Aliens Fireteam Elite puts you in the shoes of Colonial Marines fighting for their lives against waves upon waves of Xenomorphs. You get to select from a variety of classes based on your playstyle to combat the horde.
In this guide, we’ll explore the ins and outs of the Technician Class in Aliens Fireteam Elite, including its weapons, perks, abilities, and more, additionally, we’ll also be giving recommendations for the best equipment for this class so that you’re equipped for everything the game and its Pathogen DLC have to offer.
Aliens Fireteam Elite Technician
In Aliens: Fireteam Elite, the Technician class works better in a supporting role as it does not have the same firepower that the other classes do. tThe Technician class is unlocked by default and has no requirements.
The Technician’s strategy is to act as a center point. Using the abilities in their kit, Technicians create a strong defensive position for their team.
With the coils slowing down enemies and turrets rapidly firing at the advancing enemies, this allows your teams to have massive support from your side.
The Technician plays an important role in the team by setting up a safe zone where teammates can fall back to if they are getting overwhelmed by the enemies. Crowd Control is the major job of a Technician.
Weapons
Like all other classes, Technicians have access to a Pistol and a Close-Quarter weapon. When you start with the class, you will get a Magnum pistol and a Shotgun. This weapon combo is the best for this class and you should focus on getting better versions of them as you progress through the ranks. The best weapons for the Technician include the Type 95 Pistol and the M37A3 Shotgun.
Abilities
Technicians have two major abilities that allow them to manage multiple enemies. These are:
- Charged Coils
- Turrets
These abilities can be set up in different areas and can help you slow down and kill enemies advancing.
You can set up secure points with your turrets that will shoot any enemy in their radius. This allows you to take care of cannon fodder as your teammates with more firepower take care of the stronger and more difficult enemies. You have several Turrets to choose from. The best turrets are the Laser and Flame Turrets, both of which have the highest potential for suppressing power.
The Charged Coils will zap any enemy in its attack radius, slowing them down as well as dealing minor damage. This allows you to slow down the armored enemies as you work on taking them down.
The Technician’s Unique Ability is called Cross-Platform Synergy. It allows you to regenerate 5% of your health every second you stand near your turrets while your teammates take 10% less damage when they stand near your Coils.
Core Perks and Modifiers
Technicians have the following Core perks:
| Technician Handgun Training | Increases weak-point damage and Handgun accuracy by +15% |
| Technician CQW Training | Increases the reload speed and accuracy of CQWs by +15% |
| Resonating Impact | Your turrets gain a +10% chance to stumble enemies. Stumbled enemies take +10% more damage for 6 seconds |
| Scalable Machine Learning | Every time you kill an enemy, turret reload speed and stability increase by +10% |
| Strategic Tactics | You gain +20% turret health, +10% stun recovery and +20% debuff duration |
Along with these Core Perks, Technicians can use the following Modifiers:
| Incinerator Turret | Increases the durability of the flamethrower turret |
| Heavy Turret | Increases the damage of your turret at the cost of a lower fire rate |
| Compatibility Matrix | Allows you to deal +10% damage when this ability is in use (can be stacked 3 times) |
| Agile Practices | Increases your reload and movement speed by +10% for 8 seconds |
| Collaborative Analytics | Increases ally recharge speed and accuracy by +10% when the Cross-Platform ability is active |
| Dynamic Delivery Systems | Increases the fire rate of turrets by +10% and their damage by +25% |
| Technician CQW Expertise | Increases the movement speed and magazine capacity of CQWs by +15% |
| Technician Handgun Expertise | Increases Handgun fire rate and reload speed by +15% |
| Modular Integration | Each stack of Scalable Machine Learning increases accuracy and fire rate by +5%. |
| Deep Leverage | Enemies affected by Resonating Impact have a +15% of getting knocked. This ability can be used once every 10 seconds |
| Technician Handgun Mastery | Increases the aim assist and range of handguns by 15% |
| Technician CQW Mastery | Increases stability and fire rate of CQWs by +15% |
| Real-time Resource Reclamation | The recharge time of turrets is reduced by -5% and destroyed turrets deal explosive damage |
| Hyperlocal Logistics | Increases the fire rate of turrets by +10% when you are near them and also increases their health regeneration |
Aliens Fireteam Elite Best Technician Builds
We have put together a few effective builds for the Technician class that will help you utilize the full potential of this class.
