Revealed Professions List and New Weather System

A lot of people have been asking me "Exactly what professions are available in Divergence" and I've been really vague about it simply because I can't say with certainty which ones will be included at final retail... However I can say what are included right now, and it's a lot. A real lot.

It's no secret that we've tried to make Divergence: Online the spiritual successor to pre-nge Star Wars Galaxies. That has always been the goal; as was th take those original systems and expand on them to a great degree. This is why we've kept true to the vast majority of professions players can remember about those golden days and also added a ton of our own such as:

New Base Professions:

1. Hacker - This base profession allows the player to build up and improve on their ability to manipulate both computer hardware and software. Even with regards to their opponents cybernetic enhancements.
2. Mentalist - Mentalist is the profession of being an intellectual, which helps the player strengthen and build up their mental resolve and resources toward a variety of advanced professions. Mentalist also leads up to one of our most controversial professions "Psychic" which trains the player to harness pure psychic energy to inflict damage and manipulate both the world around them and other players.
3. Operator - A base profession that allows the player to improve their ability to both command and operate vehicles, as well as maintain and repair them.

The first thing players will probably notice is just how many original SWG-inspired professions we've been able to cram in so far. While not all actually provide adequate skill mods and abilities, this is part of the "filling out" process once "they are all in". Below will be a list of all current professions.

New Weather:

People loved out day/night cycle in the prototype and thus we've expanded on it even further to include a fully-functional weather system as well!

In addition to bright days and starry night skies filled with nebulae, players traversing the world will also occasionally be confronted with light rain, torrential alien thunderstorms with thunder and lightning, or even blizzards in some locations which dip below the freezing mark.

While still in it's infancy, the system is based on a complex formula which creates realistic probabilities for specific types of weather events based on factors such as temperature, season, longitude and latitude.

Below is a list of all current professions. Please take with our thanks and keep an eye out for more improvements over the next two weeks :)

Basic Professions

• Artisan: Crafting of all objects.
• Brawler: Skills that include hand-to-hand combat and weapons.
• Entertainer: Skills relating to music or dancing.
• Hacker: Skills relating to the use and specialization of computer hardware and software.
• Marksman: Skills relating to the use of ranged weapons.
• Medic: Skills allowing the player to tend wounds.
• Mentalist: Skills honing the players mental abilities.
• Operator: Skills relating to, and modified by piloting land, sea, and air vehicles.
• Politician: The management and utilization of civic structures and civil management.
• Scout: The negociation and utilization of terrain and survival skills.

Elite Professions

• Architect: Allows construction of houses and other buildings. 
• Armorsmith: Crafter specializing in armors.
• Carbineer: Marksman specializing in carbines 
• Chef: Crafter who can manufacture a wide range of foods. 
• Creature Handler: Scout trained in taming and controlling animals. 
• Dancer: Entertainer with increased healing abilities through dancing. 
• Doctor: A skilled surgeon with the ability to make medicines.
• Synthetics Engineer: An engineer who builds robot and synthetic bodies.
• Fencer: Brawler trained in all manner of one-handed melee weapons.
• Image Designer: A character capable of changing nearly anything about another character's appearance.
• Musician: Gains healing through music and access to more songs and instruments.
• Psychic: An individual skilled at dominating others and affecting the world around them using the power of their mind.
• Pistoleer: Marksman skilled at using blaster pistols and other small firearms. 
• Ranger: Adventurer well-suited to travel, tracking, and defending others in combat. 
• Rifleman: Marksman who is skilled using rifles and other large firearms. 
• Tailor: Crafter specialized in creating all types of clothing.
• Tera Kasi Artist: A master of unarmed combat.
• Weaponsmith: Artisan who has become a skilled weapons maker. 

Hybrid Professions

While Elite Professions indicate specialized training in focused areas, Hybrid Professions provide a broader base of skills. Because they are complicated career paths, Hybrid Professions often require some degree of proficiency in two other related professions, and may call for Master titles.

• Bio-Engineer: Excels at producing and harvesting organic resources.
• Bounty Hunter: A mercenary who earns his living by hunting down bounty marks.
• Combat Medic: A healer who also has some field training to increase his odds of survival in battle.
• Commando: A hardened soldier trained to use and craft heavy weapons. 
• Smuggler: An adventurer able to sell contraband and collect narcotics. 
• Squad Leader: A soldier whose very presence in a group provides benefits to all group members.