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Traits

Traits are modifiers, positive and negative, available to the player. Some traits can be chosen during character creation (indicated by a points value) and others may be given with their choice of occupation, also known as hobbies. Multiple presets can be made to save a combination of a profession and multiple other traits which makes it useful for players that want to quickly jump right into the apocalypse.

The character will not spawn until "Points to Spend" is higher than a negative number or equal to zero. This means that the player can start the game with only negative traits if they choose to do so, but if the player wants positive traits they will have to make some compromises.

Traits categorized as "Mutually Exclusive" cannot be taken simultaneously (e.g. Choosing "Deaf" cannot be taken with "Hard of Hearing" or "Keen Hearing" too).

Consider that occupations can manipulate the maximum amount of starting points a player can have. So a list of positive traits that an unemployed character is allowed may result in a point deficit for a character who is a veteran instead, requiring more negative traits.

Some traits can be gained or lost during gameplay, which will depend on the player's activities. Such as the "Overweight" trait, which can be gained if player reaches a weight above 85, or picked up during character creation and then lost by reaching a weight below 85. These traits can be seen at anytime by checking the "Info" panel, which is opened with the J key by default.

List of Traits

Positives

Icon	Name	Type	Mutually Exclusive	Points	Description	Effect
File:TraitAdrenalineJunkie.png	Adrenaline Junkie	Positive	Desensitized	-8	"Moves faster when highly panicked."	+10% move speed when at maximum panic with no fractures or deep wounds
File:TraitAthletic.png	Athletic	Positive	Fit, Out of Shape, Obese, Overweight, Unfit	-10	"Can run faster and longer without tiring."	+4 Fitness, +20% running speed, -60% endurance loss
File:TraitBrave.png	Brave	Positive	Cowardly, Desensitized	-4	"Less prone to becoming panicked."	-70% chance of becoming Panicked
File:TraitCatsEyes.png	Cat's Eyes	Positive	-	-2	"Better vision at night."	+20% better vision at night
File:TraitDextrous.png	Dextrous	Positive	All Thumbs	-2	"Transfers inventory items quickly."	-50% item transfer time
File:TraitEagleEyed.png	Eagle Eyed	Positive	Short Sighted	-6	"Has a faster visibility fade and a higher visibility arc."	Character has a wider field of view
File:TraitFastHealer.png	Fast Healer	Positive	Slow Healer	-6	"Recovers faster from injury and illness."	+20% faster injury recover time
File:TraitFastLearner.png	Fast Learner	Positive	Slow Learner	-6	"Increases XP gains."	+30% more experience
File:TraitFastReader.png	Fast Reader	Positive	Illiterate, Slow Reader	-2	"Takes less time to read books."	+30% faster book reading time
File:TraitFit.png	Fit	Positive	Athletic, Out of Shape, Obese, Overweight, Unfit	-6	"In good physical shape."	+2 Fitness. Does not affect running speed
File:TraitGraceful.png	Graceful	Positive	Clumsy	-4	"Makes less noise when moving."	-60% noise
File:TraitInconspicuous.png	Inconspicuous	Positive	Conspicuous	-4	"Less likely to be spotted by zombies."	-50% chance to be spotted
File:TraitIronGut.png	Iron Gut	Positive	Weak Stomach	-3	"Less chance to have food illness."	-50% chance of food illness
File:TraitKeenHearing.png	Keen Hearing	Positive	Deaf, Hard of Hearing	-6	"Larger perception radius."	-
File:TraitLightEater.png	Light Eater	Positive	Hearty Appetite	-4	"Needs to eat less regularly."	-25% food consumption
File:TraitLowThirst.png	Low Thirst	Positive	High Thirst	-4	"Needs to drink water less regularly."	-50% water consumption
File:TraitLucky.png	Lucky	Positive	Unlucky	-4	"Sometimes things just go your way."	+10% chance of finding rare loot, -5% chance of failing repair, does not affect chance to get infected
File:TraitOrganized.png	Organized	Positive	Disorganized	-6	"Increased container inventory capacity."	+30% capacity for all containers, including boxes and cupboards
File:TraitOutdoorsman.png	Outdoorsman	Positive	-	-2	"Not affected by harsh weather conditions."	Character will not become ill by standing in the rain
File:TraitResilient.png	Resilient	Positive	Prone to Illness	-4	"Less prone to disease. Slower rate of zombification."	-70% infection rate
File:Trait roadrage.png	Speed Demon	Positive	Sunday driver	-1	"The fast driver."	+100% Gear switching speed, +15% Top speed for all vehicles
File:TraitStout.png	Stout	Positive	Feeble, Strong, Weak	-6	"Extra knockback from melee weapons and increased carry weight."	+2 Strength, +25% damage with melee weapons
File:TraitStrong.png	Strong	Positive	Feeble, Stout, Weak	-10	"Extra knockback from melee weapons and increased carry weight."	+4 Strength, +40% damage with melee weapons
File:TraitThickSkinned.png	Thick Skinned	Positive	Thin Skinned	-6	"Less chance of scratches and bites breaking the skin."	15% (-10%) chance of being scratched and 3.75% (-2.5%) chance of being bitten (if unarmed)
File:TraitWakeful.png	Wakeful	Positive	Sleepyhead	-2	"Needs less sleep."	-30% sleep required

