Weapon Upgrades

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Upgrades designed to enhance or otherwise customize your weapon.

• Only two upgrades per weapon allowed.
• Only one damage-type upgrade allowed per weapon. Cannot install a damage-type upgrade onto a weapon with a secondary damage type without replacing the second type.
• Beam Resistance upgrades are mutually exclusive with damage-type upgrades.

Melee Weapon Modification

• Heat Generator: Modifies a melee weapon so that it can channel thermal energy from a mobile suit's reactor through the hands.
  Effect: +Heat Damage (+25% damage vs shields)
  Note: Heat weapons can block beam sabers.
  Cost: 125 Credits x tier
• Sonic Enhancement: An upgrade that converts a melee weapon into a sonic or vibro-weapon.
  Effect: +Vibration Damage (+25% damage when attempting a Called Attack)
  Cost: 125 Credits x tier
• Electroshock Generator: Modifies a melee physical weapon so that it has an electrically charged surface.
  Effect: +Shock Damage
  Cost: 135 credits x tier
• Serrated/Sharpened Edge: An upgrade that renders a blade weapon more jagged, making it much deadlier. Alternatively, the blade is sharpened to enhance cutting ability.
  Effect: +1 Critical Range
  Incompatible with: Non-blades, beam sabers, and shields.
  Cost: 175 Credits x tier
• Beam Resistant Coating (Weapon)
  A special treatment that applies a beam resistant coating to a weapon, enabling it to resist beam weapons.
  Effect: Enables parrying of beam sabers
  Incompatible with: Non-melee, damage type upgrades.
  Cost: 100 Credits x tier.

Ranged Weapon Modification

• Thermite Rounds: Upgrades a ranged weapon so it fires super heated ammunition.
  Effect: +Heat Damage (+25% damage vs shields)
  Cost: 150 credits x tier
• Armor Piercing Rounds: Swaps out a weapons base ammunition for armor piercing ammo instead.
  Effect: +Piercing Damage (25% damage bypass shields, damage to limb)
  Cost: 150 credits x tier
• Laser Sight: Installs a laser pointer above the barrel or scope for greater pinpoint aiming.
  Effect: +1 critical range when using Take Aim, nullifies Stealth.
  Weight: +1
  Cost: 175 Credits x tier
• Structural LIDAR Sensor: Upgrade your weapon with a small sensor that better identifies vulnerable target areas on the enemy.
  Effect: +1 Critical Range (Sets critical range to 20 for weapons without one)
  Weight: +1
  Incompatible with: Melee weapons.
  Cost: 175 Credits x tier
• Expanded Clip: Expands the clip size of your weapon, allowing it to be used for one extra time before requiring reloading.
  Effect: Increases ammunition available for an additional firing.
  Weight: +1
  Restriction: Physical ammo only
  Cost: 75 Credits x tier
• Aquatic Repurpose: Allows a ranged weapon to operate underwater by replacing the ammo and firing chamber with water compatible alternatives.
  Incompatible with: Beam and rapid fire weapons
  Cost: 50 Credits x tier
• Grenade Launcher: Installs a revolving grenade launcher onto a medium or heavy gun, allowing it to store and use a grenade pack. Can be fired during a reload turn for an equipped weapon.
  Launcher Accuracy: -1
  Effect: Can store/use grenades without expending Artillery slot.
  Weight: +Grenades to weapon
  Incompatible with: Light Guns
  Cost: 100 Credits x tier
• Bayonet Install:
  Allows the installation of a sword or dagger onto a ranged weapon, allowing it to be used for melee. The installed weapon may not be removed for separate use and has only one upgrade slot.
  Weight: +Weapon (max weight of 5)
  Bayonet Accuracy: -1
  Negates melee weapon bonus
  Cost: 100 Credits x tier
• Coaxial Gun Install:
  Allows the installation of a secondary machine gun to a single shot weapon, giving it a means of providing additional weapons fire.
  Weight: +2
  Damage: (Equal to vulcans)
  Accuracy: -1
  Damage Type: Physical
  Critical Chance: 20
  Uses per magazine/clip: 4
  Note: Fires with weapon as a free action.
  Incompatible with: Melee, Shields, shoulder mounted weapons, and multi shot weaponry
  Cost: 150 Credits x tier

Shield Modifications

• Structural Reinforcement:
  Reinforces the internal structure of a shield so it can take more damage before crumbling.
  Effect: +10% Shield Durability, +1 Weight
  Coat: 100 Credits x tier.
• Spike Plate:
  Adds spikes to a shield, giving it increased damage potential when used in battle.
  Effect: +10 damage when attacking with shield. +1 weight.
  Note: Base shield damage is based off unarmed.
  Restriction: Cannot be applied to shields that already have spikes or other weapons.
  Cost: 100 Credits x tier
• Laminated Coating: Applies a heat resistant gel to a shield, giving it resistance versus heat weapons.
  Effect: Nullify Heat damage vs Shield
  Secondary Effect: Can resist Beam Weapons for two blows before eroded.
  Cost: 100 Credits x tier
• Beam Resistant Coating: A special treatment that applies a beam resistant coating to a shield, enabling it to resist beam weapons.
  Effect: Nullify beam damage bonuses
  Incompatible with: Non-shields
  Cost: 115 Credits x tier.

Miscellaneous Modifications

• Polish/Re-calibration:
  Refines a weapon so that it can maintain its proper functionality without appearing outdated.
  Effect: Increases a weapon's tier to whatever tier is current. +10 damage for each tier increased, +5 if a half tier instead. Only applies to weapons of a lower tier than is currently available.
  Cost: 150 Credits x tier increase (150 credits if only one full or half tier increase.)
• Enlarge Weapon:
  Replaces a weapon with a larger, heavier version of itself for increased power.
  Effects: +20 Damage, +2 weight
  Cost: 150 Credits x tier
• Reduce Weapon:
  Replaces a weapon with a smaller, lighter version of itself for easier use.
  Effects: -20 Damage, -2 weight
  Cost: 150 Credits x tier

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Planned Upgrades

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• Particle Coating: (Tier 8? - Astrea's Proto GN Sword first example, otherwise T12 with Exia)
  Modifies a physical weapon to utilize GN Particles.
  Effect: Converts Physical damage into GN Physical.
  Melee Weapons: Also grants beam resistance and reduces weight by 2. Any mechanics based on weapon weight, excluding weight capacity, use the base weight, rather than the reduced weight.
  GN Physical Damage: +50% damage to GN Fields for ranged weapons, x2 for melee weapons.
  Note: Effects only apply when weapon is used by a GN Particle powered machine.
  Incompatible with other damage upgrades.
  Cost: 200 Credits x tier
• Power Cable: (Tier 6)
  Connects a beam weapon directly to the mobile suit's reactor for improved power output.
  Effect: +20 base damage, removes charge limit.
  Heavy Weapons: +10 base damage, +2 uses.
  Cost: 175 Credits x tier