Abiotic Factor was recently released into 1.0, and fans globally are finally seeing why the game currently holds an overwhelmingly positive rating on Steam.
With all this said, if you're looking to try the game out, then one of the first tasks you'll need to complete is picking the right job for your character.
Here's all of them explained.
Abiotic Factor: All Jobs Explained
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While Abiotic Factor isn't the best-looking game, it does hold up in gameplay and overall quality, and this all begins with your character creation.
Jobs are essentially the starting attributes of your character, and these are broken down as follows:
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Lab Assistant
- Description: You’re fresh, you’re green, and probably in way over your head. But what you lack in skill, you make up for in sheer ambition, speed, and staying out of everyone’s crosshairs. (Suggested Role: Stealth).
- Traits: +3 Sprinting, +3 Sneaking, and +2 Strength
- Starting Points: 10
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Epimedical Bionomicist
- Description: Research on live subjects has taught you everything about the human body, especially injuries, harm, and ailments. Your medical abilities are considerably more advanced than those of your colleagues. (Suggested Role: Medic).
- Traits: +3 First Aid, +1 Cooking, and +1 Agriculture
- Starting Points: 9
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Trans-Kinematic Researcher
- Description: For someone with two PhDs, you’re surprisingly robust. You’re quick and kinetically resilient, decently fit, and can take a few knocks. Your autonomic system is under control. (Suggested Role: Defensive Combat).
- Traits: +2 Blunt Melee, +2 Fortitude, +2 Sprinting, and +2 Strength
- Starting Points: 8
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Archotechnic Consultant
- Description: It wasn’t your looks or sparkling conversation that got you here, it was your impressive facility with fabrication and tooling. (Suggested Role: Builder).
- Traits: +2 Construction, +1 Strength, and +3 Crafting
- Starting Points: 7
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Phytogenetic Botanist
- Description: You chose the lab over the farm, but never lost your touch with plants. You know biosciences, genetics, and how things grow – even GATE’s most exotic specimens. (Suggested Role: Gardener).
- Traits: +3 Agriculture, +2 Cooking, and +2 Strength
- Starting Points: 9
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Somatic Gastrologist
- Description: A deep understanding of nutrition, physiology, and biochemistry means you know how to look after yourself. There’s no question: you get out what you put in. (Suggested Role: Chef).
- Traits: +2 Sharp Melee, +1 Fortitude, and +4 Cooking
- Starting Points: 9
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Paratheoretical Physicist
- Description: Your knowledge may be theoretical, but you know everything about how objects move through space, and spend a lot of time planning new gadgets and inventions (Suggested Role: Throwing/Utility).
- Traits: +3 Throwing, +3 Crafting, +1 Sneaking, +1 Reloading, and +1 Construction
- Starting Points: 8
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Defense Analyst
- Description: You’re one of the brightest officers on the Defense Team, and could’ve been a scientist yourself. There’s a small rift between you and your egghead colleagues, but they respect your strategy. (Suggested Role: Offensive Combat).
- Traits: +2 Fortitude, +2 Strength, +1 Blunt Melee, +2 Reloading, and +2 Accuracy
- Starting Points: 5
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Summer Intern
- Description: You haven’t quite earned your PhD yet, and judging by the state of things, you’re not going to any time soon. (Suggested Role: Blank Slate).
- Traits: This Job does not give any extra skill points.
- Starting Points: 12
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