Progression

As you survive, your capabilities grow through equipment, structures, and achievements.

Character Attributes & Skills

Your character starts with attributes (Strength, Agility, Endurance, Intelligence) determined by your chosen loadout/kit during character creation. These attributes remain static throughout the game and do not level up through gameplay.

Equipment & Crafting Progression

Progression in this game is primarily through:

• Better Equipment: Craft improved tools, weapons, and armor
• Structures: Build shelters, greenhouses, apiaries, and defenses
• Resource Accumulation: Gather stockpiles of food, water, and materials
• Knowledge: Unlock recipes and discover points of interest

Scoring System

Your survival performance is tracked through activity points:

Activity Points

Actions grant score points:

• Gather: 8 points
• Fish: 12 points
• Hunt: 18 points
• Craft: 6 points
• Explore: 14 points
• Quest: 22 points

Scenario Difficulty Bonuses

Starting scenarios grant bonus points based on difficulty:

• Injured Start: +6 points
• Winter Start: +8 points
• Minimal Equipment: +12 points
• Hostile Territory: +10 points
• Settlement Start: +5 points

Primary Score Metric

Days survived is the primary measure of success. The longer you survive, the higher your score.

Achievements

Achievements provide goals and milestones to pursue.