Reloading Skill Books
| Reloading Skill Books | |
|---|---|
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| Class | Skill Book |
| Trains | Reloading |
| Volumes | 5 |
| XP Bonus |
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| Read Time, All Volumes | 50 h |
| Weight | 1 |
| Location | Containers |
| Spawn ID | /additem Base.BookReloading1and 5 more, see Volumes |
The Reloading Skill Books are a series of five volumes that speed up training in the Reloading skill. Each volume covers two levels, from Reloading I: "Basic Reloading" up to Reloading V: "The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Reloading Techniques". A Set of Reloading Books bundles all five together.
A survivor who relies on firearms gains Reloading faster after reading the right volume. The bonus is modest at first and grows with each volume. The cost is time, since the whole series takes a long stretch of in-game hours to read.
The books come mainly from army surplus stores. Army tents, gun stores and university libraries hold them too.
Reading
Each volume multiplies the Reloading experience earned while the character trains its two levels. Volume I gives one and a half times the normal gain at levels 1 and 2. The bonus climbs with every volume, up to eight times the normal gain with Reloading V at levels 9 and 10. These bonuses are half the size of the Pottery books at each volume.
The order matters. Reloading I is best read early, before much shooting has been done. Each later volume only counts once the earlier levels are reached. A volume picked up too early cannot be understood, and the character says so. A volume read after its levels are passed is wasted time for training.
The volumes grow longer as they go. Reloading I runs a little over seven hours of game time. Reloading V takes nearly thirteen hours. The full series adds up to about fifty hours. Reading while seated or wearing Reading Glasses each trims the time by a tenth. The Fast Reader trait cuts it by about a third, while Slow Reader adds a third.
Progress is saved when reading stops. A volume can be read a few hours at a time, with breaks for food, sleep or a fight.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reloading I: "Basic Reloading" | 
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1 to 2 | x1.5 | 220 | 7 h 20 min | /additem Base.BookReloading1
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| Reloading II: "Dead Man's Click" |
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3 to 4 | x2.5 | 260 | 8 h 40 min | /additem Base.BookReloading2
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| Reloading III: "Jungle Style Reloading" |
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5 to 6 | x4 | 300 | 10 h | /additem Base.BookReloading3
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| Reloading IV: "Strippers, Speedloaders, and Bolt Action" |
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7 to 8 | x6 | 340 | 11 h 20 min | /additem Base.BookReloading4
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| Reloading V: "The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Reloading Techniques" |
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9 to 10 | x8 | 380 | 12 h 40 min | /additem Base.BookReloading5
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Set of Reloading Books bundles all five volumes in one item and unpacks into them.
| Item | Image | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|
| Set of Reloading Books | 
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/additem Base.BookReloadingSet
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Using
The Set of Reloading Books holds all five volumes in one bundle. It weighs a little less than the five loose books together. Unpacking it gives the five volumes back. Pack Set of Books bundles them again for a move.
Locations
Army surplus shelves are the best bet, holding a book about one time in six. Army tent lockers, gun store shelves and university library shelves come next. Survivor caches and military lockers in any building hold one now and then. Book stores, pawn shops, survivor safehouses, bedrooms, closets and post offices turn one up only rarely.
The places where it spawns, with the rough chance per container. Each tab shows one kind of place.
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Army surplus | Shelves | 17.5% |
| Armytent | Locker | 4.6% |
| Universitylibrary | Shelves | 4.3% |
| Post office | Other | 0.5% |
| Post office storage | Other | 0.5% |
| Storage unit | Other | 0.1% |
| Joan's studio | Shelves | <0.1% |
| Office | Shelves | <0.1% |
| Recreation | Shelves | <0.1% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Gun store | Shelves | 4.3% |
| Book store | Other | 0.8% |
| Pawn shop | Other | 0.8% |
| Pawn shop | Shelves | 0.8% |
| Bedroom | Small box | 0.6% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Survivor cache | Counter | 1.8% |
| Survivor cache | Counter | 1.8% |
| Survivor safehouse | Cardboard box | 0.7% |
| Survivor safehouse | Counter | 0.7% |
| Survivor safehouse | Crate | 0.7% |
| Survivor safehouse | Small box | 0.7% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Cardboard box | 0.5% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Counter | 0.5% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Crate | 0.5% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Metal shelves | 0.5% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Any building | Military locker | 1.7% |
| Closet | Other | 0.6% |
| Kid's bedroom | Other | 0.6% |
| Bedroom | Cardboard box | 0.5% |
| Attic | Cardboard box | 0.4% |
| Attic | Crate | 0.4% |
| Attic | Other | 0.4% |
| Bedroom | Crate | 0.4% |
| Hall | Other | 0.4% |
| Living room | Other | 0.4% |
Notes
- Reloading I is worth reading before a survivor starts using guns often.
- Each volume only helps while its own two levels are being trained.
- Pages already read are kept, so a book can be read in short sessions.
- Army surplus stores are the richest place to find the series.
- The set is the tidiest way to carry the whole series.
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