Specialisms

2010-04-23T21:57:09Z

Metrocube: clarified weapon names affected by specialisms. added info *sam* told me regarding moving target/defensive driving.

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, and heavy machine 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 ability to unjam them
* Laserfire -- Increases battery efficiency for lasers and heavy lasers.

{|class = "wikitable" border = "1"
! Level !! Charge Loss
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|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"| 15%
|}

* 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 on autofire.

== 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"
!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

== 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:''' Only affects your gang's '''owned''' cars, not cars supplied by the racetrack 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)

== 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

== Handguns ==
* 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

== 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. Works in all towns regardless of recruiter's location.
* [[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)

== Table of Specialisms ==
{|class = "wikitable" border = "1"
!colspan = "4"| Weaponry
|-
! Specialism !! Skill 1 !! Skill 2 !! Skill 3
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|Machine Guns
|Gunnery
|Large Guns
|
|-
|Heavy Weapons
|Large Guns
|
|
|-
|Flamethrowers
|Gunnery
|
|
|-
|Laserfire
|Gunnery
|
|
|-
|Ballistic Prediction
|Ballistics
|
|
|-
|Rocketeer
|Gunnery
|
|
|-
|Moving Targets
|Gunnery
|Large Guns
|Ballistics
|-
|Sniper
|Gunnery
|
|
|-
|Rapid Reloading
|Gunnery
|Large Guns
|Ballistics
|-
|Courage Under Fire
|Gunnery
|Large Guns
|Ballistics
|-
|Rapidshot
|Gunnery
|Ballistics
|
|-
!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 = "4"| 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" />
|
|
|}

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 ==
<references/>

[[Category: Skills]]
[[Category: Specialisms]]
[[Category: Characters]]

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