Survival: Fountain of Youth Survival Abilities and Skills Guide

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This guide will educate you on the basics of Survival: Fountain of Youth Survival Abilities and Skills and tell you everything you need to know about them!

Quicklinks: What Are Survival Abilities? | What Survival Ability Should I Pick First?
How to Get Perk Points | What Are Skills? | Fastest Way to Level Up Skills
Survival Abilities List | Survival Tasks List | Skills List

After you've gotten your first base set up in Survival: Fountain of Youth, you're going to start exploring the first island's Map and working on completing your Goals. As you play through the game, you'll start to level up your Skills and you'll gain Perk Points to purchase powerful Survival Abilities. Read on for more details!


What Are Survival Abilities in Survival: Fountain of Youth?

Survival Abilities are special abilities that you can unlock by spending Perk Points. These aren't just improvements to stats or something like that -- Survival Abilities can unlock powerful unique bonuses that can substantially improve your gameplay.


Which Survival: Fountain of Youth Survival Ability Should I Pick First?

You should take Rank 1 of Concentration first. This will unlock Concentration Mode which makes it easier to find special items when you're near them. After that, you should focus on Learning so you can accelerate the growth of your character as early as is reasonably possible.

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Completing certain tasks (such as building a Dock on the Island of Hope) can give you Perk Points.

How to Get Perk Points in Survival: Fountain of Youth

There are two ways to get Perk Points in Survival: Fountain of Youth:

  1. Examine Chronicles for the first time
  2. Complete Survival Tasks

What Are Skills in Survival: Fountain of Youth?

Survival: Fountain of You Skills are a representation of your player character's abilities to perform tasks. For example, the Cooking Skill represents how well you are able to Cook Food.

Skills are leveled up by performing tasks related to that Skill. Athletics can be leveled up simply by running, Cooking can be leveled up by Cooking Food, and so on. Each Skill tells you what you need to do in order to level it up in the menu.

Each Skill has a maximum of 10 levels. Furthermore, there are Books associated with each Skill that can unlock unique bonuses for that Skill such as Crafting Recipes.


Fastest Way to Level Up Skills in Survival: Fountain of Youth

The fastest way to level up Skills in Survival: Fountain of Youth is by performing tasks related to that Skill as often as you can. If you want to level up Swimming, you should spend some time Swimming. Fire Starting can be leveled up by starting fires over and over again. That's the basic idea.

Getting a Skill to maximum level, however, will take a fair amount of time. It's probably not worth it to grind once you get to Level 4 and unlock all three of the main bonuses for a Skill.

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Survival: Fountain of Youth Survival Abilities List


Concentration

Rank Perk Point Cost Effect
1 1 Unlocks Concentration Mode, available with the V hotkey. In this mode, special objects, weapons, ammo, and dropped bags are highlighted.
2 2 Highlights non-dangerous animals, animal remains, and allows me to see animal tracks when in Concentration Mode.
3 3 Highlights dangerous animals in Concentration Mode.
4 4 Concentration Mode radius doubled.
5 5 Concentration Mode duration doubled.

Resist Diseases

Rank Perk Point Cost Effect
1 1 Reduces the risk of getting a disease due to weather factors by 30%.
2 2 Natural recovery heals all types of flu 50% better.
3 3 Natural recovery heals all types of wounds 50% better.
4 4 Natural recovery heals all types of indigestion 50% better.
5 5 Natural recovery heals all diseases 50% better.

Resist Poisons

Rank Perk Point Cost Effect
1 1 Reduces chance of getting indigestion from bad food by 30%.
2 2 Reduces chance of poisoning from insect bites by 30%.
3 3 Reduces chance of poisoning from snake bites by 30%.
4 4 Reduces poisoning and food poisoning damage by 50%.
5 5 Increases chance of getting better condition of poisons by 50%.

Thirst Control

Rank Perk Point Cost Effect
1 1 Eating water-containing food gives +5 water bonus.
2 2 Clean water hydrates +25% more.
3 3 Increases upper limit for hydration by 10%.
4 4 Clean water restores 1 energy.
5 5 Slows down dehydration process by 20%.

