Survivors

Survivors are people rescued through Quests and brought back to your Stronghold. They gain levels independently and can be assigned to timed jobs.

Capacity

Your survivor capacity is increased by building and upgrading Survivor Camps.

Stats and levels

The five working stats are Attack, Defense, Engineering, Charisma, and Scouting. Jobs may require a minimum combined team total in one or more stats.

Survivors earn Survivor XP from their work. Survivor XP is separate from the player XP earned by your account. Every level after level 1 grants an attribute point. A survivor's total stats combine base values, assigned attribute points, traits, and magazine bonuses.

Traits

Traits are lasting effects that can change a survivor's stats, including their maximum Health, Morale, or Insanity. Some survivor missions can add positive or negative traits as part of their outcome.

Trait	Effects
Adaptable	+10 Morale Max
Adrenaline Junky	+10 Attack
Agitated	-5 Morale Max
Bad Back	+5 Engineering; -25 Health Max
Blisters	-50 Health Max
Charming	+5 Charisma
Common Cold	-25 Health Max; -10 Morale Max
Deep cut	-10 Health Max
Depressed	-10 Morale Max
Elderly	+5 Charisma; -5 Health Max
Flu	-50 Health Max; -50 Morale Max
Frostbite	-75 Health Max
Germ Resistant	+10 Health Max
Heatstroke	-75 Health Max
Heavy Drinker	-10 Health Max
Hyperactive	+10 Scouting
Lonely	-5 Morale Max; -15 Insanity Max
Natural Leader	+5 Charisma; +5 Scouting; -10 Insanity Max
Optimistic	+10 Morale Max
Pessimistic	+15 Defense; -5 Morale Max
Smart	+5 Engineering; -25 Insanity Max
Thick Skin	+5 Defense
Too Smart	+15 Engineering; -50 Insanity Max
Traumatized	-5 Morale Max; -50 Insanity Max
Weapons Specialist	+10 Attack

Removing negative traits

Some survivor jobs can remove specific negative traits. Removal may be guaranteed or chance-based, depending on the job. For example, Apply First Aid can remove Deep Cut and Blisters, while Eat together can remove Lonely. Check a job's effects to see which traits it can remove.

Eligible traits can also be selected for removal through Reset Survivor. DNA traits are permanent and cannot be removed.

Resetting a survivor

Reset Survivor returns spent attribute points, removes any eligible traits selected in the reset screen, restores Health and Morale to their maximum values, and clears Insanity.

Each account starts with three free Survivor Resets. Each free reset consumes one; after all three have been used, further resets cost 25 Zed Coin each. A survivor cannot be reset while busy or while a reset cooldown is active.

Survivor missions

Jobs are grouped into Missions, Camp, Med Bay, and Library. Each job defines its team size, combined stat requirements, item costs, duration, risks, and possible rewards. Multiple complete teams can run the same job.

Active, injured, or insane survivors cannot be assigned.

Required stats are combined team totals. Items required are the base cost for one team and one attempt. Each selected team receives its own assignment, and multiple teams run independently in parallel. Mission Attempts apply separately to every team, so each team's duration is the mission duration multiplied by its attempts; adding parallel teams does not multiply the wall-clock duration.

Consumable requirements multiply by both attempts and teams. Reusable equipment is reserved once per team rather than once per attempt. Rewards roll separately for every attempt made by every team.

