How do you obtain talent points for the rest of your squad mates?

[Kraniaxx]

I am currently playing mass effect 1 and so far I just don't know how to get talent points for the rest of my squad. It seems as though Shepard gets them as soon as he levels up and i initially thought that the amount of talent points you receive is collective for the entire squad but I was wrong. Can someone help me out and tell me what to do in order to get talent point for the rest of my squad and not just Shepard?

[Bob of Mage]

Shepard gets more overall due to having more options to invest points into. He/she also gets free points in Charm and Intimidate (so for this reason if you want to max out the total points you get, it is best to avoid investing in those talents unless you are never going to use a New Game+ run with that Shepard) when they hit certain milestones in the Paragon and Renegade meters.

All party members will get at least one point at each level up.

[m0k]

Be sure you ticked off 'Automatically spend squad points'.

[jfdraggo2005]

Originally posted by Sheffield Hears A Who!:

Be sure you ticked off 'Automatically spend squad points'.

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[mpnorman10]

If as the others said you turn off the automatic spending of squad points (which is wise) there is typically a delay in spending the points the other members of the squad get.

For example you finish a mission and go up in level and are back at the ship. You can apply the points for Shepard immediately but need to wait until other squad members join you on a mission in order to spend their points.

Also, when the squad members you are with get a point or two, so do all the others who are with you on the Normandy (including those who join later). When you are at a major base you can change your party rather than just return to the Normandy. It is not unwise to do that from time to time specifically so all of the other characters can spend the points they have accumulated. It is smart to keep them all at close to top form all the time, particularly in ME2 but not a bad idea in the other games as well.

In ME2 I will sometimes hold off on spending points they will need for the ability that opens up when they become loyal, but usually not because that ability that opens is not always that great. In ME1 or ME3 there does not seem to be any reason to hold back, IIRC, except of course if you hold off on spending a smaller amount of points because what you want next costs more.

[Black Hole]

It always kind of bothered me that you weren't able to just fully upgrade all the talents, only in the third game can you open up all but one ability, you get plenty of points for several abilities so it makes up for it.