Hunger Control

Rank Perk Point Cost Effect
1 1 Eating nutritious food gives a +5 food bonus.
2 2 Slows down starvation process while sleeping by 20%.
3 3 Increases upper limit for satiety by 10%.
4 4 Eating nutritious food satisfies hunger +10 more.
5 5 Slows down starvation process while awake by 20%.

Better Sleep

Rank Perk Point Cost Effect
1 1 Increases energy recovery rate while sleeping by 10%.
2 2 Increases chance of recovery from all diseases in sleep by 20%.
3 3 All diseases, except fever, don't block healthy sleep.
4 4 Increases healthy sleep effect by 20%.
5 5 Diseases cannot get worse while sleeping on beds that restore more than 12 energy per hour.

Learning

Rank Perk Point Cost Effect
1 1 Gives a +10% earned Skill Points bonus.
2 2 Every 5th completed Survival Task gives 1 perk point (not retroactive).
3 3 Gives a 50% bonus to Book reading speed.
4 4 Rewards 1 perk point at skill level 6 (not retroactive).
5 5 Reduces level requirements for all skills by 10%.

Alchemistry

Rank Perk Point Cost Effect
1 1 Unlocks the Buffalo Potion recipe.
2 2 Unlocks the Snake Potion recipe.
3 3 Unlocks the Puma Potion recipe.
4 4 Unlocks the Bird Potion recipe.
5 5 Unlocks the Hemotoxic Poison recipe.

Survival: Fountain of Youth Survival Tasks List

Task Reward
Make Date Palm Juice Collector. 1 Perk Point
Make Coconut Rain Water Collector. 1 Perk Point
Make Flint. 1 Perk Point
Build 4 Walls. 1 Perk Point
Make Tusk-Tipped Weapon. 1 Perk Point
Make Primitive Fishing Rod. 1 Perk Point
Make Obsidian Spear. 1 Perk Point
Build Chemistry Workbench. 1 Perk Point
Make Mushroom Soup. 1 Perk Point
Build Dock on the Island of Hope. 1 Perk Point
Craft full set of Seaweed clothes. 1 Perk Point
Make Sleeping Bag. 1 Perk Point
Make Copper Saw. 1 Perk Point
Make Leather Backpack. 1 Perk Point
Make Medical Kit. 1 Perk Point
Build Dock on Copper Island. 1 Perk Point
Build Moonshine Still. 1 Perk Point
Build Solar Water Distiller. 1 Perk Point
Build Improved Cart. 1 Perk Point
Make Iron Shovel. 1 Perk Point
Make Iron Needle. 1 Perk Point
Make Great Ship Repair Kit. 1 Perk Point
Build Great Trap. 1 Perk Point
Build Dock on Iron Island. 1 Perk Point
Make Iron Crossbow. 1 Perk Point
Build or Upgrade to 4 Improved Walls. 1 Perk Point
Craft a full set of Linen Clothes. 1 Perk Point
Make Musketon. 1 Perk Point
Build Excellent Farm. 1 Perk Point
Build Dock on Sulfur Island. 1 Perk Point
Harvest 10 Seeds. 1 Perk Point
Build Excellent Forge. 1 Perk Point
Make Heating Ointment. 1 Perk Point
Make 5 Bombs of any kind. 1 Perk Point
Make Stone Skin Potion. 1 Perk Point
Build Dock on Bimini Island. 1 Perk Point
Craft a full set of Iron Armor. 1 Perk Point
Furnish your House with 4 Suggested Items. 1 Perk Point

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Survival: Fountain of Youth Skills List

Here is a list of all of the Skills in Survival: Fountain of Youth. Note that the Early Access launch version does not have enough Skill Books to unlock all of the Skill Bonuses; refer to our Book Locations Map Guide to see where all of the Books are in the game.


