The "skills" interface in Deus Ex
In Deus Ex, skills define the player character's proficiency in weapons and other gameplay functions. There are 11 skills in total. Skills can be leveled up by spending skill points.
Overview[]
Skill points can be allocated in the character configuration interface when starting a new game, as well as anytime during the game (via the "skills" interface). All skills begin at the "untrained" level, with the exception of the pistol skill. The pistol skill defaults to "trained" in the character configuration interface (if downgraded to "untrained," it will automatically be set to "trained" once the game begins at the cost of no skill points).
Skills can be leveled up by spending skill points, which can be earned during the game's missions. It is not possible to fully upgrade every skill to master level, since only about 34k skill points are available throughout the entire game but upgrading all skills to master would require about 87k skill points.
List of skills[]
| Skill | Summary | |
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Weapons: Heavy | Weapon skills increase the effectiveness of corresponding weapons |
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Weapons: Pistol | |
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Weapons: Rifle | |
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Weapons: Low-Tech | |
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Weapons: Demolition | |
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Environmental Training | Increases the effectiveness of hazmat suits, ballistic armor, thermoptic camo, and rebreathers |
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Lockpicking | Increases the strength of lockpicks |
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Electronics | Increases the strength of mulitools |
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Medicine | Increases the amount healed by medkits |
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Computer | Enables the hacking of computers, security terminals, and ATMs |
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Swimming | Increases oxygen duration and swim speed underwater |
Compared to augmentations[]
Skills generally provide passive bonuses, which the exception of the hacking ability provide by the computer skill. In contrast, augmentations are generally active abilities that require bioenergy. Nonetheless, the functions of certain skills overlap with those of augmentations.
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Skill |
Augmentations with Similar Functions |
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| Weapon skills (all) | Targeting Combat Strength (low-tech and demolition) |
| Environmental Training | Environmental Resistance (hazmat suits) Ballistic Protection, Energy Shield (ballistic armor) Cloak, Radar Transparency (thermopic camo) Aqualung (rebreathers) |
| Medicine | Regeneration |
| Swimming | Aqualung |
See also[]
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