We’ve been planning to totally rework the classes in Depth of Extinction for a while now, and Build 38 is where you finally get to see all that work in the game. No word yet on when that will be available in First Access, but it should be soon.

So what’s changing?

• Five base classes
• Six unlockable classes (four from enemy factions)
• Weapons are reorganized and categorized into Weapon Classes (a few new ones added)
• Character Classes are specialists with particular Weapon Classes (most with just one, but a few with multiple)
• Weapons can be freely equipped, but there will be penalties for using a “non-class” weapon
• Less skills unlocked via stat point upgrades
• Class points now affect a particular stat within the game.

Base Classes

First, let’s talk about our five “base” classes. These are the classes available to you at the start of the game. This table breaks down the Skills available to those classes plus the effect upgrading the stat will have on the character.

Now, the Weapon Classes

Weapons are now categorized in a more intuitive way and as mentioned, have a penalty for equipping outside of the character’s class. In most cases, this penalty is just that reloading will end the turn, even if done on the first action. Some weapons will have additional penalties or can’t be equipped at all unless the character has the class. Because character’s of a class have particular training they are able to better utilize the weapons, though any character can equip most weapons. We think this makes logical sense, unlike other games that won’t let you equip that #%@# shotgun!

You’ll see some Weapon Classes in the table below that aren’t in the class list above. These will all be available once all classes are unlocked!

What about the unlockable classes?

“Challenge missions” will become available once particular conditions are satisfied during the course of the game. If you take on one of these missions and are successful, then a new class will be unlocked. We’ll post more about that in a future update!