Skill Tree

The Skill Tree is an ability tree that lets the player enhance Arthur's, Sally's, and Ollie's abilities in We Happy Few. Players will earn points as they progress in Story Mode, be aware that skill points do not carry over for each playthroughs.

There's a total of four trees for each characters, but players can only enhance their abilities in three, with the last tree being passive. They are Combat, Stealth or Survival, and Super-Duper.

Combat Tree[]

The combat skill tree only applies to Arthur and Ollie.

	Description	Effect	Prerequisite	Cost
Buff	You are healthier!	Add 50% Max Health.	None	3
Buffier	You are even healthier!	Add another 50% max health.	Buff	5
Buffiest	You are unbelievably healthier!	Add yet another 50% max health.	Buffier	8
Tank	Take less damage from most attacks.	Take 15% less damage from melee attacks, explosions, electricity, and bees.	Buffiest	10
Wait For It	With a little preparation, you can give someone a real wallop.	When wielding some weapons, hold (LMB) for a charged, more powerful attack.	None	3
Block Party	A well-timed block with a weapon can knock your enemy down.	25% chance to knock down when doing a perfect block with a weapon.	Wait For It	5
Chain Sweep	Some weapons now cause damage to subsequent targets.		Block Party	8
Worth the Wait	Prepare an even bigger wallop, with a chance to stun.	Charged attacks cause 100% damage, with a 15% chance to stun.	Chain Sweep	10
Block Buster	Chance of breaking an enemy's weapon with a successful block with your weapon. Can also stun.	25% to break enemy weapon when blocking. 10% to stun after successfully blocking a heavy attack.	Chain Sweep	10
Iron Fist	Unarmed hits to the head have a chance to stagger the enemy.	15% chance to stagger when unarmed melee hits. Less effective against Bobbies.	None	3
Pack a Wallop	Do more damage hitting people!	Do 15% more melee damage.	Iron Fist	5
Bloody Hell	Make them bleed... more often.	Double your chance to cause bleeding with puncture/slashing weapons.	Pack a Wallop	8

Survival Tree[]

The survival skill tree only applies to Sally and Ollie.

	Description	Effect	Prerequisite	Cost
Trackstar	You can sprint faster and longer.	+10% sprinting speed -25% stamina consumption when sprinting	None	3
Iron Stomach	Eat rotten food without getting sick		Trackstar	5
Hardy	You get more benefit from being well-fed, hydrated, or well rested	Buffs from being well-fed,hydrated, or rested last 50% longer	None	3
Hauler	Carry more weight.	+50 pounds carrying capacity in your inventory.	Hardy	5
Craftsman	Crafted weapons and atomizer wear out half as quickly.	-50% degradation (when used)	Hauler	8
Tireless	No negative effects from hunger, thirst, or exhaustion.		Craftsman	15
Picky Picky	Plants yield more resources	+1 resource	None	3
Haggler	Get better price when buying and selling at shopkeepers.	Shopkeepers charge 125% at base price. (instead of 150%) Shopkeepers buy at 75% at base price. (instead of 50%)	Picky Picky	5
Lucky Me	Find fancier loots.	Loot container have higher value loot.	Haggler	8
High Tolerance	Joy lasts longer, and give you less of a hangover.	+50% Joy duration -50% toxicity induced	Lucky Me	15
Herbalist	Heals better.	Healing items are 50% more effective.	Haggler	8
Hustler	Get the best price possible.	Shopkeeper buy and sell at base price, with no markup or discounts.	Herbalist	15

Stealth Tree[]

The stealth skill tree only applies to Arthur and Sally.

