Field database // Survival Instincts

You get better by doing

Survival Instincts is our own skill system. There are no points to spend and no menus to grind. Every skill levels up on its own as you do the thing it covers. Skin animals and you skin faster, fight off the flu and you resist it better. Press Left Ctrl + S in game to see your progress.

  1. 01Learn by doingXP is earned per action, like a skin or a bandage, or per second, like sprinting or being cold.
  2. 02Levels get harderEach level needs more XP than the last. Most skills cap at 10, physical skills at 20.
  3. 03Every level countsBonuses grow with every level up to the skill's maximum. There are no dead levels.
  4. 04Death wipes it allDie or start a new character and every skill resets to zero.

Athletics

Physical · Athletics
Mastered: -40% sprint stamina drain Max level 20 Trains over time

Your lungs and legs adapt the more you run. Sprinting burns through stamina more slowly, so you can cover more ground before you have to stop and catch your breath.

How to train

Train by sprinting +1 XP per second spent sprinting

Progression

20 / 20
Bonus-40% sprint stamina drain
Total XP9,040
Time needed2h 31m
Full level table
LvBonusTotal XPTime
1-2% sprint stamina drain2020s
2-4% sprint stamina drain691 min
3-6% sprint stamina drain1533 min
4-8% sprint stamina drain2745 min
5-10% sprint stamina drain4367 min
6-12% sprint stamina drain64111 min
7-14% sprint stamina drain89215 min
8-16% sprint stamina drain1,19120 min
9-18% sprint stamina drain1,53926 min
10-20% sprint stamina drain1,93832 min
11-22% sprint stamina drain2,39040 min
12-24% sprint stamina drain2,89548 min
13-26% sprint stamina drain3,45758 min
14-28% sprint stamina drain4,0751h 8m
15-30% sprint stamina drain4,7511h 19m
16-32% sprint stamina drain5,4861h 31m
17-34% sprint stamina drain6,2811h 45m
18-36% sprint stamina drain7,1381h 59m
19-38% sprint stamina drain8,0572h 14m
20-40% sprint stamina drain9,0402h 31m
Survivor advice

Sprint between towns rather than jogging. Every second at full speed counts, and it adds up fast on long trips across the map.