Actions that raise your attributes

[Melliores]

I like Omryn and think he is intended to be an Overwatch specialist (hunter as he says himself). I am trying to train him to at least 70 dexterity to get the first perk from the Dexterity tree that allows Interupt shots to crit and reloads automatically if you have been on Overwatch last turn.

Here is a list of actions I have found that proactively will raise an attribute:

 

Health - getting wounded and then healing those wounds, either by a doctor or just resting.

Agility - moving a lot of tiles in combat. I think the stance makes a difference, Crouched and Prone give faster improvement.

Dexterity - just aiming and hitting targets. If you do not spend extra AP into Aim or use Overwatch, this won't happen.

Strength - attacking in melee and I think overextending your mercs on the strategic map by letting them get the Exhausted status. Possibly using the crowbar to open doors and chests also helps?

Wisdom - detecting new interaction nodes on the tactical map, either in or outside of combat.

The proactive skills are fairly self-explanatory:

Leadership - train militia, a lot. Really slow to advance though

Marksmanship - shoot and hit targets at range. Does throwing knives also help ? I tried it with a merc to throw them at the ground but nothing happened.

Explosives - disarm mines and booby traps. Craft or combine items that require the explosive skill - for example, using wire cutters with a pipe bomb to get extra gunpowder. Does planting explosives and using grenades and exploding heavy weapons make a difference here?

Mechanical - repair and picklock. Adding mods to weapons also raises it.
Medicine - heal others, on both Tactical and Strategics layers.

Do you have other observations and hints how to raise proactively attributes?

[Stuurminator]

A couple of my mercs have improved Explosives and I haven't disarmed a single thing, so I'm pretty sure throwing grenades can improve it.

[Jaywalker]

Any use of explosives, including heavy weapons (even underbarrel GL's) boosts explosives.
I had one of my mercs gain strength via shotgun use, modded to never require aiming, so that might be a clue as to how to level that stat without getting into fist-fights.

[cane]

A hundred herb bushes later and still not a single wisdom gained. At this point I'm even questioning if it does train your wisdom

[Stuurminator]

36 minutes ago, cane said:

A hundred herb bushes later and still not a single wisdom gained. At this point I'm even questioning if it does train your wisdom

I know I've seen Livewire gain some Wisdom just from detecting things. Meanwhile, my 85 Wisdom IMP hasn't increased at all, presumably because Livewire detects everything first.

Interestingly, I've also seen Livewire gain Wisdom just from learning things, or so it seemed.

[cane]

14 hours ago, Stuurminator said:

I know I've seen Livewire gain some Wisdom just from detecting things. Meanwhile, my 85 Wisdom IMP hasn't increased at all, presumably because Livewire detects everything first.

Interestingly, I've also seen Livewire gain Wisdom just from learning things, or so it seemed.

I've made sure to run around on the maps as much as possible with my IMP to let him grab all herbs yet he still hasn't gained a single wisdom.

I did however have Livewire gain a wisdom when I deployed into a map within distance of a herb bush and she got it of course so now I know it's possible at least

[Melliores]

Yep, Barry gained actually +5 Wisdom and sits at a comfortable 98. This was mostly due to detecting landmines and booby traps. I reckon if you make an IMP who is your main demolition specialists their Wisdom will raise in a fairly consistent manner.