Character Customization

Members that have shown their worth on the battlefield under overwhelming odds and pressure that get chosen to become a Shas'el gets the opportunity to design their own Battlesuit.

Ways to name your Battlesuit variant are the secondary numerical codes and the tactical function assigned to them that have been identified by the Imperium. Note that these numbers should be read as "XVx1" where the "XV" designates the unit as a T'au Battlesuit, the small "x" represents the number from 1 to 9 (10 in the case of the XV104 and XV107) indicating the mass class of the Battlesuit, and the second numeral indicates the Battlesuit's operational role.

• XVx1 - Designates a Battlesuit of any mass class believed to only exist as a theoretical prototype or developmental model.
• XVx2 - Designates a prototype Battlesuit of any mass class that has progressed to field trial testing.
• XVx3 - Designates a Battlesuit of any mass class that has not entered mass production and has been assigned permanently to its pilot.
• XVx4 - Designates a Battlesuit of any mass class approved for the command and control role, or is in the final stages of field-testing.
• XVx5 - Designates a Battlesuit of any mass class outfitted with T'au stealth technology.
• XVx6 - Designates an air-space Battlesuit unit of any mass class.
• XVx7 - Designates a Battlesuit of any mass class intended to facilitate infiltration.
• XVx8 - Designates a fire support Battlesuit unit of any mass class.
• XVx9 - Designates a Battlesuit of any mass class designed for frontline assaults.

Using this system of nomenclature, the following Battlesuit designations can be rendered thusly:

• XV8 - Single pilot general heavy combat suit
• XV88 - Single pilot heavy fire support suit
• XV15 - Single pilot ultra-light Stealthsuit
• XV25 - Single pilot light Stealthsuit
• XV22 - Single pilot field test prototype light Stealthsuit

There are also variations on the standard XVx naming convention consisting of a " - " followed by 2 other numbers, indicating a variant on the suit itself without altering its battlefield role. For example, the XV8-02 Crisis "Iridium" Battlesuit is a variant on the standard XV8 Crisis with upgraded armour composites; it is not a Battlesuit of mass class 8 that is currently in field testing stages of development, which would be indicated by an XV82 designation.

If you wanted a Riptide that had a burst cannon and some sort of power sword, now you can! Just make the cost and appearance possible! Be realistic too.

For players not playing Tau

Once an ability and weaponry/gear is unlocked, it'll be an option to use that in any other model from there on as long as it makes sense. Its recommended to only have a set number of abilities on your character that you added ontop of the current model being used. It'll be even better if you can have the correct bits on your model to represent the stats you're using. Primaris Lt can use the stats of a Thunder Hammer if you physically equip him with one. This will create max customization and character driven story.