Upgrades (SWD)

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There are a variety of upgrades and items that can be bought from the three shops in Tumbleton.

Defaults:

  • Old Pickaxe: Obtained at the beginning of the game from the late Uncle Joe. Has 1 gd and 1 ed.
  • Drill: Obtained in the third upgrade cave in Archaea. Has (?) gd and 1 ed.
  • Steam Punch: Obtained in the second upgrade cave in Old World. Has (?) gd and (?) ed.
  • Lantern: Has 3 bars.
  • Pouch: Has 3 slots (each slot holds 4 ore or 1 gem).
  • Tank: Obtained in the second upgrade cave in Archae, along with the Steam Jump. Has 2 bars of water.
  • Health: Has 2 bars.

Cranky's Upgrades

Level Image Name Cost Effect Description
2
Upgrade Health.png
Health 1-10 SWD Gold.png Restores all health. The cost depends on your current amount of health: 1 SWD Gold.png per 10% health needed to restore, rounded up. "Give ye a nice pick-me-up and restore ye to full health."
5
Item Teleporter.png
Teleporter 3 SWD Orb.png A single, permanent Teleporter to place somewhere. You can only have 1 at a time. "Joe's strange devices. He'd use them to create shortcuts back to Tumbleton. Ye're welcome to try them out."
N/A(requires upgrade from the mine)
Item Dynamite.png
Dynamite 8 SWD Gold.png A single stick of dynamite to throw. You can hold up to 5. "Pretty basic, ye throw it at whatever ye want to blow to smithereens. Just try not to get caught in yer own blast."
2
Upgrade Pickaxe01.png
Sharp Pickaxe 8 SWD Gold.png Allows pickaxe to break smooth soil. "I'll sharpen that pickaxe for ye. It'll let ye dig into harder soil."
2
Upgrade Pickaxe01.png
Copper Pickaxe 30 SWD Gold.png Increases pickaxe's ground damage by 2. "Sturdier than what ye've got, at least."
Bronze Pickaxe 50 SWD Gold.png "Adding a bit of tin to that blade should strengthen it."
Iron Pickaxe 75 SWD Gold.png "Now this is some premium grade metal. Nice and pure."
Steel Pickaxe 125 SWD Gold.png 5 SWD Orb.png "I'll temper yer blade and ye should get some more punch to yer digging."
7
Upgrade Damaging Pickaxe.png
Damaging Pickaxe 250 SWD Gold.png 10 SWD Orb.png Increases pickaxe's enemy damage by 1. "Ye want to treat the tip of yer pickaxe with this? Make shorter work of most fiends."
3
Upgrade Pouch.png
Medium Pouch 30 SWD Gold.png Inreases the number of inventory slots by 1. "Ye'll need a bigger pouch if ye want to bring up some bigger hauls."
Big Pouch 75 SWD Gold.png "Ye just need to put ye back into it and ye'll be able to carry this pouch."
Bigger Pouch 150 SWD Gold.png 5 SWD Orb.png "This is the biggest pouch I'm able to manufacture on me own."
4
Upgrade Lantern.png
Coal Lantern 75 SWD Gold.png 3 SWD Orb.png +60 seconds of light. "If we upgrade yer furnace to burn coal instead of wood it'll shine a bit longer."
6
Upgrade Armor.png
Plate Armor 50 SWD Gold.png +1 max health. I'll slap some pieces onto that armor of yers. Make it a bit tougher."
Sturdy Armor 100 SWD Gold.png 5 SWD Orb.png "A bit of welding should make those armor pieces fit together better."
6
Upgrade Tank.png
Deep Tank 75 SWD Gold.png +1 max water. "I can expand that water tank for ye a wee bit."
Dual Tank 150 SWD Gold.png 5 SWD Orb.png "I guess I could add another tank, next to the one ye've got."
7
Upgrade Pressuriser.png
Pressurizer 100 SWD Gold.png 5 SWD Orb.png -50% Steam Jump water usage. "These add-on pressure chambers will optimize yer steam jump."
2
Item Ladder.png
Ladder 5 SWD Gold.png A single, permanent ladder segment to place somewhere. You can hold up to 5. "Practical thing to keep on yer person. Ye can stack them on top of each other to get out of tricky situations."
3
Upgrade Lantern.png
Lamp 3 SWD Gold.png A single, permanent lamp to place somewhere. You can hold up to 4. "Ye can mark out a spot ye want to keep bright with these placeable lamps."

