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Upgrading Station
April 17, 2026 at 01:19 AM
Initial version
The Upgrading Station is a dedicated base building that raises the level of weapons, armor, bags, and certain accessories in Windrose. It is distinct from the Weaponsmith Workshop (which crafts and ascends weapons) and the Armor and Clothing Workshop (which crafts armor). Leveling gear up through level 8 happens exclusively at the Upgrading Station.
Property | Value |
|---|---|
Max Level | Level 8 for every eligible item |
Placement | Anywhere inside a Bonfire build radius |
Roof Requirement | No (confirm in-game, station does not flag weather exposure) |
Rarity Ascension | Not performed here (use the Weaponsmith Workshop for Rare-to-Epic with Tumbaga Ingots) |
Refund Path | Disassembly Table returns 100 percent of the material cost if relocated |
Interacting with the Upgrading Station opens a panel that lists every upgrade-eligible item in the player's inventory alongside the materials each upgrade requires. Levels 1 to 8 typically cost progressively more of the same base material (for a Copper-tier weapon, that means Copper Ingots plus Wood; for Iron-tier, Foothills Iron Ingots; for Mire-tier, Mire Metal Ingots). Each level bumps the item's base stats (damage, defense, or bag capacity) by a fixed amount.
Once a Rare (blue) item reaches level 8, it becomes eligible for ascension to Epic (purple). That ascension step is performed at the Weaponsmith Workshop using a Tumbaga Ingot, not at the Upgrading Station. Ascension grants a permanent new perk on top of the existing effect and cannot be reversed; the Disassembly Table does not refund Tumbaga.
The game calculates armor defense as an average across all five equipped pieces (helmet, chest, legs, gloves, boots). Pushing one piece to level 8 while leaving the other four at level 1 wastes the investment, because the effective defense is the average of the five displayed values, not the sum. The standard advice: upgrade evenly. A full set at level 4 outperforms one piece at level 8 and four at level 1.
Community consensus from the launch build: reaching roughly 180 effective defense (the averaged value across five pieces) is the first noticeable survivability jump. Below that threshold, Rare and Epic mobs cut through the player in three to four hits; above it, the damage intake curve flattens and mistakes stop being instantly fatal.
Levels here: weapons of every type, every armor slot, Backpacks (bag slots increase with each upgrade), certain ship-accessory gear
Does not level here: cannons and ship hulls (use the Shipwright's Workshop), cooking-fire buffs, potions, or attribute points (which are reset at the talent respec, not leveled)
Upgrade System — the broader upgrade tree
Weaponsmith Workshop — rarity ascension
Disassembly Table — the 100% refund station
Tumbaga Ingot — ascension material
Bonfire — build radius anchor
