Character Development

Character development consists of two core elements: Crafted Upgrades and Skill Upgrades.

I. Crafted Upgrades: The first of the two distinct Character Development Stats that expand your character's abilities from the number of weapons and items of kit you can carry to how many resource and even money you can possess and carry.

How much you can carry is half of the upgrade path for your character and represents half of the potential influence your character enjoys.

You start out with a single Weapon Slot - which means you can carry one weapon - and a basic but very limited carrying capacity across the board.

Adding to your carrying capacity is accomplished via the Crafting System, and should be the first thoughts you have in terms of progress in the game.

The following are the core headings and subjects that the Crafted Upgrades are divided into.

Ammo Bags

The Ammo Bag - and its upgrades - increases the amount of ammunition you can carry for the weapons you choose to use...

• Upgrade 1: This upgrade requires x2 Wild Boar Skins and increases the amount of ammo you can hold for all your guns.

• Upgrade 2: This upgrade requires x3 Bharal Skins and increases the amount of ammo you can hold for all your guns.

• Upgrade 3: This upgrade requires x4 Clouded Leopard Skins and increases the amount of ammo you can hold for all your guns.

• Upgrade 4: This upgrade requires x1 Shadow Leopard Skin and increases the amount of ammo you can hold for all your guns.

Bait Bags

Bait Bags are used to store the bait you use to lure in the different Animals you want to hunt in order to obtain Crafting resources....

• Upgrade 1: This upgrade requires x2 Dhole Skins and allows you to carry x3 pieces of bait.

• Upgrade 2: This upgrade requires x3 Yak Skins and allows you to carry x4 pieces of bait.

• Upgrade 3: This upgrade requires x5 Bear Skin and allows you to carry x5 pieces of bait.

• Upgrade 4: This upgrade requires x1 Gulo’s Skin and allows you to carry x6 pieces of bait.

Explosives Bags

The Explosives Bag upgrades allow you to carry an increasing amount of Explosives....

• Upgrade 1: This upgrade requires x2 Asian Rhino Skins increasing the amount of C4 and Mines you can carry.

• Upgrade 2: This upgrade requires x3 Snow Leopard Skins increasing the amount of C4 and Mines you can carry.

• Upgrade 3: This upgrade requires x5 Sambar Skins increasing the amount of C4 and Mines you can carry.

• Upgrade 4: This upgrade requires xhick Skins’ Hide increasing the amount of C4 and Mines you can carry.

Heavy Ammo Bags

The Heavy Ammunition Bag is where you carry the large rounds for crew-served weapons and its upgrades increase the amount you can carry...

• Upgrade 1: This upgrade requires x 2 Bengal Tiger Skins and increases carrying capacity for heavy weapon ammo.

• Upgrade 2: This upgrade requires x 3 Bear Skins and increases carrying capacity for heavy weapon ammo.

• Upgrade 3: This upgrade requires x 4 Snow Leopard Skins and increases carrying capacity for heavy weapon ammo.

• Upgrade 4: This upgrade requires x1 Karkadann’s Skin and increases carrying capacity for heavy weapon ammo.

Loot Bags

The Loot Bag Upgrade is just what it sounds like - upgrades that allow you to carry more loot than you previously could...

• Upgrade 1: This upgrade requires x3 Sambar Hides and increases capacity to 60 loot items.

• Upgrade 2: This upgrade requires x3 Pig Skins and increases capacity to 90 loot items.

• Upgrade 3: This upgrade requires x4 Demon Fish Skins and increases capacity to 120 loot items.

• Upgrade 4: This upgrade requires x1 Ghost Bear Skin and increases capacity to 150 loot items.

Quivers

The Quiver upgrades increase the amount of arrows and bolts that you can carry...

• Upgrade 1: This upgrade requires x1 Pig Skin and increases arrow carrying capacity.

• Upgrade 2: This upgrade requires x3 Clouded Leopard Skins and increases arrow carrying capacity.

• Upgrade 3: This upgrade requires x4 Honey Badger Skins and increases arrow carrying capacity.

• Upgrade 4: This upgrade requires x1 Tenzin’s Skin and increases arrow carrying capacity.

Syringe Kits

Syringes are the Medkits of Far Cry 4 - used to near-instantly heal the player.

• Upgrade 1: This upgrade requires x2 Wild Boar Skins and allows you to carry a total of x4 Syringes.

