Maximum attribute level

[powerguy1983]

I am having trouble finding information on things that factor into maximum attribute level.  Maybe some of you with late-game duplicants can answer this.
Do any of the following affect a dupe's maximum attribute level?

• Interests
• Positive/negative traits with attribute modifiers
• Skills with attribute modifiers
• Anything else I may be missing?

[FenrirZeroZero]

Max stat Level is 20

All modifieres add or substract from that "max" (a dupe with only interest of digging starts @ digging 7 and ends with digging 27, if you add the skills he can reach 33 if you add exosuit 43 usw.)

P.s there is a mod to remove the skill cap

[wronny]

3 hours ago, FenrirZeroZero said:

(a dupe with only interest of digging starts @ digging 7 and ends with digging 27

A dupe with digging as only interest starts out with a skill level 7 / 20 in excavation, the interest is not counted as a bonus separately from the skill level.

Only duplicant traits (e.g. Mole Hands) and bonusses - temporary (atmo suit) as well as permanent (skills; e.g. Hard Digging) - are treated separately and adjust the cap accordingly.

[psusi]

1 hour ago, wronny said:

A dupe with digging as only interest starts out with a skill level 7 / 20 in excavation, the interest is not counted as a bonus separately from the skill level.

Well that sucks.  I thought those points were also on top of the 20 you can train.

[powerguy1983]

Thanks for the responses.  Do negative trait modifiers potentially reduce the attribute cap?  For example, is a dupe with the anemic trait (-5 athletics) capped at 15 athletics if no other skills or positive traits are affecting the attribute?

[Craigjw]

4 hours ago, wronny said:

Only duplicant traits (e.g. Mole Hands) and bonusses - temporary (atmo suit) as well as permanent (skills; e.g. Hard Digging) - are treated separately and adjust the cap accordingly.

 

1 hour ago, powerguy1983 said:

Do negative trait modifiers potentially reduce the attribute cap?  For example, is a dupe with the anemic trait (-5 athletics) capped at 15 athletics if no other skills or positive traits are affecting the attribute?

I'm going to conclude a yes because of the previous statement.  A trait is a trait, negative or positive.

[Gurgel]

32 minutes ago, Craigjw said:

I'm going to conclude a yes because of the previous statement.  A trait is a trait, negative or positive.

Should be. I do not take those, so I cannot be fully sure. But positive traits (not interests) just get added directly to whatever skill value (0...20) the dupe has, so negative ones should be too.

[bobucles]

The XP tracking mod shows that interests count as starting levels, not bonus levels. So you start at 7/20 cooking, and have to get all the XP needed to reach level 8.

Duplicant traits DO add or subtract as a direct bonus. A dupe with -5 athletics is actually level 0/20 minus 5. There aren't many stat traits but do keep an eye out for them.