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Create your survivor from one of 18 professions and distribute 40 points across eight attributes (values 2–9; above 7 each point costs double). Each of the 13 skills is driven by three attributes, which scale learning speed and effect between 0.7× and 1.3×. Skills rise only through use, up to level 20.

Attributes

  • StrengthCarrying, melee, chopping wood
  • StaminaSprinting, swimming, recovery
  • DexterityAiming, crafting, spilling nothing
  • PerceptionTracks, hiding places, darkness
  • ToughnessDisease, cold, injuries
  • Stealthbe quiet and inconspicuous
  • MindTech, medicine, hacking
  • NervesCalm under pressure, pain

Skills & perks

Skills & perksDriven byPerks (choose one at level 5, 10 and 15)
Woodcutting StrengthStrengthStamina
  • Powerful blows – Trees fall 30% faster.
  • Good yield – Felled trees yield more wood.
  • Quiet hacking – Chopping wood is only half as loud.
Crafting DexterityDexterityMind
  • Frugal – Often one ingredient is left over.
  • Diligence – Crafting never fails.
  • Nimble fingers – Crafting is 30% faster.
Cooking MindDexterityPerception
  • Nourishing – Cooked food is 20% more filling.
  • Clean kitchen – No more risk from home-cooked food.
  • Routine – Cooking is 40% faster.
Fishing PerceptionNervesStealth
  • Patience – Fish bite faster.
  • Good catch – Sometimes two fish.
  • Silent angler – Fishing makes no noise.
Medicine MindDexterityNerves
  • Paramedic – Medicine heals 30% more.
  • Sterile – Wounds get infected half as often.
  • Blood donor – Blood regenerates twice as fast.
Shooting DexterityPerceptionNerves
  • Steady hand – 20% less spread.
  • Fast reload – Reloading is 30% faster.
  • Weak points – 20% more damage to machines.
Melee StrengthDexterityToughness
  • Heavy hitter – 20% more melee damage.
  • Fast strikes – 15% faster strikes.
  • Dismantler – Robot arms and legs break off more easily.
Survival ToughnessPerceptionStamina
  • Gatherer – More branches, fibers and berries.
  • Hardened – Cold affects you less.
  • Orientation – Map (M) even without a paper map.
Farming StaminaToughnessPerception
  • Rich harvest – More yield per garden bed.
  • Crop protection – No more pests.
  • Green thumb – Plants grow 30% faster.
Stealth StealthDexterityNerves
  • Shadows – 15% harder to see while crouched.
  • Soft soles – Footsteps 40% quieter.
  • Belly crawl – Crawling is 30% faster.
Electronics MindMindDexterity
  • Hacker – Reprogrammed robots follow twice as long.
  • Shielding – Carried tech emits 40% less.
  • Salvage – More electronics from machine wrecks.
Athletics StaminaStaminaStrength
  • Big lungs – Sprinting costs 25% less stamina.
  • Springy legs – Jumps cost less, falls hurt less.
  • Swimmer – Swimming and wading 20% faster.
Mechanics MindDexterityStrength
  • Tinkerer – Vehicle repairs restore more condition.
  • Weaponsmith – Weapon maintenance and repairs are much more effective.
  • Parts recycler – More parts from wrecks and machines.

Professions

Data from build 1.0 · 2026-09-28