Camping

Summary

• In order start a campfire a player must use a piece of kindling
  • This can be acquired by using a dagger on a tree
  • Also through the Carpentry menu with boards and a Carpentry tool (0 Carpentry skill required)
• The Camping skill increases a player's backpack maximum weight capacity and item count
• With the World Atlas and 60 Camping skill, players can Hike (fast travel) to any location in the Atlas (use [Atlas to create one)
• Hiking to a location sends the player to randomized location in a 5 tile radius of the Atlas entry location, or in the case of Townships, anywhere within the town limits
• Whenever a player travels via Recall/Gate/Hiking/Moongate it will remove any Camping Comfort bonus effects on them granted by another player
• Players will always receive their own bonuses to Damage skill from the Camping skill even if they have not Secured a Campfire recently
  • There is no associated message/icon as this is always enabled
• Campfires last 10 minutes
• Camping is a good skill in the beginning for raising all of stats (Str, Dex, Int) in the newbie dungeon on Shelter Island. Note that the camping skill must be set to UP (to gain skill) for you to gain stats, but it need not gain skill. You could, for example, be at the skill cap of 700 and have all other skills locked and still gain stats from camping. You not only get a chance when you start the fire, but gain continuously standing next to it for the full 10 minutes.

Buffs

• The Camping skill increases a player's backpack maximum weight capacity by (200 stones * (Camping Skill / 100))
• The skill also increases a player's backpack maximum item count allowed by (50 * (Camping Skill / 100))
• Campfires made by players take (Between 57 and 60 seconds - (45 seconds * (Camping Skill / 100))) seconds to secure, based on the camping skill of the campfire creator
• Players will no longer have a Buff Icon for the Camping skill (since it is always active)

PvM

• A player does an additional Base Weapon Damage * (25% * (Camping Skill / 100)) damage per weapon hit against creatures.
• A player receives a spell damage bonus against creatures of (25% * (Camping Skill / 100))

PvP

• A player does an additional Base Weapon Damage * (10% * (Camping Skill / 100)) damage per weapon hit against players.
• A player receives a spell damage bonus against other players of (10% * (Camping Skill / 100))

Hiking

Players can "Hike" to travel to destinations that can be found within the Atlas, with a minimum of 60 Camping skill, including Custom spots.

When a player hikes to an Atlas destination, they are frozen in place for 5 seconds before being sent to their destination. Players begin with 3 Custom Location entries. Players can unlock 2 additional Custom Location Entries (for all characters on their account) by purchasing the Drifter Player Enhancement. Players can also unlock 4 additional Custom Locations Entries (for all characters on their account) by purchasing the Wayfarer Player Enhancement.

In order to hike to a destination:

• The player must select the "Hike to Location" button in the Atlas entry for the destination
• The player must be at a secure campfire site
• The player must not have been in combat of any type within 30 seconds
• The player must not have been in combat with any player within 2 minutes

Bedrolls

• Players can double-click bedrolls from their backpack to place it at their feet.
• Players can instantly log out using a bedroll if it is placed by a secure campsite
• Players may not use bedrolls to log out inside dungeons Patched 20190428

Enhancements

• Players can increase the amount of custom hiking locations they can mark using the help menu under Player Customizations

Training

Skill	Activity
0-50	Train from NPC
50-80	Make campfires in the New Player Dungeon
80-120	Make a campfire and stand nearby for skill gains