Crafting

Level Bonus 1 Bonus 2 Bonus 3
1 Reduced Crafting duration by -5% N/A N/A
2 Reduced Crafting duration by -10% Reduced chance of injury while Crafting by -1% N/A
3 Reduced Crafting duration by -15% Reduced chance of injury while Crafting by -2% Increased durability of Crafted items by +5%
4 Reduced Crafting duration by -20% Reduced chance of injury while Crafting by -4% Increased durability of Crafted items by +10%
5 Reduced Crafting duration by -25% Reduced chance of injury while Crafting by -7% Increased durability of Crafted items by +15%
6 Reduced Crafting duration by -30% Reduced chance of injury while Crafting by -10% Increased durability of Crafted items by +20%
7 Reduced Crafting duration by -35% Reduced chance of injury while Crafting by -14% Increased durability of Crafted items by +25%
8 Reduced Crafting duration by -40% Reduced chance of injury while Crafting by -18% Increased durability of Crafted items by +30%
9 Reduced Crafting duration by -45% Reduced chance of injury while Crafting by -23% Increased durability of Crafted items by +35%
10 Reduced Crafting duration by -50% Reduced chance of injury while Crafting by -30% Increased durability of Crafted items by +40%

How to Level Up Crafting Fast

You can level up Crafting fast by Crafting a lot of items.

Crafting Skill Book Bonuses

  1. Reduced Crafted item Weight by 30%
  2. Reduced Crafting requirements for identical resources by one

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Fire Starting

Level Bonus 1 Bonus 2 Bonus 3
1 Additional chance of successful ignition +10% N/A N/A
2 Additional chance of successful ignition +15% Reduced chance of injury during ignition by -1% N/A
3 Additional chance of successful ignition +20% Reduced chance of injury during ignition by -2% Chance to save Tinder during ignition 5%
4 Additional chance of successful ignition +25% Reduced chance of injury during ignition by -3% Chance to save Tinder during ignition 10%
5 Additional chance of successful ignition +30% Reduced chance of injury during ignition by -4% Chance to save Tinder during ignition 15%
6 Additional chance of successful ignition +35% Reduced chance of injury during ignition by -5% Chance to save Tinder during ignition 20%
7 Additional chance of successful ignition +40% Reduced chance of injury during ignition by -7% Chance to save Tinder during ignition 30%
8 Additional chance of successful ignition +45% Reduced chance of injury during ignition by -9% Chance to save Tinder during ignition 40%
9 Additional chance of successful ignition +50% Reduced chance of injury during ignition by -11% Chance to save Tinder during ignition 50%
10 Additional chance of successful ignition +55% Reduced chance of injury during ignition by -15% Chance to save Tinder during ignition 70%

How to Level Up Fire Starting Fast

You can level up Fire Starting fast by repeatedly starting and extinguishing a fire.

Fire Starting Skill Book Bonuses

  1. Unlocks Wood Chips Recipe
  2. Ignition is possible without firestarter

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Cooking

Level Bonus 1 Bonus 2 Bonus 3
1 Increased cooked Food nutrition by +5% N/A N/A
2 Increased cooked Food nutrition by +10% Reduced chance of injury while Cooking by -1% N/A
3 Increased cooked Food nutrition by +15% Reduced chance of injury while Cooking by -2% Increased cooked Food storage time by +10%
4 Increased cooked Food nutrition by +20% Reduced chance of injury while Cooking by -3% Increased cooked Food storage time by +20%
5 Increased cooked Food nutrition by +25% Reduced chance of injury while Cooking by -4% Increased cooked Food storage time by +30%
6 Increased cooked Food nutrition by +30% Reduced chance of injury while Cooking by -5% Increased cooked Food storage time by +40%
7 Increased cooked Food nutrition by +35% Reduced chance of injury while Cooking by -7% Increased cooked Food storage time by +50%
8 Increased cooked Food nutrition by +40% Reduced chance of injury while Cooking by -9% Increased cooked Food storage time by +60%
9 Increased cooked Food nutrition by +50% Reduced chance of injury while Cooking by -11% Increased cooked Food storage time by +75%
10 Increased cooked Food nutrition by +65% Reduced chance of injury while Cooking by -15% Increased cooked Food storage time by +100%

How to Level Up Cooking Fast

You can level up Cooking fast by repeatedly Cooking Food.

