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Stats Min/Max
By Schutzengel
A small guide for getting the most out of allocated Skill Points.
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Aug 7, 2021 @ 6:34am
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Guide Index
Overview
Tactical Sense 
Critical Hit Rate 
Weapon Handling 
Aiming 
Balance 
Evasion 
Vital Signs 
Body Battery 
Comments
Tactical Sense
Stat
Charge Rate %
% Increase
Point Viable ?
0
100
-
-
1
109
9,0
y
2
119
9,2
y
3
130
9,2
y
4
141
8,5
y
5
153
8,5
y
6
165
7,8
y
7
177
7,3
y
8
189
6,8
y
9
201
6,3
y
10
213
6,0
y
11
225
5,6
y
12
237
5,3
y
13
248
4,6
y
14
258
4,0
y
15
267
3,5
(y)
16
276
3,4
(y)
17
284
2,9
-
18
290
2,1
n
19
296
2,1
n
20
300
1,4
n

Min. Stat: 14
Max Stat: 17
Suggested Stat: Depends on your playstyle, so either 0 or anything 14 - 17.

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Critical Hit Rate
Stat
Crit Rate %
% Increase
Damage %
% Increase
Point Viable ?
0
0
-
100
-
-
1
1,49
-
101,49
1,49
y
2
2,93
96,6
102,93
1,42
y
3
4,32
47,7
104,32
1,35
y
4
5,66
31,0
105,66
1,28
y
5
6,94
22,6
106,94
1,21
y
6
8,18
17,9
108,18
1,16
y
7
9,37
14,5
109,37
1,10
y
8
10,50
12,1
110,50
1,03
y
9
11,58
10,3
111,58
0,98
y
10
12,61
9,9
112,61
0,92
y
11
13,59
7,8
113,59
0,87
y
12
14,52
6,8
114,52
0,82
y
13
15,39
6,0
115,39
0,76
y
14
16,21
5,3
116,21
0,71
y
15
16,98
4,8
116,98
0,66
y
16
17,69
4,2
117,69
0,61
y
17
18,35
3,7
118,35
0,56
(y)
18
18,95
3,3
118,95
0,51
(y)
19
19,50
2,9
119,50
0,46
-
20
20,00
2,6
120,00
0,42
n

Min. Stat: 16
Max Stat: 19
Suggested Stat: 19

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Weapon Handling
Stat
Reload / Weapon Swap % Time
% Reduction
Point Viable ?
0
100
-
-
1
94,3
6,0
y
2
89,3
5,7
y
3
85,5
4,5
y
4
81,3
5,1
y
5
78,1
4,1
y
6
75,2
3,9
y
7
71,9
4,5
y
8
69,4
3,6
(y)
9
67,1
3,5
(y)
10
65,4
2,7
(y)
11
63,3
3,3
(y)
12
61,3
3,2
(y)
13
59,5
3,1
(y)
14
58,1
2,4
-
15
56,5
2,9
-
16
54,9
2,8
-
17
53,8
2,2
n
18
52,4
2,7
n
19
51,3
2,1
n
20
50,0
2,6
n

Min. Stat: 7
Max Stat: 16
Suggested Stat: 13

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Aiming
Note: There is an unknown base Spread Recovery Rate which the bonuses get added to. I dont think its 100% due to the large bonuses from Aiming.

A weapon that fires quickly over a short time, regardless if its automatic or not, builds up a spread rate which causes bullets to fire in a wider angle.

Some weapons fire so slow that you wont build up a spread rate and if you manage to kill your enemies with high DpS weapons before you are subject to your weapons spread rate, adding points to Aiming gives you almost no benefits.

A higher spread recovery rate allows you to fire longer before you are subject to spread rate but some weapons with smaller clip sizes may be fired empty before you reach the higher spread, also leading to getting no benefits from higher values.

And some enemies are bigger, causing a wider spread to still fully hit them and points into Aiming partial wasted.

As such, if you want to make better use of < large ammo clip sized > < high fire rate > weapons, put points into Aiming while killing enemies to find the sweet spot yourself.

Stat
Spread Recovery Rate %
% Increase
Point Viable ?
0
???
-
-
1
???+93
?
y
2
???+189
?
y
3
???+291
?
y
4
???+395
?
y
5
???+501
?
y
6
???+609
?
y
7
???+716
?
y
8
???+823
?
y
9
???+928
?
y
10
???+1031
?
y
11
???+1130
?
y
12
???+1224
?
y
13
???+1313
?
y
14
???+1395
?
y
15
???+1470
?
(y)
16
???+1537
?
(y)
17
???+1594
?
-
18
???+1641
?
n
19
???+1677
?
n
20
???+1700
?
n

Min. Stat: 14
Max Stat: 17
Suggested Stat: Depends on several factors including your weapon and killspeed, so anything 0 - 17.

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Balance
Stat
Stun / Knockback / Stagger Resist %
% Increase
Heavy Weapon Movement Speed %
% Increase
Point Viable ?
0
0
-
80,0
-
-
1
4
-
80,8
1,00
y
2
7
75,0
81,4
0,74
y
3
11
57,1
82,2
0,98
y
4
16
45,5
83,2
1,22
y
5
20
25,0
84,0
0,96
y
6
25
25,0
85,0
1,19
y
7
30
20,0
86,0
1,18
y
8
35
16,7
87,0
1,16
y
9
41
17,1
88,2
1,38
y
10
46
12,2
89,2
1,13
y
11
51
10,9
90,2
1,12
y
12
57
11,8
91,4
1,33
y
13
62
8,8
92,4
1,09
y
14
68
9,7
93,6
1,30
y
15
73
7,4
94,6
1,07
y
16
79
8,2
95,8
1,27
y
17
84
6,3
96,8
1,04
y
18
90
7,1
98,0
1,24
y
19
95
5,6
99,0
1,02
y
20
100
5,3
100,0
1,01
y

Suggested Stat: 20 - gains from gear

Note: Bonuses from Balance cap at 20 so any surplus points, from either Skill Points or gear, are wasted. Since Skill Points are in abundance, a bonus to Balance on gear is generally worth less.

