Traits & Abilities

Traits & Abilities

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Traits

Abilities

Overview

Classes in Holdfast can have Traits and Abilities. Traits define characteristics that affect class performance, such as movement speed, damage, accuracy, or reload speed. Abilities control actions available to a class, such as issuing orders, healing, building, or using specialist equipment.

Traits

Icon	Trait	Description
	Able Swimmer	Lightly equipped. Your swimming speed is increased by 35%.
	Armoured	Equipped with a cuirass that protects you from musket and pistol fire. You are guaranteed to survive a single shot by a firearm.
	Axe Specialisation	Excels with the use of axes. Your damage when wielding an axe is increased by 5%. Your damage is also significantly increased when destroying player-built defences, doors and other military works.
	Barrelman	Accuracy is increased by 15% whilst on a ship or by 25% whilst in a ship's fighting top.
	Bayonet Specialisation	Excels with the use of bayonets. Your damage when striking with a bayonet is increased by 10%.
	Blunderbuss Specialisation	Excels with the use of blunderbusses. Your damage when firing a blunderbuss is increased by 5% and accuracy by 10%.
	Built Different	You're built different and can swing and carry the 2H Haxe with ease.
	Cannon Specialisation	Excels with the use and firing of cannons and mortars. Your ramming and pushing speed is increased by 15%.
	Chosen Man	The prestigious 95th. You're a chosen man. It makes you feel special.
	Distinguishable	Stand out from the rank and file. You appear differently on the mini-map.
	Elite Infantry	Heavily trained and experienced. The damage that you deal with melee weapons is increased by 20%. You wield a musket with greater melee range than others.
	Explosives Specialist	Trained with the use of volatile explosives. The rate at which you move while carrying explosives is increased by 25%.
	Fast Musket Reload	Drilled with the way of a certain British rifleman, your reload speed when using muskets is increased by 10%.
	Fine Powder	You carry fewer but more powerful and accurate rifle cartridges.
	Light Footed	Fast and nimble. Your running speed is increased by 7% but you deal less damage with melee weapons.
	Marksman	Crack-shot. Your accuracy when using firearms is increased by 25% but your reload speed is decreased by 15%. In Frontlines, the reload modifier is 0%.
	Mounted Firearm Specialisation	Experienced with the use of firearms while on horseback. Your damage when firing pistols and carbines from horseback is increased by 10% and accuracy by 10%.
	Mounted Sword Specialisation	Drilled in various sword combat techniques while on horseback. Your damage when wielding a sword while on horseback is increased significantly.
	Musket Drill	While reloading, movement speed is reduced by 15% but reload speed is increased by 15%.
	Musket Specialisation	Excels with the use of muskets. Your damage when firing a musket is increased by 15%. You also deal 5% more damage when striking with a bayonet.
	Orderly	Strength in numbers. You significantly increase your chances of surviving shots from firearms at longer distances while standing in formation. You must be standing in line for this trait to become active.
	Pike Specialisation	Excels with the use of boarding pikes. Your damage when wielding a pike is increased by 10%.
	Pistol Specialisation	Excels with the use of pistols. Your damage when firing a pistol is increased by 10% and accuracy by 10%.
	Presence	Your indomitable presence on deck makes capturing the vessel you're aboard more difficult. You count as 2 men instead of 1 while on a friendly ship.
	Rank Discipline	Drilled and disciplined in the art of firing whilst in formation. Your accuracy when standing is increased by 8% with an additional 5% if crouching and firing.
	Resilient	A strong sense of duty. Melee damage dealt to you by other players is reduced by 15%.
	Rocket Specialisation	Excels with the use and firing of rockets. Your loading speed is increased by 20%.
	Siege Specialization	Your expertise in the handling of siege equipment provides you with priority over the use of carriable ladders.
	Skilful Rider	Well-versed in the art of horseback riding. Your speed while riding a horse is increased by 10%.
	Skirmisher	Drilled with knowledge on skirmishing tactics. Your accuracy when using firearms while crouching is increased by 5% but you receive more damage when stricken by melee weapons. In Frontlines, the accuracy bonus is 15%.
	Sword Specialisation	Excels with the use of swords. Your damage when wielding a sword is increased by 5%.
	Versatile	Reload speed is increased by 10% and accuracy is increased by 10% while wielding your musket with its bayonet detached.

