Leveling and Perks

Perk Levels

On our servers, each perk can be leveled up to 999, and once a perk reaches level 100 you can reset it into Prestige individually.

Leveling up to level 100 is significantly faster than from 101 to 999. This lets new players progress quickly, gain experience, and comfortably play on higher difficulties alongside veterans.

There are no level requirements to join any server — play wherever you feel comfortable and have fun.

Visual representation:

• 0–24 lvl (red icon)
• 25–49 lvl (red–yellow icon)
• 51–74 lvl (yellow icon)
• 75–99 lvl (yellow–white icon)
• 100–299 lvl (white icon)
• 300–599 lvl (white–black icon)
• 600+ lvl (black icon)

Perk Stats and Bonuses

We aim to stay close to the classic game balance. At level 100, perk stats are roughly equivalent to the vanilla max level 6, and in practice will feel like about 7–8 classic levels. Some classic parameters were slightly adjusted to make the game more comfortable and to reduce the gap between high-level players and newcomers.

The main stat bonuses unlock at level 100. Grinding all the way to level 999 is optional and is mostly there for fun and long-term progression.

Additional (minor) bonuses unlock between levels 101–999, but they do not break the balance and don’t provide a significant advantage over level 100 players.

Special Abilities

Commando:

• Increased resistance to the Patriarch’s minigun (up to 30%)

Medic:

• Adrenaline Syringe that can be injected into a teammate once the regular syringe meter reaches 150% (alt-fire — middle mouse button)

Berserker:

• Attacking enemies from behind increases your damage by 1.5×
• Flash grenade that scares off monsters within its light radius

Sharpshooter:

• Shock grenade that slows down monsters caught in the blast radius

Gunslinger:

• Smoke grenade that lures monsters into its area of effect

Leveling Specifics

Commando:

• No requirement to kill Stalkers for perk progression

Support:

• No requirement to weld doors for perk progression

Weapon Penalties

Our servers use special penalties for weapons that don’t match your selected perk. In other words, if you play one perk but use weapons from another, your rate of fire, reload speed, and some other parameters will be less effective. However, the base damage of the weapon remains the same.

Prestige Perks

Prestige allows you to reset any perk and level it up again after it reaches level 100.

To unlock Prestige, you’ll need to earn some Bonus Points (BP), then press the Prestige button under the requirements of the chosen perk in the perk list menu. Keep in mind that the unlock button only appears after the match has started and only if the perk is already at level 100.

Prestige perk bonuses (this list may change over time):

• A more stylish perk icon
• Reduced selling fee for used weapons in the Trader
• A small bonus to weapon reload speed and movement speed