Cadet

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## Summary

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Player

 — In-game description

The **Cadet** (Russian: *Кадет*) is a player made character and protagonist of *ATOM RPG*, also known as the Major in *ATOM RPG: Trudograd*.

## Description

The main task of ATOM's organization, the protagonist is part of, is the collection, restoration and re-introduction of old and new technologies, with the main goal of returning to a pre-war standard of living. It's why ATOM regularly sends search expeditions to the Wasteland. And recently one of these expeditions led by General Morozov lost contact with ATOM HQ.

Due to the isolated nature of the organization, every member is considered to be a valuable asset, and as such the standard procedure in these scenarios is to send up to 3 ATOM agents to conduct an investigation. The Cadet was one of the chosen few to carry out this task.

The agents know that General Morozov's expedition was sent to explore and study Bunker 317, a mysterious pre-war facility. The Cadet however doesn't know the exact location of the bunker, only it's approximate location near the post - war village of Otradnoye. Just like every cadet of ATOM, the protagonist went through a standard training course, coupled with a special education. These factors make them qualified enough to set out in the harsh wasteland and do the mission they were given.

## Location

At the beginning of the game, the Cadet wakes up in the barracks at the ATOM base, where they may undergo a training session (the game's tutorial). Afterwards, they attend a briefing about their mission, after which the main story begins.

## Character creation

### The basics

Upon starting a new game, you will be greeted with a character creation menu in the style of an old military identity card. In it you get to customize your character's basic appearance - their portrait, their gender (affected by the portrait picture), their name and your character's description. You will also have to set up your character's base stats - characteristics and skills, which can be changed later on in the game, as well as select up to two distinctions, which are permanent. The character's gender (male or female) can affect dialogue when talking with both sexes.

### Characteristics

The player is given the option to rebalance their seven main characteristics: "Strength", "Endurance", "Dexterity", "Intellect", "Attention", "Personality" and "Luck", and is given 5 extra points as well. Characteristics affect various parameters of the character, mainly skills and character stats in the top right section. The maximum possible value of any characteristic is 11.

### Final touches

After creating your character, you will be prompted with a menu to choose between 3 default outfits (or more if you have the kickstarter content installed) and the game's difficulty, ranging from "Easy" to "Survival".

## Character progression

### Leveling up

By using your skills successfully in various scenarios, be it killing enemies, passing speech checks or completing quests, you will gain Experience Points that increase The Cadet's level. With each level, the player gets:

* HP (passively scales with Endurance and Strength)
* Ability points
* Skill points per level

### Conditions

Some (mostly negative) Conditions may appear as icons under your character's portrait. They may go away after a certain period of time, or you need to cure / prevent them (like Hunger).

### Stats

Stats on *Summary* tab are derived from Characteristics. They are also affected by consumables and equipment.

## Notes

* Oblivion Ampoule (only one exists per playthrough) will allow you to fully reset and redistribute your Characteristics, Skills and Abilities.
* Bullets have damage multipliers that aren't shown in game, making the in-game gun damage info inaccurate.
* Just like *Fallout 2*, the number of Action Points is very important for battles. They are tied directly to your Dexterity level.
* Most speech checks are one time offers, so you might want to save before talking to someone for the first time and reload that save if you failed the check. You can then talk to them later when your skills]] and characteristics meet the right requirements.
* Around level 10 you can get a car fairly easily, which streamlines the inventory hoarding thanks to it's unlimited trunk space and is always with you throughout the Wastes.