Upgrades
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There are a number of upgrades which can be purchased from merchants throughout the game. These upgrades usually require Gear Parts and Advanced Gear Parts, which are limited and found in treasure chests.
Capacity Upgrades
Capacity upgrades increase the storage space in the player inventory for items and ammo.
Backpack
Backpack Expansions - Allow you to carry more items in your backpack. Backpack capacity expansions don't require Gear Parts.
| Icon | Name | Description | Upgrade Cost | Upgrade Effect |
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Backpack Expansion | Allows you to carry more items in your backpack. |  Salt (50)
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Upgrades to 3 backpack slots |
| Salt (100)
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Upgrades to 4 backpack slots | |||
| Salt (150)
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Upgrades to 5 backpack slots | |||
| Salt (200)
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Upgrades to 6 backpack slots | |||
| Salt (250)
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Upgrades to 7 backpack slots | |||
| Salt (300)
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Upgrades to 8 backpack slots | |||
| Salt (350)
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Upgrades to 9 backpack slots | |||
| Salt (400)
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Upgrades to 10 backpack slots |
Bomb Box
Bomb Box Expansions - Allow you to carry more bombs.
| Icon | Name | Description | Upgrade Cost | Upgrade Effect |
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Bomb Box Expansion | Allows you to carry more bombs. | Salt (25) Gear Part (3)
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Increases Bomb Box storage to 15. |
Salt (50) Advanced Gear Part (3)
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Increases Bomb Box storage to 20. |
Ammo Box
Ammo Box Expansions - Allows you to carry more ammo.
| Icon | Name | Description | Upgrade Cost | Upgrade Effect |
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Ammo Box Expansion | Allows you to carry more ammo. | Salt (25) Gear Part (3)
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Increases Ammo Box storage |
| Salt (50) Advanced Gear Part (3)
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Increases Ammo Box storage to 60. |
Weapon Upgrades
Weapon upgrades upgrade the power and damage of bombs and weapons. Like capacity upgrades they often require Gear Parts - except the Frying Pan's upgrades, which are based on story progress.
Bomb Upgrade
Bomb Upgrades - upgrades for bombs.
| Icon | Name | Description | Upgrade Cost | Upgrade Effect |
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Bomb Upgrade | An upgrade for the bombs. | Salt (50) Gear Part (3)
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Upgrades bombs to level 2, increasing power. |
| Salt (100) Advanced Gear Part (3)
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Upgrades bombs to level 3, increasing power. |
Gun Upgrade
Gun Upgrades - upgrades for the Bang-Bang Gun.
| Icon | Name | Description | Upgrade Cost | Upgrade Effect |
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Gun Upgrade | An upgrade for the Bang-Bang Gun. | Salt (50) Gear Part (3)
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Upgrades the Bang-Bang Gun to level 2, increasing power and changing the weapon's appearance. |
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Salt (100) Advanced Gear Part (3)
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Upgrades the Bang-Bang Gun to level 3, increasing power and changing the weapon's appearance. |
Flame Upgrade
Flame Upgrades - upgrades for the Scepter of Flame.
| Icon | Name | Description | Upgrade Cost | Upgrade Effect |
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Flame Upgrade | An upgrade for the Scepter of Flame. | Salt (50) Gear Part (3)
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Upgrades the Scepter of Flame to level 2, increasing power and changing the weapon's appearance. |
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Salt (100) Advanced Gear Part (3)
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Upgrades the Scepter of Flame to level 3, increasing power and changing the weapon's appearance. |
Cog Upgrade
Cog Upgrades - upgrades for the Cog Shooter.
| Icon | Name | Description | Upgrade Cost | Upgrade Effect |
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Cog Upgrade | An upgrade for the Cog Shooter. | Salt (50) Gear Part (3)
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Upgrades the Cog Shooter to level 2, increasing power and changing the weapon's appearance. |
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Salt (100) Advanced Gear Part (3)
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Upgrades the Cog Shooter to level 3, increasing power and changing the weapon's appearance. |
Pan Upgrades
The frying pan is upgrades when the player passes certain milestones in the story.
After being upgraded the pan appearance changes as both a held weapon and in the cooking mini-game window.
| Icon | Name | Description |
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Level 1 | This is the initial pan John begins the game with. After breaking his pan fighting slugs Mason upgrades the pan, enabling it to use a charged attack. |
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Level 2 | After impressing Lee with cooking, he leaves a new pan as a gift for John with Alva. |
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Level 3 | The pan is upgraded to maximum level by the members of the Rocket Knight Legion just before entering the Eternal Tower for the second time. |
Achievements
There are three achievements related to upgrades, which require the player upgrade their backpack and bombs/ammo to max capacity, as well as upgrading all weapons to max power.
| Icon | Name | Description | Missable | Notes |
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Prepared for Anything | Upgrade your bomb and ammo boxes to their maximum capacities. | Missable | Purchase capacity upgrades from merchants for the bomb and ammo boxes. This requires Gear Parts and Advanced Gear Parts - to unlock this and all weapon upgrades all of these resources in game must be found in treasure chests. |
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Monster Pack | Upgrade your backpack to its maximum capacity. | Missable | Purchase capacity upgrades from merchants. Upgrades are available for salt from merchants through the story, and if missed they can be purchased from later merchants. |
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Armed to the Teeth | Upgrade all weapons to their max levels. | Missable | Purchase weapon upgrades from merchants for the Cog Shooter, Specter of Flame, and Bang Bang Gun. The Frying pan upgrades are unlocked through the story and can't be missed. Purchasing upgrades requires Gear Parts and Advanced Gear Parts - to unlock this and all weapon capacity upgrades all of these resources in game must be found in treasure chests. |