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Basic Upgrade

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A Basic Upgrade increases crafting efficiency based on tiers. There are various tiers of Basic Upgrades. For later tier professions, see Advanced and Modern upgrade.

Any Basic Upgrade 4 can be turned into a slightly better Specialty Upgrade, after being crafted into one by a master of the related Specialty. These all have a 50% resource cost and craft time modifier.

Basic Upgrade 1[edit | edit source]

Decreases resource cost for the table work orders by 10%.
Decreases craft time for the table work orders by 10%.

Basic Upgrade 1
Upgrade Modules
Description
Basic Upgrade that increases crafting efficiency.
General
Created at: Research Table
Used at: Research Table
Carried in: Backpack
Weight: 0.01kg
Stack limit: 100
IDs
Item ID: BasicUpgradeLvl1Item
Tags
Basic Upgrade, Upgrade,



Crafting Recipes

Crafting Station Item Materials Level Needed Crafting Time
(mins)
Labour Cost XP Gained

Research Table

Basic Upgrade 1
x1

Gathering Research Paper Basic
x1

Geology Research Paper Basic
x3

None 2 60 0


Used in Recipes

Crafting Station Item Materials Level Needed Crafting Time
(mins)
Labour Cost XP Gained

Research Table

Basic Upgrade 2
x1

Dendrology Research Paper Basic
x2

Metallurgy Research Paper Basic
x2

Wooden Hull Planks
x4

Basic Upgrade 1
x1

None 4 60 0



Basic Upgrade 2[edit | edit source]

Decreases resource cost for the table work orders by 25%.
Decreases craft time for the table work orders by 25%.

Basic Upgrade 2
Upgrade Modules
Description
Basic Upgrade that increases crafting efficiency.
General
Created at: Research Table
Used at: Research Table
Carried in: Backpack
Weight: 0.01kg
Stack limit: 100
IDs
Item ID: BasicUpgradeLvl2Item
Tags
Basic Upgrade, Upgrade,



Crafting Recipes

Crafting Station Item Materials Level Needed Crafting Time
(mins)
Labour Cost XP Gained

Research Table

Basic Upgrade 2
x1

Dendrology Research Paper Basic
x2

Metallurgy Research Paper Basic
x2

Wooden Hull Planks
x4

Basic Upgrade 1
x1

None 4 60 0


Used in Recipes

Crafting Station Item Materials Level Needed Crafting Time
(mins)
Labour Cost XP Gained

Research Table

Basic Upgrade 3
x1

Culinary Research Paper Basic
x1

Dendrology Research Paper Advanced
x1

Agriculture Research Paper Advanced
x1

Basic Upgrade 2
x1

None 6 60 0



Basic Upgrade 3[edit | edit source]

Decreases resource cost for the table work orders by 40%.
Decreases craft time for the table work orders by 40%.

Basic Upgrade 3
Upgrade Modules
Description
Basic Upgrade that increases crafting efficiency.
General
Created at: Research Table
Used at: Research Table
Carried in: Backpack
Weight: 0.01kg
Stack limit: 100
IDs
Item ID: BasicUpgradeLvl3Item
Tags
Basic Upgrade, Upgrade,



Crafting Recipes

Crafting Station Item Materials Level Needed Crafting Time
(mins)
Labour Cost XP Gained

Research Table

Basic Upgrade 3
x1

Culinary Research Paper Basic
x1

Dendrology Research Paper Advanced
x1

Agriculture Research Paper Advanced
x1

Basic Upgrade 2
x1

None 6 60 0


Used in Recipes

Crafting Station Item Materials Level Needed Crafting Time
(mins)
Labour Cost XP Gained

Research Table

Basic Upgrade 4
x1

Geology Research Paper Advanced
x1

Engineering Research Paper Advanced
x1

Basic Upgrade 3
x1

Basic Research Tag
x2

None 8 60 0



Basic Upgrade 4[edit | edit source]

Decreases resource cost for the table work orders by 45%.
Decreases craft time for the table work orders by 45%.

