Back with some questions.

I've never used Auto Level up, so I don't know how well it works (or doesn't), I prefer to control that stuff myself.

For story reasons I personally never use biotic (or tech) bonus powers on Shepard's that shouldn't have them, but the game doesn't stop you from doing so. The big downside (as I understand it) from a gameplay perspective is that you don't get the benefits of a biotic amp (or omni-tool for tech powers). For a Soldier, I generally just pick First Aid as a bonus and don't put any points into it; I'd rather spend the points on weapon, armour and other talents the Soldier class already has.

The squad member builds look decent to me - might be from one of RedCeaser or Capn's guides, they might have some thoughts / advice.

To answer your first question:
Lift and Singularity are both biotic talents. You unlock them by using them 75 times as Shepard. Adepts, Vanguards, and Sentinels have Lift. Only the Adept has Singularity.

For new games, you must select one bonus talent from a pool of all unlocked bonus powers. In game, see the Achievements list to see the unlock requirements. for powers, Shepard must use the power 75 time to unlock. For weapons, Shepard must kill 150 enemies. Some powers cannot be unlocked as bonus powers. You can only

You can only select a bonus power when starting a brand new Shepard. You cannot select a bonus power or change your bonus power with existing characters, or new games with previously-existing characters (New Game+).


To answer your second question:
I tend not to use all my squadmates. I tend to keep Tali and Garrus below-deck since I prefer Liara and Kaidan's biotics and unlocking skills, or Ashley and Wrex's Immunity.

For Tali, I would max Electronics and Decryption first. After that, I think Damping sucks and AI Hacking is situational and does not always work as intended, so you can ignore those (if you want) and focus instead on her pistols and armor. 1-point first Aid is generally good enough on squadmates unless you need more points in it to unlock other skills.

For Wrex, I like to focus on his survivability, so Krogan Battlemaster (health regen), Fitness, Armor, and Barrier. I don't much care after that since I do most of the killing anyway, so I usually go for Warp and Throw on him, then Assault Rifles last, although you can prioritize assault rifles over his Warp and throw instead.

Garrus is weird and I don't like using him. As a tech character, Tali has more tech skills and unlike Garrus does not require putting points into First Aid to unlock Electronics. As a weapons-user, Ashley is better since she has the same weapons and Adrenaline Burst plus better armor and Fitness and native health regen with her passive. As a hybrid tech+soldier (Infiltrator), Garrus is weaker than both Tali and Ashley until late game when he gets good enough gear and enough armor to eclipse Tali in usefulness. By that time, you probably don't care.

I level Ashley like Wrex: armor and Fitness and health regen. Adrenaline burst is good plus whatever weapon talent(s) you want: Pistols+ARs, Pistols+Shotguns, or ARs+Snipers.

Liara is all about her biotics. I generally put points into all her powers except Stasis. I like putting points into her Electronics eventually to give her more shields. If you need to skimp on powers, you probably do not need Warp maxed, and Throw is generally not as useful as Singularity or Lift.

I level up Kaidan differently depending on Shepard's class. For tech-based Shepards, I focus on his Throw/Lift and First Aid/Medicine first, then Electronics/Decryption and Barrier. For non-tech characters, I focus on his Electronics/Decryption first so I can unlock stuff, then Throw/Lift for crowd control, then First Aid/Medicine for Neural Shock. Yes, I do put points into his passive and Barrier as well.


I don't have any specific squadmate builds I aim for. I have a couple of squadmate builds in a text file I was going to use as a guide, but they are all level 60 based. There is some variation depending on the player providing the advice. I never finished that guide. I keep the file around in case I get around to it someday.

Squadmates start with 2 points already assigned. Squadmates gain 2 points for levels 1 - 20 (total 40 points) and 1 point for levels 21 - 60. That is a total of 72 - 82 points depending on the playthrough.

Well I have not restarted yet, and I hat just landed on the planet Therum ( I think that is it's name? ) to find Liara. As for Shepard, well he is Level 9 at the moment, and with these talents chosen so far.



 
I could try to continue with this Single play through build:



But if I am not mistaken that would mean that I lost 4 talent points ... 2 in AR and 2 in Soldier? ( Or is Soldier needed for getting the specialisation Shock Trooper? ) 

Okay, thank you.

LoL Okay I will remember that, thank you.