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Forager Skills Guide

One of the key parts of progressing in Forager is garnering new skills. In order to learn a new skill, you will first have to earn a level by gaining enough experience within the game. Next, you will be able to spend a skill point to learn a skill of your choosing from the skill tree.

There are four types of skills in Forager. There are industry, forager, magic and economy skills. The trick, however, is that the only skills visible to the player are the ones adjacent to skills already filled with skill points. Consequently, it can be hard to plan out your character.

Luckily, we have come up with a quick rundown of all the available skills in Forager. Check them out below.

Industry Skills

Many of the industry skills will prove priceless late game. The sewing skill is a must, as you can make an incredible number of useful items with the sewing station. Beyond that, the automation and engineering skills can really help you improve your income late game.

Skill	Description
Industry	Unlocks Steel. Unlocks Glass. Gain XP when building Structures.
Sewing	Unlocks Leather. Sewing Station works 25% faster.
Textiles	Unlocks Basic Boots. Unlocks Basic Gloves.
Jewelry	Unlocks Basic Amulet. Gems sell for 20% more coins.
Carpentry	Unlocks Torches. Structures cost 25% less wood.
Smelting	Furnaces and Forges operate 25% faster.
Craftmanship	Unlocks Royal Steel. Unlocks Royal Clothing.
Physics	Unlocks Power Plants.
Masonry	Unlocks Braziers. Structures cost 25% less stone and brick.
Machinery	Unlocks Flower Press
Automation	Unlocks Mining Rods. Crafted items collect themselves.
Engineering	Unlocks EMP Grenade. Unlocks Droids. Structures work 25% faster.
Ballistics	Unlocks Ballistas. Bows shoot triple arrows.
Drilling	Unlocks Offshore Drills. 25% to find coal when digging.
Manufacturing	Unlocks Factory. Structures have a 20% chance to craft double items.
Lasers	Mining Rods and Droids deal double damage.

Economy Skills

The logistics and storage skills are paramount for any player that plans on staying in Forager for the end game. Not all of the economy skills are worthwhile, but some can surely make life easier.

Skill	Description
Economy	Gain 40 coins.
Coinage	Forges produce 4 extra coins every time.
Trade	Unlocks Market.
Commerce	Items discarded from your inventory are instantly sold instead.
Storage	Unlocks Vaults.
Banking	Unlocks Banks.
Artistry	Crafted items are worth 25% more Coins.
Supply	Market sells more items.
Optics	Unlocks Lighthouse. Doubles light radius.
Treasury	Banks generate coins 50% faster when adjacent to other banks.
Bargain	Reduces all Coin costs by 15%.
Gambling	Unlocks slot machines.
Architecture	Structures have double health. Structures cost 15% fewer materials. Vaults have more inventory slots.
Logistics	Lighthouses Mining Rods, Power Plants and Ballistas have double area of effect.
Colonization	Purchasing Lands is 30% cheaper.
Capitalism	Gain XP when selling things.

Foraging Skills

The foraging skills are really worthwhile during the starting phase of your Forager experience. Things like the gathering skill can make hauling items around much easier. When it comes to the late game, try focusing your efforts on economy and industry skills.

Skill	Description
Foraging	Cotton spawns more often. Allows Beet and Wheat to spawn.
Gathering	Gain 4 inventory slots. Gain 25% more XP from plants and crops.
Farming	Unlocks Windmill. Unlocks Shovel. Unlocks Bread.
Agriculture	Unlocks Sprinklers. Farms and Animals yield 25% more resources.
Woodcutting	Trees drop 50% more wood.
Fishing	Fish Traps catch things 50% faster. Unlocks Cooked Fish.
Cooking	Unlocks Cookpots, Sugar, Mayo and Cheese.
Voracity	Gain 20% more energy when eating.
Mining	Rocks drop 40% more minerals.
Hunting	Unlocks bows, arrows and Cooked Meat.
Looting	Slain enemies drop coins.
Gluttony	Gain XP when eating things.
Prospecting	Rocks have 10% more chances of dropping gems. Increases the chance of finding rare items when digging by 30%.
Geology	All rocks drop coal.
Deposit	Unlocks Quarry.
Calciverous	Allows you to eat minerals and gems.

Magic Skills

These skills are not exactly paramount. However, some of these skills can make certain situations much easier. Pick and choose where to spend your skill points wisely when it comes to this skill tree. For the most part, industry and economy skills are more dependably useful. That being said, the magic skills can add exciting flairs to your playing experience.

Skill	Description
Magic	Allows you to find Faeries.
Inscription	Unlocks Inscription Table.
Novice Scrolls	Unlocks basic level scrolls.
Expert Scrolls	Unlocks expert level scrolls.
Brilliance	Gain 20% more XP.
Alchemy	Unlocks Cauldron.
Novice Potions	Unlocks basic level potions.
Expert Potions	Unlocks expert level potions.
Combat	Unlocks Basic Sword. Increases dodge chance by 15%
Faith	Unlocks Shrine.
Spellbind	Buffs last 50% longer. Gain XP when drinking potions and using scrolls.
Reagency	Cauldrons and Inscription Tables.
Froststrike	Attacks have 50% chance to freeze enemies. Unlocks Spirit Crystals.
Renewal	Recover energy when killing enemies.
Summoning	Shrines recharge twice as fast. Buffs last 50% longer.
Transmutation	Can use Cauldrons to transmute Steel into Gems.

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Hunter Boyce

Hunter Boyce is a writer, which probably seems pretty obvious with "author" prominently displayed. He mostly writes about video games. However, he was previously a mixed martial arts news writer. When not writing about people pelting each other in the face or about leveling up in the latest RPG, he tends to spend his time as a web producer in Atlanta. You can shout all of your MMA and video game related quandaries at him at @SomthinClever on Twitter. Feel free to make your demands to him in ALL CAPS. He loves that.