# Skills There are currently 11 skills in the Beta, excluding the 4 Class Focus Skills. These skills fall into one of the following categories: 1. Gathering 2. Refining 3. Crafting ### Gathering Gathering skills are one of the most straightforward skills in S2. These skills allow players to extract raw materials from the world. These skills currently include: Mining, Woodcutting, and Farming. As players gain levels, they will unlock the ability to gather better resources, use better tools, and gain yield bonuses To gather resources, find them in the world and use the correct tool. When resources are harvested, the resource will automatically regenerate after a short cooldown. Players also get bonus Loot based on their [Specialization](/season-2-mmo/specialization.md) Level and Fortune stat. {% hint style="info" %} Read more about [Compacting](/season-2-mmo/materials-and-loot.md#compacting) the raw materials you gather {% endhint %} ### Refining Refining skills allow players to transform raw materials into usable ingredients for crafting. Most materials from Gathering skills must be refined before they can be used for anything. Higher levels allow players to refine better materials. Current skills: Smelting & Woodworking. ### Crafting Crafting skills give players the power to transform materials into usable Weapons, Armor, Enchantments, Potions, Food, and more. Many crafting skills have unique mechanics to allow for interesting interactions between players and the gear they create. For example, creating enchanting books requires 3 separate ingredients with the final outcome determined by a complex set of interactions between those ingredients. Some crafting, like cooking, is simpler by just converting raw materials into predefined cooked foods. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.cryptocraftgame.com/season-2-mmo/skills.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.