Hobbies

Icon	Name	Type	Occupation	Points	Description	Effect
File:TraitMechanic.png	Amateur Mechanic	Occupation	Mechanic	-	"Familiar with the maintenance and repair of all vehicle models on the roads of Kentucky"	Can repair all vehicle types without having to read any recipe magazines
File:TraitMechanic.png	Amateur Mechanic	Hobby	-	-5	"Has a detailed knowledge of common and heavy vehicle models and their repairs."	+1 Mechanics. Can repair standard and heavy-duty vehicles
File:TraitAngler.png	Angler	Hobby	-	-4	"Knows the basic of fishing."	+1 Fishing
File:TraitAxeman.png	Axe Man	Occupation	Lumberjack	-	"Better at chopping trees. Faster axe swing."	Swings the axe faster.
File:TraitBaseballPlayer.png	Baseball Player	Hobby	-	-4	"Has practice with a baseball bat and knows how to hit with precision."	+1 Blunt Accuracy
File:TraitBurglar.png	Burglar	Occupation	Burglar	-	"Can hotwire vehicles, less chance of breaking the lock of a window."	Can hotwire vehicles and has less chance of breaking the lock of a window when forcing open.
File:TraitBrawler.png	Brawler	Hobby	-	-6	"Used to getting into trouble."	+1 Blunt accuracy, +1 Blade accuracy
File:TraitCook.png	Cook	Hobby	-	-6	"Knows cooking recipes."	+2 Cooking. Knows all the cooking recipes without having to read any recipe magazines
File:TraitCook.png	Cook	Occupation	Chef Burger Flipper	-	"Knows how to cook."	No effect
File:TraitDesensitized.png	Desensitized	Occupation	Veteran	-	"War.... War never changes."	Immune to panic
File:TraitFirstAider.png	First Aider	Hobby	-	-4	"Has a CPR and First Aid course certificate."	+1 First Aid
File:TraitFormerScout.png	Former Scout	Hobby	-	-6	"Knows how to pick wild berries and how to treat small injuries."	+1 First Aid, +1 Foraging
File:TraitGardener.png	Gardener	Hobby	-	-4	"Has basic agriculture knowledge."	+1 Farming
File:TraitGymnast.png	Gymnast	Hobby	-	-5	"Agile and discreet."	+1 Lightfooted, +1 Nimble
File:TraitHandy.png	Handy	Hobby	-	-8	"Faster and stronger constructions."	+1 Blunt, +1 Blade Maintenance, +1 Carpentry. +100hp to all constructions Increases building speed (~11%)
File:TraitHerbalist.png	Herbalist	Hobby/Occupation	-	-6	"Can find medicinal herbs and craft medicines and poultices from them."	Gains the ability to find medicinal herbs, make poultices from them and identify poisonous berries and mushrooms
File:TraitHiker.png	Hiker	Hobby	-	-6	"Used to surviving in the jungle."	+1 Foraging, +1 Trapping
File:TraitHunter.png	Hunter	Hobby	-	-8	"Know the basics of hunting."	+1 Aiming, +1 Sneaking, +1 Trapping
File:TraitNightOwl.png	Night Owl	Occupation	Security Guard	-	"Requires little sleep. Stays extra alert when sleeping"	No effect
File:TraitNutritionist.png	Nutritionist	Hobby/Occupation	Fitness Instructor	-4	"Can see the nutritional values of any food."	Allows the player to see the nutritional values of any food, even those that aren't packaged.
File:TraitRunner.png	Runner	Hobby	-	-4	"Runner in the spare times."	+1 Sprinting
File:TraitSelfDefenseClass.png	Self Defense Class	Hobby	-	-6	"Self Defense class student."	+1 Blunt, +1 Blade Guard
File:TraitTailor.png	Sewer	Hobby	-	-4	"+1 Tailoring"	+1 Tailoring

