Everything You Need To Know About Soft Caps In The First Berserker: Khazan

In the spirit of Soulslike games, The First Berserker: Khazan grants experience points upon defeating opponents. Yet, persistently leveling up excessively might go against the essence of these games’ design. The soft cap serves as a balance, enabling players to customize their characters without disrupting the game’s equilibrium.

Essentially, setting a soft limit on stat increases beyond certain points will make those stats less impactful. Yet, each stat in The First Berserker influences more than one attribute. Importantly, the effects of the soft cap aren’t uniform across all attributes. In other words, each stat in the game essentially has multiple soft caps. We’ll break down and explain these for you to provide a comprehensive grasp of this mechanic!

How Do Soft Caps Work In The First Berserker: Khazan?

As a dedicated gamer of the Soulslike genre, I’ve come to expect the soft cap as a defining feature. For those who may be new to this world, the soft cap marks the point where boosting a stat no longer provides significant benefits. It’s not uncommon for these games to have several soft caps, and The First Berserker: Khazan is no different in this regard.

For instance, the Vitality attribute has two thresholds beyond which its effect softens: at levels 30 and 60. Prior to reaching level 30, you’ll receive 50 Health Points (HP) for every point invested in Vitality. From levels 30 to 60, each point in Vitality grants you 40 HP. After level 60, you’ll only gain 30 HP from each point in the stat. Keep in mind that every primary point in Khazan is linked to various aspects of it.

In other words, while there’s a clear limit (or “soft cap”) on how much your Max Health can increase when you improve your Vitality stat, there isn’t a similar limit for the boost in Attack Damage that Vitality provides. Instead, for every point you add to Vitality from level 11 to level 99, you’ll receive an additional point of Attack Damage. However, when it comes to the weight aspect of the Vitality stat, there isn’t a clearly defined “soft cap” either.

Boosting the Vitality stat will progressively increase your maximum weight. Specifically, for every four levels up to level 4, a 0.1 increase in maximum weight is granted. On the fifth level, you’ll get a 0.2 increase instead. However, from level 26 onwards, you’ll receive a 0.1 boost for seven consecutive levels before getting another 0.2. Important to note that after reaching level 24, you won’t ever receive the 0.2 boost again. Lastly, at level 63, there may be instances where no weight gain is awarded, meaning that the relationship between Vitality and weight isn’t strictly capped or predictable over time. Instead, the effectiveness of increasing this stat gradually decreases as you progress further in the game.

Every Soft Cap For Every Stat In The First Berserker: Khazan

In this section, we delve into the details of each stat, which typically has several flexible or adjustable limits known as soft caps. While the primary stat usually has a more defined soft cap, the adjacent stats exhibit a degree of ambiguity. This exploration will clarify each stat and the corresponding soft caps linked to them.