Abilities

Icon	Ability	Description
	Artillery Operator	Well versed in the operation of various artillery pieces. You have priority over the use of field guns, siege guns and mortars. Grants the ability to see where your mortar shots lands.
	Bayonet Handling	Drilled in the handling of bayonets. Charge with a bayonet equipped and make use of your trusty musket as a makeshift spear in melee combat or detach it from your weapon to gather a 8% increase in firearm accuracy. Press the Attach/Detach Bayonet key key to attach or detach your bayonet when equipping a musket.
	Carpenter Berserk	Equip your axe and go onto a rampage decreasing the damage you take from firearms, melee weapons, and increasing run speed. You will not be able to switch to another weapon while this ability is active.
	Dash	Sprint quickly with your forward running speed increased by 25%. Press Dash key to trigger the dash ability.
	Engineering Basics	Basic training in the construction of military works. You can assist other engineers build defensive emplacements and construct anti-infantry stakes.
	Engineering Specialist	Well versed in the construction of military works. You are able to enact various defensive emplacements.
	Explosives Handling	Well versed in the handling of explosives. You are able to carry explosives.
	Guardsman	Duty bound to guard the high-command. You reduce the damage dealt to nearby allied officers, sergeants and surgeons by 17%. Stacks 3 times.
	Hand Grenades	You have access to a throwable hand grenade.
	Handyman	Basic training in the repairing of military works. Using a Hammer you can repair and help build defensive emplacements at a slower rate.
	High Command (Army)	An officer in command. You are able to issue orders to the rank and file.
	High Command (Army Sergeant)	A second in command. You are able to issue weaker orders to the rank and file.
	High Command (Naval)	A captain in command. You have priority over sailing a naval vessel.
	High Command (Naval Midshipman)	A second in command. Instruct gun crews, order repair parties, or assist with the handling of the ship.
	High Command Chat	Command your personal courier to deliver messages to those in high-command. Press VOIP channel key to switch through voice chat channels and communicate with allied officers on the battlefield.
	Horseback Riding	Trained in the art of horseback riding. You are able to mount and ride steeds of war.
	Medicine	Well versed in the field of medicine. You are able to heal wounded players. Hold the Heal key key to replenish the health of another player while looking at them.
	Musician	Pomp and circumstance. You increase movement speed of nearby soldiers by 2.5%. Bonus stacks up to 2 times if another musician plays a tune with you. Press Instrument key to start playing a tune and support your fellow soldiers.
	Rank And File	Drills, drills and more drills. Your extensive discipline allows you to receive firearm accuracy and melee damage bonuses from orders given by officers and sergeants. You also gather benefits from musicians and flag bearers. Additional score is given for killing or maiming someone while standing in line.
	Regimental Honours	Proudly take hold of your regiment's standard. Reloads will go uninterrupted if fellows in the ranks are maimed by a shot from a firearm. You also further increase the chance of survival for those in the ranks sporting the Orderly trait when shot at by firearms. Press the Equip Flag key key to equip the flag and support classes in the rank and file.
	Repairman	Well versed in the repairing of military works. Using a Hammer you can repair and help build defensive emplacements.
	Rocket Operator	Well versed in the operation of rockets. You have priority over the use of rocket launchers.
	Satchel Charges	You have access to a throwable satchel charge.
	Self Medicine	Experienced in healing wartime injuries. You can utilise the same knowledge to bandage your own by pressing the Self-heal key key.
	Spread Disease	Able to spread disease to enemies.
	Standard Bearer	Parade your faction's colours in the field of battle. You improve the rate at which firearms are reloaded for the rank and file by 10% when your flag is equipped. You also further increase the chance of survival to those in the ranks sporting the Orderly trait when shot at by firearms.
	Steady Aim	Briefly stop moving for a focused shot. Your field of view is reduced while your accuracy is increased by 50%. Press Steady Aim key to trigger the steady aim ability.