Missions — Easy

Job	Location	Time per attempt	Team size	Required stats	Items required	Possible rewards	Effects / notes
Scout the area	Open Meadow	5 seconds	1	None	None	None	Health −0.01; Morale −0.2; Insanity +0.01; Survivor XP +0.35; A quick scouting job that earns a small amount of Survivor XP.
Trap local wildlife	Open Meadow	45 seconds	1	Scouting ≥ 5	1 × Logs	Hide × 1 (8%)	Survivor XP +3-5; Morale −0.5
Hunt local wildlife	Open Meadow	10 minutes	1	Scouting ≥ 25	10 × Arrows	Animal Meat × 1 (1%); Hide × 1 (50%)	Health −1-2; Survivor XP +35-40
Hunt local wildlife	Open Meadow	10 minutes	2	Scouting ≥ 50	10 × Arrows	Animal Meat × 1 (1%); Hide × 2 (50%)	Health −1-2; Survivor XP +40-45
Hunt local wildlife	Open Meadow	10 minutes	2	Scouting ≥ 75	10 × Arrows	Animal Meat × 2 (1%); Hide × 3 (50%)	Health −1-2; Survivor XP +45-50
Hunt local wildlife	Open Meadow	10 minutes	2	Scouting ≥ 100	10 × Arrows	Animal Meat × 3 (1%); Hide × 4 (50%)	Health −1-2; Survivor XP +50-55
Collect scrap materials	Reclaim Zone	2 minutes	1	Engineering ≥ 5	None	Scrap × 1 (25%)	Morale −0.2; Insanity +0.1; Survivor XP +2-3
Separate Scrap	Reclaim Zone	10 minutes	1	Engineering ≥ 25	2 × Scrap	Dirty Water × 1-2 (10%)	Survivor XP +40-45; Morale −2; Insanity +2
Use Recycler	Reclaim Zone	10 minutes	1	Engineering ≥ 50	2 × Scrap	Fuel × 1-2 (0.45%)	Survivor XP +45-50; Morale −2; Insanity +2
Mechanical Separator	Reclaim Zone	10 minutes	1	Engineering ≥ 75	2 × Scrap	Dirty Water × 3-4 (0.45%)	Survivor XP +50-55; Morale −2; Insanity +2
Mechanical Recycler	Reclaim Zone	10 minutes	1	Engineering ≥ 100	2 × Scrap	Fuel × 3-4 (0.45%)	Survivor XP +55-60; Morale −2; Insanity +2
Relax in Springs	Fishing Reserve	6 minutes	1	None	None	None	Survivor XP +0.1; Morale +1.1; Gradually removes Heatstroke and Frostbite.
Set Fish Basket	Fishing Reserve	2 minutes	1	Scouting ≥ 5	1 × Logs	Bass × 1 (30%)	Survivor XP +10-12; Morale −0.05
Send out fishing	Fishing Reserve	6 minutes	2	Scouting ≥ 20	1 × Wooden Fishing Rod	Bass × 1 (90%)	Survivor XP +1-2; Morale +0.5; Catch fish, with a chance to remove the Lonely trait.
Send out fishing	Fishing Reserve	6 minutes	2	Scouting ≥ 50	1 × Wooden Fishing Rod	Bass × 1 (90%); Carp × 1 (10%); Perch × 1 (1%)	Survivor XP +2-3; Morale +0.5; Catch fish, with a chance to remove the Lonely trait.
Send out fishing	Fishing Reserve	6 minutes	2	Scouting ≥ 75	1 × Steel Fishing Rod	Carp × 1 (90%); Perch × 1 (10%); Angelfish × 1 (1%)	Survivor XP +3-4; Morale +0.5; Catch fish, with a chance to remove the Lonely trait.
Send out fishing	Fishing Reserve	6 minutes	3	Scouting ≥ 100	1 × Pro Fishing Rod	Perch × 1 (90%); Angelfish × 1 (2.5%); Barnaclefish × 1 (1%)	Survivor XP +4-5; Morale +0.5; Catch fish, with a chance to remove the Lonely trait.
Chop Brambles	Logging Camp	10 minutes	1	Scouting ≥ 5	1 × Hatchet	Logs × 1 (100%)	Health −0.01; Morale −0.5; Survivor XP +40-50; Repeated attempts can cause the Blisters trait.
Chop Softwood	Logging Camp	10 minutes	1	Scouting ≥ 25	1 × Hatchet	Logs × 2 (100%)	Health −0.01; Morale −0.5; Survivor XP +45-55; Repeated attempts can cause the Blisters trait.
Chop Hardwood	Logging Camp	10 minutes	1	Scouting ≥ 50	1 × Hatchet	Logs × 3 (100%)	Health −0.01; Morale −0.5; Survivor XP +55-60; Repeated attempts can cause the Blisters trait.
Chop Pine Tree	Logging Camp	10 minutes	1	Scouting ≥ 75	1 × Hatchet	Logs × 4 (100%)	Health −0.01; Morale −0.5; Survivor XP +60-70; Repeated attempts can cause the Blisters trait.
Chop Grand Oak	Logging Camp	10 minutes	1	Scouting ≥ 100	1 × Hatchet	Logs × 5 (100%)	Health −0.01; Morale −0.5; Survivor XP +65-75; Repeated attempts can cause the Blisters trait.
Siphon fuel	Fuel Depot	1 day	1	Scouting ≥ 50; Engineering ≥ 75	5 × Lockpick	Fuel × 5-7 (100%); Car Parts × 25 (10%)	Health −1-10; Morale −2-6
Clear out Bandits	Fuel Depot	1 day	3	Attack ≥ 90; Engineering ≥ 90; Scouting ≥ 90	1 × Green access pass; 10 × Rifle Ammo	Fuel × 12-35 (100%); Old Survivors Journal × 1 (100%); Modern Survivors Journal × 1 (12%); Military Survivors Journal × 1 (6%); Prisoner × 1 (75%)	Health −100-125; Morale −2; Insanity +1; Survivor XP +55

