Skill books

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Skill book
General
Category	Literature
Weight	0.8
Consumed	False
Total pages	220-380 pages
Technical details
Base ID	See Types

This page lists all skill books.

General information

Skill books are usable items which apply an experience multiplier to a given skill. There are currently skill books in-game for all levels of eleven character skills: Carpentry, Cooking, Electricity, Farming, First Aid, Fishing, Foraging, Mechanics, Metalworking, Tailoring and Trapping with a separate skill book applying to each level of the skill—Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, Expert, and finally Master.

They can also be burnt in a fire as a consumable, but this is not recommended incase you wish to revisit the same world if your character dies.

Usage

1. Put the skill book in your main inventory.
2. Right click the skill book and click "Read".
3. Wait for the progress bar to finish. Without traits, each page will take 5 seconds of real-time to read, or 2 minutes of in-game time.
4. Double check that all pages have been read (sometimes anywhere from 1-20 pages of the book will not have been read). If some pages have not been read, repeat step 2 & 3.
5. Check your character's "Skills" page to verify you are now getting a boost to the appropriate skill. (There will be sequential arrows running from the skill name to the skill boxes and hovering over the skill box that is currently being worked on will show the multiplier that is being given.)

Note: If at any point the player is interrupted during reading, they do not lose the pages they have read; they will continue where they left off. Therefore, other matters can be attended to, such as killing a zombie or tending to a garden, before returning to the book. The total amount of pages read so far will show up in the book's tooltip when hovered over. Depending on the situation, it may be best to spend a few hours a day (usually at night) over several days working through a skill book rather than attempting to read one straight through in one sitting (boredom, hunger, thirst, and unhappiness will all accrue while reading).

Note: If the character says, "I don't get it" or other similar lines above their head, they are reading a book too complicated for their level. No progress will be made or multiplier applied, when reading a book too complicated. Make sure they are reading the book that corresponds to the level they are currently working on (Beginner = Level 1 and 2, Intermediate = Level 3 and 4, Advanced = Level 5 and 6, Expert = Level 7 and 8, Master = Level 9 and 10). Books cannot be read early.

Benefits

Reading a skill book even partially will give your character a multiplier on any points gained for a given skill. For example, if sawing wood normally gives 3 XP and you've read all of the level 1 (Beginner) skill book, you will now gain 9 XP each time you saw wood until you reach level 2. This will dramatically decrease the time required to learn a skill. In most cases, it is not worth wasting resources to grind out a level in a skill unless you have fully read the skill book and have the maximum multiplier.

Higher-tier skill books have more pages and take longer to read. Upon accruing enough experience to finish that skill level (even if you don't use a skill point to level it up), the multiplier is removed and experience gain returns to 1.0x until the next proficiency level book has been read for that skill. You can have as many active multipliers as you want simultaneously (i.e. four skills being boosted at the same time).

Maximum multiplier

1. Beginner - x3
2. Intermediate - x5
3. Advanced - x8
4. Expert - x12
5. Mastery - x16

Reading speed

The "Fast Reader" trait decreases the amount of time required to read a book to 70% of the normal time. The "Slow Reader" trait increases the time to 130%.

Real-time spent reading books on normal speed

Skill Rank	Pages	Fast Reader Trait	No traits	Slow Reader
1-2	220	12m50s	18m20s	23m50s
3-4	260	15m10s	21m40s	28m10s
5-6	300	17m30s	25m	32m30s
7-8	340	19m50s	28m20s	36m50s
9-10	380	22m10s	31m20s	41m10s

