How to unlock new skills in Killing Floor 3

Killing Floor 3 has different Specialists to choose from for players, and all of them have their own dedicated set of skills to unlock. As you level up a Specialist, you'll gain access to a detailed skill tree with different options to choose from. Each skill tree has various options, and quite often, you'll have to sacrifice one in favor of another. Let's take a look at how you can progress through the skill tree and make your Specialists even more powerful. How to get new skills in Killing Floor 3 Whenever you complete a match, your chosen Specialist will gain a lot of XP. The amount of experience points you get will largely depend on whether you managed to survive all waves or not. Rounds started at higher difficulty will also allow you to level up your Specialists quickly. Image via Destructoid The first task is to gain as much XP as possible. If you check my screenshot above, you'll see that a lot of skill paths are currently locked, as I haven't leveled up my Specialist. As you keep leveling up, you'll be unlocking different paths. Once you have unlocked a path, you'll have to make a crucial decision: choose the skills you want to unlock and upgrade. For that, you'll have to spend your Proficiency Points carefully. While you can always get these points by completing objectives and playing more, they aren't available in unlimited amounts. Additionally, Proficiency Points are required to upgrade your skills as they can be improved. If you have been using a skill and its effects, you can invest more Proficiency Points to make it even better. Of course, that will automatically mean that you'll have to miss out on other skills and their effects. In the beta, the main way of obtaining Proficiency Points is just to play the game. It's better to prioritize playing with a specialist you love as it will allow you to gain more points, which in turn will allow you to improve it faster. Proficiency Points also seem to be exclusive among Specialists (needs to be verified, and it can change on full launch). It's best to experiment as much as possible in the beta, and you should look to try different builds with all the available Specialists. Once Killing Floor 3 gets a full launch in March 2025, the aim should be to get more meta builds that will help you to operate your Specialists in the most efficient manner possible. The post How to unlock new skills in Killing Floor 3 appeared first on Destructoid.

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How to unlock new skills in Killing Floor 3

Killing Floor 3 has different Specialists to choose from for players, and all of them have their own dedicated set of skills to unlock.

As you level up a Specialist, you'll gain access to a detailed skill tree with different options to choose from. Each skill tree has various options, and quite often, you'll have to sacrifice one in favor of another. Let's take a look at how you can progress through the skill tree and make your Specialists even more powerful.

How to get new skills in Killing Floor 3

Whenever you complete a match, your chosen Specialist will gain a lot of XP. The amount of experience points you get will largely depend on whether you managed to survive all waves or not. Rounds started at higher difficulty will also allow you to level up your Specialists quickly.

Killing Floor 3 Skill tree — Image via Destructoid

The first task is to gain as much XP as possible. If you check my screenshot above, you'll see that a lot of skill paths are currently locked, as I haven't leveled up my Specialist. As you keep leveling up, you'll be unlocking different paths.

Once you have unlocked a path, you'll have to make a crucial decision: choose the skills you want to unlock and upgrade. For that, you'll have to spend your Proficiency Points carefully. While you can always get these points by completing objectives and playing more, they aren't available in unlimited amounts.

Additionally, Proficiency Points are required to upgrade your skills as they can be improved. If you have been using a skill and its effects, you can invest more Proficiency Points to make it even better. Of course, that will automatically mean that you'll have to miss out on other skills and their effects.

In the beta, the main way of obtaining Proficiency Points is just to play the game. It's better to prioritize playing with a specialist you love as it will allow you to gain more points, which in turn will allow you to improve it faster. Proficiency Points also seem to be exclusive among Specialists (needs to be verified, and it can change on full launch).

It's best to experiment as much as possible in the beta, and you should look to try different builds with all the available Specialists. Once Killing Floor 3 gets a full launch in March 2025, the aim should be to get more meta builds that will help you to operate your Specialists in the most efficient manner possible.

The post How to unlock new skills in Killing Floor 3 appeared first on Destructoid.