Augmentation

Inspecting an augmented item

Augmentation is the process by which players use their Invention skill to enhance weapons, shields, armour, and tools. Items can be augmented with the use of an augmentor, and a gizmo shell can then be added to hold various perks. Most augmented items degrade in combat using the universal charge pack, rather than using the Equipment degradation system. Augmentable items that normally degrade to dust are created with their own pool of charges, and drain that pool exclusively. An augmentable item cannot be augmented in a broken state.

Augmented items are not tradeable; however, the process can be reversed with an augmentation dissolver, although this will permanently destroy the augmentor and any attached gizmos. In addition, if the item was degradeable prior to augmentation, it will revert to its fully degraded form. Additionally, they cannot be brought to a duel at Duel Arena.

On death, any augmented equipment which is not protected will drain two hours worth of drain rate when it is recovered; e.g. if a 1 charge/second drain weapon is not protected, it drains 7200 charges on recovery.

Augmentation unlocks[edit | edit source]

Level	Research unlocked
2	Augmentor
2	Augment weapons
4	Augmented item maximum level 5
16	Augment body armour
27	Augmented item maximum level 10
45	Augment leg-slot armour
60	Augmented item maximum level 15
99	Augmented item maximum level 20

Disassembling and siphoning[edit | edit source]

After levelling your item, you can choose to disassemble or siphon it for Invention experience. Disassembling it gives more experience earlier, but destroys both the item and the augmentor.

Items can acquire experience prior to unlocking the ability to level them.

The level effect is cumulative; a level 10 item will have all the previous effects.

Item level	Item experience	Invention experience (tier 80)			Item effects
Item level	Item experience	Disassembly	Siphon	GP/XP	Item effects
1	0	0	N/A		N/A
2	1,160	9,000			Disassembling this item has a 50% chance to return installed gizmos.
3	2,607	27,000			Disassembling this item gives double materials.
4	5,176	54,000	9,000	21.38	Disassembling this item never gives junk.
5	8,286	108,000	27,000	7.13	This item drains 10% less charge when used.
6	11,760	144,000	54,000	3.56	Disassembling this item gives triple materials.
7	15,835	198,000	108,000	1.78	Disassembling this item gives an extra random uncommon material.
8	21,152	270,000	144,000	1.34	Disassembling this item returns all installed gizmos.
9	28,761	378,000	198,000	0.97	Disassembling this item gives quadruple materials.
10	40,120	540,000	270,000	0.71	Disassembling this item gives the maximum extra Invention XP.
11	57,095		378,000	0.51	N/A
12	81,960		540,000	0.36	Siphoning this item gives the maximum extra Invention XP.
13	117,397			0.18	Siphoning this item has a 50% chance to not consume the siphon.
14	166,496				This item drains 12.5% less charge when used.
15	232,755				This item can now be used with an Equipment separator.
16	320,080			0.00	Siphoning this item no longer consumes the siphon.
17	432,785				Using the Equipment separator on this item has a 25% chance to not consume the separator.
18	575,592				This item drains 15% less charge when used.
19	753,631				Using the Equipment separator on this item has a 50% chance to not consume the separator.
20	972,440				Helpful perks will activate 10% (multiplicative) more frequently. See Perk benefits for a list of perks that are known to be affected.