• Upgrade 2: This upgrade requires x3 Tibetan Wolf Skins and allows you to carry a total of x5 Syringes.

• Upgrade 3: This upgrade requires x4 Malayan Tapir Skins and allows you to carry a total of x6 Syringes.

• Upgrade 4: This upgrade requires x1 Sky Tiger’s Skin and allows you to carry a total of x7 Syringes.

Throwables Bags

This resource bag allows you to increase the amount of throwable weapons and objects tha tyou can carry.

• Upgrade 1: This upgrade requires x2 Yak Skins and increases your carrying capacity for throwable weapons.

• Upgrade 2: This upgrade requires x3 Dhole Skins and increases your carrying capacity for throwable weapons.

• Upgrade 3: This upgrade requires x5 Bengal Tiger Skins and increases your carrying capacity for throwable weapons.

• Upgrade 4: This upgrade requires x1 Black Water Dragon’s Skin and increases your carrying capacity for throwable weapons.

Wallets

The Wallet Upgrade increases upir carrying capacity of Rupees - the money in the game.

• Upgrade 1: This upgrade requires x2 Bharal Skins.

• Upgrade 2: This upgrade requires x3 Assasm Macaque Skins.

• Upgrade 3: This upgrade requires x4 Asian Rhino Skins.

• Upgrade 4: This upgrade requires x1 Mad Devil’s Skin.

Weapon Holsters

You start out with a single weapon capacity - you can increase the number of weapons you can carry up to a total of eight via crafted holsters. Note that the Weapon Holster is the equal to Weapon Slots in practical terms.

Each holster requires a different set of resources - so you are not simply going to go out and kill 20 Honey Badgers and then craft all of the holsters you can use - you will need to obtain the specific resources you need for each craft in other words.

• Upgrade 1: This upgrade uses x3 Tibetan Wolf Pelts.

• Upgrade 2: This upgrade requires x3 Malayan Tapir Skins.

• Upgrade 3: This upgrade requires x3 Honey Badger Skins.

II. Skill Upgrades: The second half of the Character Upgrade path is Skills - which are chosen and upgraded using Stat Points and special actions.

These are earned by killing things and completing missions, and permit you to spread the points over the spectrum of stats that allow you to sharpen your skills.

The Skills Sets are divided into two categories - The Tiger and The Elephant - each of which has its own basic set of values and abilities - The Tiger Tree is a skill tree that is mostly related to offensive skills and stealth, while the Elephant Tree is largely devoted to health and healing.

The Tiger Tree

Ammo Wrangler (Cost: Complete 1x Longinus Quest)

The reload speed for all weapons is greatly increased.

At the Ready (Cost: 1 Point)

Switching weapons and aiming with LT is now much faster.

Breath Control (Cost: Complete 2x Hostage Rescue Quests)

Greatly increase your time spend underwater, using oxygen Masks, or steadying sniper scopes.

Bullet Sponge (Cost: Get 3 regular take down kills)

Body armor is much more effective at absorbing damage.

Casual Marksman (Cost: 2 Points)

Weapon accuracy for most weapons when shooting from the hip (without using LT) is greatly improved.

Chain Takedown (Cost: Defeat x1 Retaliation Party)

Takedown multiple enemies in sequence: initiate a takedown with RS, then use LS as prompted.

Cover Takedown (Cost: Complete 1x Eye For An Eye Quest)

When hiding behind cover, press RS to silently dispatch an enemy.

Death From Above (Cost: 1 Point)

Jump or fall onto an enemy below you for a deadly takedown, if you have the Chain Takedown skill, you can chain this kill into more takedowns.

Death From Below (Cost: 1 Point)

Press RS below one or two enemies on climbing ledges to take them down.

Drag Takedown (Cost: 1 Point)

Immediately after a takedown, hold LS to grab and move the body.

Focused Driving (Cost: 1 Point)

Vehicles can take more damage before needing repairs.

Grenade Takedown (Cost: Complete x1 Bomb Defusing Quest)

Initiate a takedown on an enemy, then press RB to use their grenade against them.

Handgun Takedown (Cost: 2 Points)

Initiate a take down an enemy with RS, then press LT to take his gun, and shoot the others with RT.

Heavy Takedown (Cost: Destroy x1 Pagan’s Wrath convoy)

Press RS to perform a takedown on heave gunners or heavy flame units.

