In Resident Evil 6, skill points are used to upgrade your character's abilities - more or less the same as experience points in RPG games. Understanding the skill point system is important to fully enjoy the game. Adjust the selected skills to your playing style to get the desired gaming experience.
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Part 1 of 3: Skill Point Basics
Step 1. Complete the chapter to enter the Skill Setting screen
Each time you complete a chapter in the story, the “End of Chapter” screen will appear. This screen displays your playing performance in that chapter (e.g. shot accuracy rate, finish time, and so on). Then, the Skill Settings menu will be accessible. Here, you can spend skill points (SP) to buy various skills.
Step 2. Alternatively, access the Skill Settings screen via the main menu
You do not have to complete the story per chapter to be able to access the Skill Settings menu. The method:
- On the main title screen, select "Play".
- Select "Solo" or "Duo" on the next screen.
- Select the story you want to play.
- Select "Skill Settings" from the list of options.
Step 3. Select a preset number to specify the skill to be selected
On the Skill Settings screen, you will see a series of numbered icons on the left side of the screen that you can scroll down. This series are some presets of your skills. For each preset, a maximum of skills can be filled. Determine the best skill set to complete the next chapter.
Select the first icon (labeled "1"). Three slots will appear on the right. Select a slot, then see the list of skills on the right. Select the skill you want to include in the preset. You can fill the other two slots in the same way
Step 4. Use skill points to buy new skills
You will see that there are several skills with a padlock symbol next to them. To be able to use this skill, it must be purchased with SP at the price shown to the right of the skill. It's important to have enough SP to buy the skills you want
- Once a skill is purchased, it can be inserted into a slot from your preset.
- When it is highlighted, a description of the skill will appear at the bottom of the screen. Read this description to understand the function of the skill so that you can use SP efficiently. A complete list of all skills in the game can be seen here.
Step 5. Skill with multilevel levels can be upgraded. Some previously purchased skills can be upgraded again by depositing additional SP. Each time the level increases, the upgraded skills become stronger. However, the higher the level, the more SP you have to spend. Some skills have a maximum of two levels, some are three levels, and some cannot be upgraded.
For example, the first time the skill "Firearm" can be purchased for 12,000 SP, and the power of the rifle will increase by 10%. At the second level, the price increases to 29,000 SP and the power increases by 20%. At the third and final level, the price is 75,000 SP, and the rifle's power is increased by 50%
Step 6. Get SP from enemy item drops
Later, you will definitely run out of SP to use. To get more SP, you have to play your game. As you kill enemies, break boxes, and open chests, sometimes you'll find some kind of chess piece. When taken, this piece will give you SP. The better the piece, the more SP you get!
The chess pieces that can be obtained vary from pawns (costing 50 SP) to gold kings that appear very rarely (costing 10,000 SP). Click here to see a list of all available chess pieces
Step 7. Earn SP in “Mercenaries and Agent Hunt” mode
SP can be obtained not only in the main campaign, but also in the “Mercenaries and Agent Hunt” game mode. The method is the same: by killing enemies, destroying boxes, and so on.
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Notes:
The “Mercenaries and Agent Hunt” mode has its own skill list. Skills purchased in the main campaign cannot be used in this mode. Click here to see the list of skills in “Mercenaries and Agent Hunt” (under the main campaign skills).
Part 2 of 3: Character Build Samples
There is no standard way to choose the skill set to use. However, in this section we will provide you with skill set ideas for several styles of play. Feel free to create your own unique skill set!
Step 1. Increase long-range firepower for rifle users
Sniper rifle lovers should choose a skill that maximizes damage from a distance. With the right skills, you can kill your enemies before they get close.
- Suggested skills:
- “Firearm” Level 3 (gun damage +50%)
- "Eagle Eye" (extra magnification for sniper rifles)
- “Rifle Ammo Pickup Increase” (rifle bullets are easier to find)
Step 2. Choose defensive skills to create a “tank” character
If you die too often, or want a hit-resistant character to help new players, try creating a "tank" type character. These skills will strengthen the endurance of your character, so that it can continue to attack while receiving enemy blows.
- Suggested skills:
- “Defense Level 3” (Defense from enemy -50%)
- “Field Medic Level 2” (Partner gives some healing pills when you are revived)
- "Breakout" (make it easier for you to escape from the grip of the enemy.)
