How to respec your class and abilities in Star Wars Zero Company
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Players can reset both Hawks’ class specialisation and abilities in Star Wars Zero Company, meaning early build decisions are not permanent. This allows greater freedom to experiment with squad roles and adjust tactics without beginning a new campaign.
Respeccing becomes available from Cycle 3 at the Personnel console beside the map table. In the Focus Tree tab, “Change Specialization” refunds spent Focus Points at no cost; however, story characters’ highest-level talents remain fixed, while recruited operators’ talents can later be altered through the same menu.
- Respeccing lets players revise Hawks’ class and abilities.
- The option unlocks at Cycle 3.
- Changing specialisation refunds Focus Points for free.
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Star Wars Zero Company is a tactical strategy game set in the Star Wars universe. Players lead a squad through missions, choosing different roles and skills for their characters to suit particular situations.
Hawk is the central character, while other squad members include story characters and recruited operators. Each can be developed using Focus Points, which are spent on abilities and specialisations that shape how they perform in combat.
Being able to reset these choices lets players change their squad’s approach as they learn more about the game or face different missions. Some character features remain tied to the story, while recruited operators offer more flexibility.
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Star Wars Zero Company lets players alter the direction of Hawks after character creation, rather than making the initial class choice permanent. A Hawk’s specialisation determines the active techniques and passive benefits available to them, shaping whether they are more effective at reconnaissance, absorbing damage, disrupting opponents or contributing flexible firepower. This means a squad can be adjusted as new missions expose gaps in its tactics.
Respecialising is presented as a penalty-free option, allowing players to experiment instead of treating early decisions as irrevocable. That flexibility is particularly useful because class roles can overlap while still offering distinct advantages. A Scout, for example, can mark enemies to improve allies’ ranged accuracy, reduce incoming damage and generate additional action points by scanning a cluster of opponents.
The Heavy is suited to controlling enemy attention. Its abilities can increase durability, provoke hostile units and retaliate after being attacked, helping protect more vulnerable squadmates and influencing how enemies move around the battlefield. The Soldier, meanwhile, is framed as an adaptable choice: it can fight at range or in close quarters, use attacks that daze dangerous targets, improve grenade performance and deploy a rocket launcher when the situation warrants the higher resource cost.
Changing class and abilities therefore gives players room to refine Hawks around a preferred squad composition or a difficult encounter. A team that lacks accuracy support may benefit from a Scout, one struggling to shield fragile members may favour a Heavy, and players needing control alongside direct damage may turn to a Soldier. The key practical point is that the system supports trial and adjustment, so players can test specialisations without being locked into their first selection.
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