Huntsman (Cost: Ring 2 Bells of Enlightenment in Shangri-La)

When aiming a bow with LT, sway is greatly reduced.

Knife Throw Takedown (Cost = 2 Points)

Initiate a takedown on an enemy with RS, Then press RT to throw knife at another.

Loot Takedown (Cost: 2 Points)

Automatically loot an enemy while performing any takedown.

Moving Mountains (Cost: 1 Point)

The bodies of heavy gunners or flame units can now be mover with RS.

Moving Target (Cost: 1 Point)

Aim and fire and side arm while moving a body.

Non Stop (Cost: Reach Karma Level 2)

Sprint forever with LS, you also move faster when crouched.

Running Reload (Cost: 2 Points)

Press X to reload an weapon while sprinting.

Soft Landing (Cost: Liberate 2 Outposts Without Being Detected)

You take reduced falling damage.

Stay On Target (Cost: 1 Point)

Handguns and snipers can now be reloaded while aiming with LT.

Vehicle Takedown (Cost: Complete x1 Kyrati Films: Racing Quest)

Pull alongside an enemy vehicle and press RS to kill the driver and front passenger.

The Elephant Tree

Focused mostly on health and healing, The Elephant is the support side as opposed to the Tactical side of The Tiger...

Capable Strength (Cost = 1 Point)

Gain an additional health slot, for 3 in total

Dominant Strength (Cost = Complete the mission A Key to the North)

Gain an additional health slot, for 5 in total.

Duration Boosts (Cost = Complete x1 Yogi & Reggie quest)

Keep learning this skill to add +5 seconds to the syringe.

Duration Boosts 2 (Cost = Reach Rank 2 in the Arena)

Keep learning this skill to add +5 seconds to the syringe.

Duration Boosts 3 (Cost = Complete x1 Kyrat Fashion Week quest)

Keep learning this skill to add +5 seconds to the syringe.

Elephant Rider (Cost = 2 Points)

Hold X to ride elephants, and then use LS to charge, and RS to bash enemies.

Focus Syringe (Cost = 1 Point)

Craft a syringe to run and swim faster, and breathe underwater longer. Lasts 30 seconds.

Focus Syringe LV2 (Cost = Complete the mission A Key to the North)

In addition to the default effects, it is now much harder for enemy weapons fire to hit you when you are moving.

Forceful Strength (Cost = 2 Points)

Gain an additional health slot, for 4 in total.

Gadget Training (Cost = 1 Point)

The spee dof the repair tool is greatly increased. The camera will show collectibles and let you set a waypoint to them.

Harvester (Cost = 1 Point)

You are skillful enough to take twize as many leaves from each plant you harvest.

Healing Syringe LV2 (Cost = 2 Points)

Healing Syringes will restore 4 slots of health.

Healing Syringe LV3 (Cost = Craft x3 Syringes of any type)

Healing Syringes will restore 6 slots of health.

Hunting Syringe (Cost = 1 Point)

This syringe highlights enemies and Animals. Lasts 30 seconds.

Hunting Syringe LV2 (Cost = Complete the mission Truth & Justice)

In addition to the default effects, the syringe also makes you virtually silent when moving, and Animals won't attack or flee from you unless provoked.

Improved Surgery (Cost = Compete x1 Armed Escort Quest)

When you run out of healing Syringes, hold Y to manually heal 2 health slots.

Inner Strength (Cost = 1 Point)

Partially drained health bars will regenerate much faster.

Karma Boosts (Cost = Buy x1 upgrade for the Ghale Homestead)

Keep learning this skill to add +5% boosts to your Karma Rewards.

Overdose Syringe (Cost = Complete x1 Kyrat Fashion Week Quest)

This syringe lets you deal double damage, but also receive double damage. Lasts 20 seconds.

Rhino Skin (Cost = 1 Point)

You take reduced damage from fire and explosions.

Survival Syringe (Cost = 1 Point)

Craft a syringe to reduce physical (melee) damage and the chance of being knocked down by an enemy. Lasts 30 seconds.

Survival Syringe LV2 (Cost = Purchase x1 Signature Weapon)

In addition to the default effects, you now also take reduced damage from weapons fire.

Trade Agreement (Cost = 2 Points)

You can now buy explosive arrows, fire arrows, and sticky explosive upgrades t Trading Posts.

Unyielding Strength (Cost = Complete the mission Payback)

Gain an additional health slot, for 6 in total.