We will be breaking it down into weapon selection, perks, consumables to take with you, and overall team composition.
Flamethrower Build
This build focuses more on damage with an assault rifle and how quickly your abilities will recharge.
For the sidearm, we recommend the Kramer .50 Magnum as it is a hard-hitting hand canon with high damage. Getting this hand cannon to a 4-star rating will provide you with increased range and damage stats.
Mods
- Vented Flash Hider
- Quickloader Magazine
- Green Dot Sight
For the CQW slot, we recommend the Type 99 Incinerator. You can pick this weapon from the armory vendor.
This rifle can dish out high damage towards multiple enemies incredibly quickly, and that makes it a very reliable choice. Getting this weapon to a 4-star rating will award you with increased stability, fire rate, and fuel efficiency.
Mods
- Flared Breach Internal Magazine
- Holo Sight Small Optics
- Miller Twist Rifling Barrel
Perks
For this Technician class build, you want your perks to maximize turret and charge coil synergy. We want our turrets and coils to recharge and be available as quickly as possible.
To do that, you have to equip the following perks
- Incinerator Sentry Turret
- Dynamic Delivery Systems
- Force Multiplier IV
- Extended Duration IV
- Extended Duration II
- Enhanced Reach III
- Compatibility Matrix
- Disruptive Technology
- Creative Pain Point Solutions
- Resonating Impact
- Deep Leverage
- Down & Out (A Demolisher perk requiring you to level up that class first)
Close Quarters Build
This build focuses more on high damage per second and increased turret damage.
Weapons
For the handgun slot, we will be using the Kramer Short-Barrel shotgun because of its deadly performance at close ranges. Keep playing with the Kramer to level it up to 4-stars and unlock additional handling and damage buffs.
Mods
- Alloyed Magazine
- Precision Break Barrel
- Holo Sight Optics
The X43 Barrage Flechette SMG is an excellent weapon if you want a high rate of fire and decent damage at close to medium range. It goes well with the rest of this build.
Mods
- Extended Magazine
- Green Dot Sight
- Medium Muzzle
Perks
For this Technician build, you want your perks to maximize turret damage and increase the overall aggressiveness of your build. To achieve that, you have to equip the following perks
- Force Multiplier III
- Force Multiplier IV
- Dynamic Delivery Systems
- Resonating Impact
- Deep Leverage
- Cross-Platform Synergy
- Collaborative Analytics
- Scalable Machine Learning
- Modular Integration
- Compatibility Matrix
- Strategic Tactics
- Quick Charge IV
Intense Difficulty Build
This build is excellent for intense difficulty runs where the enemies have increased health and are generally more aggressive.
Weapons
For the sidearm, we will once again go with the Kramer .50 Magnum as it is a hard-hitting hand canon even at longer ranges. The bonus perks for this hand cannon allow for better accuracy and higher damage.
Mods
- Vented Flash Hider
- Extended Magazine
- Green Dot Sight
For this build, we recommend the Type 21 Tactical Shotgun in the CQW slot. This Shotgun has a decent fire rate and high reload speed. Getting this weapon to a 4-star rating will further improve the damage and reload speed.
Mods
- Precision Break
- Alloyed Magazine
- Green Dot Sight
Perks
For the intense difficulty build, we will recommend perks that help you stay alive longer and perform well when pushed by large groups of aliens.
- Incinerator Sentry Turret
- Cross-Platform Synergy
- Force Multiplier IV
- Force Multiplier III
- Extended Duration II
- Enhanced Reach III
- Compatibility Matrix
- Scalable Machine Learning
- Creative Pain Point Solutions
- Resonating Impact
- Deep Leverage
- Strategic Tactics
Best Consumables for Technician Class
We recommend these consumables for the Technician class. You can pretty much use these consumables with every build of this class.
- Cryo Grid
- Vulnerability Assessment Drones
Team Composition for the Technician Class
Keeping your class in mind, your team composition should cover any aspects that the technician class lacks. We suggest rolling out with the Demolisher and Gunner classes as these 3 classes work well together and provide good team synergy.
These were a few builds we put together for the Technician Class that covers a few different playstyles.
