Description

Levelling is an important game mechanic in Castaways. Players can sacrifice items at Altars in the Hub in order to gain experience for the corresponding skills and gain new Abilities. Each player starts at level 0 in all 6 skills, and will automatically get to level one in each one while completing the Tutorial Sequence. Once you are level 1 you can level up any skill by going to the corresponding altar and sacrificing the specific items required at that Altar.
Note: Sacrificing an ineligible item at an Altar will cause the item to be lost and no XP to be gained, make sure you sacrifice the correct items at the correct altars by following the guides below

Skills Menu

The skills menu provides you important information about levelling up. To open the skills menu click the icon of the characters face in the top right of your UI. The left part of your skills screen shows each skill and what level they are currently at. You can click on a skill to select one & access additional info:
1. What level you currently are
2. How much XP is needed until your next level up
3. Which blocks/items are required to sacrifice to level up the currently selected skill (click the question mark)
4. How much XP those blocks/items give you (click the question mark)
5. Instant teleport to the corresponding altar
6. Abilities and what levels they are unlocked at

Skills

Levelling up a skill provides a new Ability every 10 levels. These can be found on the Abilities page.

Building
Fishing
Excavation
Mining
Farming
Woodcutting

Altars

Altars serve as a way to get Abilities for skill advancement. Players can offer specific items at each type of altar to gain experience points (XP) towards that skill. There are six altars, each corresponding to a distinct gameplay element.
Note: Sacrificing an inelgible item at an Altar will cause the item to be lost and no XP to be gained

Building Altar

The Building Altar improves building-related skills. Here are the items it accepts and the amount of XP they give:

Block	XP Given
Polished Stone	0.625
Polished Stone Stairs	0.625
Polished Stone Slab	0.3125
Stone Brick	0.625
Stone Brick Stairs	0.625
Stone Brick Slab	0.3125
Polished Sandstone	0.625
Polished Sandstone Stairs	0.625
Polished Sandstone Slab	0.3125
Brick	0.625
Brick Stairs	0.625
Brick Slab	0.3125
Glass	0.625

Fishing Altar

At the Fishing Altar, players enhance their fishing skills by offering fish. Here are the items it accepts and the amount of XP they give:

Item	XP Given
Shrimp	0.8
Seahorse	1.111111111
Crab	1.333333333
Clownfish	1.666666667
Pufferfish	2
Sea Turtle	3.333333333
Squid	3.333333333
Dolphin	4
Shark	10
Whale	20

Excavation Altar

The Excavation Altar rewards players for offering materials from the ground. Here are the items it accepts and the amount of XP they give:

Block	XP Given
Sand	0.625
Dirt	7.222
Grass	7.222
Clay	7.847

Mining Altar

Offering ores at the Mining Altar contributes to the mining skill. Here are the items it accepts and the amount of XP they give:

Item	XP Given
Coal	5
Raw Iron	5
Iron Ingot	6.25
Coal Block	45
Iron Block	56.25

Farming Altar

Crops are offered at the Farming Altar to improve farming skills. Here are the items it accepts and the amount of XP they give:

Block	XP Given
Carrots	0.5
Cabbage	1.5
Yam	3
Coffee	5
Strawberry	6
Tomato	8
Corn	16
Pineapple	32
Banana	64
Passion Fruit	100
Mango	100
Guava	100
Orange	128
Lemon	128

Woodcutting Altar

Woodcutting skills are offered at the Woodcutting Altar through the offering of wood. Here are the items it accepts and the amount of XP they give:

Block	XP Given
Palm Wood	0.05
Wood Plank	0.0125

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