Cooking Skill Book Bonuses

  1. Cooked Food does not cause Food Poisoning
  2. Unlocks Smokehouse Recipe

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Skinning

Level Bonus 1 Bonus 2 Bonus 3
1 Reduced skinning duration by -10% N/A N/A
2 Reduced skinning duration by -15% Reduced chance of injury while skinning by -1% N/A
3 Reduced skinning duration by -20% Reduced chance of injury while skinning by -2% Chance to find extra resources in animal carcasses 5%
4 Reduced skinning duration by -25% Reduced chance of injury while skinning by -4% Chance to find extra resources in animal carcasses 10%
5 Reduced skinning duration by -30% Reduced chance of injury while skinning by -7% Chance to find extra resources in animal carcasses 15%
6 Reduced skinning duration by -35% Reduced chance of injury while skinning by -10% Chance to find extra resources in animal carcasses 20%
7 Reduced skinning duration by -40% Reduced chance of injury while skinning by -14% Chance to find extra resources in animal carcasses 30%
8 Reduced skinning duration by -45% Reduced chance of injury while skinning by -18% Chance to find extra resources in animal carcasses 40%
9 Reduced skinning duration by -50% Reduced chance of injury while skinning by -23% Chance to find extra resources in animal carcasses 50%
10 Reduced skinning duration by -55% Reduced chance of injury while skinning by -30% Chance to find extra resources in animal carcasses 70%

How to Level Up Skinning Fast

You can level up Skinning fast by running around hunting Animals and Skinning them.

Skinning Skill Book Bonuses

  1. Tools don't lose durability while Skinning
  2. Additional unique resources in Animal carcasses

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Throwing

Level Bonus 1 Bonus 2 Bonus 3
1 Increased aiming speed when throwing by +5% N/A N/A
2 Increased aiming speed when throwing by +10% Reduced Stamina drain when throwing by -5% N/A
3 Increased aiming speed when throwing by +15% Reduced Stamina drain when throwing by -10% Increased damage from throwing by +10%
4 Increased aiming speed when throwing by +20% Reduced Stamina drain when throwing by -15% Increased damage from throwing by +15%
5 Increased aiming speed when throwing by +30% Reduced Stamina drain when throwing by -20% Increased damage from throwing by +20%
6 Increased aiming speed when throwing by +40% Reduced Stamina drain when throwing by -25% Increased damage from throwing by +25%
7 Increased aiming speed when throwing by +50% Reduced Stamina drain when throwing by -30% Increased damage from throwing by +30%
8 Increased aiming speed when throwing by +60% Reduced Stamina drain when throwing by -35% Increased damage from throwing by +35%
9 Increased aiming speed when throwing by +75% Reduced Stamina drain when throwing by -40% Increased damage from throwing by +40%
10 Increased aiming speed when throwing by +100% Reduced Stamina drain when throwing by -50% Increased damage from throwing by +50%

How to Level Up Throwing Fast

You can level up Throwing fast by repeatedly throwing weapons at Animals.

Throwing Skill Book Bonuses

  1. 50% chance weapon takes no damage when throwing
  2. Can aim while moving

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Shooting

Level Bonus 1 Bonus 2 Bonus 3
1 Increased aiming speed when shooting by +5% N/A N/A
2 Increased aiming speed when shooting by +10% Reduced Stamina drain when shooting by -5% N/A
3 Increased aiming speed when shooting by +15% Reduced Stamina drain when shooting by -10% Increased damage from shooting by +10%
4 Increased aiming speed when shooting by +20% Reduced Stamina drain when shooting by -15% Increased damage from shooting by +15%
5 Increased aiming speed when shooting by +30% Reduced Stamina drain when shooting by -20% Increased damage from shooting by +20%
6 Increased aiming speed when shooting by +40% Reduced Stamina drain when shooting by -25% Increased damage from shooting by +25%
7 Increased aiming speed when shooting by +50% Reduced Stamina drain when shooting by -30% Increased damage from shooting by +30%
8 Increased aiming speed when shooting by +60% Reduced Stamina drain when shooting by -35% Increased damage from shooting by +35%
9 Increased aiming speed when shooting by +75% Reduced Stamina drain when shooting by -40% Increased damage from shooting by +40%
10 Increased aiming speed when shooting by +100% Reduced Stamina drain when shooting by -50% Increased damage from shooting by +50%

How to Level Up Shooting Fast

You can level up Shooting fast by repeatedly shooting Animals.