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Evasion
Note: Evasion Cooldown starts immediately on evading not after evading.

Stat
Evasion Cooldown in Sec.
% Reduction
Point Viable ?
0
4,00
-
-
1
3,54
11,5
y
2
3,15
11,0
y
3
2,86
9,3
y
4
2,63
7,9
y
5
2,42
7,9
y
6
2,26
6,8
y
7
2,12
6,3
y
8
2,00
5,5
y
9
1,90
5,2
y
10
1,80
5,0
y
11
1,72
4,3
y
12
1,66
3,7
(y)
13
1,59
4,0
(y)
14
1,54
3,1
-
15
1,49
3,5
-
16
1,45
2,5
n
17
1,42
2,5
n
18
1,38
2,4
n
19
1,36
2,0
n
20
1,33
1,7
n

Min. Stat: 11
Max Stat: 15
Suggested Stat: Depends on your playstyle, so either 0 or anything 11 - 15.

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Vital Signs
Stat
HP
% Increase
Point Viable ?
0
100
-
-
1
113
13,0
y
2
125
10,6
y
3
138
10,4
y
4
150
8,7
y
5
161
7,3
y
6
173
7,5
y
7
184
6,4
y
8
195
6,0
y
9
206
5,6
y
10
216
4,9
y
11
226
4,6
y
12
236
4,4
y
13
245
3,8
(y)
14
254
3,7
(y)
15
263
3,5
(y)
16
271
3,0
-
17
279
3,0
-
18
286
2,5
n
19
293
2,4
n
20
300
2,4
n

Min. Stat: 12
Max Stat: 17
Suggested Stat: 17

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Body Battery
Stat
Energy
% Increase
Point Viable ?
0
100
-
-
1
112
12,0
y
2
125
11,6
y
3
137
9,6
y
4
149
8,8
y
5
162
8,7
y
6
174
7,4
y
7
186
6,9
y
8
197
5,9
y
9
209
6,1
y
10
220
5,3
y
11
230
4,5
y
12
240
4,3
y
13
250
4,2
y
14
259
3,6
(y)
15
268
3,5
(y)
16
276
3,0
-
17
283
2,5
n
18
289
2,1
n
19
295
2,1
n
20
300
1,7
n

Min. Stat: 13
Max Stat: 16
Suggested Stat: Depends on your playstyle, so either 0 or anything 13 - 16.

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14 Comments
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exojjl2 Nov 17, 2023 @ 1:19am 
This game has so many bugs it's frustrating! I can't even turn in 3 side missions for instance. Also what's pathetic is the lack of support for the game. We can't even discuss how buggy this game is in the discussions because it's disabled. I got the game on sale for $8 and honestly that's pushing it not because the game sucks (I like it actually a lot) but because of what I previously mentioned.
Happy Birthday! Apr 19, 2023 @ 4:14am 
The actual Stats affect these too, and go beyond the 20 limit, 20 is just how much you can put into a skill by points, 40 to the actual "Stat", if you put 20 into both its corresponding skills. Almost all Stats can hit 50, and actually affect the sub-skills such as Evasion, allowing the numbers to reach higher than the Skills visually will tell you.

Stat numbers above 40 also affect duration/effectiveness/damage/number of projectiles of Augments further as well.
Samuel Adam Mar 16, 2023 @ 1:53am 
"there is no speed run skill in this game" evasion with critical hit and katanas, dragon joyride, shield bots, let's you just go ham and 1 shot a lot of stuff, also pocket mech for when you run out of energy/ too many swarm you :D

There's lots of fun little things i haven't tried yet, like using a mini gun + the skill that empties your entire clip in 1 second, rocket/ grenade launchers in general
Montana Nov 18, 2022 @ 6:14am 
Honestly, past a certain point - none of this matters.
Your least used are weapon switching and aim. Do those last.
First should be health, tactical sense, and body battery. These will help you the most no matter what your path to full upgrades is.
Then evasion, balance and critical hit rate mixed in during those ones, but not as focal points.

If you make it to level 30 in this game (most don't due to the bugs and what not), then just pick what you have left and upgrade one at a time. This will get you to about level 35 (a good spot to start the DLC), and then you can decide if a "New Game +" is something you want to do.
inovade May 23, 2022 @ 11:14am 
ehh, i just max whatever i need. it's not mindblowing stat or anything
extra crit, tac sense and reload is a must though, the other just use whatever you need
Farrell Apr 17, 2022 @ 12:15pm 
Great job well done:
upkeep Nov 24, 2021 @ 10:26am 
There is no speed run skill in this game...
Ash Aug 22, 2021 @ 12:55am 
They do.
.VM8RA Aug 20, 2021 @ 3:36pm 
do gear bonuses apply on top of a maxed out stat, or will it only contribute towards the 20? I don't know if I should respec to allow for the points on gear, so they're not wasted and I can put the points elsewhere.
Mr Logon Aug 19, 2021 @ 5:44am 
thanks