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Dennis[DK] has XCOM 2

Dec 25, 2016 @ 5:13am

Carry dead soldier home

What's the point of carrying a dead soldier home? Will you get a change to revive him (or her)? Or is it only to get the equipment home?

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Bhryaen

Dec 25, 2016 @ 5:20am

Their equipment (which might be quite good) is lost forever if you don't bring their body back. Bout it. You can only save them if they're still bleeding out and not yet dead (which requires a Guerilla Tactics School skill), but you then remove both that soldier and the one carrying them from the active mission.

Dennis[DK] has XCOM 2

Dec 25, 2016 @ 5:58am

OK, thanks. So it does makes sense to carry the dead soldier home, if he/her have som valuable equipment.

Nebhead

Dec 25, 2016 @ 7:05am

Originally posted by DennisDK:
OK, thanks. So it does makes sense to carry the dead soldier home, if he/her have som valuable equipment.

Depends on the mission you are on.

Some missions you are required to EVAC from, such as VIP Rescue ones, because you cannot stay behind. On those missions do not get recover alien articfacts or corpses (for research etc).
Therefore if you leave the fallen squadmate's body behind then you will lose any unique items they were carrying.
These can be anything you've manufactured or upgraded, such as Experimental Grenades and Ammo, useable items such as Mimic Beacons or Medkits, armour suits such as EXO and Spider Suits, or weapons with attached weapon mods.

In short: A soldier carrying a assault rifle with both a Superior Scope and Superior Expanded Magazine gets killled? Better take the body with you when you EVAC or else that weapon is lost!

For other missions, such as Guerilla Ops and Supply Raids, you will get all these items at the end of the mission as long as you neutralise all alien and ADVENT forces. As such you will not be required to carry fallen squadmates with you in these circumstances.

Last edited by Nebhead; Dec 25, 2016 @ 7:05am