Shooting Skill Book Bonuses

  1. 50% chance ammo takes no damage when shooting
  2. Can aim while moving

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Strength

Level Bonus 1 Bonus 2 Bonus 3
1 Increased max carry weight by +5% N/A N/A
2 Increased max carry weight by +10% Increased damage in melee combat by +5% N/A
3 Increased max carry weight by +15% Increased damage in melee combat by +10% Reduced Stamina drain during melee combat by -10%
4 Increased max carry weight by +20% Increased damage in melee combat by +15% Reduced Stamina drain during melee combat by -15%
5 Increased max carry weight by +30% Increased damage in melee combat by +20% Reduced Stamina drain during melee combat by -20%
6 Increased max carry weight by +40% Increased damage in melee combat by +25% Reduced Stamina drain during melee combat by -25%
7 Increased max carry weight by +50% Increased damage in melee combat by +30% Reduced Stamina drain during melee combat by -30%
8 Increased max carry weight by +60% Increased damage in melee combat by +35% Reduced Stamina drain during melee combat by -35%
9 Increased max carry weight by +75% Increased damage in melee combat by +40% Reduced Stamina drain during melee combat by -40%
10 Increased max carry weight by +100% Increased damage in melee combat by +50% Reduced Stamina drain during melee combat by -50%

How to Level Up Strength Fast

You can level up Strength fast by filling up your inventory until you get the "Overloaded" status and running around.

Strength Skill Book Bonuses

  1. Can carry items while sprinting
  2. Can carry up to 3 Logs at once

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Athletics

Level Bonus 1 Bonus 2 Bonus 3
1 Reduced Stamina drain by -5% N/A N/A
2 Reduced Stamina drain by -10% Increased Stamina recovery speed by +5% N/A
3 Reduced Stamina drain by -15% Increased Stamina recovery speed by +10% Increased sprinting speed by +5%
4 Reduced Stamina drain by -20% Increased Stamina recovery speed by +15% Increased sprinting speed by +10%
5 Reduced Stamina drain by -25% Increased Stamina recovery speed by +20% Increased sprinting speed by +15%
6 Reduced Stamina drain by -30% Increased Stamina recovery speed by +25% Increased sprinting speed by +20%
7 Reduced Stamina drain by -35% Increased Stamina recovery speed by +30% Increased sprinting speed by +25%
8 Reduced Stamina drain by -40% Increased Stamina recovery speed by +35% Increased sprinting speed by +30%
9 Reduced Stamina drain by -45% Increased Stamina recovery speed by +40% Increased sprinting speed by +35%
10 Reduced Stamina drain by -50% Increased Stamina recovery speed by +50% Increased sprinting speed by +40%

How to Level Up Athletics Fast

You can level up Athletics fast by running around.

Athletics Skill Book Bonuses

  1. 50% reduced fall damage and injury
  2. Increased Stamina bar by 50%

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Swimming

Level Bonus 1 Bonus 2 Bonus 3
1 Reduced Stamina drain when swimming by -5% N/A N/A
2 Reduced Stamina drain when swimming by -10% Increased max Oxygen by +5% N/A
3 Reduced Stamina drain when swimming by -15% Increased max Oxygen by +10% Increased swimming speed by +10%
4 Reduced Stamina drain when swimming by -20% Increased max Oxygen by +15% Increased swimming speed by +15%
5 Reduced Stamina drain when swimming by -25% Increased max Oxygen by +20% Increased swimming speed by +20%
6 Reduced Stamina drain when swimming by -30% Increased max Oxygen by +30% Increased swimming speed by +25%
7 Reduced Stamina drain when swimming by -35% Increased max Oxygen by +40% Increased swimming speed by +30%
8 Reduced Stamina drain when swimming by -40% Increased max Oxygen by +50% Increased swimming speed by +35%
9 Reduced Stamina drain when swimming by -45% Increased max Oxygen by +70% Increased swimming speed by +40%
10 Reduced Stamina drain when swimming by -50% Increased max Oxygen by +100% Increased swimming speed by +50%

How to Level Up Swimming Fast

You can level up Swimming fast by swimming.

