Engineer is one of 25 occupations you can choose at character creation. It costs 4 points. Checked for Build 42.21, November 2026.
| Skill | Starting level |
|---|---|
| Electrical | +1 |
| Carpentry | +1 |
| Masonry | +1 |
Skills you start with also earn XP faster for the whole run.
Explosives, gas-mask parts, generator recipes.
Engineer knows these recipes from the first minute, with no magazine or skill book needed:
Other characters learn the same recipes from magazines or by reaching a skill level. Look any of them up in the recipe database.
Read from the Build 42 game files, November 2026.
| Occupation | Points | Starting skills |
|---|---|---|
| Mechanic | -4 | +4 Mechanics, +1 Welding |
| Park Ranger | -4 | +1 Trapping, +1 First Aid, +1 Foraging, +1 Knapping, +1 Carving |
| Police Officer | -4 | +4 Aiming, +1 Reloading, +1 Nimble |
| Welder | -4 | +4 Welding |
| Carpenter | -2 | +4 Carpentry, +1 Carving, +1 Short Blunt, +1 Masonry, +1 Maintenance |
It costs 4 points.
+1 Electrical, +1 Carpentry, +1 Masonry.
Make Aerosol Bomb, Make Fire Bomb, Make Pipe Bomb, Make Noise Maker, Make Smoke Bomb, Make Firecracker and more; the full list is above.
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