How to level up electrical skill in Project Zomboid

You’ll need the right materials, food, and skills if you’re going to survive the outbreak in Project Zomboid. Skills can help you build houses, cook food, and plenty more that makes survival much easier.

The electrical skill lets you craft electronic items like radios and TVs, hotwire cars, and fix generators. It’s also one of the most difficult to level up. We’re here to show you how to level up the electrical skill quickly.

How to level up the electrical skill fast in Project Zomboid

To begin earning experience, you should use a screwdriver and disassemble any electronics you can find. Anything you can find will give you experience, including TVs, watches, clocks, and phones. Industrial stoves are the best electronic to disassemble, as they give you the most XP from taking them apart. Any stove with four burners will do the trick. It’s also necessary to find and read the associated skill books. to speed up your progress.

Once you reach level one of the electrical skill, you can begin crafting makeshift radios, which will give you more XP than disassembling various electronics you find. You will need the Guerilla Radio recipe magazine for this, which you can typically find inside news vans. 

If you want a head start, you can choose either the electrician or engineer career when creating your character. This will start you with at least one bonus skill level. However, you can’t alter this if you’ve already started a game.

What to use the electrical skill for in Project Zomboid

The main use for the electrical skill is using it to hotwire cars and other vehicles. This lets you pick up most cars on the road without having to find the key. You only need to be at level one in the skill to do this, but the higher your electrical skill level, the less likely you’ll be to set off the car alarm.

At level three, you can also carry large machines with you, such as fridges, stoves, washers, and dryers. These are very nice to have later in the game inside your established base. Make sure you’re at one of the best base locations in the game.

You’ll also be able to fix generators better. Overall, it’s a useful skill worth putting at least a few levels into, even though they take a while.