Negatives

Icon	Name	Type	Mutually Exclusive	Points	Description	Effect
File:TraitAgoraphobic.png	Agoraphobic	Negative	Desensitized	+4	"Gets panicked when outdoors"	Enters in Panic when outdoors
File:TraitAllThumbs.png	All Thumbs	Negative	Dextrous	+2	"Transfers inventory items slowly"	+400% item transfer time
File:TraitAsthmatic.png	Asthmatic	Negative	-	+5	"Faster endurance loss"	40% increase in running endurance loss. 30% increase in swing endurance lost.
File:Clasutrophobic.png	Claustrophobic	Negative	Desensitized	+4	"Gets panicked when indoors"	Enters in Panic when indoor
File:TraitClumsy.png	Clumsy	Negative	Graceful	+2	"Makes more noise when moving"	+60% Noise
File:TraitConspicuous.png	Conspicuous	Negative	Inconspicuous	+4	"More likely to be spotted by zombies."	+100% Chance of being spotted
File:TraitCowardly.png	Cowardly	Negative	Brave, Desensitized	+2	"Especially prone to becoming panicked"	+100% chance of becoming Panicked
File:TraitDeaf.png	Deaf	Negative	Hard of Hearing, Keen Hearing	+12	"Smaller perception radius and hearing range"	Can't hear sound. Radio chatter will not appear above the radio, however they can see/read a TV due to closed captions.
File:TraitDisorganized.png	Disorganized	Negative	Organized	+4	"Decreased container inventory capacity"	-30% capacity for all containers. including boxes cupboards
File:TraitEmaciated.png	Emaciated	Negative	-	-	"Low strength, low endurance and prone to injury"	Is only present at weight 50 and less and will begin taking damage at weight 35.
File:TraitFeeble.png	Feeble	Negative	Strong, Stout, Weak	+6	"Less knockback from melee weapons. Decreased carrying weight."	-2 Strength
File:TraitHardofHearing.png	Hard of Hearing	Negative	Deaf, Keen Hearing	+2	"Smaller perception radius. Smaller hearing range."	-
File:TraitHeartyAppetite.png	Hearty Appetite	Negative	Light Eater	+4	"Needs to eat more regularly"	150% food consumption.
File:TraitHemophobic.png	Hemophobic	Negative	Desensitized	+3	"Panic when performing first aid on self, cannot perform first aid on others"	-
File:TraitHighThirst.png	High Thirst	Negative	Low Thirst	+6	"Needs more water to survive"	200% water consumption.
File:TraitHypochondriac.png	Hypochondriac	Negative	-	+2	"May develop infection symptoms without being infected."	-
File:TraitIlliterate.png	Illiterate	Negative	Fast Reader, Slow Reader	+8	"Cannot read books"	-
File:TraitOutofShape.png	Out of Shape	Negative	Athletic, Fit, Unfit	+6	"Low endurance, low endurance regeneration."	-2 Fitness
File:TraitObese.png	Obese	Negative	Athletic, Fit, Out of Shape, Overweight, Underweight, Very Underweight	+10	"Reduced running speed, very low endurance and prone to injury."	Starting weight is 105 and is only present at weight 100 and above. Only modifies fitness which modifies endurance indirectly.
File:TraitOverweight.png	Overweight	Negative	Athletic, Fit, Out of Shape, Obese, Underweight, Very Underweight	+6	"Reduced running speed, low endurance and prone to injury."	Starting weight is 90 and is only present between weights 85 and 100. . 1% slower running speed, double endurance loss.
File:TraitPacifist.png	Pacifist	Negative	-	+4	"Less effective with weapons"	- 25% lower XP with weapons
