Experience Points

Experience points are a reward for completing specific tasks or defeating non-player enemies in combat. More experience points are required to attain higher levels. For example, you need a total of 1000 xp to get to level 2, and a total of 210,000 to attain level 21.

NOTE: No xp is earned for killing player characters.

What can earn you some experience points

• Killing non-player enemies. The more powerful your enemy is, the more experience points you get .
• Completing a quest.
• Using your skills successfully (Repairing an item, healing someone, etc.).
• Avoiding a random encounter on the world map.
• On a special occasion from a Game Master (e.g. for winning a contest etc.).
• Do Shit shoveling or Lifting caravan boxes jobs.

Experience Gain

• Character starts with 100%.
• Loner Trait increase Experience Gain by 10%
• For each +1 Charisma, you get +2% to Experience Gain.
• You can also get Support Perk Swift Learner to boost 10% on you experience Gain.
• -0,1% Experience Gain per current level.

Maximum you can achieve 160% EXP-Gain

Weapon and Armor Experience

Your worn equipment gains experience points from kills alongside you, gaining perks specific for every armor and weapon. Only the currently equipped armor and weapon in active slot will gain experience. You can view the current experience, experience required for the next level and unlocked perks on a piece of equipment by examining it.

Full list of equipment perks can be seen here:

• Weapon Perks
• Armor Perks

Total amount of Experience required for equipment to level up depends on its tier, type and current level.

Total Experience Needed = Base Experience Needed * Experience Needed Modifier

Base Experience requirement and Experience modifiers to get specific equipment to a specific level can be seen in tables below:

NOTE: Patch 5.4

Weapons EXP Base
	Tier I	Tier II	Tier III	Tier IV	Tier V	Tier VI
Level 1	5 000	10 000	20 000	40 000	120 000	600 000
Level 2	37 500	75 000	150 000	300 000	900 000	4 500 000
Level 3	75 000	150 000	300 000	600 000	1 800 000	9 000 000
Level 4	500 000	1 000 000	2 000 000	4 000 000	12 000 000	60 000 000
Level 5	2 500 000	5 000 000	10 000 000	20 000 000	60 000 000	300 000 000
Level 6	25 000 000	50 000 000	100 000 000	200 000 000	600 000 000	3 000 000 000

Armors EXP Base
	Tier I	Tier II	Tier III	Tier IV	Tier V	Tier VI
Level 1	7 500	15 000	30 000	60 000	180 000	900 000
Level 2	50 000	100 000	200 000	400 000	1 200 000	6 000 000
Level 3	100 000	200 000	400 000	800 000	2 400 000	12 000 000
Level 4	625 000	1 250 000	2 500 000	5 000 000	15 000 000	75 000 000
Level 5	3 000 000	6 000 000	12 000 000	24 000 000	72 000 000	360 000 000
Level 6	25 000 000	50 000 000	100 000 000	200 000 000	600 000 000	3 000 000 000

Weapons EXP Modifier
Weapon Type	Experience Needed Modifier
Fast Pistols	40%
Range Pistols	80%
Damage Pistols	160%
Sniper Rifles	160%
Shotguns	50%
Assualt Rifles	80%
Explosive Small Guns	100%
Support Rifles	120%
Small Machine Guns (SMG)	100%
Flamers	300%
Rocket Launchers	200%
Miniguns	200%
Heavy Sniper Rifles	200%
Machine Gun	80%
Laser Weapons	30%
Plasma Weapons	50%
Fire Weapons	50%
Electric Weapons	50%
Clubes	100%
Fast Knives	50%
Damage Knives	80%
Punch Weapons	50%
Hammers	60%
Spears	200%

Armors EXP Modifier
Armor Type	Experience Needed Modifier
Leather Armors	75%
Metal Armors	50%
Combat Robes	100%
Combat Armors	150%

NOTE: Armor EXP Modifier only applies to levels 1-4.

For example:

• To get Hunting Rifle (Tier 2 Sniper Rifle) to level 4 you need 1 000 000 * 160% = 1 600 000 exp.
• To get Laser Pistol (Tier 1 Laser Weapon) to level 5 you need 2 500 000 * 30% = 750 000 exp.
• To get Enclave Armor (Tier 3 Combat Armor) to level 3 you need 400 000 * 150% = 600 000 exp.
• To get Inferno Armor (Tier 3 Metal Armor) to level 3 you need 400 000 * 50% = 200 000 exp.

See also

• Levels for a detailed list of the experience points amount required for each level.