Types

Item	Weight	Skill	Page No.	Effect	Base ID
Carpentry Vol. 1	0.8	Carpentry	220	3x experience for levels 1-2 in Carpentry	Base.BookCarpentry1
Carpentry Vol. 2	0.8	Carpentry	260	5x experience for levels 3-4 in Carpentry	Base.BookCarpentry2
Carpentry Vol. 3	0.8	Carpentry	300	8x experience for levels 5-6 in Carpentry	Base.BookCarpentry3
Carpentry Vol. 4	0.8	Carpentry	340	12x experience for levels 7-8 in Carpentry	Base.BookCarpentry4
Carpentry Vol. 5	0.8	Carpentry	380	16x experience for levels 9-10 in Carpentry	Base.BookCarpentry5
Cooking Vol. 1	0.8	Cooking	220	3x experience for levels 1-2 in Cooking	Base.BookCooking1
Cooking Vol. 2	0.8	Cooking	260	5x experience for levels 3-4 in Cooking	Base.BookCooking2
Cooking Vol. 3	0.8	Cooking	300	8x experience for levels 5-6 in Cooking	Base.BookCooking3
Cooking Vol. 4	0.8	Cooking	340	12x experience for levels 7-8 in Cooking	Base.BookCooking4
Cooking Vol. 5	0.8	Cooking	380	16x experience for levels 9-10 in Cooking	Base.BookCooking5
Electrician Vol. 1	0.8	Electrical	220	3x experience for levels 1-2 in Electrical	Base.BookElectrician1
Electrician Vol. 2	0.8	Electrical	260	5x experience for levels 3-4 in Electrical	Base.BookElectrician2
Electrician Vol. 3	0.8	Electrical	300	8x experience for levels 5-6 in Electrical	Base.BookElectrician3
Electrician Vol. 4	0.8	Electrical	340	12x experience for levels 7-8 in Electrical	Base.BookElectrician4
Electrician Vol. 5	0.8	Electrical	380	16x experience for levels 9-10 in Electrical	Base.BookElectrician5
Farming Vol. 1	0.8	Farming	220	3x experience for levels 1-2 in Farming	Base.BookFarming1
Farming Vol. 2	0.8	Farming	260	5x experience for levels 3-4 in Farming	Base.BookFarming2
Farming Vol. 3	0.8	Farming	300	8x experience for levels 5-6 in Farming	Base.BookFarming3
Farming Vol. 4	0.8	Farming	340	12x experience for levels 7-8 in Farming	Base.BookFarming4
Farming Vol. 5	0.8	Farming	380	16x experience for levels 9-10 in Farming	Base.BookFarming5
First Aid Vol. 1	0.8	First Aid	220	3x experience for levels 1-2 in First Aid	Base.BookFirstAid1
First Aid Vol. 2	0.8	First Aid	260	5x experience for levels 3-4 in First Aid	Base.BookFirstAid2
First Aid Vol. 3	0.8	First Aid	300	8x experience for levels 5-6 in First Aid	Base.BookFirstAid3
First Aid Vol. 4	0.8	First Aid	340	12x experience for levels 7-8 in First Aid	Base.BookFirstAid4
First Aid Vol. 5	0.8	First Aid	380	16x experience for levels 9-10 in First Aid	Base.BookFirstAid5
Fishing Vol. 1	0.8	Fishing	220	3x multiplier for levels 1-2 in Fishing	Base.BookFishing1
Fishing Vol. 2	0.8	Fishing	260	5x experience for levels 3-4 in Fishing	Base.BookFishing2
Fishing Vol. 3	0.8	Fishing	300	8x experience for levels 5-6 in Fishing	Base.BookFishing3
Fishing Vol. 4	0.8	Fishing	340	12x experience for levels 7-8 in Fishing	Base.BookFishing4
Fishing Vol. 5	0.8	Fishing	380	16x experience for levels 9-10 in Fishing	Base.BookFishing5
Foraging Vol. 1	0.8	Foraging	220	3x multiplier for levels 1-2 in Foraging	Base.BookForaging1
Foraging Vol. 2	0.8	Foraging	260	5x experience for levels 3-4 in Foraging	Base.BookForaging2
Foraging Vol. 3	0.8	Foraging	300	8x experience for levels 5-6 in Foraging	Base.BookForaging3
Foraging Vol. 4	0.8	Foraging	340	12x experience for levels 7-8 in Foraging	Base.BookForaging4
Foraging Vol. 5	0.8	Foraging	380	16x experience for levels 9-10 in Foraging	Base.BookForaging5
Mechanics Vol. 1	0.8	Mechanics	220	3x multiplier for levels 1-2 in Mechanics	Base.BookMechanic1
Mechanics Vol. 2	0.8	Mechanics	260	5x experience for levels 3-4 in Mechanics	Base.BookMechanic2
Mechanics Vol. 3	0.8	Mechanics	300	8x experience for levels 5-6 in Mechanics	Base.BookMechanic3
Mechanics Vol. 4	0.8	Mechanics	340	12x experience for levels 7-8 in Mechanics	Base.BookMechanic4
Mechanics Vol. 5	0.8	Mechanics	380	16x experience for levels 9-10 in Mechanics	Base.BookMechanic5
Metalwork Vol. 1	0.8	Metalworking	220	3x multiplier for levels 1-2 in Metalworking	Base.BookMetalWelding1
Metalwork Vol. 2	0.8	Metalworking	260	5x experience for levels 3-4 in Metalworking	Base.BookMetalWelding2
Metalwork Vol. 3	0.8	Metalworking	300	8x experience for levels 5-6 in Metalworking	Base.BookMetalWelding3
Metalwork Vol. 4	0.8	Metalworking	340	12x experience for levels 7-8 in Metalworking	Base.BookMetalWelding4
Metalwork Vol. 5	0.8	Metalworking	380	16x experience for levels 9-10 in Metalworking	Base.BookMetalWelding5
Tailoring Vol. 1	0.8	Tailoring	220	3x multiplier for levels 1-2 in Tailoring	Base.BookTailoring1
Tailoring Vol. 2	0.8	Tailoring	260	5x experience for levels 3-4 in Tailoring	Base.BookTailoring2
Tailoring Vol. 3	0.8	Tailoring	300	8x experience for levels 5-6 in Tailoring	Base.BookTailoring3
Tailoring Vol. 4	0.8	Tailoring	340	12x experience for levels 7-8 in Tailoring	Base.BookTailoring4
Tailoring Vol. 5	0.8	Tailoring	380	16x experience for levels 9-10 in Tailoring	Base.BookTailoring5
Trapping Vol. 1	0.8	Trapping	220	3x multiplier for levels 1-2 in Trapping	Base.BookTrapping1
Trapping Vol. 2	0.8	Trapping	260	5x experience for levels 3-4 in Trapping	Base.BookTrapping2
Trapping Vol. 3	0.8	Trapping	300	8x experience for levels 5-6 in Trapping	Base.BookTrapping3
Trapping Vol. 4	0.8	Trapping	340	12x experience for levels 7-8 in Trapping	Base.BookTrapping4
Trapping Vol. 5	0.8	Trapping	380	16x experience for levels 9-10 in Trapping	Base.BookTrapping5

See also

• Recipe magazines