Basic Upgrade 4
Upgrade Modules
Description
Basic Upgrade that increases crafting efficiency.
General
Created at: Research Table
Used at: Butchery Table, Campfire, Carpentry Table, Farmers Table, Fiber Scutching Station, Fishery, Masonry Table, Mill, Rocker Box, Small Shipyard, Tailoring Table
Carried in: Backpack
Weight: 0.01kg
Stack limit: 100
IDs
Item ID: BasicUpgradeLvl4Item
Tags
Basic Upgrade, Upgrade,



Crafting Recipes

Crafting Station Item Materials Level Needed Crafting Time
(mins)
Labour Cost XP Gained

Research Table

Basic Upgrade 4
x1

Geology Research Paper Advanced
x1

Engineering Research Paper Advanced
x1

Basic Upgrade 3
x1

Basic Research Tag
x2

None 8 60 0


Used in Recipes

Crafting Station Item Materials Level Needed Crafting Time
(mins)
Labour Cost XP Gained

Butchery Table

Butchery Upgrade
x1

Basic Upgrade 4
x1

Butchery
Level 1

10 3000 4

Campfire

Campfire Cooking Upgrade
x1

Basic Upgrade 4
x1

Campfire Cooking
Level 1

10 3000 4

Carpentry Table

Carpentry Basic Upgrade
x1

Basic Upgrade 4
x1

Carpentry
Level 1

10 3000 4

Farmers Table

Farming Upgrade
x1

Basic Upgrade 4
x1

Farming
Level 1

10 3000 4

Farmers Table

Fertilizers Upgrade
x1

Basic Upgrade 4
x1

Fertilizers
Level 1

15 6000 4

Fiber Scutching Station

Gathering Basic Upgrade
x1

Basic Upgrade 4
x1

Gathering
Level 1

10 3000 4

Fishery

Hunting Upgrade
x1

Basic Upgrade 4
x1

Hunting
Level 1

10 3000 4

Carpentry Table

Logging Basic Upgrade
x1

Basic Upgrade 4
x1

Logging
Level 1

10 3000 4

Masonry Table

Masonry Basic Upgrade
x1

Basic Upgrade 4
x1

Masonry
Level 1

10 3000 4

Mill

Milling Upgrade
x1

Basic Upgrade 4
x1

Milling
Level 1

15 3000 4

Rocker Box

Mining Basic Upgrade
x1

Basic Upgrade 4
x1

Mining
Level 1

10 3000 4

Carpentry Table

Paper Milling Upgrade
x1

Basic Upgrade 4
x1

Paper Milling
Level 1

15 6000 4

Small Shipyard

Shipwright Basic Upgrade
x1

Basic Upgrade 4
x1

Shipwright
Level 1

15 3000 4

Tailoring Table

Tailoring Basic Upgrade
x1

Basic Upgrade 4
x1

Tailoring
Level 1

10 3000 4



Notes[edit | edit source]

  • The price reduction, while being essential to any profession, only applies to things that can be reduced to 1 item, without rounding of the % reduction. This means that a Basic Upgrade 4 will not reduce the price of 2 of the same item in a recipe, but will reduce the price of 3. Multiple repetitions of the same recipe count toward this, so crafting in bulk can take full advantage of the price reduction.
    • The Specialty Upgrades can somewhat mitigate this effect by simply cutting the price of anything in half.
  • Every Upgrade recipe in the game is designed in such a way that multiple players will collaborate in order to make these in a reasonable amount of time. This assumes "No Collaboration" isn't active.
  • Upgrades will apply their bonuses to crafts of upgrades. Players can use this mechanic to great effect as to greatly reduce the price of upgrade crafting. Note that the quantity of upgrades needed in the crafts will not be affected.
  • Upgrades are one of the most valued items in the game, due to their usage.

Strategy[edit | edit source]

  • Most players will decide to begin selling their goods only after having procured themselves an Upgrade. This strategy generally improves the efficiency of any business.
  • Using the Barter Currency, which is exclusive to the store it's used in, players can create "automatic stores" in which players provide the exact materials needed for the craft. The storeowner can make a significant profit by using Basic Upgrades on the related crafting stations.
    • Players can source materials (including Basic Upgrades) from anywhere - this includes other stores made by the automatic store's owner.
    • Such stores are usually named along the lines of "Automatic BU1 -> BU2". They may not always be in stock, since the stock is created by other players' provisions of materials.