Discount Custom

Level Image Name Cost Effect Description
8
Upgrade Pickaxe02.png
Tungsten Pickaxe 200 SWD Gold.png Increases pickaxe's ground damage by 2. "A robust axe for an adventurer like yourself."
Silver Pickaxe 250 SWD Gold.png "A liquid silver core will give that swing some extra heft."
Gold Pickaxe 300 SWD Gold.png "Upgrade that core to gold to put even more weight in your swing."
Platinum Pickaxe 350 SWD Gold.png 5 SWD Orb.png "Durable is the word best used to describe this here pick."
12
Upgrade Swift Pickaxe.png
Swift Pickaxe 750 SWD Gold.png 10 SWD Orb.png
8
Upgrade Drill.png
DrillMaster 250 SWD Gold.png Increases drill's ground damage by 4. "The DrillMaster 3000 is a drill head with advanced ridge grooves to help shuffle harder dirt."
Drill-o-tron 425 SWD Gold.png 5 SWD Orb.png "The Drill-o-tron is the latest and greatest in drill head technology"
9
Upgrade Pouch.png
Gigantic Pouch 200 SWD Gold.png Increases the number of inventory slots by 1. "Roomy as a stage coach, this one."
Humongous Pouch 500 SWD Gold.png "There's a handy stretchiness to the fabric of this here pouch. Class out the wazoo."
8
Upgrade Lantern.png
Oil Lantern 250 SWD Gold.png 3 SWD Orb.png +60 seconds of light. "Oil! It's the way of the future, sonny."
10
Upgrade Armor.png
Hard Armor 250 SWD Gold.png +1 max health. "I can get some more protection out of this armor by tempering the metal, pardner."
Thick Armor 500 SWD Gold.png 5 SWD Orb.png "By layering your armor with a metal of higher quality, it can get real tough."
10
Upgrade Tank.png
Huge Tank 300 SWD Gold.png +1 max water. "Old tank will have to come out, pilgrim, but I'm sure we can fit a bigger one in there."
Super Tank 500 SWD Gold.png 5 SWD Orb.png "Bigger is always better. We just have to move some stuff around."
9
Upgrade Water Seal.png
Water Seal 15 SWD Orb.png +50% water from pools (3 bars instead of 2). "A sealing solution so you don't lose a drop of the water you find."
11
Upgrade Improved Hydraulics.png
Improved Hydraulics 500 SWD Gold.png 5 SWD Orb.png -33% drill water drain. "This will generate less friction so you'll save some of that water."

Ace Works

Level Image Name Cost Effect Description
13
Upgrade Pickaxe03.png
Garnet Pickaxe 400 SWD Gold.png Increases pickaxe's ground damage by 1. "Sharp and tough. Oh, and it comes in multiple colors."
Emerald Pickaxe 500 SWD Gold.png "One can always do with an upgrade on the hardness scale."
Ruby Pickaxe 600 SWD Gold.png "It's not only the magnificent colour that demands a premium."
Diamond Pickaxe 700 SWD Gold.png 5 SWD Orb.png "Hard as hard can be. Timeless beauty is just icing on the cake."
13
Upgrade Drill.png
Drill Star 600 SWD Gold.png Increases drill's ground damage by 4. "Drill Star! Accept no substitute."
Hyper Drill 800 SWD Gold.png 5 SWD Orb.png "The Hyper Drill will cut through diamond encrusted platinum without a single hiccup."
13
Upgrade Steam Punch.png
Sucker Punch 500 SWD Gold.png Increases Steam Punch's ground damage by 2 and enemy damage by 1. "Those rocks won't know what hit them. All's fair in love and mining."
Hammer Punch 750 SWD Gold.png "Now with more efficient force build-up."
Knock Out Punch 1000 SWD Gold.png 5 SWD Orb.png "You'll not find a rougher tool enhancement this side of the Rio Grande."
14
Upgrade Pouch.png
Gargantuan Pouch 1000 SWD Gold.png 5 SWD Orb.png Increases the number of inventory slots by 1. "Triple hemmed and double layered to handle a massive amount of the most arduous load."
15
Upgrade Tank.png
Unfathomable Tank 750 SWD Gold.png +1 max water. "I really haven't got the exact measurements for this one. Perceivably limitless, isn't it?
Bottomless Tank 1000 SWD Gold.png 5 SWD Orb.png "Echo... echo... echo... I guess there could be a bottom somewhere down there, after all."
15
Upgrade Armor.png
Super Armor 750 SWD Gold.png +1 max health. "This armor has been cast from the highest grade of metal available."
Uber armor 1000 SWD Gold.png 5 SWD Orb.png "The metal has been folded and folded again until it's as strong as possible."
13
Upgrade Lantern.png
Plasma Lantern 500 SWD Gold.png 3 SWD Orb.png +60 second light duration. "The latest advances in physics. It will make you shine like the star you are."
16
Upgrade Hydraulic Fluid.png
Hydraulic Fluid 20 SWD Orb.png +50% Steam Punch charge speed. "With proper lubrication you'll be able to increase the output."
MAX
Upgrade Damage Reduction.png
Damage Reduction 3000 SWD Gold.png 10 SWD Orb.png Reduces incoming damage by 25%. "By reshaping the angles of your armour, the fiends will never hit true."

Trivia

  • You can put up to 100 items in the mine and there's no way to destroy them,. There is a way to expand that, but it involves modifying the games files.
  • An Item can be destroyed if the player places it under a falling rock.