Perk Guide
All perks with descriptions, levels, and recommendations.
Strength (5)
Boomstick
RecommendedIncreases shotgun damage and handling. Essential for shotgun builds.
Pummel Pete
RecommendedIncreases blunt melee weapon damage and power attacks.
Sexual Tyrannosaurus
RecommendedReduces stamina cost for power attacks and harvesting.
Miner 69er
RecommendedIncreases block damage from mining tools and unlocks resource extraction.
Master Chef
RecommendedUnlocks advanced cooking recipes for better food with stronger buffs.
Perception (3)
Dead Eye
RecommendedIncreases rifle and marksman rifle damage and handling.
Demolitions Expert
Increases explosive damage and unlocks explosive crafting recipes.
Lucky Looter
RecommendedIncreases loot quality and chance of finding rare items in containers.
Agility (3)
Fortitude (4)
Physician
RecommendedUnlocks medical crafting recipes and increases healing effectiveness.
Living Off the Land
RecommendedUnlocks farming and increases crop yield from planted seeds.
Iron Gut
Increases food and water max capacity and reduces food/water drain.
Heavy Armor
Reduces penalties of wearing heavy armor and increases armor rating.
Intellect (5)
Better Barter
RecommendedReduces trader prices and unlocks better deals and secret stashes.
Daring Adventurer
RecommendedUnlocks better trader quests with higher rewards and bonus loot.
Grease Monkey
RecommendedUnlocks vehicle crafting recipes from bicycles to the gyrocopter.
Advanced Engineering
RecommendedUnlocks crafting stations and advanced trap/turret crafting.
Electrocutioner
Increases stun baton and electrical trap damage and stun duration.