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State of Decay 2 5th Skills

Explore all of the State of Decay 2 5th skills available including quirk skills, community skills, Red Talon and Heartland skills.

5th Skill Description Effect Also Gives
Acting Pretending to be other people for fun and profit. +100% Standing Rewards
+10% Influence Gained		 • Pop Culture Knowledge
Administration (Heartland) Increases facility-building speeds and reduces overall food consumption. -25% Food Consumed Overall
+50% Build Action Speed		 None
Animal Facts How many toes an elephant has, and other vital information. No useful effect. None
Bartending Raising spirits with spirits. +2 Morale (Community) • Knowledge of Alcohol Beverages
• Knowledge of Cooking
Business How to make a profit doing practically anything. +35 Influence per day
+10% Influence Gained		 • Knowledge of Influence
Combat Medicine
(Red Talon)		 Emergency medicine for the field of battle. +2 Item Stack Size
• Offers Medical Advice (via the Radio)		 • Knowledge of Medicine
• Knowledge of Surgery
Comedy The art of making people laugh. +2 Morale (Community)
+100% Standing Rewards		 • Pop Culture Knowledge
Demolitions
(Red Talon)		 The delicate art of making things go boom. +2 Item Stack Size • Knowledge of Electronics
• Knowledge of Munitions
Design Figuring out how to make things for humans to use. +Build Action Speed
+50% Facility Action Speed		 • Knowledge of the Arts
• Knowledge of Craftsmanship
Drill Instruction
(Heartland)		 Unlocks Superior Defenses facility upgrade, which improves base defenses and allows training drills. +25% Facility Action Speed • An expert in Drill instruction
Driving Life is a highway. I want to ride it all night long. +100% Fuel Efficiency
+50% Vehicle Endurance
+50% Vehicle Stealth		 None
Excuses Getting out of things in style. +10 Morale None
Farting Around "I tell you, we are here on Earth to fart around, and don't let anybody tell you different." - Kurt Vonnegut +10 Morale None
Firearms Maintenance
(Red Talon)		 Keeping firearms clean, well-tuned, and ready for action. -25% Durability Loss (Community) • Knowledge of Engineering
• Knowledge of Mechanics
Fishing Turning bodies of water into food through engineering and trickery. +2 Food Per Day None
Foraging
(Red Talon)		 Living off the land when cut off from the supply chain. +1 Food Per Day
+1 Meds Per Day		 • Knowledge of Gardening
Fortifications
(Red Talon)		 Quick and elegant building techniques for short-order defense. +2 Materials Per Day
-2 Zombie Threat		 • Knowledge of Construction
• Knowledge of Craftsmanship
Geek Trivia Skrewts, Ainur, Jefferies tubes, and the uses of the number 47. +6 Morale
+50% Experience Rate		 • Pop Culture Knowledge
Gut Packing
(Red Talon)		 Filling stomachs quickly and efficiently. -30% Food Consumed Overall • Knowledge of Cooking
• Knowledge of Nutrition
Hacking
(Red Talon)		 Cyberwarfare methods for a bygone age. +1 Outpost Limit at Command Center (Max 1) • Knowledge of Computers
• Knowledge of Programming
Hairdressing Styling hair with a mix of cutlery and chemistry. +10% Influence Gained • Knowledge of Chemistry
Hygiene The lost art of keeping yourself clean and germ-free. +50% Infection Resistance (Community)
+10 Max Health (Community)		 None
Ikebana Brightning a space with the careful arrangement of nature. +2 Morale (Community)
+10 Influence Per Day		 • Knowledge of the Arts
• Knowledge of the Gardening
Infrastructure
(Red Talon)		 Building and managing physical facilities for long-term deployments. +1 Materials Per Day
+1 Fuel Per Day		 • Knowledge of Plumbing
• Knowledge of Utilities
Law What people used to do about crime and conflict. • Knowledge of Influence
+10% Influence Gained		 None
Lichenology The study of lichens. +2 Meds Per Day • Knowledge of Gardening
• Knowledge of Herbalism
Literature Still important. Our children should know how their ancestors viewed the world. +6 Morale