File:TraitHypochondriac.png	Prone to Illness	Negative	Resilient	+4	"More prone to disease. Faster rate of zombification."	- 300% infection rate
File:TraitRestlessSleeper.png	Restless Sleeper	Negative	-	+6	"Slow loss of tiredness while sleeping"	Sleeping through the night doesn't heal as much tiredness as normal.
File:TraitShortSighted.png	Short Sighted	Negative	Eagle Eyed	+2	"Small view distance. Slower visibility fade."	-
File:TraitSleepyhead.png	Sleepyhead	Negative	Wakeful	+4	"Needs more sleep"	30% more sleep required
File:TraitSmoker.png	Smoker	Negative	-	+4	"Stress and unhappiness decrease after smoking tobacco. Unhappiness rises when tobacco is not smoked."	-
File:TraitSlowHealer.png	Slow Healer	Negative	Fast Healer	+6	"Recovers slowly from injuries and illness"	-
File:TraitSlowLearner.png	Slow Learner	Negative	Fast Learner	+6	"Decreased XP gains"	Character gains 30% less experience
File:TraitSlowReader.png	Slow Reader	Negative	Fast Reader	+2	"Takes longer to read books"	Read books 30% slower.
	Sunday driver	Negative	Speed Demon	+1	"The very slow driver"	Accelerates vehicles 40% slower. Has a max speed of 30 km/h.
File:TraitThinskinned.png	Thin-skinned	Negative	Thick Skinned	+6	"Carries heightened risk of infection"	35% (+10%) chance of being scratched and 8.75% (+2.5%) chance of being bitten (if unarmed).
File:TraitUnderweight.png	Underweight	Negative	Obese, Overweight, Very Underweight	+6	"Low strength, low endurance and prone to injury."	Starting weight is 70 and is only present between weights 65 and 75.
File:TraitUnfit.png	Unfit	Negative	Athletic, Fit, Out of Shape	+10	"Very low endurance, very low endurance regeneration. "	-4 Fitness
File:TraitUnlucky.png	Unlucky	Negative	Lucky	+4	"What could go wrong for you, often does."	-10% chance of finding rare loot, +5% chance of failing repair, does not affect chance to get infected
File:TraitVeryUnderweight.png	Very Underweight	Negative	Obese, Overweight, Underweight	+10	"Very low strength, very low endurance and prone to injury."	Starting weight is 60 and is only present between weights 50 and 65.
File:TraitWeak.png	Weak	Negative	Feeble, Strong, Stout	+10	"Less knockback from melee weapons. Decreased carrying weight."	-5 Strength
File:TraitWeakStomach.png	Weak Stomach	Negative	Iron Gut	+3	"Higher chance to have food illness."	+100% chance of food illness

Removed/Future Traits

Icon	Name	Type	Mutually Exclusive	Points	Description	Effect
File:TraitBlacksmith.png	Blacksmith	Hobby	Blacksmith	?	"Use an anvil to create metal items"	-
File:TraitBrooding.png	Brooding	Negative	-	+2	"Recovers slower from bad moods"	-
File:TraitPatient.png	Patient	Positive	Short Tempered	-4	"Less like to get angry"	-
File:TraitShortTempered.png	Short Tempered	Negative	Short Tempered	+4	"Quick to anger"	-
File:TraitLightDrinker.png	Light Drinker	Negative	Hardened Drinker	+2	"Gets drunk quickly"	-
File:TraitHardenedDrinker.png	Hardened Drinker	Positive	Light Drinker	-3	"Doesn't get drunk easily"	-
File:TraitCrackShot.png	Marksman	Hobby	Police Officer	?	"Improved gun accuracy. Quicker reload."	-
File:TraitTalkative.png	Gift Of The Gab	Positive	-	?	"Extra high charisma. Better chance of currying favour from NPCs"	-

See also

• Skills
• Moodles