Tech Engineer
Tech Specialist -- Difficulty: medium
Use tech weapons to shoot through cover and craft powerful gear. Master of charged shots.
PvE Rating
★★★★★
Body
6
Reflex
6
Tech
20
Cool
9
Int
3
Description
The Tech Engineer uses charged tech weapons to penetrate walls and cover. High Technical Ability unlocks powerful crafting and cyberware capacity.
Strengths
- +Shoot through walls and cover with charged tech shots.
- +Edgerunner perk allows equipping more cyberware than any other build.
- +Chain Lightning hits multiple enemies per charged shot.
- +Comrades Hammer one-shots most enemies through walls.
Weaknesses
- -Charged shots require timing -- vulnerable while charging.
- -Edgerunner costs max HP, reducing survivability.
- -Less effective in open areas with no cover to exploit.
- -Requires good positioning knowledge to maximize wall-bang potential.
Key Perks
- Bolt
- License to Chrome
- Chain Lightning
- Edgerunner
- Shock Value
Cyberware
- Projectile Launch System
- Smart Link
- Heal-on-Kill
Weapons
- Widow Maker
- Quasar
- Comrades Hammer
Tips & Strategy
- 1Scan enemies through walls to see exact positions for wall-bang shots.
- 2Comrades Hammer + wall penetration = kill enemies before they see you.
- 3Edgerunner HP loss is offset by Heal-on-Kill cyberware.
- 4Chain Lightning can clear entire rooms with one charged shot.
- 5Projectile Launch System is a great opener before switching to rifles.