The skill system allows for the player and other NPCs to improve themselves by gaining buffs, perks and new abilities. Any skill that the player can unlock can be unlocked by a human NPC
There will be 3 different areas in which you can unlock skills: Athletics (everything about running, low level parkour), Bodybuilding (improves general strength, gives buffs to other skills, gives QoL perks) and Martial arts (everything about combat, new movements and etc)
The skills are NOT in a tree, instead being a linear progression with no branches.
The player gains experience points when doing various activities like evading/running from entities, during combat and other areas.
When you reach a specific amount of XP, then you level up, increasing your level.
You can unlock some skills when you reach a set level
You can buy steroids from the black market to bypass this level requirement and unlock a skill without being the needed level (Note that this cannot skip skills, meaning that you can only unlock skills that are the closest to your level)
Depending on the player’s chosen faction they can have various skills that drastically alter the gameplay.
| Athetics | Bodybuilding | Martial arts |
|---|---|---|
| Fast sprint - the longer you run the faster you get | (All of the entries here are randomly chosen but have increasing levels) | Kick - allows you to kick |
| Ram - when you sprint at doors you ram them open | Endurance X - Increases max stamina | Parry - allows you to block hits when blocked in the perfect moment |
| Dodge - allows you to quickly dodge an attack by double-clicking on any WASD key | Hot blooded X - Increases max blood | Grab - allows you to grab onto an enemy while it's attacking and push them or punch them |
| Vault - allows you to vault over annoying obstacles that block your way in corridors | Healing X - Increases the speed at which wounds heal + blood regen | Taunt - Gives you a temporary damage boost but makes your opponent more aggressive |
| Ledge grab - allows you to grab onto ledges and climb | Metabolism X - Decreases the speed at which hunger and thirst run out | Disarm - When you grab an enemy you can easily disarm them by punching |