	Description	Effect	Prerequisite	Cost
Sweet Dreams	Quietly choke people unconscious from behind; smother then unconscious in their beds.		None	1
Ear to the Ground	Notice footsteps from further away.	Footprints visible x2 further whilst sneaking.	Sweet Dreams	5
Tech Friendly	Spankers, Peepers, and Jubilators take longer to detect you.	X2 Acquisition time.	Ear to the Ground	8
Smooth Talker	Talking to people make them trust you more.	Talk to NPCs reduces suspicion for twice as long.	None	3
Tippy Toes	Sprint quietly.	Sprinting makes no more noise than walking	Smooth Talker	5
Oh You	People will ignore your annoying habits.	Staring, jumping, crouching, and running no longer annoy people.	Tippy Toes	5
Backstabber	Attacks on unaware enemies do double damage.	x2 damage when undetected	Oh You	10
Look! Over There!	Throwing distraction objects (bottles, ducks, etc.) will cause more of a distraction.	. +1 NPC Attracted. +50% distraction duration.	Oh You	10
Body Snatcher	Search and carry bodies faster. Drop bodies quietly.	Search and carry bodies 50% faster.	None	3
Sneak Thief	Silently pick lock, jimmy windows, and search containers. Jimmy bars and disarming tools last longer.	2 uses for Jimmy Bars, +1 use for Disarming tools.	Body Snatcher	5
Night Stalker	Reduce visibility at night.	You are -25% visible at night.	Tippy Toes	8
Nothing To See Here	Go out at night without the bobbies fussing at you. Witness will react more slowly to your trespassing, giving you more time to run away.	Curfew no longer applies to player. Witnesses won't react as quickly when you're trespassing	Night Stalker	10

Super-Duper Tree[]

The Super-Duper skill tree is different for each character, similarly to their already established personality-esque tree. These skills generally cost more than the other skills.

Arthur[]

	Description	Effect	Prerequisite	Cost
Herbalist	Heal better.	Healing items are 50% more effective.	None	5
Unburdened	You can carry more, and being over-burdened slows you less.	25 pounds carrying capacity in your inventory. 50% less penalty for being over-burdened.	Herbalist	8
Big Game Hunter	Choke out taller enemies.	Stealth takedowns enabled on Bobbies and Doctors.	Unburdened	12
Tireless	Remove negative effects of hunger, thirst, and exhaustion.		Big Game Hunter	15

Sally[]

	Description	Effect	Prerequisite	Cost
Blender	Look like you belong there, even when you don't.	Hide in plain sight. Sleep in owned beds without upsetting anyone. Greater chance of breaking line of sight when escaping enemies.	None	5
Frenzy	Deal double damage when health is critical.	+100% damage when less than 15% health.	Blender	8
Alchemist	Unlock four advance drug recipes at once. All require the unique precursors Sally can craft.	Unlock recipe for Stoic, Blood Toxin, Chronobalm and Velvety Emulsion.	Frenzy	12
Double, double	Yield of some crafted drugs doubled.		Alchemist	15

Ollie[]

	Description	Effect	Prerequisite	Cost
Hurler	Throw things farther and do more damage.	Throws 25% further. +20% more throw damage.	None	5
Slugger	People you knock down may stay down.	10% for NPCs to get unconscious after a knock-down.	Hurler	8
Proper Care	Weapons wear out more slowly.	Weapons degrade 25% slower.	Slugger	12
Warrior	Attack faster. Move faster when blocking. Blocking and attacking costs less stamina. Increased chance defeated opponent will flee.	Attack 5% faster. Blocking costs -10% stamina. Movement penalty while blocking is 25% (instead of 50%) 10% greater chance for NPCs to flee when at low health.	Proper Care	15

Trivia[]

A Block Party, or Street Party, is when a group of many members congregate for various reasons.
Worth The Wait refers to when somebody doesn't mind waiting to get what they want in return.
Block Buster is a pun, busting the opponent's weapon with a block.
A Hauler is a person who transport things by road.
Ear to the Ground is when a person carefully gathers information.
A Body-Snatcher is a person who secretly exhumes dead bodies to sell them.
Night Stalker possibly references the serial killer Richard Ramirez, known as The Night Stalker.
Some of the skills are referred to by different names in the files:
- Average Guy → Swift
- Built to Last → Craftsman
- Blind Eye → Oh You
- Break And Enter → Sneak Thief
- Canonball → Hurler
- Combo Breaker → Block Buster
- Conformist → Blender
- Corpse Handler → Body Snatcher
- Counter Measure → Block Party
- Drug Lord → Double, double
- Easily Forgotten → Unremarkable
- Forager → Picky Picky
- Double Hump → Hardy
- Lucky Break → Lucky Me
- Misdirection → Look! Over there!
- Night Owl → Night Stalker
- Odd Bird → Odd Man Out
- Preservasionist → Proper Care
- Pure Bliss → High Tolerance
- Silent Sleep → Sweet Dreams
- Silver Tongue → Hustler
- Stabby Stab → Bloody Hell
- Typically British → English
- Velvet Tongue → Smooth Talker