After getting your squad together, if you rename your squad member in the customization settings, if you change the name to a specific name the game will make it a "special" XCOM hero. There are two others you can get as XCOM heroes, all discovered through the default.ini configuration settings:
;SUPER SOLDIERS!!
;Sid Meier BodyPartTemplateConfig=(PartType="Head",
TemplateName="Supersoldier1_M",
ArchetypeName="Head_Supersoldier1.ARC_Head_Supersoldier1",
Gender=eGender_Male, Race=eRace_Caucasian, SpecializedType=true)
;Beaglerush BodyPartTemplateConfig=(PartType="Head",
TemplateName="Supersoldier2_M",
ArchetypeName="Head_Supersoldier2.ARC_Head_Supersoldier2",
Gender=eGender_Male, SpecializedType=true) ;VanDoorn
BodyPartTemplateConfig=(PartType="Head",
TemplateName="Supersoldier3_M",
ArchetypeName="Head_Supersoldier3.ARC_Head_Supersoldier3",
Gender=eGender_Male, SpecializedType=true)
So basically, you just need to rename your squad member to either:
- Peter Van Doorn
- Sid Meier
- Beaglerush
In order to get an XCOM hero!
For reference, Peter Van Doorn is a famous NPC you can rescue in XCOM: Enemy Unknown.. Sid Meier is a famous developer who is the creator of the Civilization series and director of Creative Development for Firaxis Games. Beaglerush is a famous XCOM streamer and youtuber.
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Can't say for sure, as I've always played with the retroactive awc mod, but as far as I know, retraining does not affect the awc perk, i.e. if you had one, you keep it, if you had none, you don't get one.
No, just resets the perks.
Yes, you can unequip the weapon and it's available to other soldiers.
Stays where it is, PCS don't have any requirement.