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Game Data	Strategy

This is a technical list of all the traits and what they do, just in case the trait selection screen isn't good enough for you.

All effects stack additively (so that three ranks in Ironman will give 30 additional HP), unless said otherwise. Multiple percentage modifiers (for example, Finesse and Son of a Gun) are added if from the same source, and the resulting speeds are multiplied together afterwards.

As of 0.9.9.3, the maximum level of basic traits has been increased (called "extended max" on this page). Upon reaching level 12, all traits that have a standard max of 3 can be increased to a max of 5, and all traits that have a standard max of 2 can be increased to a max of 3.

Basic Traits

All basic traits can be picked from the start, IE they don't require anything.

Ironman

Shorthand	Iro
Max. Rank:	3
Extended Max.	5
Unlocks	None
Effect	Max health and current health are increased by 10 per rank. With no points in Iro, a player begins with 50 HP.

Finesse

Shorthand	Fin
Max. Rank:	2
Extended Max.	3
Unlocks	Juggler (1 rank), Whizkid (2 ranks)
Effect	Attack time is decreased by 15% per rank.

Hellrunner

Shorthand	HR
Max. Rank:	2
Extended Max.	3
Unlocks	Dodgemaster (2 ranks)
Effect 1	Movement time is reduced by 15% per rank.
Effect 2	Dodging chance is increased by 15% per rank.

Tough as Nails

Shorthand	TaN
Max. Rank:	2
Extended Max.	3
Unlocks	Badass (2 ranks)
Effect	Armor is increased by one per rank (stacks with other sources of protection).

Son of a Bitch

Shorthand	SoB
Max. Rank:	3
Extended Max.	5
Unlocks	Triggerhappy (2 ranks)
Effect	One extra damage is dealt per attack per rank. For a weapon with multiple shots, the effect is applied to each bullet.

Son of a Gun

Shorthand	SoG
Max. Rank:	3
Extended Max.	5
Unlocks	Dualgunner (2 ranks)
Effect	Pistols (or pistol-type weapons) fire 20% faster and deal one more damage per shot, per rank. (Note that the minimum time weapon firing time is 0.1s, regardless of bonuses.)

Reloader

Shorthand	Rel
Max. Rank:	2
Extended Max.	3
Unlocks	Shottyman (2 ranks)
Effect	Reload time of all weapons is reduced by 20% per rank.

Eagle Eye

Shorthand	EE
Max. Rank:	3
Extended Max.	5
Unlocks	Intuition (2 ranks)
Effect	Your accuracy is increased by two points per rank.

Brute

Shorthand	Bru
Max. Rank:	3
Extended Max.	5
Unlocks	Berserker (2 ranks)
Effect	Melee attacks (either with fists or a melee weapon) deal three more damage and melee accuracy is increased by two points, per rank.

Advanced Traits

Juggler

Shorthand	Jug
Max. Rank:	1
Prerequisite	Finesse (1 rank)
Effect	Swapping prepared or quickkeyed weapons takes no time.

Berserker

Shorthand	Ber
Max. Rank:	1
Prerequisite	Brute (2 ranks)
Effect 1	Each successful melee hit adds to a berserk "counter". When the counter reaches four (or less, if there are other monsters within your vision) then you will gain 20 actions' worth of the berserk effect.
Effect 2	Whenever you are harmed by a single source of damage equal to at least 10 HP and one-third of your maximum health, you will gain 20 actions' worth of the berserk effect. Both effects' gain is less than twenty relative to the amount of berserk time you currently have (peaks at 100).

Dualgunner

Shorthand	DG
Max. Rank:	1
Prerequisite	Son of a Gun (2 ranks)
Effect 1	If you have a pistol in both the weapon and prepared slots, you will fire both at the same time at 120% of the normal firing time. If wielded pistols have different firing speeds, the mean is used before multiplication.
Effect 2	Allows the reloading of pistols in both hands at once using the alternate reload key.

