Don "Rigs" Rigler (Remnant II)
Need to upgrade a weapon? Rigs is your man. Upgrading isn't free and the cost depends on how powerful the weapon in question already is.
Note that you can only have one of each weapon. If you find a weapon you already have, picking it up upgrades it by +1. This works up to +5. After that, picking up a "duplicate" weapon gets you Scrap. Unless you need to upgrade a weapon immediately, being patient and finding multiples of the same weapon is a good way to get five free upgrade levels.
Standard Weapons
Standard weapons can be upgraded to level 20. Rigs needs the following to upgrade a standard weapon:
| Upgrade to... | Cost |
|---|---|
| +1 | 4 Iron, 200 Scrap |
| +2 | 6 Iron, 220 Scrap |
| +3 | 8 Iron, 240 Scrap |
| +4 | 10 Iron, 260 Scrap |
| +5 | 12 Iron, 280 Scrap |
| +6 | 4 Forged Iron, 300 Scrap |
| +7 | 6 Forged Iron, 320 Scrap |
| +8 | 8 Forged Iron, 340 Scrap |
| +9 | 10 Forged Iron, 360 Scrap |
| +10 | 12 Forged Iron, 380 Scrap |
| +11 | 4 Galvanized Iron, 400 Scrap |
| +12 | 6 Galvanized Iron, 420 Scrap |
| +13 | 8 Galvanized Iron, 440 Scrap |
| +14 | 10 Galvanized Iron, 460 Scrap |
| +15 | 12 Galvanized Iron, 480 Scrap |
| +16 | 4 Hardened Iron, 500 Scrap |
| +17 | 6 Hardened Iron, 520 Scrap |
| +18 | 8 Hardened Iron, 540 Scrap |
| +19 | 10 Hardened Iron, 560 Scrap |
| +20 | 1 Simulacrum, 580 Scrap |
Thus, the cost to fully upgrade a standard weapon from 0 to +20 is:
- 7,440 Scrap
- 40 Iron
- 40 Forged Iron
- 40 Galvanized Iron
- 28 Hardened Iron
- 1 Simulacrum
Special Weapons
Special weapons can be upgraded to level 10. Riggs needs the following to upgrade a special weapon:
| Upgrade to... | Cost |
|---|---|
| +1 | 5 Iron, 2 Lumenite Crystal, 450 Scrap |
| +2 | 10 Iron, 2 Lumenite Crystal, 525 Scrap |
| +3 | 15 Iron, 2 Lumenite Crystal, 600 Scrap |
| +4 | 15 Forged Iron, 2 Lumenite Crystal, 675 Scrap |
| +5 | 20 Forged Iron, 3 Lumenite Crystal, 750 Scrap |
| +6 | 15 Galvanized Iron, 3 Lumenite Crystal, 825 Scrap |
| +7 | 20 Galvanized Iron, 3 Lumenite Crystal, 900 Scrap |
| +8 | 15 Hardened Iron, 4 Lumenite Crystal, 975 Scrap |
| +9 | 20 Hardened Iron, 4 Lumenite Crystal, 1,050 Scrap |
| +10 | 1 Simulacrum, 5 Lumenite Crystal, 1,125 Scrap |
Thus, the cost to fully upgrade a special weapon from 0 to +10 is:
- 7,875 Scrap
- 30 Iron
- 35 Forged Iron
- 35 Galvanized Iron
- 35 Hardened Iron
- 1 Simulacrum
Downgrade Weapons
If you need resources and don't feel like farming them, Rigs can downgrade a weapon by reverting it to +0 and giving you back a portion of its upgrade cost. What you receive depends on how many levels you're downgrading.
Standard Weapon Downgrade
You'll receive the following for downgrading a standard weapon:
| Downgrade from... |
Iron | Forged Iron |
Galvanized Iron |
Hardened Iron |
Scrap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +20 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 21 | 3,900 |
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| +14 | 30 | 30 | 21 | — | 2,310 |
| +13 | 30 | 30 | 14 | — | 2,080 |
| +12 | 30 | 30 | 8 | — | 1,860 |
| +11 | 30 | 30 | 3 | — | 1,650 |
| +10 | 30 | 30 | — | — | 1,450 |
| +9 | 30 | 21 | — | — | 1,260 |
| +8 | 30 | 14 | — | — | 1,080 |
| +7 | 30 | 8 | — | — | 910 |
| +6 | 30 | 3 | — | — | 750 |
| +5 | 30 | — | — | — | 600 |
| +4 | 21 | — | — | — | 460 |
| +3 | 14 | — | — | — | 330 |
| +2 | 8 | — | — | — | 210 |
| +1 | 3 | — | — | — | 100 |
Special Weapon Downgrade
You'll receive the following for downgrading a special weapon:
| Downgrade from... |
Iron | Lumenite Crystal |
Forged Iron |
Galvanized Iron |
Hardened Iron |
Scrap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +10 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 3,938 |
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