Welder 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 |
|---|---|
| Welding | +4 |
Skills you start with also earn XP faster for the whole run.
Forge, furnace and metal recipes. Was Metalworker.
Welder 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Engineer | -4 | +1 Electrical, +1 Carpentry, +1 Masonry |
| 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 |
| Carpenter | -2 | +4 Carpentry, +1 Carving, +1 Short Blunt, +1 Masonry, +1 Maintenance |
It costs 4 points.
+4 Welding.
Make Metal Sheet, Cut 4 Small Metal Sheets, Make Scrap Metal Helmet, Make Scrap Metal Shoulder Armor, Make Scrap Metal Thigh Armor, Make Scrap Metal Body Armor and more; the full list is above.
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