Perk Guide

Increases shotgun damage and handling. Essential for shotgun builds.

Increases blunt melee weapon damage and power attacks.

Reduces stamina cost for power attacks and harvesting.

Increases block damage from mining tools and unlocks resource extraction.

Unlocks advanced cooking recipes for better food with stronger buffs.

Increases rifle and marksman rifle damage and handling.

Increases explosive damage and unlocks explosive crafting recipes.

Increases loot quality and chance of finding rare items in containers.

Increases pistol and SMG damage and handling.

Increases sneak attack damage multiplier for stealthy gameplay.

Reduces fall damage and increases jump height. Essential for mobility.

Unlocks medical crafting recipes and increases healing effectiveness.

Unlocks farming and increases crop yield from planted seeds.

Increases food and water max capacity and reduces food/water drain.

Reduces penalties of wearing heavy armor and increases armor rating.

Reduces trader prices and unlocks better deals and secret stashes.

Unlocks better trader quests with higher rewards and bonus loot.

Unlocks vehicle crafting recipes from bicycles to the gyrocopter.

Unlocks crafting stations and advanced trap/turret crafting.

Increases stun baton and electrical trap damage and stun duration.