Perks & skills
Attributes, perks and crafting skills: effects, requirements and unlocks.
Attributes
Attribute: AgilityAgility is the measure of your athletic prowess.
Attribute: FortitudeFortitude is the measure of your physical resilience.
Attribute: IntellectIntellect is the measure of your mental ability. Increasing Intellect improves head shot damage with intellect governed weapons such as Robotic turrets and stun batons.
Attribute: PerceptionPerception is the measure of your sensory awareness. Increasing Perception raises the headshot bonus and dismemberment chance with spears, rifles, explosive weapons and tools.
Attribute: StrengthStrength is the measure of your muscular might. Increasing Strength raises the headshot bonus and dismemberment chance with shotguns, clubs, sledgehammers and tools.
Perks & skills
Advanced EngineeringEngineer advanced items faster with reduced costs at workstations. Boost loot odds of Electrical Traps, Forge Ahead, Handy Land, and Wiring 101 magazines.
Agility MasteryMaster Agility Skills
Animal TrackerLearn to detect and track animals within 100m and never go hungry.
ArcheryMaster the use of bows and crossbows.
Better BarterSpecialize in convincing area traders to give you a better deal.
Big and FastYou are not just strong, but you are fast as well. Increase club and sledgehammer speeds.
BoomstickSpecialize with shotguns to increase damage, increase fire rate, and faster reload times.- Calculated AttackUse your intellect to determine the shortest trajectory to the target and effectively increase your attack speed with batons!
Charismatic NatureYou are an inspiration to your allies, increasing their combat prowess.
Dead EyeSpecialize in taking keen aim with rifles and wasting your target with an expertly-placed bullet. One shot, one kill.
Deep CutsSpecialize in using bladed weapons like knives or machetes (not axes) to bleed your foes dry.
Demolitions ExpertSpecialize in explosive weapons to cripple and dismember your foes.
ElectrocutionerLearn how to use batons more effectively. Incapacitate your victims easier and do more damage.- Fortitude MasteryMaster Fortitude Skills
From The ShadowsSpecialize in sneaking around in the dark and making less noise in general.
Grand SlamSpecialize in the ability to ragdoll enemies with clubs, bats, and sledgehammers.
Grease MonkeyLearn to build vehicles cheaper from junk in the wasteland! Vehicles can be assembled without this perk.
GunslingerSettle your disputes the old way and be a gunslinger in the apocalypse. Master the use of handguns and SMG.
Hard TargetDodge, weave, and evade - your quick reflexes make you a difficult mark.
Healing FactorSpecialize in boosting your natural healing rates as long as you're not starving.
Heavy ArmorSpecialize in shielding yourself with iron and steel, becoming an unstoppable behemoth on the battlefield.
Hidden StrikeSpecialize in catching your enemies unaware while you are sneaking and they are resting or wandering aimlessly.
Intellect MasteryMaster Intellect Skills
Iron GutSpecialize in gastrointestinal health to use less calories and gain more benefits from food. Use less oxygen while diving.
Junk MinerNot exactly the right tool for the job, but you'll learn to gather more junk resources with mining tools.
Light ArmorSpecialize in light armor to reduce degradation use.- Lightning HandsPulverize your enemies with faster brawling strikes.
Living off the LandSpecialize in harvesting more crops using your hands or a tool.
Lock PickingLearn to pick locks faster and break fewer lockpicks.- Lucky LooterSpecialize in tracking down the motherlode and maybe getting a little extra for your trouble.
Machine GunnerBecome a commando using assault rifles to slay your foes.
Master ChefLearn how to become a Master Chef! Decrease cooking time and ingredients needed for your favorite recipes. Boost loot odds of Home Cooking Weekly magazines and cooking ingredients.
Medium ArmorSpecialize in medium armor to reduce degradation, stamina, and movement penalties.
Miner 69'erMaximize your mining efforts by increasing tool damage to bring down rocks and trees faster.
Mother LodeHarvest more resources and bring home the mother lode.
Pack MuleYou're a pack mule and can carry more items in your inventory without suffering movement penalties.
Pain ToleranceSpecialize in shrugging off blows, fighting through pain and staying in the fight when others would be down for the count.
ParkourSpecialize in acrobatically getting anywhere you want to go, no matter how far up or far down that may be.
Perception MasteryMaster Perception Skills
PhysicianUse medicine and health items more effectively.
Pummel PeteSpecialize in knocking your foes senseless with clubs and bats.- Quick and PerceptiveYou are quick and perceptive. Improve attack speeds with spears.
Robotics InventorYou are fascinated with robotics. Learn to use and deploy robotic weapons.
Rule 1: CardioTrain your body in the number one tactic against the zombie menace: Running away from them.
Run and GunImprove your hip fire accuracy and run faster while reloading any ranged weapon.
Salvage OperationsWaste not, want not! Salvage items for more resources with a wrench, ratchet or impact driver.
Siphoning StrikesWith every hit, you take a piece of them.
Skull CrusherSpecialize in destroying enemies and structures with sledgehammers.
Spear MasterLearn to inflict more damage and slow your enemies with power attacks.
Strength MasteryMaster Strength Skills
The BrawlerLearn martial arts and use your fists to stun, knock down, disarm and ragdoll your opponent.
The Daring AdventurerBe a daring adventurer!- The HuntsmanSpecialize in hunting your prey and harvesting more meat, bone and leather.
- The InfiltratorUse your heightened senses to take less damage from traps.
The PenetratorYou find weak spots in a target's armor with spears, archery, and other specialized ammo.
Treasure HunterBecome one of the greatest treasure hunters of all time learning tricks that would even make Blackbeard envious.- WhirlwindLearn to swing your blades faster and become a whirlwind of destruction and carnage.
Crafting skills
- ArmorReading Armored Up will increase the quality of crafted armor.
- BladesReading Knife Guy will increase the quality of crafted blades.
- BowsReading Bow Hunters will increase the quality of crafted bows.
ClubsReading Big Hitters will increase the quality of crafted clubs.
ElectricianReading Wiring 101 will unlock various tiers of electrical items.- ExplosivesReading Explosive Magazine will unlock various explosives.
FoodReading Home Cooking Weekly will unlock various tiers of food items.
HandgunsReading Handgun Magazine will increase the quality of crafted handguns.
Harvesting ToolsReading Tools Digest will increase the quality of crafted harvesting tools.- KnucklesReading Furious Fists magazines will increase the quality of crafted knuckles.
- Machine GunsReading Tactical Warfare will increase the quality of crafted machine guns.
- MedicalReading Medical Journal will unlock various tiers of medical items.
Repair ToolsReading Handy Land will increase the quality of crafted repair tools.- RiflesReading Rifle World will increase the quality of crafted rifles.
RoboticsReading Tech Planet will increase the quality of crafted robotics. Boost loot odds
Salvage ToolsReading Scrapping 4 Fun magazines will increase the quality of crafted salvage tools.
SeedsReading Southern Farming will unlock various tiers of seeds.- ShotgunsReading Shotgun Weekly will increase the quality of crafted shotguns.
- SledgehammersReading Get Hammered will increase the quality of crafted sledgehammers.
- SpearsReading Sharp Sticks will increase the quality of crafted spears.
- TrapsReading Electrical Traps will unlock various tiers of traps.
VehiclesReading Vehicle Adventures will unlock various tiers of vehicles.- WorkstationsReading Forge Ahead will unlock various workstations and their tools. Boost loot odds with Advanced Engineering. Lock Picking boosts up to crafting level 10.