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Skills track your experience in gathering, combat and production activities. They increase automatically when you complete work associated with them; you do not spend Skill Points on this page. Skill Points are used for Perks instead.

Using the Skills page

Open Skills from the game menu. The Skills area has three tabs:

Skills shows your skill levels, bonuses and XP progress.
Perks is where you spend Skill Points earned from levelling your account.
Stats shows combat attributes, gameplay totals and leaderboard positions.

Each row on the Skills tab contains:

Display	Meaning
Skill name and icon	The activity represented by the skill.
Level / 99	Your current level and the maximum skill level.
Skill Bonus	The automatic reward bonus provided by your current level for compatible actions.
Progress bar	Your progress from the current level to the next.

Select any skill row to open its details. The pop-up shows your exact accumulated XP, the XP required for the next level and your percentage progress through the current level.

Current skills

The current skill list is loaded directly from the game definitions, so newly introduced skills appear here automatically.

Icon	Skill
	Forging
	Distilling
	Farming
襤	Scavenging
	Hunting
	Crafting
	Fishing
	Refining
	Cooking
	Woodcutting
	Mining

Gaining levels

Actions award XP to the skill named on that action. Gathering jobs train skills such as Scavenging, Mining, Woodcutting and Fishing; hunting trains Hunting; and completed production jobs can train Crafting, Cooking, Forging, Farming, Refining or Distilling. Faction work and raids can also award the skill XP displayed by those activities.

When you reach the next XP threshold, the skill levels up automatically and the game sends a notification. XP thresholds become larger at higher levels, and a skill cannot rise above level 99.

A job card may show a required skill and minimum level. If your skill is too low, that action remains unavailable. For chance-based gathering, the relevant skill level also contributes to the chance of success; Morale and the job's target level matter as well.

Skill Bonus

The Skill Bonus shown beside every skill is calculated from its current level. It begins at +0% and rises automatically as the skill levels, reaching +150% at level 99. Compatible jobs use this bonus when calculating the quantity of matching skill-based rewards; for example, Hunting applies it to Zed Juice rewards. The displayed bonus is not additional XP and cannot be assigned manually.

Some effects and perks can increase skill XP gain separately. Always check the live job card for its required level, XP award, success conditions, costs and rewards.

Skills and perks

Skills and perks progress in different ways:

Skills improve through relevant actions. Their levels and bonuses are shown on this page.
Perks are upgrades bought with Skill Points. An alert appears on the Perks tab when points are available.

You can specialise simply by doing more of the work you want to improve. Quests are a useful guide to early activities, while higher-level jobs, faction roles and raids provide reasons to develop several skills.

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-'''Skills''' represent experience in specific parts of survival. They improve through related actions, influence your effectiveness, and can be required for more difficult content. Skills are separate from [[Perks]]: skills grow through use, while perks are permanent upgrades bought with points.
+'''Skills''' track your experience in gathering, combat and production activities. They increase automatically when you complete work associated with them; you do not spend Skill Points on this page. Skill Points are used for [[Perks]] instead.
+== Using the Skills page ==
+Open '''Skills''' from the game menu. The Skills area has three tabs:
+* '''Skills''' shows your skill levels, bonuses and XP progress.
+* '''[[Perks]]''' is where you spend Skill Points earned from levelling your account.
+* '''Stats''' shows combat attributes, gameplay totals and leaderboard positions.
+Each row on the Skills tab contains:
+{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%;"
+! Display !! Meaning
+|-
+| '''Skill name and icon''' || The activity represented by the skill.
+|-
+| '''Level / 99''' || Your current level and the maximum skill level.
+|-
+| '''Skill Bonus''' || The automatic reward bonus provided by your current level for compatible actions.
+|-
+| '''Progress bar''' || Your progress from the current level to the next.
+|}
+Select any skill row to open its details. The pop-up shows your exact accumulated XP, the XP required for the next level and your percentage progress through the current level.
 == Current skills ==
-This list comes directly from the current game definitions and automatically includes newly introduced skills.
+The current skill list is loaded directly from the game definitions, so newly introduced skills appear here automatically.
 {{#zed_list:player_skills}}
-== How skills improve ==
+== Gaining levels ==
-Performing an action awards experience to the skill attached to that action. For example, hunting trains Hunting, mining trains Mining, and using relevant production jobs trains their crafting or processing skill. The game shows the exact skill used and any requirements on each action.
+Actions award XP to the skill named on that action. Gathering jobs train skills such as Scavenging, Mining, Woodcutting and Fishing; hunting trains Hunting; and completed production jobs can train Crafting, Cooking, Forging, Farming, Refining or Distilling. Faction work and raids can also award the skill XP displayed by those activities.
+When you reach the next XP threshold, the skill levels up automatically and the game sends a notification. XP thresholds become larger at higher levels, and a skill cannot rise above level 99.
+A job card may show a required skill and minimum level. If your skill is too low, that action remains unavailable. For chance-based gathering, the relevant skill level also contributes to the chance of success; Morale and the job's target level matter as well.
+== Skill Bonus ==
+The '''Skill Bonus''' shown beside every skill is calculated from its current level. It begins at +0% and rises automatically as the skill levels, reaching +150% at level 99. Compatible jobs use this bonus when calculating the quantity of matching skill-based rewards; for example, Hunting applies it to Zed Juice rewards. The displayed bonus is not additional XP and cannot be assigned manually.
+Some effects and perks can increase skill XP gain separately. Always check the live job card for its required level, XP award, success conditions, costs and rewards.
+== Skills and perks ==
+Skills and perks progress in different ways:
-Higher skill can improve success rates, output, or other bonuses depending on the activity. Some jobs also require a minimum skill level. Because effects differ by system, use the values shown on the live action rather than assuming every skill gives the same bonus.
+* '''Skills''' improve through relevant actions. Their levels and bonuses are shown on this page.
+* '''[[Perks]]''' are upgrades bought with Skill Points. An alert appears on the Perks tab when points are available.
-== Developing efficiently ==
+You can specialise simply by doing more of the work you want to improve. Quests are a useful guide to early activities, while higher-level jobs, faction roles and raids provide reasons to develop several skills.
-* Focus first on skills used by your quests and preferred resource chains.
-* Move to harder work when your equipment and success rate support it.
-* Coordinate specialisations with your [[Faction]] if you enjoy group production.
-* Remember that tools, buildings, effects, and perks can modify an action alongside skill level.

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