BUILDUpdated 2026-10-05
Lagos Life skills and traits
Your trait decides which skill grows fastest, and skills decide which careers open up. Pick the trait that matches the career you want, not the funniest name.
Traits
| Trait | Effect |
|---|---|
| Foodie | Cooking growth x1.6 |
| Gym Rat | Fitness growth x1.6 |
| Tech Bro or Sis | Coding growth x1.6 |
| Musical | Music growth x1.6 |
| Hustler | Hustle growth x1.5 |
| Smooth Talker | Charisma growth x1.5 |
| Owambe Spirit | Affects need drain, work and social outcomes |
| Lazy Bone | Affects need drain, work and social outcomes |
| Clean Pikin | Affects need drain, work and social outcomes |
| Night Crawler | Affects need drain, work and social outcomes |
Skills and how to raise them
| Skill | What raises it | Careers it unlocks |
|---|---|---|
| Cooking | Learn Mama's Ewedu Secret (Amala Shitta) | Chef |
| Charisma | Practice Speech; Open Mic; Practise Presenting | Banking, Content Creator, Teaching, Football, Retail, Law, Real Estate |
| Fitness | Session with a Coach (i-Fitness) | Nursing, Medicine, Fitness Coach, Aviation |
| Coding | Weekend Hackathon (CcHub); Hack on Side Project | Tech |
| Music | Play the Piano; Practice Guitar | Music, DJ |
| Hustle | Buy & Resell Goods (Balogun); Network with Big Men | Trading, Hairstyling, Event Planning, Civil Service |
| Comedy | Film a Comedy Skit; Practise Stand-up | Broadcasting |
| Dance | Practise Dance Moves | No career |
| Photography | Practise Photography | No career |
The six needs, plus mood
| Need | Notes |
|---|---|
| Bladder | Fastest-draining bar in the game - top up before long shifts or cross-city trips. |
| Hunger | Restored by food; drains fastest of the ordinary needs. |
| Fun | Restored by food and venues; punishes pure grinding. |
| Energy | Restored by sleep; drives how many shifts you can run. |
| Hygiene | Restored by bathing. |
| Social | Restored by venues and hosting others. |
| Mood | Sum of the six bars; above 40 gives a bonus to all skill gains. |
Skill gain is roughly rate x hours, scaled down as the skill rises. Levels cap at 10, and promotion gates sit at 1, 3, 5 and 7 (or 3, 4, 5, 7 and 9 for slower careers).