Leader when training hits.


== Courage ==
Note that it takes 150 points of Courage for each specialist skill, unlike 50 with the other skills

* '''Pragmatist''' -- stress decreases faster than normal when far away from enemies.
* '''Adrenalin Junkie''' -- this character thrives on that little kick of adrenalin. When stressed, running speed increases.
* '''Eye of the Hurricane''' -- this fine fellow is an inspiration to everyone around him. Other people in the car are somewhat more likely to gain courage after a fight when this guy is in the car with them (and has not panicked)
* '''Courage Under Fire''' -- see Weapon specs


== Table of Specialisms ==
{|class = "wikitable" border = "1"
!colspan = "5"| Weaponry
|-
! Specialism !! Skill 1 !! Skill 2 !! Skill 3 !! Skill 4 
|-
|Machine Guns
|Gunnery
|Large Guns
| 
| 
|- 
|Heavy Weapons
|Large Guns
| 
| 
| 
|-
|Flamethrowers
|Gunnery
| 
| 
| 
|- 
|Laserfire
|Gunnery
| 
| 
| 
|-
|Ballistic Prediction
|Ballistics
| 
| 
| 
|-
|Rocketeer
|Gunnery
| 
| 
| 
|- 
|Moving Targets
|Gunnery
|Large Guns
|Ballistics
|Hand Guns 
|- 
|Sniper
|Gunnery
|Hand Guns 
| 
| 
|-
|Rapid Reloading
|Gunnery
|Large Guns
|Ballistics
|Hand Guns 
|- 
|Courage Under Fire
|Gunnery
|Large Guns
|Ballistics
|Hand Guns 
|- 
|Rapidshot
|Gunnery
|Ballistics
|Hand Guns 
| 
|-
!colspan = "4"| Driving
|- 
|Defensive Driver
|Driving
|Cyclist
|Trucker
|-
|Offensive Driver
|Driving
|Trucker
| 
|- 
|Reload In Motion
|Driving
|Trucker
|Cyclist
|- 
|Deathracer
|Driving
|Cyclist
| 
|-
|Mine Layer
|Driving
|Trucker
| 
|-
|Jumpstart
|Driving
|Cyclist
| 
|-
!colspan = "3"| Miscellaneous
|-
|Engine Tuning
|Mechanic
| 
|-
|Jury Rigging
|Mechanic
| 
|-
|Salvager
|Mechanic
| 
|- 
|Negotiator
|Scouting
| 
|- 
|Field First Aid
|First Aid
| 
|-
|Combat Psychologist
|First Aid
|Leadership<ref name = "leadership">Leadership specialisms are only available for every 100 points, rather than 50 points for other skills.</ref>
|-
|Recruiter
|Leadership<ref name = "leadership" />
|
|-
|Motivator
|Leadership<ref name = "leadership" />
|
|}

== Table of Specialisms II ==

Darkwind Specialisims

When you earn 50 points in the skill listed on the left, you can choose one of the specializations on the right

{|class = "wikitable" border = "1" | style="margin-left: 20px;"
!  Skill  !!  Specialization  
|-
|align = "left"|  Handgunning
|align = "left"|  Moving Targets, Sniper, Rapid Reloading, Courage Under Fire, Rapidshot, Shoot From the Hip, Long Throw, Car Killer, Runner
|-
|align = "left"|  Ballistics
|align = "left"|  Ballistic Prediction, Moving Targets, Rapid Reloading, Rapidshot
|-
|align = "left"|  Gunnery
|align = "left"|  Machine Guns, Flamethrowers, Laserfire, Rocketeer, moving Targets, Sniper, Rapid Reload, Courage Under Fire, Rapidshot
|-
|align = "left"|  Large Gunnery
|align = "left"|  Machine Guns, Heavy Weapons, Moving Targets, Rapid Reloading, Courage Under Fire
|-
|align = "left"|  Mechanic
|align = "left"|  Jury Rigger, Salvager, Engine Tuning
|-
|align = "left"|  First Aid
|align = "left"|  Field First Aid, Combat Psychologist
|-
|align = "left"|  Courage<ref name = "courage">Courage specialisms are only available for every 150 points, rather than 50 points for other skills.</ref>
|align = "left"|  
|-
|align = "left"|  Scouting
|align = "left"|  Negotiator, Pathfinder
|-
|align = "left"|  Leadership<ref name = "leadership">Leadership specialisms are only available for every 100 points, rather than 50 points for other skills.</ref>
|align = "left"|  Recruiter, Motivator, and Combat Psychologist
|-
|align = "left"|  Driving
|align = "left"|  Minelayer, Jumpstart, Defensive Driver, Offensive Driver, Reload In Motion, Slipstreamer, Deathracer
|-
|align = "left"|  Cyclist
|align = "left"|  Jumpstart, Defensive Driver, Reload In Motion, Deathracer, Slipstreamer
|-
|align = "left"|  Trucker
|align = "left"|  Offensive Driver, Defensive Driver, Mine Layer, Reload in Motion
|}



Sources: <ref>http://dark-wind.com/forums2/index.php?a=topic&t=1682</ref>
<ref>http://dark-wind.com/forums2/index.php?a=topic&t=3087</ref>

== Notes ==
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[[Category: Skills]]
[[Category: Specialisms]]
[[Category: Characters]]