4. "RE: XCOM 2 character pools"
In response to message #0
>Note that evidently, if you put premade characters into the game and >they end up dropping as random recruits, the game ignores the >specializations you chose for them in the character generator when >they get promoted to Squaddie and picks one randomly instead. I find >this a bit irksome—why let me set it if you're just going to ignore >it?—but it could be that I'm Doing It Wrong.
I noticed that as well when I filled my Pool with 'imports' of my City of... girls. Have a minor suspicion that clearing the 'Can appear as a soldier' check box on their Pool spreadsheet might help... or it might just send them to the 'monthly recruit from HQ'. Haven't started a new game yet to see.
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