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Recruitment & traits

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AT A GLANCE

In Dungeon Settlers Expedition Founding, v0.4.19 lets you lock portraits, ability stats, Major Traits and Sub Traits individually. Major Traits determine skill trees.

Lock options
Portrait, abilities & traits
Skill-tree choice
Major Traits
Changed in
v0.4.19

Recruitment outside founding

Version 0.4.17 added Portrait Lock to Recruit Expedition Members. It preserves the candidate’s portrait and appearance when you select Recruit Again.

Developer patch notes · v0.4.17 ↗

Choose a role before rerolling

WIKI SUGGESTION

Write down the job you want this recruit to do, then compare candidates against that need. Lock the elements you want to keep before looking for a better match.

SOURCE & VERSIONDeveloper patch notes · v0.4.19 ↗

Based on the developer’s published information, reviewed September 7, 2026. Wiki suggestions are editorial planning advice; they have not been tested in play.