Skills

Skills are unlockable abilities which provide specific bonuses to You and your Party. There are four categories of Skills, and Skill Levels can be earned by engaging in the related activities. For every Skill Level you attain, you will be granted one Skill Point to spend.

Fighting Skills
Fighting can be improved exactly as you might imagine. By fighting. Landing successful hits will grant Fighting XP.
 * Strong Arm, all damage dealt increased by (5, 10, 15, 20, 25)%
 * Smash Attacks, power attack damage increased by (5, 10, 15, 20, 25)%
 * Iron Body, max HP increased by (10, 20, 30, 40, 50)%
 * Sharper Barbs, bleeding attacks are (5, 10, 15, 20, 25)% more effective
 * Sharpen Nails, piercing attacks are (5, 10, 15, 20, 25)% more effective
 * Second Wind, max Stamina increased by (10, 20, 30, 40, 50)%
 * Iron Armor, all armor is (3, 6, 9, 12, 15)% more effective

Scavenging Skills
Scavenging can be improved by digging through Bins. For every item you find, you will be granted some Scavenging XP.
 * Junk Junkie, adds a (2, 4, 6, 8, 10)% chance to find an extra Junk item when Scavenging
 * Food Fanatic, adds a (2, 4, 6, 8, 10)% chance to find an extra Food item when Scavenging
 * Crafting Connoisseur, adds a (2, 4, 6, 8, 10)% chance to find an extra Crafting Component when Scavenging
 * Eagle Eye, adds a (1, 2, 3, 4, 5)% chance to find an extra Item of any kind when Scavenging
 * Love of Scavenging, Scavenging will restore (0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5)% of max Depression
 * Golden Eye, adds a (1, 2, 3, 4, 5)% chance to find a coin when Scavenging
 * Smokey Eye, adds a (1, 2, 3, 4, 5)% chance to find a cigarette when Scavenging

Crafting Skills
Crafting can only be improved by making Weapons which are available to you. From the start you will have very limited options, but by Crafting what you can and assigning Crafting Skills, you will be able to build more and more complex and destructive Weapons.
 * Wood Handles, allows you to use Wooden Handles (as a handle) when Crafting
 * Bike Handles, allows you to use Bike Handles (as a handle) when Crafting
 * Metal Knives, allows you to use Metal Blades (as a blade) when Crafting
 * Long Handles, allows you to use Long Wooden Handles and Long Pipes (as a handle) when Crafting
 * Mower Swords, allows you to use Mower Blades (as a blade) when Crafting
 * Pipe Clubs, allows you to use Copper Pipes (as a blade) when Crafting
 * Weapon Add-Ons, allows you to used Barbed Wire or Nails when Crafting
 * Muffler Axes, allows you to use Mufflers (as a blade) when Crafting
 * Wood Hammers, allows you to use Wooden Logs (as a blade) when Crafting

Cooking Skills
Cooking can be improved by cooking Meals at a Grill. For every Meal you cook, you will gain some Cooking XP.
 * Filling Meals, all meals restore (10, 20, 30, 40, 50)% more Hunger
 * Nourishing Drinks, all drinks restore (10, 20, 30, 40, 50)% more Thirst
 * Hearty Meals, Stamina recover (4, 8, 12, 16, 20)% faster, all the time
 * Healthy Meals, all meals restore (10, 20, 30, 40, 50)% more Health
 * Love of Drinking, all drinks restore (10, 20, 30, 40, 50)% more Depression
 * Iron Bladder, Waste builds (4, 8, 12, 16, 20)% slower
 * Iron Meals, Hunger builds (4, 8, 12, 16, 20)% slower
 * Iron Drinks, Thirst builds (4, 8, 12, 16, 20)% slower