In addition, unlike other soldiers, it is possible to learn every Psi ability from both the Telepath and Resonant branches of the skill tree, rather than having to select from mutually exclusive abilities.Īs is likely apparent, the Psi Operative has the most emergent and randomised set of Soldier Abilities when it comes to upgrading. While this makes Psi Operatives' progress somewhat unpredictable, it does mean that high-level abilities might be accessible early on, depending on the options you're presented with. Your Psi Operative's initial ability is randomly selected from four starting powers, while subsequent abilities are available by selecting one ability at a time from a random selection of three. Unlike conventional soldiers, Psi Operatives do not gain promotions in the field and instead can only gain additional Psi abilities by training in the Psi Lab. Once training is complete, you'll have added your first Psi Operative to your ranks. Only time is required here, the duration of which can be lessened by assigning an engineer to the Psi Lab to work alongside the soldier being trained. Unlike in XCOM: Enemy Unknown, the training is guaranteed to succeed and is not dependent on the soldier possessing a gift for Psionics. With the Psi Lab up and running, you can assign any soldier to it to undergo Psi training.