Swimming Skill Book Bonuses

  1. Can sprint while swimming
  2. Unlocks static swimming mode to restore Stamina

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Drying

Level Bonus 1 Bonus 2 Bonus 3
1 Increased dried Food storage time by +5% N/A N/A
2 Increased dried Food storage time by +10% Increased dried Food nutrition by +5% N/A
3 Increased dried Food storage time by +15% Increased dried Food nutrition by +10% Reduced drying duration by -10%
4 Increased dried Food storage time by +20% Increased dried Food nutrition by +15% Reduced drying duration by -15%
5 Increased dried Food storage time by +30% Increased dried Food nutrition by +20% Reduced drying duration by -20%
6 Increased dried Food storage time by +40% Increased dried Food nutrition by +25% Reduced drying duration by -25%
7 Increased dried Food storage time by +50% Increased dried Food nutrition by +30% Reduced drying duration by -30%
8 Increased dried Food storage time by +60% Increased dried Food nutrition by +35% Reduced drying duration by -35%
9 Increased dried Food storage time by +75% Increased dried Food nutrition by +40% Reduced drying duration by -40%
10 Increased dried Food storage time by +100% Increased dried Food nutrition by +50% Reduced drying duration by -50%

How to Level Up Drying Fast

You can level up Drying fast by building a lot of Skin Dryers and focusing on producing Dried Hides.

Drying Skill Book Bonuses

  1. Dried Food doesn't cause Food Poisoning
  2. Drying Food doesn't require Salt

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Mapping

Level Bonus 1 Bonus 2 Bonus 3
1 Reduced Mapping duration by -5% N/A N/A
2 Reduced Mapping duration by -10% Increased Mapping radius by +5% N/A
3 Reduced Mapping duration by -15% Increased Mapping radius by +10% Chance to double Mapping radius +10%
4 Reduced Mapping duration by -20% Increased Mapping radius by +15% Chance to double Mapping radius +20%
5 Reduced Mapping duration by -25% Increased Mapping radius by +20% Chance to double Mapping radius +30%
6 Reduced Mapping duration by -30% Increased Mapping radius by +25% Chance to double Mapping radius +40%
7 Reduced Mapping duration by -35% Increased Mapping radius by +30% Chance to double Mapping radius +50%
8 Reduced Mapping duration by -40% Increased Mapping radius by +35% Chance to double Mapping radius +60%
9 Reduced Mapping duration by -45% Increased Mapping radius by +40% Chance to double Mapping radius +75%
10 Reduced Mapping duration by -50% Increased Mapping radius by +50% Chance to double Mapping radius +100%

How to Level Up Mapping Fast

You can level up Mapping fast by creating a lot of Mapping Charcoal and repeatedly Mapping the same area.

Mapping Skill Book Bonuses

  1. Unlocks Mapping Tower Recipe
  2. Can Map at night and in any weather conditions

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Sailing

Level Bonus 1 Bonus 2 Bonus 3
1 Increased sailing speed by +5% N/A N/A
2 Increased sailing speed by +10% Saving repair toolkit chance +5% N/A
3 Increased sailing speed by +15% Saving repair toolkit chance +10% Reduced damage to vessel while sailing by -2.5%
4 Increased sailing speed by +20% Saving repair toolkit chance +15% Reduced damage to vessel while sailing by -5%
5 Increased sailing speed by +25% Saving repair toolkit chance +20% Reduced damage to vessel while sailing by -7.5%
6 Increased sailing speed by +30% Saving repair toolkit chance +25% Reduced damage to vessel while sailing by -10%
7 Increased sailing speed by +35% Saving repair toolkit chance +30% Reduced damage to vessel while sailing by -15%
8 Increased sailing speed by +40% Saving repair toolkit chance +35% Reduced damage to vessel while sailing by -20%
9 Increased sailing speed by +45% Saving repair toolkit chance +40% Reduced damage to vessel while sailing by -30%
10 Increased sailing speed by +50% Saving repair toolkit chance +50% Reduced damage to vessel while sailing by -40%

How to Level Up Sailing Fast

You can level up Sailing fast by spending time moving your Boat around on the water.

