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Red wrote:This is how it worked back then, or so I remember. Although, I don't remember gaining stats when you aren't gaining any skills.
I do remember gaining massive str/dex from herding dogs and cats, but this was right when herding became difficulty based, so you wouldn't really gain a whole lot of herding dogs/cats, maybe 30-40 max after getting 100 str/dex.
Stat advancement will now raise at a more constant, consistent rate. All skills will raise their appropriate stats (including combat skills) and you will be able to gain stats consistently regardless of the level of the skill, rather than only when reaching a high level in that skill.
Each skill will raise its appropriate stats. For skills that raise multiple stats, some stats are weighted more heavily than others. Therefore, stat gains from skills such as these will be based on how much weight is given to the individual stats. For instance, Anatomy will raise INT more often, though it still has a chance to raise STR and DEX.
Previously before the first patch stats essentially would be more consistent in gains at higher levels of a skill. The combination of these two patches pretty much made it where the lower the skill the better the stat gain since it was based on successful skill gains. This gave birth to the see-saw method. It also gave birth to the bug that allowed you to gain stats at 0.0 with a skill pointed up at skill cap that yielded significantly fast stat gains without even having to see-saw it.The chance to gain a stat from skill usage will be increased.
Stats will now only have a chance raise when you successfully gain in a skill.
The exception to this are skills that are marked as “up” and are at GM level (100.0). The system for gaining Stats from GM skills will not be changed.