Forager: All Skills Guide

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The highly popular and quirky “idle game that you want to actively keep playing”. Explore, craft, gather & manage resources, find secrets and build your base out of nothing! Buy land to explore and expand!

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Forager Skills

Skills can be learned by spending a level point on it. At the beginning of the game, only the skills Industry, Economy, Foraging and Magic are available. Learning a skill will also reveal its four adjacent skills, which become available to be learned at any point.

Magic Skills

The Magic skill table.

Skill	Description
Magic	Allows you to find Faeries.
Inscription	Unlocks Inscription Table.
Novice Scrolls	Unlocks basic level scrolls.
Expert Scrolls	Unlocks expert level scrolls.
Brilliance	Gain 20% more XP.
Alchemy	Unlocks Cauldron.
Novice Potions	Unlocks basic level potions.
Expert Potions	Unlocks expert level potions.
Combat	Unlocks Basic Sword. Increases dodge chance by 15%
Faith	Unlocks Shrine.
Spellbind	Buffs last 50% longer. Gain XP when drinking potions and using scrolls.
Reagency	Cauldrons and Inscription Tables.
Froststrike	Attacks have 50% chance to freeze enemies.
Renewal	Recover energy when killing enemies.
Summoning	Shrines recharge twice as fast. Buffs last 50% longer.
Transmutation	Can use Cauldrons to transmute Steel into Gems.

Foraging Skills

The Foraging skill table.

Skill	Description
Foraging	Cotton spawns more often. Allows Beet and Wheat to spawn.
Gathering	Gain 4 inventory slots. Gain 25% more XP from plants and crops.
Farming	Unlocks Windmill. Unlocks Shovel. Unlocks Bread.
Agriculture	Unlocks Sprinklers. Farms and Animals yield 25% more resources.
Woodcutting	Trees drop 50% more wood.
Fishing	Fish Traps catch things 50% faster. Unlocks Cooked Fish.
Cooking	Unlocks Cookpots, Sugar, Mayo and Cheese.
Voracity	Gain 20% more energy when eating.
Mining	Rocks drop 40% more minerals.
Hunting	Unlocks bows, arrows and Cooked Meat.
Looting	Slain enemies drop coins.
Gluttony	Gain XP when eating things.
Prospecting	Rocks have 10% more chances of dropping gems. Increases the chance of finding rare items when digging by 30%.
Geology	All rocks drop coal.
Deposit	Unlocks Quarry.
Calciverous	Allows you to eat minerals and gems.

Economy Skills

The Economy skill table focuses on acquiring more coins through buying and selling items, increased production of coins and various discounts. Arguably, the most important skills in this table are Trade, Storage and Colonization.

Skill	Description
Economy	Gain 40 Coins.
Coinage	Forges produce 4 extra coins every time.
Trade	Unlocks Market.
Commerce	Items discarded from your inventory are instantly sold instead.
Storage	Unlocks Vaults.
Banking	Unlocks Banks.
Artistry	Crafted items are worth 25% more Coins.
Supply	Market sells more items.
Optics	Unlocks Lighthouse. Doubles light radius.
Treasury	Banks generate coins 50% faster when adjacent to other banks.
Bargain	Reduces all Coin costs by 15%.
Gambling	Unlocks Slot Machines.
Architecture	Structures have double health. Structures cost 15% fewer materials. Vaults have more inventory slots.
Logistics	Lighthouses Mining Rods, Power Plants and Ballistas have double area of effect.
Colonization	Purchasing Lands is 30% cheaper.
Capitalism	Gain XP when selling things.

Industry Skills

The Industry skill table is arguably the most important one. It unlocks items such as Glass, Royal Steel and Oil, which are vital in progressing through the game.

Skill	Description
Industry	Unlocks Steel. Unlocks Glass. Gain XP when building Structures.
Sewing	Unlocks Leather. Sewing Station works 25% faster.
Textiles	Unlocks Basic Boots. Unlocks Basic Gloves.
Jewelry	Unlocks Basic Amulet. Gems sell for 20% more coins.
Carpentry	Unlocks Torches. Structures cost 25% less wood.
Smelting	Furnaces and Forges operate 25% faster.
Craftmanship	Unlocks Royal Steel. Unlocks Royal Clothing.
Physics	Unlocks Power Plants.
Masonry	Unlocks Braziers. Structures cost 25% less stone and brick.
Machinery	Unlocks Flower Press
Automation	Unlocks Mining Rods. Crafted items collect themselves.
Engineering	Unlocks EMP Grenade. Unlocks Droids. Structures work 25% faster.
Ballistics	Unlocks Ballistas. Bows shoot triple arrows.
Drilling	Unlocks Offshore Drills. 25% to find coal when digging.
Manufacturing	Unlocks Factory. Structures have a 20% chance to craft double items.
Lasers	Mining Rods and Droids deal double damage.