Foraging Skill Books
| Foraging Skill Books | |
|---|---|
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| Class | Skill Book |
| Trains | Foraging |
| Volumes | 5 |
| XP Bonus |
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| Read Time, All Volumes | 50 h |
| Weight | 1 |
| Location | Containers |
| Spawn ID | /additem Base.BookForaging1and 5 more, see Volumes |
Foraging Skill Books are a series of five volumes that speed up training in the Foraging skill. Each volume covers two skill levels, from Foraging I: "A Feast in the Forest" up to Foraging V: "US Park Service Complete Nature Census - Kentucky".
A volume multiplies the experience earned while its levels are trained. The first volume triples it, and the last one gives sixteen times the normal gain. A survivor who searches the woods for food and supplies levels much faster with them.
The full series is a long read of about fifty in-game hours. The five volumes also come boxed together as the Set of Foraging Books. Book stores, libraries and garden stores are the best places to find them.
Reading
Each volume only works for its own two levels. Foraging I covers levels 1 to 2, Foraging II covers 3 to 4, and so on up to Foraging V for levels 9 to 10. A volume that is too advanced gives no progress, and the character says it makes no sense. A volume read after its levels are passed adds nothing to training.
The bonus grows with each book. Foraging II: "Dean's Guide to Sticks & Stones" gives five times the experience. Foraging III: "Finding The Treasure in the Trash" gives eight times. Foraging IV: "Survival Foraging: How Nature Can Save Your Life" gives twelve times.
The best plan is to read Foraging I before the first search of the woods. Each later volume is best read as soon as its first level is reached.
Later volumes are thicker and take longer. The first takes a little over seven hours, and the fifth takes nearly thirteen. Reading while sitting down or wearing Reading Glasses cuts the time a little. The Fast Reader trait cuts it by about a third, and Slow Reader adds a third. Reading can stop at any time and resume where it left off. Hunger, thirst, boredom and unhappiness keep building while reading, so short sessions over several days work well.
Volumes
The five volumes, the levels each one speeds up, the XP bonus while those levels are trained, and how long each takes to read. Reading times are game time at the default two minutes a page. Sitting down and wearing Reading Glasses each cut the time by a tenth, the Fast Reader trait cuts it by about a third, and Slow Reader adds a third.
| Volume | Image | Levels | XP Bonus | Pages | Read Time | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foraging I: "A Feast in the Forest" | 
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1 to 2 | x3 | 220 | 7 h 20 min | /additem Base.BookForaging1
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| Foraging II: "Dean's Guide to Sticks & Stones" |
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3 to 4 | x5 | 260 | 8 h 40 min | /additem Base.BookForaging2
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| Foraging III: "Finding The Treasure in the Trash" |
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5 to 6 | x8 | 300 | 10 h | /additem Base.BookForaging3
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| Foraging IV: "Survival Foraging: How Nature Can Save Your Life" |
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7 to 8 | x12 | 340 | 11 h 20 min | /additem Base.BookForaging4
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| Foraging V: "US Park Service Complete Nature Census - Kentucky" |
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9 to 10 | x16 | 380 | 12 h 40 min | /additem Base.BookForaging5
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Set of Foraging Books bundles all five volumes in one item and unpacks into them.
| Item | Image | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|
| Set of Foraging Books | 
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/additem Base.BookForagingSet
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Locations
Book store shelves and library shelves are the best places to look, holding one in about a fifth of cases. Garden store counters come next. University storage turns them up fairly often. Bedrooms, closets, post offices and gun stores hold one now and then. Camp worker dorm lockers, attics, halls and classrooms are also worth a look.
The places where it spawns, with the rough chance per container. Each tab shows one kind of place.
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Book store | Shelves | 20.4% |
| Garden store | Counter | 13.8% |
| Garden store | Other | 13.8% |
| Bedroom | Small box | 6.2% |
| Gun store | Shelves | 4.3% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Library | Shelves | 20% |
| University storage | Other | 11.4% |
| Post office | Other | 4.6% |
| Post office storage | Other | 4.6% |
| Camp worker dorm | Locker | 3.9% |
| Classroom | Counter | 3.5% |
| Elementary classroom | Counter | 3.5% |
| Secondary classroom | Metal shelves | 3.3% |
| Secondary classroom | Shelves | 3.3% |
| Classroom | Metal shelves | 3.2% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Closet | Other | 6.2% |
| Kid's bedroom | Other | 6.2% |
| Bedroom | Cardboard box | 5% |
| Attic | Cardboard box | 3.7% |
| Attic | Crate | 3.7% |
| Attic | Other | 3.7% |
| Bedroom | Crate | 3.7% |
| Hall | Other | 3.7% |
| Living room | Other | 3.7% |
| Bathroom | Other | 2.5% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Survivor safehouse | Fireplace | 0.4% |
| Survivor safehouse | Shelves | 0.4% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Fireplace | 0.4% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Shelves | 0.4% |
| Survivor safehouse (mid game) | Fireplace | 0.4% |
| Survivor safehouse (mid game) | Shelves | 0.4% |
| Survivor safehouse | Cardboard box | 0.2% |
| Survivor safehouse | Crate | 0.2% |
| Survivor safehouse | Small box | 0.2% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Cardboard box | 0.2% |
Notes
- The Set of Foraging Books unpacks into all five volumes.
- Five loose volumes can be packed back into a set, which weighs less than the five carried apart.
- Reading Foraging I early gets the most out of its bonus.
- Garden store counters are a good stop for these books.
- A skill book burns as fuel for about a quarter of an hour.
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