Endurance or Close Combat...nine straight times

[KevinNewb]

I just jumped back into SoD2 last week and, since starting a new community, I've leveled nine survivors' fighting skills to the point of specialization. All nine times, my choices have been between Endurance or Close Combat. Either a reality-warping coincidence has happened or I've got some sort of bug.

It only happens with Fighting, everything else seems to have the normal variety upon specialization. Has anyone else experienced this and do you have any suggestions for a fix?

[BioFringe]

Random is Random. That sucks but that's just the way it goes. The game doesn't take the other survivors into consideration so the fact that it happened 9 times in a row isn't that strange. It sucks but not out of the realm of possibility.

The fix is the same for all of us...buy a book to change it to whatever you like.

[ScareCrow]

Originally posted by BioFringe:

Random is Random. That sucks but that's just the way it goes. The game doesn't take the other survivors into consideration so the fact that it happened 9 times in a row isn't that strange. It sucks but not out of the realm of possibility.

The fix is the same for all of us...buy a book to change it to whatever you like.

Wait wait wait, what book? you telling me I can change skills??

[Cetwuda]

https://state-of-decay-2.fandom.com/wiki/Textbooks

"There are 3 types of Textbooks in the game:

Community Skill Textbooks
Quirk Skill Textbooks
Training Manuals
Each Textbook can only be used once since they get consumed in the process. The Community Skill Textbooks can be found while looting. The best places to look for them are Libraries and Offices. Wandering Traders can also sell them. Quirk Skill Textbooks are only sold by Rare Skills Traders and Training Manuals are only sold by Mysterious Wandering Traders."

You want the training manuals from the Mysterious Wandering Traders.

[ScareCrow]

Originally posted by Cetwuda:

https://state-of-decay-2.fandom.com/wiki/Textbooks

"There are 3 types of Textbooks in the game:

Community Skill Textbooks
Quirk Skill Textbooks
Training Manuals
Each Textbook can only be used once since they get consumed in the process. The Community Skill Textbooks can be found while looting. The best places to look for them are Libraries and Offices. Wandering Traders can also sell them. Quirk Skill Textbooks are only sold by Rare Skills Traders and Training Manuals are only sold by Mysterious Wandering Traders."

You want the training manuals from the Mysterious Wandering Traders.

Thanks for telling me, never knew that!

[MShields]

Originally posted by KevinNewb:

All nine times, my choices have been between Endurance or Close Combat. Either a reality-warping coincidence has happened or I've got some sort of bug

The skill branches upon level-up depen(d) on personal traits generated on a group member.
You can check out the trait sheet on wiki
https://state-of-decay-2.fandom.com/wiki/Traits#General_Traits
see the "provided skills" column to see which personal trats on a person you need to get a skill and keep generating until you get one.

[Noobmaster55]

Endurance is usefull, a lot of people ignore it opting for swordplay or striking, what they dont understand is, not only it reduces oncoming injuries but also helps in health draining during QTE when you are downed, pair that with a character who has a injury reducing trait plus the hero trait that grants -25 severity reduction, you will be returning to base with lot of injuries but all of them will be showing -1 lol

personally i prefer-

marathon/powerhouse
stealth
Endurance>/SP>/ST
Sharpshooting>Gunsling>Assault

[Noobmaster55]

Originally posted by ScareCrow:

Originally posted by BioFringe:

Random is Random. That sucks but that's just the way it goes. The game doesn't take the other survivors into consideration so the fact that it happened 9 times in a row isn't that strange. It sucks but not out of the realm of possibility.

The fix is the same for all of us...buy a book to change it to whatever you like.

Wait wait wait, what book? you telling me I can change skills??

every weekend from Friday to Monday (Real world Time) the Mysterious Trader will spawn
sometimes they may have 2 books some times they have all 4, each costing 1500 influence
its better to have plague cure case for trading as 3 are equivalent to 1500 influence but only when you have plenty of meds and samples to make them, not recommended if you are early or mid game.

physical training books will change 1st skill (marathon,powerhouse,backpacking,Acrobatics)
Mental training book will change 2nd skill (stealth, resourceful, discipline etc)
Combat training will change 3rd skill (swordplay,strking etc)
Weapon training will change 4th skill (gunsling, weapon handling etc)

[Padds]

its not strictly random a bunch of traits will force various skills

https://state-of-decay-2.fandom.com/wiki/Traits

[BioFringe]

Originally posted by Padds:

its not strictly random a bunch of traits will force various skills

https://state-of-decay-2.fandom.com/wiki/Traits

Which are random. Yes, you can use the traits as a guide but overall those traits can't be controlled by the player.

[Stardustfire]

seriously i woud be happy if close combat woud show up more often at me.