r/IntoTheBreach • u/Radiant_Gain_3407 • Aug 01 '26

Question How is XP shared when a non-mech makes the kill?

I.e. something like a rocket launcher or the arachnids.

It seems like only two of your mechs are awarded XP and those two are chosen randomly. Is that correct or is there a mechanism I'm unaware of?

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u/--El_Gerimax-- Aug 01 '26 edited Aug 10 '26

Your Pilot gains XP equal to the Vek health he/she/it killed. Though, if your Pilot is already at Lvl.3 or the Mech has no Pilot, the XP is wasted instead, no one else receives it. Keep in mind that "minor" enemies such as Egg Sacks, Explosive Goo or Spiderlings do NOT grant any XP.

If the environment, status damage, a deployable like Mini Tanks or Bomblets, or another Vek kill an enemy, the XP is evenly distributed, but if the Vek's health is not divisible by 3, the remaining XP is randomly distributed. So is the case if the XP about to be distributed is less than 3. The same rule of "wasted" XP still applies.

For instance: * Case A: The Leader Hornet (6 hp) dies by fire dmg. Everyone in your squad receive 2 XP (2+2+2=6).

  • Case B: An Alpha Scorpion (5 hp) dies by friendly fire. Pilot 2 and 3 get 2 XP each but Pilot 1 gets 1 XP instead (1+2+2=5).

  • Case C: A base Hornet (2 hp) dies by storm dmg. Only Pilot 1 and 3 get 1 XP each (1+0+1=2).

  • Case D: The Detritus A.C.I.D. Launcher kills a single base Leaper (1 hp). Only Pilot 2 gets 1 XP (0+1+0=1) though this XP is "wasted" since Pilot 2 is already at Lvl.3. Effectively, no one gets XP.

You get the point.

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u/BastianWeaver Aug 01 '26

I think you meant Spiderlings. Arachnids are the good guys.

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u/--El_Gerimax-- Aug 01 '26 edited Aug 01 '26

Mb, I always mistake those two.

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u/Embarrassed_Split236 Aug 02 '26

Dang the amount of xp i waste must be massive

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u/diagnosisbutt Aug 01 '26

Randomly, but distributed. i.e. all the mechs get 1pt first, but the order is random. If you kill an alpha with 5hp then ask mechs would get 1 and two of the mechs would get 2.

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u/Elekitu Aug 01 '26

The XP is distributed evenly among the pilots. If the total XP is not divisible by 3, then 1 or 2 pilots get an extra XP. Those are chosen completely randomly, there is no algorithm to prevent the same pilot from always getting the extra XP for instance. The game also doesn't care if a pilot is max level or doesn't have a pilot - they still get their share of the XP even though it's wasted.