Dodgemaster

Shorthand	DM
Max. Rank:	1
Prerequisite	Hellrunner (2 ranks)
Effect	The first dodge during a given action automatically succeeds.

Intuition

Shorthand	Int
Max. Rank:	2
Prerequisite	Eagle Eye (2 ranks)
Effect 1	Lever descriptions are added. The first rank gives a general description, and the second rank exactly tells you what it does.
Effect 2	Certain objects on every floor are visible. The first rank reveals powerups, and the second rank reveals the position of enemies out of Vision within radius of sight +3.

Whizkid

Shorthand	WK
Max. Rank:	2
Prerequisite	Finesse (2 ranks)
Effect	Increases the number of available weapon mod slots by 2 per rank and armor mod slots by 1 per rank. This also allows advanced assemblies with the first rank and master assemblies with the second. The second rank of Whizkid additionally allows any assemblies made afterwards to be modded once.

Badass

Shorthand	Bad
Max. Rank:	2
Prerequisite	Tough as Nails (2 rank)
Effect	For each level, increases the maximum health before decay by 50% and reduces knockback by one tile.

Shottyman

Shorthand	SM
Max. Rank:	1
Prerequisite	Reloader (2 ranks)
Effect	Shotgun-type weapons in the weapon slot can be reloaded by moving.

Triggerhappy

Shorthand	TH
Max. Rank:	2
Prerequisite	Son of a Bitch (2 ranks)
Effect	Gives an extra shot for all non-shotgun, multiple shot weapons per rank.

Master Traits

Master traits have rather constraining requirements: in addition to needing a partcular set of basic and/or advanced traits, you also cannot have any of the "blocked" traits (listed before the prerequisites). Blocked traits cannot be chosen after choosing the master trait, nor can you choose any other master traits (even if they are technically inclusive of each other).

All master traits have one rank.

Melee Masters

Vampyre - Marine Only

Shorthand	MVm
Prerequisites:	Berserker (1 rank), Badass (1 rank), must have at least five traits
Blocked Traits	Hellrunner, Son of a Bitch, Eagle Eye
Effect	You gain three hp (6% without Ironman) per enemy you kill, up to 200%.

Blademaster - Scout Only

Shorthand	MBm
Prerequisites:	Hellrunner (2 ranks), Brute (3 ranks), Berserker(1 rank)
Blocked Traits	Tough as Nails, Son of a Gun, Son of a Bitch
Effect	Whenever you kill an opponent with a melee attack, it takes no time to do so. (Technical point: the effect sets your energy to 5001, so this can potentially cost more time than normal.)

Malicious Blades - Technician Only

Shorthand	MMB
Prerequisites:	Finesse (1 rank), Dodgemaster (1 ranks), Brute (2 ranks)
Blocked Traits	Tough as Nails, Eagle Eye, Berserker
Effect 1	When carrying a blade-like weapon (such as a combat knife) in your prepared slot, you gain +50% resistance to bullet, shrapnel, and fire damage.
Effect 2	When carrying a blade-like weapon in both the equipped and prepared slots, you attack with both weapons, each at half the attack time.

Pistol Masters

Bullet Dance - Marine Only

Shorthand	MBD
Prerequisites:	Dualgunner (1 rank), Triggerhappy (1 rank)
Blocked Traits	Hellrunner, Eagle Eye, Brute
Effect	For each rank of Triggerhappy invested, pistol-type weapons fire one extra bullet per pistol, at the cost of +50% the fire time per pistol. (Aimed shot is unaffected.)

Gun Kata - Scout Only

Shorthand	MGK
Prerequisites:	Dualgunner (1 rank), Dodgemaster (1 rank)
Blocked Traits	Tough as Nails, Son of a Bitch, Brute
Effect 1	After each successful dodge, your pistols fire 90% faster.
Effect 2	When you kill an enemy at which you were specifically aiming, your pistols reload.

