Levels in Core Keeper
There is no character level
Your character itself has no level. Instead, each of the 12 skills has its own level (up to 100).
Lv.20
Gear has levels too
Weapons and armor have an item level and can be upgraded to Lv.20 at the Upgrade Station (some items cannot be upgraded).
Lv.10
Pets go up to Lv.10
Pets gain XP and level up to Lv.10. They get one talent point every 2 levels.
Types of levels and how to raise them
| Level | Max | What it does | How to raise it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skill level | 100 | Improves that activity. 1 talent point every 5 levels (5 extra at Lv.100, 25 total) | How to level skills |
| Item level | 20 | Raises damage and stat values | Upgrading gear |
| Pet level | 10 | Combat pets hit harder as they level. 1 talent point every 2 levels (5 in total) | How to raise pets |
| Enemy/boss level | — | Higher (stronger) in later areas | Boss strength |
Skill levels themselves make your character stronger, as the game's skill descriptions say: “Excavating walls increases your mining damage”, “Running increases your movement speed”, “Defeating enemies makes you tougher and increases your maximum health” and so on. On top of that, talents bought with skill talent points raise your stats (each skill page lists them). Max health can be raised permanently with certain foods (items that raise max health).
Level caps and talent point counts are read from the game files of Core Keeper 1.3.0.6 (configuration files and the game's program); the skill quotes are the game's official English. That pet levels raise a combat pet's attack damage is from the Core Keeper Wiki (Fandom) page “Pets” (game 1.3, CC BY-SA 3.0).
Unless a note on the page says otherwise, numbers are read from the game files of Core Keeper 1.3.0.6 (prefabs, configuration files, drop tables and the game's program) and calculated by this site, including upgraded (per-level) values, sell prices and mana costs. Names and descriptions are the game's official English text. Only reinforcing materials, minion and pet attacks and some food values are based on the Core Keeper Wiki (Fandom) data (CC BY-SA 3.0). Core Keeper and its images are © Pugstorm. This is an unofficial fan site.