Levelling is an important game mechanic in Castaways. There are 6 skills total and each player starts at level 0 in all 6 skills. You gain XP in a skill passively by doing actions pertaining to a certain skill.

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:

What level you currently are
How much XP is needed until your next level up
Which blocks/items are required to sacrifice to level up the currently selected skill (click the question mark)
How much XP those blocks/items give you (click the question mark)
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

Building

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

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

Block	XP Given
Sand	0.625
Dirt	7.222
Grass	7.222
Clay	7.847

Mining

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

Farming

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

Block	XP Given
Palm Wood	0.05
Wood Plank	0.0125

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