Sailing Skill Book Bonuses

  1. Duration of Fast Travel is reduced by 50%
  2. Ship container capacity increased by 100%

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Fishing

Level Bonus 1 Bonus 2 Bonus 3
1 Increased bite chance by +5% N/A N/A
2 Increased bite chance by +10% Increased catch chance by +5% N/A
3 Increased bite chance by +15% Increased catch chance by +10% Chance to keep the bait 10%
4 Increased bite chance by +20% Increased catch chance by +15% Chance to keep the bait 15%
5 Increased bite chance by +25% Increased catch chance by +20% Chance to keep the bait 20%
6 Increased bite chance by +30% Increased catch chance by +25% Chance to keep the bait 25%
7 Increased bite chance by +35% Increased catch chance by +30% Chance to keep the bait 30%
8 Increased bite chance by +40% Increased catch chance by +35% Chance to keep the bait 35%
9 Increased bite chance by +50% Increased catch chance by +40% Chance to keep the bait 40%
10 Increased bite chance by +75% Increased catch chance by +50% Chance to keep the bait 50%

How to Level Up Fishing Fast

You can level up Fishing fast by sitting at a Fishing Spot and repeatedly Fishing. Crafting a Portable Leaf Bed (or a similar portable Bed) will allow you to save time traveling back to a base.

Fishing Skill Book Bonuses

  1. Unlocks Leaf Bait Recipe
  2. Large Fish can be detected in Concentration Mode.

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Repairing

Level Bonus 1 Bonus 2 Bonus 3
1 Reduced repair duration by -5% N/A N/A
2 Reduced repair duration by -10% Reduced chance of injury while repairing by -1% N/A
3 Reduced repair duration by -15% Reduced chance of injury while repairing by -2% Reduced max durability penalty by -5%
4 Reduced repair duration by -20% Reduced chance of injury while repairing by -4% Reduced max durability penalty by -10%
5 Reduced repair duration by -25% Reduced chance of injury while repairing by -7% Reduced max durability penalty by -15%
6 Reduced repair duration by -30% Reduced chance of injury while repairing by -10% Reduced max durability penalty by -20%
7 Reduced repair duration by -35% Reduced chance of injury while repairing by -14% Reduced max durability penalty by -30%
8 Reduced repair duration by -40% Reduced chance of injury while repairing by -18% Reduced max durability penalty by -40%
9 Reduced repair duration by -45% Reduced chance of injury while repairing by -23% Reduced max durability penalty by -50%
10 Reduced repair duration by -50% Reduced chance of injury while repairing by -30% Reduced max durability penalty by -70%

How to Level Up Repairing Fast

You can level up Repairing fast by damaging your boat and using a Ship Repair Kit on it repeatedly.

Repairing Skill Book Bonuses

  1. Reduced repair duration also applies to Vessel repair
  2. Reduced max Durability penalty also applies to Raft repair

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Medicine

Level Bonus 1 Bonus 2 Bonus 3
1 Increased Medicine effect duration by +5% N/A N/A
2 Increased Medicine effect duration by +10% Increased Medicine effect by +2.5% N/A
3 Increased Medicine effect duration by +15% Increased Medicine effect by +5% Reduced Medical item crafting duration by -10%
4 Increased Medicine effect duration by +20% Increased Medicine effect by +7.5% Reduced Medical item crafting duration by -15%
5 Increased Medicine effect duration by +30% Increased Medicine effect by +10% Reduced Medical item crafting duration by -20%
6 Increased Medicine effect duration by +40% Increased Medicine effect by +15% Reduced Medical item crafting duration by -25%
7 Increased Medicine effect duration by +50% Increased Medicine effect by +20% Reduced Medical item crafting duration by -30%
8 Increased Medicine effect duration by +60% Increased Medicine effect by +30% Reduced Medical item crafting duration by -35%
9 Increased Medicine effect duration by +75% Increased Medicine effect by +40% Reduced Medical item crafting duration by -40%
10 Increased Medicine effect duration by +100% Increased Medicine effect by +50% Reduced Medical item crafting duration by -50%

How to Level Up Medicine Fast

You can level up Medicine fast by repeatedly Crafting Medicine.

