Agility

Agility or AGI is one of the basic statistics in System Shock 2.

Overview

The maximum level of each statistic is 8. A player can only permanently upgrade Agility to level 6, while the last two levels require a combination of the following items/psionic disciplines:

• A SwiftBoost™ Implant (+1)
• Psychogenic Agility (+2)

Note that exceeding level 8 does not yield extra benefits.

Agility increases the movement speed of the player. Starting at 120%, one can gradually upgrade this statistic to move faster:

Agility Level	Player Speed
1	120%
2	130%
3	140%
4	150%
5	160%
6	170%
7	185%
8	200%

Agility affects weapon kickback. With AGI of 7 hardly any kickback is felt, while 8 results in no weapon kickback at all.
Agility also slightly reduces fall damage.

Agility 3 is a requirement of the Mark IV Laser Rapier and Annelid Launcher.

Strategies

• Movement speed is increased when straferunning: moving in a direction diagonally by holding down one of the strafe keys and the forward key. This is useful at any level of Agility, though more so for those with low Agility.
• It is important for every melee specialist to upgrade it, as one needs a high movement speed to dodge attacks, and match the pace of Cyborg Assassins.
• If one mainly uses ranged weapons, Agility should be on a lower priority.
• Speed Boosters provide a short-term alternative to Agility.
• A logical O/S Upgrade for an agile player would be Speedy, as it complements high AGI well, granting very swift movement (without any damage usually associated with Speed Boosters).

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