A Responder aiming a firearm in No More Room in Hell 2

No More Room in Hell 2 Perks and Skills Guide

A 1.0 guide to Responder skills, account access, Credits, rerolls, the new reload perks, and building for a role without inventing a tier list.

Checked for the 1.0 release on August 14, 2026

Direct answer

Treat perks as a way to define one Responder's job, not as a universal tier list. The official 1.0 progression plan added Handgun Reloading, Rifle Reloading, and Shotgun Reloading, removed Averaging, Guts, and Teddy Bear, and reduced perk reroll costs. Account level represents access to gear and skills, while Responder-specific progress is still exposed to permadeath.

Reload perks added: 3
Older perks removed: 3
1.0 reroll cost: Lower

Separate account and Responder progress

The two layers answer different questions. Account level communicates access to gear and skills, while each deployed Responder develops an identity that can be lost on death.

Use account level to understand what the profile can access across new recruits.

Treat a developed Responder's skills as part of that character's risk budget.

Do not spend heavily on a build before deciding which difficulty and squad role it is meant to serve.

Build for a squad job

The official design goal is to support different playstyles and moments. Start with the weapons, supplies, and responsibilities your squad can actually support.

Match a reload perk to the firearm family you expect to carry instead of planning around ideal loot.

Balance damage or speed choices with stamina, control, healing, and the team's shared resources.

Use harder difficulties to justify specialization only after the basic objective and extraction loop is reliable.

Use rerolls carefully

Credits can be spent on skills and loadout items, so every reroll competes with other progression choices. The 1.0 plan lowered reroll costs to encourage buildcrafting, but the live UI owns the current number.

Read the offered perk and current Credit price before confirming a reroll.

Keep a usable perk when the alternative purchase would help the squad more immediately.

Recheck official patch notes after balance updates because the pool, costs, and perk effects can change.

Frequently asked questions

What are the new 1.0 perks?

The official economy and progression blog names Handgun Reloading, Rifle Reloading, and Shotgun Reloading as added perks for 1.0.

Which perks were removed for 1.0?

The same official source names Averaging, Guts, and Teddy Bear as removed from the perk pool.

What is the best perk build?

There is no source-backed universal best build. Difficulty, squad role, available weapons, supplies, and current balance all change the answer, so this page does not publish an untested tier list.

Sources and verification

Checked for the 1.0 release on August 14, 2026

Official dev blog

Road to 1.0: Economy and Progression

Developer explanation of the 1.0 progression reset, Credits, Weekly Assignments, Merits, loadouts, skills, and perk rerolls.

Official update

Armageddon 1.0 Update Notes

Developer release notes used to check 1.0 mode, map, tutorial, solo, progression, and balance claims.

Community discussion

Steam discussion: perk unlocks

Player discussion used to identify common perk questions. Official progression notes and the current in-game UI take priority.