Medicine Skill Book Bonuses

  1. Living Water cures Diseases
  2. Unlocks Antiseptic Recipe

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Gathering

Level Bonus 1 Bonus 2 Bonus 3
1 Reduced Gathering and Mining duration by -5% N/A N/A
2 Reduced Gathering and Mining duration by -10% Reduced chance of injury while Gathering by -1% N/A
3 Reduced Gathering and Mining duration by -15% Reduced chance of injury while Gathering by -2% Chance to find extra resources while Gathering or Mining 5%
4 Reduced Gathering and Mining duration by -20% Reduced chance of injury while Gathering by -4% Chance to find extra resources while Gathering or Mining 10%
5 Reduced Gathering and Mining duration by -25% Reduced chance of injury while Gathering by -7% Chance to find extra resources while Gathering or Mining 15%
6 Reduced Gathering and Mining duration by -30% Reduced chance of injury while Gathering by -10% Chance to find extra resources while Gathering or Mining 20%
7 Reduced Gathering and Mining duration by -35% Reduced chance of injury while Gathering by -14% Chance to find extra resources while Gathering or Mining 30%
8 Reduced Gathering and Mining duration by -40% Reduced chance of injury while Gathering by -18% Chance to find extra resources while Gathering or Mining 40%
9 Reduced Gathering and Mining duration by -45% Reduced chance of injury while Gathering by -23% Chance to find extra resources while Gathering or Mining 50%
10 Reduced Gathering and Mining duration by -50% Reduced chance of injury while Gathering by -30% Chance to find extra resources while Gathering or Mining 70%

How to Level Up Gathering Fast

You can level up Gathering fast by gathering every item you can find in the area.

Gathering Skill Book Bonuses

  1. Reduced mining Energy drain by 50%
  2. Chance to find Resin while Gathering

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Farming

Level Bonus 1 Bonus 2 Bonus 3
1 Reduces plant growing time on the farm by -5% N/A N/A
2 Reduces plant growing time on the farm by -10% Increases resource recovery rate of plants on the farm by 5% N/A
3 Reduces plant growing time on the farm by -15% Increases resource recovery rate of plants on the farm by 10% Additional chance to gather seeds from plants on the farm +10%
4 Reduces plant growing time on the farm by -20% Increases resource recovery rate of plants on the farm by 15% Additional chance to gather seeds from plants on the farm +20%
5 Reduces plant growing time on the farm by -25% Increases resource recovery rate of plants on the farm by 20% Additional chance to gather seeds from plants on the farm +30%
6 Reduces plant growing time on the farm by -30% Increases resource recovery rate of plants on the farm by 25% Additional chance to gather seeds from plants on the farm +40%
7 Reduces plant growing time on the farm by -35% Increases resource recovery rate of plants on the farm by 30% Additional chance to gather seeds from plants on the farm +50%
8 Reduces plant growing time on the farm by -40% Increases resource recovery rate of plants on the farm by 35% Additional chance to gather seeds from plants on the farm +60%
9 Reduces plant growing time on the farm by -45% Increases resource recovery rate of plants on the farm by 40% Additional chance to gather seeds from plants on the farm +70%
10 Reduces plant growing time on the farm by -50% Increases resource recovery rate of plants on the farm by 45% Additional chance to gather seeds from plants on the farm +80%

How to Level Up Farming Fast

You can level up Farming fast by harvesting numerous plants consistently and providing Fertilizer. 

Farming Skill Book Bonuses

  1. Plants on a Farm require 3 less units of water to grow
  2. Can craft seeds

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Developer
Odinsoft Inc.
Publisher
Odinsoft Inc.
Release Date
April 19, 2023 (Calendar)
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