TL;DR<\/p>\n
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- Max player level is 50 and equipment goes to level 55 when fully upgraded, per Keen’s 1.0 changelog.<\/li>\n
- Loading an existing save in 1.0.0.0 for the first time resets the skill tree, and the changelog asks you to spend the points again.<\/li>\n
- Skill points come from levels and Shroud Roots; 1.0 adds 12 Roots in Cinder’s Cradle and 6 at the edges of older biomes.<\/li>\n
- The total skill points at level 50 is not stated in the 1.0 changelog, so treat the old 184 figure as a pre-1.0 tally.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"title","heading":"What Is the Enshrouded 1.0 Max Level?","tag":"h2"},{"acf_fc_layout":"text","text":"
The 1.0 changelog sets the new maximum player level at 50 and the maximum equipment level at 55 when fully upgraded. These are two separate caps: one limits your character, the other limits how far gear can be upgraded. Before 1.0 the community wiki tally was built on levels 2 to 45, so level 50 is five levels higher than that Early Access tally.<\/p>\n
The changelog’s highlights pair the new cap with a new survivor who specialises in Ancient knowledge and recipes, plus a new tier of crafting progression and new equipment, tools, food, arrows and spells tied to Cinder’s Cradle. You can read the full text in the 1.0 changelog on Steam<\/a>, and the rest of our coverage sits in the Enshrouded guides hub<\/a>.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"table","headers":[{"header_text":"Cap"},{"header_text":"1.0 value"},{"header_text":"Basis"}],"rows":[{"cells":[{"cell_text":"Player level"},{"cell_text":"50"},{"cell_text":"1.0 changelog, 14 October 2026 "}]},{"cells":[{"cell_text":"Equipment level, fully upgraded"},{"cell_text":"55"},{"cell_text":"1.0 changelog, 14 October 2026 "}]},{"cells":[{"cell_text":"Early Access player level (for comparison)"},{"cell_text":"45"},{"cell_text":"Community wiki tally, pre-1.0 "}]}],"size":"small"},{"acf_fc_layout":"title","heading":"Early Access Saves and the Skill Tree Reset","tag":"h2"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":7816,"caption":"Illustration","alt":"Enshrouded official screenshot"},{"acf_fc_layout":"text","text":"
\nWarning<\/p>\n
Under its “public safety announcement”, the changelog says the first time you play an existing save in 1.0.0.0, the skill tree is reset and you must spend the skill points again. Plan your build before you load the character, because the reset happens on that first load.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Your world is not wiped. Keen’s Launch FAQ<\/a> of 13 October 2026 says Early Access saves remain usable and convert to a new save format when loaded in 1.0, and PC Early Access owners do not need to buy the game again.<\/p>\n
Keep your Early Access character<\/h3>\n
This is allowed: the Launch FAQ says you can absolutely keep using Early Access saves after release. You will meet the reset either way, since it is tied to loading the existing save.<\/p>\n
Start a fresh character<\/h3>\n
The same FAQ says Keen strongly encourages starting over, because the world and the first hours of the game changed. The 1.0 changelog describes reworked early-game camps and encounters, and a first level-up that is designed to land when you place your first Flame Altar. The skill tree reset does not apply to a brand-new character, since there is nothing to reset.<\/p>\n
\nNote<\/p>\n
Per the 1.0 changelog<\/a>, a save made in version 0.8 or earlier is backed up first and then converted, and the character and world menus now have separate tabs for the local save folder and Steam Cloud: if a character seems to be missing, check the other tab. Hotfix 1.0.0.2<\/a> (16 October 2026) adds one exception: a character whose save is corrupted is not migrated for now, so it will not appear in the list until Keen ships the fix it says is in progress.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"title","heading":"Where Skill Points Come From in 1.0","tag":"h2"},{"acf_fc_layout":"text","text":"
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<\/figure>\nThe 1.0 changelog says Shroud Roots give skill points, and it adds 12 new ones in Cinder’s Cradle plus 6 additional ones in the new areas near the world edge of the older biomes, especially the Springlands, Blackmire and the Kindlewastes. Levels are the other source. Per the community-maintained Official Enshrouded Wiki, an Early Access tally gave 2 points per level, 1 per Shroud Root and 3 per Elixir Well. Whether those per-source values changed in 1.0 is not stated in the 1.0 changelog.<\/p>\n