[WOTC] Proficiency Class Plugin: Phalanx

This mod adds a brand new class to go alongside Shiremct’s Proficiency classes as a shield-using tank and pistol gunslinger, with it’s own Proficiency which is all about improving the soldier’s defensive capability as you level up.

The original Proficiency Classes as well as the Ballistic Shield, True Primary Secondaries, Mitzruti+Favid Perk Packs and Marauder/Pistol mods are required, so is the community highlander but that’s already a requirement of Prof and Shields.

This new class mod has 3 trees plus a random Xcom tree

Tower: This is the mobile shield user/flank guy who you can use to move up and get the enemies attention with Taunt, with the tree about dealing with getting shot at or being able to survive while rushing to objectives.

Ballistic: A pistol gunslinger which fills in a niche only the Prof Reaper covers with the full Proficiency classes, more about damage up against a single target hence no faceoff which I leave as exclusive to the Reapers

Defender: This is about protecting others and being a wall for other soldiers based around the shieldwall/hunker down ability.

Class document here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1O6uU97Iqq02FIaOCmK-wQDwdoU-wwk4oI8eByWjaL3Q/edit?usp=sharing

The random abilities you can get from the Xcom tree besides blank/dummy slots like the original Prof classes are:

Ranks 2-4:

• Prep For Entry,
• Sprint,
• Untouchable,
• Defensive Mine (The AWC version that Marksman get, not the main version Sappers use),
• Rapid Deployment

Ranks 5-7:

• Reflex,
• Charge,
• Blast Padding,
• Unbreakable,
• CertifiedCMT

lago’s Shield Rework and Shire’s Weapon and Item overhaul are recommended as that is what I designed the class around, not required but that’s how the class was balanced around.
Shield Rework
WIO

I presume the standard Primary Secondaries mod works with this class but I did not test with it since I did not make this class with the original in mind, True Primary Secondaries is my preference hence why that’s the requirement even if it does bring a small issue that I’ve listed below, it’s minor and fixable within the game after it shows up.

Edit: Yes both work with the class fine, I changed the listed dependency to the original version to reduce "missing mod" messages in Alternative Mod Launcher if you so happen to use the original since the shield mod lists the original as well.

The class should also be safe to install mid-campaign if one is already running the Proficiency classes.

The first one is from True Primary Secondaries itself, there is nothing I can do to fix it on my end.

1. With the Shadowkeeper (and I think mod added pistols) the ammo counter won’t start counting down until you reload once globally to set up global ammo count for the weapon (base pistol and TLP pistol automatically works)
2. A minor localization thing, a couple abilities from the perk packs I used refer to shield trauma which is an ability I have not included with the class intentionally.

If bugs do arise related to this class mod itself specifically then let me know and I’ll try to address them if possible

Shiremct: For creating the original Proficiency Classes mod and granting permission for me to publish this mod.

RustyDios: For creating the Thumbnail as well as coding assistance.

Cloista: For the Combat Engineer which I used as a base (also a good class I would recommend alongside this one) as well as additional coding assistance.

Iridar allowing me to use the Guard perk from Stormrider that I used as a template for Phalanx Guard, as well as answering questions regarding it’s code.

Mitzruti and Favid for their perk packs used that make up a good chunk of the mod.

Favid again for giving permission for me to borrow ability code from their perk pack to create Blast Plating.

Veehementia for permission to use their Pistol Expert ability in the mod, as well as the Marauder/Pistol mod.

DerBK: For allowing me to use Taunt from A Better Barracks as a basis for my version.

Ketaros: For his icon pack used for the class icon and Prof ability icon.

Special Thanks in addition to everybody in the MEME Discord server who gave input or tested the class during development.