+100% Experience Rate		 • Knowledge of the Arts
Logistics
(Red Talon)		 Maintaining and managing gear and supplies. +1 Item Stack Size (Community)
+25 Parts Per Day		 • Knowledge of Craftsmanship
• Knowledge of Metalwork
Making Coffee Giving people a good start to each day. -25% Fatigue Severity (Community)
 • Knowledge of Coffee Preparation
• Knowledge of Cooking
Mobile Operations
(Red Talon)		 Managing operations involving vehicles. +25% Fuel Efficiency (Community)
+1 Fuel Per Day		 • Knowledge of Automechanics
• Knowledge of Mechanics
Movie Trivia Box office grosses, Oscar winners, and obscure directors. +6 Morale
+50% Experience Rate		 • Pop Culture Knowledge
Music Raising spirits with rhythm and melody. +2 Morale (Community)
+100% Standing Rewards
+25 Influence Per Day		 • Knowledge of the Arts
Painting Conveying meaning and evoking emotion through color and form. +2 Morale (Community)
+25 Influence Per Day		 • Knowledge of the Arts
People Skills The most essential of the "soft" skills. +100% Standing Rewards
+10% Influence Gained		 • Knowledge of Influence
Pinball Live catches, death saves, and outlane shakes. +100% Standing Experience Rate • Knowledge of Mechanics
Poker Face I want to hold 'em like they do in Texas plays. +20 Max Stamina
+10% Influence Gained		 • Knowledge of Influence
Police Procedure
(Heartland)		 Make less noise when searching quickly, and find more plague samples. -50% Chance of Search Crash • Extracts Plague Samples More Often
Political Science The workings of power within government. +100% Standing Rewards
+25 Influence Per Day		 • Knowledge of Influence
Recycling Finding use from your refuse. +2 Materials Per Day
+25 Parts Per Day		 None
Scrum Certification We're going to get so much done. +50% Build Build Action Speed
+50% Facility Action Speed
+2 Labor		 None
Self-Promotion The underappreciated art of getting people to look at you. +100% Standing Rewards • Knowledge of Influence
Sewing Turning cloth and threat into useful things. +1 Item Stack Size (Community)
+10 Max Health (Community)		 • Knowledge of Craftsmanship
Sexting There's a right way to do everything. -5 Influence Per Day None
Shopping How to find a bargain in a pile of useless junk. +50% Search Speed
+25 Parts Per Day		 None
Sleep Psychology A better night's sleep leads to a better day's work. +4 Morale (Community)
+2 Beds		 None
Soundproofing A quieter base is a safer base. -4 Zombie Threat None
Sports Trivia Stats, jersey numbers, and classic plays. +100% Cardio Experience Rate
+100% Fighting Experience Rate
+20 Max Stamina		 • Knowledge of Sports
Tattoos Body artistry. +10% Influence Gained • Knowledge of the Arts
• Knowledge of Medicine
TV Trivia Actors, awards, and episode numbers. +6 Morale
+50% Experience Rate		 • Pop Culture Knowledge

Community Skills



5th Skill Description Specializations Special versions
Chemistry Unlocks Still, improves crafting of incendiaries and recovery items. • Munitions
• Pharmacology		 Outlaw Chemistry
Computers Unlocks Command Center 3 and Spy Drones. • Electronics
• Programming		 Machine Learning
Cooking Unlocks Kitchen 2, and allows preparation of feasts. • Cuisine
• Nutrition		 Game Hunting
Craftsmanship Unlocks Forge and Barracks 2, and allows weapon crafting. • Construction
• Metalwork		 • Fabrication
•Weaponsmithing
Gardening Allows the improvement of yields and the growing of meds at Gardens and Farms. • Agriculture
• Herbalism		 Subsistance Farming
Mechanics Unlocks Workshop 3. Allows the crafting of homemade crossbows, toolkits, and box mines. •Automechanics
• Engineering		 • Bomb-Making
• Car Chopping
Medicine Unlocks Infirmary 3. Allows crafting of first aid kits, reduces the cost of Emergency Medicine, and offers Health-boost actions at Infirmaries. • Pathology
• Surgery		 • Paramedicine
• Plague Pathology
Utilities Unlocks Hydroponics and boosts power and water duration. • Electrical
• Plumbing		 Pioneering
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