Hill Climbing

"Allows you to ascend steeper slopes than before"

Requirements:

Skill(s) required:

Hiking

Proficiencies required:

900

Flora & Fauna

1200

Mines & Mountains

Skills Unlocked:

Mountaineering

Crafts Unlocked:

Adventurer's Shoes

Builds Unlocked:

None

Others Unlocked:

Slow and Steady

In-Game Text

"Come live with me and be my love, and we will all the pleasures prove, That valleys, groves, hills, and fields, Woods, or steepy mountain yields."

– Chistopher Marlowe, The Passionate Shepherd to His Love

Beyond the swamps and forest of New England the landscape is dominated by imposing heights. Hill Climbing allows you to ascend steeper slopes than before.

Climbing

Throughout the New World there are areas where the elevation jumps sharply, creating a cliff. Standing beneath a cliff and clicking the top will cause you to Climb up, and standing at the top of a cliff and clicking the bottom will cause you to climb down. Selecting your Climbing Mode determines the speed you climb, how likely you are to fall, how much Blood damage you will take if you do fall, and how high you can free climb without equipping a Rope. Increasing Mines & Mountains will also reduce your risk of falling and the damage you take when you do fall.

Skill	Climbing Mode	Speed	Risk	Fall Damage	Rope Required At
Inherent Rights	Afraid of Heights	Default	Default	Default	2 meters
Hiking	Afraid of Heights	Default	Default	Default	3 meters
Hill Climbing	Slow and Steady	2 x faster	2 x more	2 x more	4 meters
Mountaineering	Rough and Tumble	3 x faster	5 x more	3 x more	6 meters
Ascent to the Summit	Geronimo!	4 x faster	10 x more	4 x more	8 meters