Level

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In Urban Dead, a character's level is equal to the number of skills they have. A player's level is calculated from the total of both human and zombie skills; the only way to be above level 22 as a human or level 21 as a zombie is to purchase skills from the other side. Thus, the absolute maximum level is 43. However, most surviors max out at level 41. To progress beyond this level requires obtaining the Brain Rot skill-which makes getting a revive slow and hard.

Earning enough XP to buy a new skill does not automatically cause the character's level to rise, only the actual purchase of the skill does so. Thus, many high-level players have hundreds or thousands of unspent XP. You can view your level (or others) by viewing their profiles.

The stats page has a section outlining the amount of levels obtained by different classes. However, these figures are a bit misleading because (at least historically) two non-skill factors can also increase the level a character is counted as in these statistics. The "flags" for having an infection and for being a corpse that is undergoing revivification both count as "skills" for this purpose. That is why you, at any given time, you will see a dozen or so level 44 characters. However, you never see any level 44 zombies, so it seems infections do not increase their level.

New characters find trouble leveling up. The game is, in all honesty, hard at the beginning. Starting Military characters, firefighters, and zombies can build up XP through combat; beginning characters in other classes can gain XP quickly by finding First Aid Kits and using them on wounded survivors (and zombies). Additionally, people find joining a group helps significantly, another way is to read the Guides on this wiki. In a group, you have more experienced players you can turn to for advice.