Missions — Medium

Job	Location	Time per attempt	Team size	Required stats	Items required	Possible rewards	Effects / notes
Trade With Nearby Camp	Construction Yard	1 day	1	Charisma ≥ 10	10 × Brick	Money × 20000 (100%); Hiking Magazine × 1 (25%)	Survivor XP +150
Raid Nearby Camp	Construction Yard	12 hours	2	Attack ≥ 10; Engineering ≥ 10	100 × Pistol Ammo	Prisoner × 1 (25%); Old Survivors Journal × 1-2 (35%); Money × 10000-20000 (100%); Beer × 1-3 (100%)	Health −1-150; Morale −1-150; Survivor XP +150; Completing this raid makes the area unavailable for 4 days.
Trade With Nearby Camp	Demolition Site	1 day	1	Charisma ≥ 25	1 × Explosives	Money × 52000 (100%); Hiking Magazine × 1 (30%)	Survivor XP +150
Raid Nearby Camp	Demolition Site	12 hours	2	Attack ≥ 10; Engineering ≥ 10	1 × Explosives	Prisoner × 1 (20%); Old Survivors Journal × 1-2 (35%); Money × 25000-50000 (100%); Beer × 3-6 (100%)	Health −1-175; Morale −1-200; Survivor XP +150; Completing this raid makes the area unavailable for 4 days.
Trade With Nearby Camp	Oil Refinery	1 day	1	Charisma ≥ 50	1 × Fuel Container	Money × 52000 (100%); Business Magazine × 1 (30%)	Survivor XP +150
Clear out Oil Baron	Oil Refinery	10 minutes	2	Attack ≥ 90	1 × Blue access pass; 10 × Rifle Ammo	Oil × 10-100 (100%); Old Survivors Journal × 1 (100%); Modern Survivors Journal × 1 (12%); Military Survivors Journal × 1 (6%)	Health −100-125; Morale −2; Insanity +1; Survivor XP +55
Trade With Nearby Camp	Research Facility	1 day	2	Charisma ≥ 75	10 × Reinforced Pane	Money × 50000 (100%); Science Magazine × 1 (30%)	Survivor XP +5000-6500; Morale −1; The location is freezing cold. Travel can cause Frostbite.
Raid Nearby Camp	Research Facility	1 day	3	Attack ≥ 75; Engineering ≥ 25	1 × Explosives	Prisoner × 1 (40%); Modern Survivors Journal × 1 (30%); Water × 5-10 (100%); Mixed Vegetables × 5-10 (100%); Beer × 5-8 (100%)	Health −1-200; Morale −1-200; Survivor XP +6000-7000; Completing this raid makes the area unavailable for 4 days. Travel can cause Frostbite.
Trade With Nearby Camp	Abandoned Quarry	1 day	1	Charisma ≥ 100	1 × Explosives	Money × 55000-75000 (100%); Science Magazine × 1 (30%)	Survivor XP +7000-8000; Travel can cause Heatstroke.
Raid Nearby Camp	Abandoned Quarry	1 day	3	Attack ≥ 100; Engineering ≥ 100	1 × Explosives	Prisoner × 1 (40%); Military Survivors Journal × 1 (25%); Water × 5-10 (100%); Cement × 1-5 (100%); Beer × 5-10 (100%)	Health −1-250; Morale −1-200; Survivor XP +7500-9000; Completing this raid makes the area unavailable for 4 days. Travel can cause Heatstroke.

