skills

Mechanism: Skills and Specialization

Core Skills

Skill	Max Lvl	Description	Effect
AP Capacity	5	+1 max Action Points per level. Permanent character upgrade.	+1 Max AP per level.
Rest Recovery	5	Gain a chance for +1 extra AP each rest period (per hour): 10% per level, up to 50%.	+10% chance per level (Max 50%).
Scavenger’s Eye	5	5% higher chance to find loot when searching (per level). Does not auto-find; improves roll vs encounter.	+5% search success chance per level.
Pack Mule	3	+1 carried inventory slot per level (max +3). 1 item always = 1 slot.	+1 slot per level (Max +3).
Salvage	5	Learn to deconstruct items into base resources. Level 1 unlocks deconstruction. Higher levels improve base yield (+10% per level) and increase chance for rare bonus materials (+5% per level).	Lvl 1: Unlock. +10% yield, +5% rare chance/lvl.
Field Engineering	3	Operate and calibrate advanced field facilities. Required to set production in Industrial and Electronic Lab tiles.	Required for Industrial/Electronic Labs.
Gen. Operations	3	Safely run and refuel the town generator. Higher levels are required for advanced fuel types.	Unlocks higher tier fuels.
Stim Conditioning	3	Train your metabolism to use AP recovery stims. Level 1/2/3 unlocks common/rare/mythic stims.	Unlocks Common (Lvl 1), Rare (2), Mythic (3).

Progression & Prerequisites

The skill tree is designed to encourage cooperation through specialized roles.

graph TD
    AP[AP Capacity] --> RR[Rest Recovery Lvl 2 Prereq]
    AP --> SE[Scavenger's Eye Lvl 1 Prereq]
    AP --> PM[Pack Mule Lvl 1 Prereq]
    AP --> SC[Stim Conditioning Lvl 1 Prereq]
    SE --> SL[Salvage Lvl 1 Prereq]
    SE --> FE[Field Engineering Lvl 2 Prereq]
    FE --> GO[Gen. Operations Lvl 1 Prereq]

Training Times

Training is a real-time process requiring significant dedication for higher levels.

• Level 1: 1 Hour (3,600,000 ms)
• Level 2: 24 Hours (86,400,000 ms)
• Level 3: 7 Days (604,800,000 ms)
• Level 4: 14 Days (1,209,600,000 ms)
• Level 5: 30 Days (2,592,000,000 ms)

Specialist Roles (Inferred)

• The Scout: Focuses on AP Capacity and Scavenger’s Eye to map the world.
• The Quartermaster: Focuses on Pack Mule and Salvage to manage resources.
• The Engineer: Focuses on Field Engineering and Generator Operations.
• The Survivor: Focuses on Rest Recovery and Stim Conditioning.