• The Long Dark Skill Books

Aug 1, 2017 - The Long Dark Survival Skills. Instead of investing skill points, players gain XP in The Long Dark which automatically improves their skills. This XP is gained by successfully completing tasks and repeating them over and over again.

The seven special skills are Carcass Harvesting, Cooking, Fire Starting, Ice Fishing, Rifle Firearm, Archery, and Mending. These skills affect the character's daily activities. Each skill starts at Level 1, working up to Level 5, and provides special bonuses as each level is achieved.There are other 'skills' in the game-Rifle Cleaning, Repairing, and Sharpening. These skills start out at level 30 (but level 60 for Repairing) and max out at 100. ('Repairing' refers to increasing the condition of Storm Lanterns, Hacksaws, and other non-clothing items.) However, this guide will deal only with the seven special skills. In addition to performing the related skill actions, you can level up your skills by reading research books.

Each book has a certain number of hours of research required in order to get the skill points offered. Once a book has been researched, you cannot use that book for research again. However, you can read more than one of the same type of book if you find more than one copy to boost your skill points multiple times.(Note: Research can be done only while not Exhausted, and a light source is required while indoors at night.)-. Field Dressing Your Kill, Vol.

I - 10 hours of research, +10 skill points Carcass Harvesting. Wilderness Kitchen - 5 hours of research, +10 skill points Cooking.

Survive the Outdoors! - 5 hours of research, +10 skill points Fire Starting.

The Long Dark Skill Books

The Frozen Angler - 5 hours of research, +10 skill points Ice Fishing. Frontier Shooting Guide - 4 hours of research, +5 skill points Rifle Firearm. Advanced Guns Guns Guns!

- 25 hours of research, +10 skill points Rifle Firearm. @FluffyGuy: Yes, you can harvest partially frozen carcasses, but it takes the same amount of time as a thawed carcass. So less than 50% would count as 'thawed,' and more than 50% is considered 'frozen' and therefore requires a tool.@pazartesigorosuruz: The idea of harvesting clothes you aren't wearing is in order to level up the skill. However, if you don't need to level the skill, you don't have to. Also, if you're playing at higher difficulties and keep getting attacked by wildlife, you may find yourself repairing or replacing items pretty often anyway.

The point is, it's easier to level the skill-especially at first-by repairing fabric clothing than using up valuable hides, which take time to dry and more effort to acquire. Start your fired with sticks get it up to 30-20 minutes a brand takes a full eight to draw wait for it to burn down to twelve take a brand wait for the fire to burn out. Start your new fire with your brand as soon as you can that brand will only last for two try's at the most.

If your starting with sticks the fire will last one in game minute without accelerant giving you time to throw in a stick. Be ready when you throw in the stick you have not even a second to draw a brand before you need to add another stick resulting in the need to wait for a burn out wasting time on your current brand adding to the chance that it burns out before a fire is started.