Missions — Hard

Job	Location	Time per attempt	Team size	Required stats	Items required	Possible rewards	Effects / notes
Clear out Crawlers	Data Center	10 minutes	1	Attack ≥ 10	1 × Pistol Ammo	Zed Juice × 1-2 (10%); Pistol Ammo × 1 (25%)	Health −10-25; Morale −0.1; Insanity +0.5; Survivor XP +15
Clear out Zombies	Data Center	10 minutes	1	Attack ≥ 20	2 × Pistol Ammo	Zed Juice × 3-4 (10%); Pistol Ammo × 1-2 (25%)	Health −10-25; Morale −0.1; Insanity +0.5; Survivor XP +20
Clear out Bloaters	Military Base	10 minutes	1	Attack ≥ 30	1 × Shotgun Slug	Zed Juice × 5-6 (10%); Shotgun Slug × 1 (25%)	Health −25-50; Morale −1; Insanity +0.5; Survivor XP +25
Clear out Undead Soldiers	Military Base	10 minutes	1	Attack ≥ 40	2 × Shotgun Slug	Zed Juice × 6-7 (10%); Shotgun Slug × 1-2 (25%)	Health −25-50; Morale −1; Insanity +0.5; Survivor XP +30
Clear out Spitters	Industrial Foundry	10 minutes	1	Attack ≥ 50	1 × Rifle Ammo	Zed Juice × 7-8 (10%); Rifle Ammo × 1 (25%)	Health −50-75; Morale −1.5; Insanity +0.5; Survivor XP +40
Clear out Lurchers	Industrial Foundry	10 minutes	1	Attack ≥ 60	2 × Rifle Ammo	Zed Juice × 8-9 (10%); Rifle Ammo × 1-2 (25%)	Health −50-75; Morale −1.5; Insanity +0.5; Survivor XP +45
Clear out Undead Workman	Junkyard	10 minutes	1	Attack ≥ 70	3 × Rifle Ammo	Zed Juice × 9-10 (10%); Rifle Ammo × 1-3 (25%)	Health −75-100; Morale −2; Insanity +1; Survivor XP +50
Clear out Undead Supervisor	Junkyard	10 minutes	1	Attack ≥ 80	4 × Rifle Ammo	Zed Juice × 11-12 (10%); Rifle Ammo × 1-4 (25%)	Health −100-125; Morale −2; Insanity +1; Survivor XP +55
Clear out Junkyard King	Junkyard	10 minutes	1	Attack ≥ 90	1 × Yellow access pass; 10 × Rifle Ammo	Zed Juice × 50-100 (100%); Old Survivors Journal × 1 (33%); Modern Survivors Journal × 1 (12%); Military Survivors Journal × 1 (6%)	Health −100-125; Morale −2; Insanity +1; Survivor XP +55

Camp

Job	Time per attempt	Team size	Required stats	Items required	Effects / notes
Consume Beer	30 seconds	1	None	1 × Beer	Morale +50; High Morale helps survivors keep working. Also removes the Agitated trait.
Eat together	30 seconds	3	None	1 × Sandwich	Morale +150; Health +25; All three survivors gain Morale and Health.

Medical Bay

Job	Time per attempt	Team size	Required stats	Items required	Effects / notes
Apply First Aid	1 minute	1	None	1 × Small Med Kit	Health +500; Uses a Small Med Kit to treat Deep Cut and Blisters.
Relax by Fire	15 minutes	1	None	150 × Logs	Insanity −15; Relax by the fire to reduce Insanity.
Tend to wounds	10 minutes	1	None	1 × Bandage	Health +25
Therapy	10 minutes	2	Charisma ≥ 25	None	Insanity −100; Reduces Insanity and gradually removes the Traumatized and Depressed traits.

Library

Job	Time per attempt	Team size	Required stats	Items required	Effects / notes
Read Business Magazine	1 hour	1	None	1 × Business Magazine	Gain +1 Charisma from reading this magazine.
Read Free Survivors Journal	15 seconds	1	None	1 × Free Survivors Journal	Survivor XP +250
Read Hiking Magazine	1 hour	1	None	1 × Hiking Magazine	Gain +1 Scouting from reading this magazine.
Read Military Survivors Journal	30 seconds	1	None	1 × Military Survivors Journal	Survivor XP +1115
Read Modern Survivors Journal	30 seconds	1	None	1 × Modern Survivors Journal	Survivor XP +550
Read Old Survivors Journal	30 seconds	1	None	1 × Old Survivors Journal	Survivor XP +250
Read Science Magazine	1 hour	1	None	1 × Science Magazine	Gain +1 Engineering from reading this magazine.

XP distribution

On a team job, the Survivor XP shown for each attempt is shared across the team. It is not awarded in full to every survivor.

The game divides Survivor XP in proportion to each survivor's level:

• A survivor's share is the total Survivor XP multiplied by their level, then divided by the team's combined levels.
• Survivors at the same level receive equal shares.
• Higher-level survivors receive a larger share than lower-level teammates.

For example, if a level 10 survivor and a level 20 survivor share 100 Survivor XP, they receive approximately 33.333 and 66.666 Survivor XP respectively. If a job shows a range, the game first rolls the team's total Survivor XP for that attempt and then divides it between the survivors.

Attempts and recovery

For example, sending two teams on three attempts creates two parallel assignments. Each team takes three times the mission's base duration, rewards roll six times in total, and consumables cost six times the amount shown for one team and one attempt. Each team reserves its own reusable equipment once.

Assignments complete automatically when their timers end. Survivors enter recovery automatically when a mission ends or is canceled, then become idle again once recovered.