Vitality Soft Caps

Attribute Soft Cap Level 99 Stat
Max Health Lvl. 30

+50 > +40

Lvl. 60

+40 > +30

+3370
Attack Damage N/A +89
Elemental Resistance Lvl. 30

+4 > +3

Lvl. 60

+3 > +2

+248
Weight
Level 11-30 11

+0.1

12

+0.2

13

+0.1

14

+0.1

15

+0.1

16

+0.2

17

+0.1

18

+0.1

19

+0.1

20

+0.1

21

+0.2

22

+0.1

23

+0.1

24

+0.1

25

+0.1

26

+0.2

27

+0.1

28

+0.1

29

+0.1

30

+0.1

Level 31-50 31

+0.1

32

+0.1

33

+0.1

34

+0.2

35

+0.1

36

+0.1

37

+0.1

38

+0.1

39

+0.1

40

+0.1

41

+0.1

42

+0.1

43

+0.1

44

+0.1

45

+0.1

46

+0.1

47

+0.1

48

+0.1

49

+0.1

50

+0.1

Level 51-70 51

+0.1

52

+0.1

53

+0.1

54

+0.1

55

+0.1

56

+0.1

57

+0.1

58

+0.1

59

+0.1

60

+0.1

61

+0.1

62

+0.1

63

+0

64

+0.1

65

+0.1

66

+0.1

67

+0

68

+0.1

69

+0.1

70

+0.1

Level 71-90 71

+0

72

+0.1

73

+0.1

74

+0.1

75

+0

76

+0.1

77

+0.1

78

+0.1

79

+0

80

+0.1

81

+0.1

82

+0.1

83

+0

84

+0.1

85

+0.1

86

+0.1

87

+0

88

+0.1

89

+0.1

90

+0

Level 91-99 91

+0.1

92

+0.1

93

+0

94

+0.1

95

+0.1

96

+0

97

+0.1

98

+0.1

99

+0

N/A
Level 99 Stat +8.3

Endurance Soft Caps

Attribute Soft Cap Level 99 Stat
Max Health Lvl. 15

+10 > +7

Lvl. 30

+7 > +5

Lvl. 60

+5 > +3

+422
Max Stamina Lvl. 30

+15 > +13

Lvl. 60

+13 > +10

N/A +1080
Attack Damage N/A +89
Stamina Recovery Lvl. 30

+0.8 > +0.6

Lvl. 60

+0.6 > +0.2

N/A +41.8

Strength Soft Caps

Attribute Soft Cap Level 99 Stat
Max Health Lvl. 15

+10 > +7

Lvl. 30

+7 > +5

Lvl. 60

+5 > +3

+422
Attack Damage: Base

Attack Damage: Dual Wield

Attack Damage: Greatsword

N/A +89

+179

+268

Stamina Recovery Lvl. 30

+0.6 > +0.3/+0.4*

Lvl. 60

+0.3/+0.4 > +0.1/+0.2

N/A +28.3

*The ‘/’ indicates that these two numbers will alternate.

Weight
Level 11-30 11

+0.3

12

+0.2

13

+0.3

14

+0.2

15

+0.2

16

+0.3

17

+0.2

18

+0.3

19

+0.2

20

+0.2

21

+0.2

22

+0.3

23

+0.2

24

+0.2

25

+0.2

26

+0.2

27

+0.2

28

+0.2

29

+0.2

30

+0.2

Level 31-50 31

+0.2

32

+0.2

33

+0.2

34

+0.2

35

+0.2

36

+0.2

37

+0.2

38

+0.1

39

+0.2

40

+0.2

41

+0.2

42

+0.2

43

+0.1

44

+0.2

45

+0.2

46

+0.1

47

+0.2

48

+0.2

49

+0.1

50

+0.2

Level 51-70 51

+0.1

52

+0.2

53

+0.2

54

+0.1

55

+0.2

56

+0.1

57

+0.2

58

+0.1

59

+0.2

60

+0.1

61

+0.1

62

+0.1

63

+0.2

64

+0.1

65

+0.1

66

+0.1

67

+0.1

68

+0.1

69

+0.2

70

+0.1

Level 71-90 71

+0.1

72

+0.1

73

+0.1

74

+0.1

75

+0.1

76

+0.1

77

+0.1

78

+0.1

79

+0.1

80

+0.1

81

+0.1

82

+0.1

83

+0.1

84

+0.1

85

+0.1

86

+0.1

87

+0.1

88

+0.1

89

+0.1

90

+0.1

Level 91-99 91

+0.1

92

+0.1

93

+0.1

94

+0.1

95

+0.1

96

+0.1

97

+0.1

98

+0.1

99

+0.1

N/A
Level 99 Stat +13.7

Willpower Soft Caps

Attribute Soft Cap Level 99 Stat
Max Health Lvl. 15

+10 > +7

Lvl. 30

+7 > +5

Lvl. 60

+5 > +3

+422
Attack Damage: Base

Attack Damage: Spear

Attack Damage: Dual Wield

N/A +89

+179

+268

Stamina Recovery Lvl. 15

+0.4 > +0.3

Lvl. 30

+0.3 > +0.1

N/A +20.9
Guard Stamina Damage Decrease Lvl. 30

+0.7> +0.4

Lvl. 60

+0.4 > +0.1/+0.2

N/A +31.9

Proficiency Soft Caps

Attribute Soft Cap Level 99 Stat
Max Health Lvl. 15

+10 > +7

Lvl. 30

+7 > +5

Lvl. 60

+5 > +3

+422
Attack Damage: Base

Attack Damage: Greatsword

Attack Damage: Spear

N/A +89

+179

+268

Stamina Damage Increase Lvl. 35

+0.4 > +0.3

Lvl. 60

+0.3 > +0.1

N/A +20.9
Dodge Stamina Cost Decrease Lvl. 30

+0.7> +0.4

Lvl. 60

+0.4 > +0.1/0.2

N/A +31.8

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