Intelligence

**Intelligence** is one of the 6 stats currently in the game. Intelligence relates to the ability one player has to solve problems or use certain skills and techniques. When invested in correctly, intelligence can provide a massive boost to all of your other stats. Humans are the most notorious user of this.

In the current expansion, intelligence is widely regarded as the best, most influential stat in the game. Humans, house cats, domestic dogs, parrots, ceoleoids and dolphins are all high-intelligence builds and are widely regarded as some of the best builds in the game. On the other hand, many low intelligence builds are some of the worst in the entire game.

## Abilities

### Problem Solving

This skill is one of the most useful skills for taking out tank builds. This ability allows the player to see weaknesses in enemy armor, giving a decisive blow and some easy XP. This can be seen in many raptor builds in their matchup against turtle and armadillo players. The raptors often grab the turtle by its shell, fly into the air, and drop it to the ground to deal environmental damage.

### Speech

A skill unique to humans and some bird builds, this ability allows for more nuanced communication between players of the same sub-class, as well as some intimidation potential.

### Tool Use

A skill first seen by octopuses and squids, it has been seen on many terrestrial builds, mostly the Simian guild of primate, which includes apes such as humans. Tool Use allows the player to use objects in their surrounding area to craft better gear, as well as solve problems, use weapons, and most importantly, throw objects.

### Teach

A move exclusive to the Human build along with certain highly builds animals such as orcas and corvids (crows, ravens, magpies), this move allows players to use their speech skill to teach other players, netting them easy skill points in the early game. This build was also unlocked by other animals in the past like the Troodon. This ability can be fully exploited if you gain the writing ability only achieved by humans.

### Group Movement/Hunting

The intelligence stat allows for groups of players to band together. This results in pack hunters, like the wolf, or large amounts of players to travel together, such as a school of fish.

### Parenting

This ability allows a player to take care of the young and incubate eggs.

### Gathering data

Gathering intel and storing it as memory is useful for learning from experience and overcoming future challenges. Even better is passing down knowledge to other players with the teach ability which can advance the gameplay of future players. This can really be made use of when the handwriting ability is unlocked. Humans make full use of this ability with their scientific method of discovery and testing and constantly adding to their book of knowledge which can help them to predict and prepare for future events brought about by the devs. Intel gathering is also useful for pvp in humans with the espionage gameplay.

## Traits

### Neurons

* Perception
* Reaction
* Cephalization
* Coordination
* Navigation
* Central Nervous System
* Instinct (Level 1)
* Senses
* Brain Stem
* Instinct (Level 2)
* Memory (Level 1)
* Memory (Level 2)
* Decision Making
* Corpus Callosum
* Language

## High-Intelligence Builds

### Aquatic

The previously mentioned octopus and squid builds have a high intelligence stat, and the highest one in the aquatic server. This allows them to use tools and problem solve, which lets them get away with a lot of things they shouldn't. Dolphins and orcas also have a demonic intelligence stat, which allows them to hunt and travel in groups and communicate with their teammates.

### Terrestrial

The current highest intelligence build which happens to be the highest intelligence build ever in the game is the human, with a maxed out intelligence. This allowed them to become the most dominant build on all servers except Antarctica. Most other simians also have a high intelligence, but this is also seen on proboscideans, carnivorans, and rodents as well.

### Aerial

Parrots and Corvids are the most intelligent aerial builds, and they use tools and problem solve, which lets them get away with a lot of things they should not. Many raptor players also have high intelligence which allows to hunt defense-based builds such as turtle

## Super-Intelligence builds

Super-intelligence players are those who have perfected the use of technology and crafting skills which has allowed them to gain complete power and dominance in most servers and giving them a god+tier rating. The Kardashev scale ranks to what level these builds are at technology based on the amount of energy their civilizations are able to harness. The rankings are Type 1: control over all the energy sources on a planet server, Type 2: all the sources from a star server, Type 3 : all the sources across an entire galaxy server etc. Currently humans are probably the only known players (possibly eusocial insects too) to have any kind of rank on this scale being around a 0.7. It is theorized that once players reach type 3 status, they could protect themselves from being banned.