Step 3. Increase stamina and hitting power for hand to hand combat
If you like to save bullets and fight with your bare hands, choose skills that increase the damage of blow attacks. Also increase the stamina bar so that hand-to-hand combat can be done as often as possible. Defensive skills can also help - you'll take a lot of damage from close combat.
- Suggested skills:
- “Melee Level 3” (melee attack damage +50%)
- “Combat Gauge Boost Level 2” (five additional blocks for stamina bar)
- "Defense Level 3"
Step 4. Increase melee damage for shotgun users
The shotgun has a powerful attack and can shoot multiple targets at once. Increase shotgun damage and shorten reload time to maximize the potential of this weapon. # *
- Suggested skills:
- “Level 3 Firearms”
- “Quick Reload” (increases bullet reload speed)
- "Shotgun Shell Pickup Increase" (shotgun bullets will be found more often)
Step 5. Choose supporting skills to become a team player
Want to create an effective team? Are you playing with a partner who is still a beginner? With supporting skills, you and your partner can become a compact team.
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Suggested skills:
(Choose these skills for your partner character- you are free to choose the build for your character)
- "Team-Up" (partner attack increases when you and partner are close together)
- “Field Medic Level 2”
- “Recovery Level 2” (faster recover from “dying” status)
Step 6. Increase the challenge with a high-stakes style of play
Want to try a game with a high level of difficulty? Choose a skill that has high damage, but is vulnerable when you make a mistake. Incentivize your character with skills that increase item drop.
- "Shooting Wild" (increases weapon damage but reduces shooting accuracy)
- “Last Shot” (last bullet of each clip deals extra damage)
- "Item Drop Increase" (enemies will drop items more often)
Part 3 of 3: "Harvesting" Skill Points
In this game, extra SP can be found almost anywhere. This section will only mention the locations where you can easily collect a lot of SP in the storyline. Warning, there will be a little spoilers''
Step 1. Helena's storyline, Chapter 3
At the location where you talked about Simmons and Ada, there is a coffin that contains 2,000 SP. The coffin near the spiked trap contains 5,000 SP. Kill the zombies there to get extra SP. Once you pull the lever then you drop to the next area, let the game save the data, then exit that level and repeat as many times as you want.
Try shooting zombies in the head to activate “Bloodshots”, which give more SP when killed
Step 2. Chris' storyline, Chapters 2-3 and 2-4
This chapter has a lot of enemies that drop a lot of SP. Each Ogroman (a large creature with a red organ on its back) drops 4,000 SP. There are two Ogromans in chapter 2-3 - don't use the third AA rifle to get SP from the second Ogroman. In chapters 2-4, there are some Napads (enemies with shells that must be destroyed first) dropping 1,500 SP and Strelat (an enemy in the form of lizards spouting thorns) dropping 1,000 SP.
Use the grenade launcher to kill all Napads in the lobby to get around 10,000 SP in no time
Step 3. Leon's storyline, Chapter 4
Here, you have a quick race with Chris. If you win, you can get a lot of SP in a short time. Beat Chris to the elevator to get 2,000 SP. Then, when you hack the lock, shoot down the enemy drone with the shotgun. If successful, you defeat Chris and gain 14,000 SP. After Simmons' cutscene, the game will save data and you can repeat this process again.
Step 4. Storyline Ada, Chapter 2
Lots of SP scattered throughout this chapter. Napad drops 1,500 SP, Whoppers (big fat zombie) drops 2,500 SP and Shriekers (Zombie with big red wart on chest) drops 1,000 SP. Lots of SP can also be found in various boxes, including the 4,000 SP stored in the treasure chest after the first Napad.
Levels 2-3 are the most profitable places to collect SP - killing all enemies in the dungeon lab can get you 25,000 SP in less than 10 minutes
Step 5. Jake's storyline, Chapter 4
Jake has one of the best SP-harvesting opportunities in the entire game. The shopping mall in chapter 4 is unoccupied by enemies and there are two boxes containing a total of 7,000 SP. This part can be passed quickly, so repeat it many times and you'll be gaining a lot of SP in no time.
Tips
- The SP obtained from chess pieces is the same for all difficulty levels, except for "No Hope".
- Have a question that this article doesn't answer? Try going to the Resident Evil 6 section of the Resident Evil Wiki, One of the most comprehensive sources of information about the game.
