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There are quite a lot of things you get to unlock as your progress throughSniper Elite: Resistance, with a lot of those things unlocked in different ways. There are quite a few weapons and attachments that are unlocked by progressing through the campaign, or else by finding a particular thing in a mission, or killing that mission’s Kill Target in a certain way.
One thing that’s always unlocked the exact same way are skills. Skill points are earned at a regular click, and the abilities that they give you can make a huge difference in whether a mission ends in success, or whether you need to start from scratch.
How To Earn Skill Points
Earning skills pointsis easy: youget them for leveling up. Your level is displayed at the top right of your pause menu, just below your username.Every time you level up, youearn one skill point. In orderto level up, you’ll need toearn XP.
How To Earn XP
The only thing you’ll need to do toearn XPiswork your way through missions. You’llearn XPforevery objectivethat you complete, bothmainandside, along withKill Targets. You alsoearn XPfor simplykilling Nazis, which you’re naturally going to do as you complete objectives.
You’ll also earn XP for every other game mode outside the campaign, and in the same way: killing enemies, and completing objectives.
You gain avariable amount of XPforgetting kills in certain ways; generally, themore modifiersto your kill, themore XPyou’ll earn. Gaining aGhost Killalongside aheart shot, for example, willaward you more XPthan killing a Nazi that already knew you were there, and with a simple body shot. Other things, likedistance,Nazi type, and more, willaffect XP gains.
How To Apply Skill Points
To apply yourhard-earned skills points,pause the game, andnavigateto the ‘Skills’sectionat the top left of the screen, between ‘Options’ and ‘Map’.
From there, you’ll be met with the ‘Campaign & Co-Op Skills’ screen. You canautomatically apply skill pointsby following thebutton promptat thebottom of your screen, or you candecideexactly what you’d like to do with thoseskill points yourself.
While you earn skill points that can be used across every game mode, you’ll need to apply those skill points separately for each mode.
There arethree skill trees, each revolving around adifferent facet of combat.Each treehasninedifferentskills, making for27 different skills overall.
Combat Skill Tree
The skills in theCombat skill treerevolve aroundquickly interacting with nearby objects, or elseimproving certain physical mechanicsof your character.
Reduces scope swaywhentaking damage.
Quick Trap (costs 2 skill points)
Allows you toquickly throw a trap down, and enemies cannot see the trap.
Combat Medic (costs 2 skill points)
Allows you touse all of your bandagestorevive yourselfinstead of a Med Kit.
Advanced Triangulation (costs 2 skill points)
Swift Hands (costs 2 skill points)
Extra Item Slot II (costs 2 skill points)
Pistol Special Ammo (costs 2 skill points)
Secondary Special Ammo (costs 2 skill points)
Rifle Special Ammo (costs 2 skill points)
Allows you tocarry a second typeofspecial ammofor yourrifle.
Body Skill Tree
The skills in theBody skill treehas many effects thatimprove your focusandheart rate.
Description
Maintain Focus
Thisextends the tail-endof theFocus effectbased on how long you were in Focus.
Deep Breath (costs 2 skill points)
Focus Movement (costs 2 skill points)
Health Boost II (costs 2 skill points)
Stabilized (costs 2 skill points)