Sharpshooter - Technician Only

Shorthand	MSs
Prerequisites:	Son of a Gun (3 ranks), Eagle Eye (3 ranks)
Blocked Traits	Tough as Nails, Son of a Bitch, Dualgunner
Effect	Pistol-type weapons always deal maximum damage.

Shotgun Masters

Army of the Dead - Marine Only

Shorthand	MAD
Prerequisites:	Badass (1 rank), Shottyman (1 rank), must have at least five traits
Blocked Traits	Finesse, Hellrunner, Eagle Eye
Effect	Any weapon with the shrapnel damage type is instead armor-piercing.

Shottyhead - Scout Only

Shorthand	MSh
Prerequisites:	Hellrunner (1 rank), Juggler (1 rank), Shottyman (1 rank)
Blocked Traits	Tough as Nails, Son of a Bitch, Eagle Eye
Effect	Shotgun-type weapons fire at 1/3 of their normal firing time.

Fireangel - Technician Only

Shorthand	MFa
Prerequisites:	Dodgemaster (1 rank), Shottyman (1 rank)
Blocked Traits	Son of a Bitch, Son of a Gun, Eagle Eye
Effect	You become immune to explosions (this definition includes splash damage).

Note that this trait is bugged in 0.9.9.6 and does not work.

Burst Masters

Ammochain - Marine Only

Shorthand	MAc
Prerequisites:	Reloader (2 ranks), Triggerhappy (2 ranks)
Blocked Traits	Tough as Nails, Son of a Gun, Eagle Eye
Effect	Any weapons with chain fire (chaingun, plasma rifle, etc) only take one ammo per volley.

Cateye - Scout Only

Shorthand	MCe
Prerequisites:	Intuition (1 rank), Triggerhappy (1 rank), must have at least five traits
Blocked Traits	Tough as Nails, Reloader, Brute
Effect	Your vision is increased by two.

Entrenchment - Technician Only

Shorthand	MEn
Prerequisites:	Badass (1 rank), Triggerhappy (1 rank)
Blocked Traits	Finesse, Son of a Gun, Reloader
Effect	Whenever attacking with chain fire, you receive +30% resistance to all damage types while doing so.

General Masters

Survivalist - Marine Only

Shorthand	MSv
Prerequisites:	Ironman (3 ranks), Tough as Nails (2 ranks), Badass (1 rank)
Blocked Traits	Hellrunner, Son of a Bitch, Berserker
Effect 1	If your protection and resistances would reduce damage taken to zero, you have a 50% chance to do so.
Effect 2	Med-packs no longer cap their healing at 100%. (Large med-packs only heal up to 50% more, adjusted by difficulty, if it passes 100%.)

Gunrunner - Scout Only

Shorthand	MGr
Prerequisites:	Juggler (1 rank), Dodgemaster (1 rank)
Blocked Traits	Tough as Nails, Son of a Bitch, Whizkid
Effect 1	Running lasts 50% longer (45 actions).
Effect 2	If you have a loaded, non-rapid-fire weapon, you will fire at the closest enemy you can see each time you move while running.

Scavenger - Technician Only

Shorthand	MSc
Prerequisites:	Intuition (1 rank), Whizkid (2 ranks), must have at least five traits
Blocked Traits	Berserker, Dualgunner, Triggerhappy
Effect	You can unload an empty, ranged weapon that is modified, assembled, or special, and destroy it to receive a random mod. For unique weapons, you have a 1/3 chance to get a unique mod and a 2/3 chance to get an exotic mod; for exotic weapons, you have a 1/3 chance to get an exotic mod and a 2/3 chance to get a common mod; for assemblies, you can get only common mods; for modified weapons, you will always receive one of the mods used to make the weapon. Some exotic and unique weapons will always produce specific mods, if it does, the weapon's behavior will override the above process. Check a weapon's page to see if it has this behavior.

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