Player guide

Gameplay Rules

The starting point for current combat, skilling, farming, production and economy rules.

rules

combat

skilling

farming

economy

progression

Updated: 2026-09-18
Type: Player guide

Overview

Use this wiki as the reference for current gameplay rules. Guides explain how systems work together; formula pages explain calculations and exceptions; item, activity, recipe and enemy pages provide their current values. Check the relevant rule before comparing XP rates or planning upgrades.

Combat And Skilling

Gathering and crafting keep their base XP when you outlevel an activity. Combat instead compares the trained skill and equipped material tiers with the enemy location tier. These are separate progression rules, so a statement about skilling XP does not apply to combat.

Combat BasicsTraining choices, matchups and preparation.Combat XPThe level used, gear effects, exact reduction table and reward timing.Skill ProgressionUnlocks, tools, material tiers and current content coverage.Skilling XPGathering and crafting rewards, success rolls and cycle speed.Skill XPExact level thresholds shared by skills.

Other Systems

Homestead BasicsAccount-wide farming and production alongside character activities.CropsGrowth times, yields and Farming XP.Stations GuideStation roles and production trade-offs.Farming BoostersCompost effects on crop growth.Item QualityQuality rolls, reforging chances and costs.HearthfireLocation XP blessings, contributions and reset rules.Offline ProgressThe base activity cap before account bonuses.TravelRoutes, travel time and Agility rewards.GuildsMembership, shared buildings and daily orders.Economy BasicsMerchants, player trading and material value.

Reading The Numbers

Base values are not personalised forecasts. Your equipment, applicable bonuses, success chance and activity duration can affect the final result. Enemy XP is shown before the combat tier reduction; activity and recipe XP already includes material-tier scaling. Live Market prices depend on players and are not fixed by the wiki.