The Ability System was a system originally designed by Zorg to replace the old avatar skill system while giving older players a slight edge over newer players. It is only available to players who are at least level 20 or higher.

Abilities are first purchased from the "Hall Of Knowledge" Located in Sector 1. Newly acquired abilities can be found under the Abilities tab located in Information. Abilities are trained by using "ability points" which are gained at a rate of +5 per hour.

Some abilities such as phasing and summon use focus. The focus meter can be found under the HP bar on the left of the page. Focus Regenerates at a rate of +5 every minute.

Category: Learning

Speed Reading

-Speeds up learning of abilities by +1 ability point per hour

Combat Study

-Learn Combat related abilities

Stealth Study

- Learn Stealth related abilities

Warfare Study

-Learn Warfare related abilities

Work Study

-Learn Work related abilities

Avatar Study

-For Avatar only abilities

Prerequisites:

-Level 80 (Avatar)

Category: Combat

Quick Attack

-Special Attack. Grants +20% Speed, -10% Accuracy, and -10% Dodge

Prerequisites:

-Combat Study

Aimed Attack

-Special Attack. Grants +20% Accuracy, -10% Dodge, and -10% Speed

Prerequisites:

-Combat Study

Take Cover

-Special Attack. Grants +20% Dodge, -10% Accuracy, and -10% Speed

Prerequisites:

-Combat Study

Weapon Training

-Increases weapon skill levels by +10 points per ability level.

Prerequisites:

-Combat Study

-Avatar Study

Self Defense

-Increases defense skill by +10 points per ability level.

Prerequisites:

-Combat Study

-Avatar Study

Resilience

-Increase's armor by +1 points per ability level.

Prerequisites:

-Combat Study

-Avatar Study

Combat Tactics

-Increase's damage by +1 point per ability level.

Prerequisites:

-Combat Study

-Avatar Study

Agility Training

-Increases dodge by +2 points per ability level.

Prerequisites:

-Combat Study

-Avatar Study

Target Practice

-Increases accuracy by +2 points per ability level.

Prerequisites:

-Combat Study

-Avatar Study

Versatility

-Increases your available stat points by +2 points per ability level. An effective level up.

Prerequisites:

-Combat Study

-Avatar Study

Radiance

-Allows use of the /radiance command in the wasteland to make yourself invulnerable to damage for a full minute. Needs a minimum of 40 focus, will empty focus bar. Cannot attack, move, or use any other abilities while active. Moving ends the ability

Prerequisites:

-Combat Study

-Avatar Study

-Quick Attack

-Aimed Attack

-Take Cover

Category: Stealth

Travel Unseen

-Display's your location on the Online Now list as 'Stealth' to all but avatars with Astral Vision

Prerequisites:

-Stealth Study

Hide

-Allows you to use the /hide command in the wasteland. Lasts for 2 to 10 ticks depending on the Ability level. Has a 20 minute cooldown. Cannot attack, move, or gain control while active.

Prerequisites:

-Stealth Study

-Warfare Study

-Travel Unseen

Expert Hiding

-While hidden (not cloaked) No exposure is gained.

Prerequisites:

-Stealth Study

-Warfare Study

-Travel Unseen

-Hide

Mirage

-You will display as 'Unknown(??)' to anyone who glances your way, except friendly gang members.

Prerequisites:

-Stealth Study

-Warfare Study

-Avatar Study

Cloak

-Works the same as hiding, but you retain the ability to move and has no cooldown. Must spend 5 minutes of focus, then 5 minutes are free. After those 5 minutes, it costs 10 focus per tick (decreases 2 points per ability level). Focus regen stops. Also unlocks black eye's.

Prerequisites:

-Stealth Study

-Warfare Study

-Avatar Study

-Travel Unseen

-Hide

-Expert Hiding

Astral Vision

-Gives a chance to see invisible avatars as ghostly figures when they enter your area. Chance increases with ability level. Allows one to see though 'Travel Unseen'. Unlocks clear White Avatar eyes.

Prerequisites:

-Stealth Study

-Warfare Study

-Avatar Study

Scan Area

-At a cost of 30 focus points you '/scan' your area for any enemies hiding/invisble.

Prerequisites:

-Stealth Study

-Warfare Study

-Avatar Study

-Astral Vision

Category: Warfare

Glancing

-Allows use of the '/glance' command in the wasteland to see adjacent squares.

Prerequisites:

-Warfare Study

Engineer

-One counts for double when determining repair rate of a structure in the wasteland.

Prerequisites:

-Warfare Study

-Glancing

Presence

-You count for double when determining capture rate of a square in the wasteland.

Prerequisites:

-Warfare Study

-Glancing

Astral Phasing

-Allows the use of the'/phase' command to a friendly or neutral square for 5 points of focus per square. Cost decrease 1 point per ability level, to 1 point per square at level 5.

Prerequisites:

-Warfare Study

-Avatar Study

Astral Summoning

-Allows the use of the '/summon' command in the wasteland to summon friendly players to you. Costs 5 points of focus per square, decreasing down to 2 points at level 4.

Prerequisites:

-Warfare Study

-Avatar Study

-Astral Phasing

Astral Blast

-Allows the use of the '/blast' command on enemy buildings for 5 to 10 damage per skill level at a cost of 60 focus. Structure must be next to one of your squares.

Prerequisites:

-Warfare Study

-Avatar Study

-Astral Phasing

-Astral Summoning

Category: Work

Safety Training

-Halves chance of being injured while working the Mines or Avatar Exploration.

Prerequisites:

-Work Study

Time Control

-Decreases job time by 15% and increase speed by 10 points per ability level.

Prerequisites:

-Work Study

-Avatar Study