Progression System
- Vanilla progression completely removed
- Replaced with Improve By Doing and found Skill Books
- Improve By Doing skills are broken into 4 parts Action, Ranged, Melee and Tools
- Leveling these skills will improve your ability to do the action or use the item
Action Skills
- Cardio Skill improved by Running and Walking
- Parkour Skill improved by Jumping and Landing
- Hauling Skill improved by moving while encumbered
- Looting Skill improved by opening unlooted containers
Ranged Skills
- All are improved by shooting living* entities with the associated weapon
- Archery Skill - Crossbow Skill - Handgun Skill - Shotgun Skill - Rifle Skill - Machinegun Skill - JunkBots Skill - Explosives Skill
Melee Skills
- All are improved by hitting living* entities with the associated weapon
- Brawler Skill - Blunt Skill - Sledge Skill - Blade Skill - Spear Skill
Tools
- All are improved by destroying blocks with the associated tool
- Pickaxe Skill(Shovel & Pickaxe) - Axe Skill
Skill Books
- Other skills can be learned and improved by finding and reading the associated Skill Book
- The Following Skills can be learned and improved by reading Skill Books
- Lock Picking - Infiltrator - Treasure Hunter - Light Armor - Heavy Armor - Well Insulated - Lucky Looter - Salvage Operations - Pack Mule - Mother Load - The Huntsman - Pain Tolerance - Healing Factor - Slow Metabolism - Hidden Strike - From The Shadows - Charismatic Nature
Hunting Skill
- There are 4 Hunting Skills the player can level by killing and butchering wild game
- Leveling these skills will increase the amount of and type of resources you get when butchering
- Mastering a Hunting Skill will also allow you to track the given animal type when crouched
- The Hunting Skills are Small Game, Large Game, Small Predators and Large Predators
Trader Reputation
- Each Trader only stocks a select type of inventory for sell
- Joel sells Weapons, Ammo and Trap Supplies
- Bob sells Food, Farming and Tool Supplies
- Jen sells Medicine, Chemicals, Clothing and Armor
- Hugh sells Skill Recipe Books and Workstations
- Rekt sells Crafting, Electric and Mechanical Supplies
- A traders inventory is based off your reputation level with them
- The higher your reputation with them the more advanced items they will sell you
- Trader Reputation is increased by completing quest for each Trader
Building Skills
- There are 5 Building skills the player can level by upgrading the associated blocks
- The Building skills are Wood Building, Cobblestone Building, Iron Building, Concrete Building and Steel Building
- At the start of the game the player can not build complex shapes, complete blocks or any upgrade material
- The player must use the associated tool to destroy and harvest upgrade material from given block type in POI’s (see tool list above)
- As the player levels each Building Skill they will learn how to craft the associated upgrade material
- Once a Building Skill is mastered the player will unlock all the complex shapes and full blocks of that block type