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Weapon Augments
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BlockCrusader  [developer] 24 May @ 4:34pm
Detailed Feature List
This is the original description for the mod before it was trimmed down in v1.3. Is has also been updated to remain accurate to further updates.

Shards of Power:
  • These are items used to craft Crystals of Power, which in turn yield Augment Jewels which grant Augments
  • Shards sometimes drop from enemies, and come in the 5 tiers (Basic, Uncommon, Rare, Epic, and Ultimate)
  • Epic & Ultimate Shards are exclusive to hardmode
  • In addition to crafting Crystals, multiple Shards of the same tier can be crafted together with ore to upgrade them into a higher-tier Shards
  • Conversely, Shimmer can be used to downgrade Shards
For more information on obtaining and applying Augments, refer to the tutorial in the mod's main description!

Augment Variety:
  • Augments (and their related items/materials) come in eight tiers
  • The 'standard' tiers are (Ordered by rarity/strength); Basic, Uncommon, Rare, Epic, and Ultimate
  • Additionally, 3 special tiers exist; Ultimate+, Exotic, Unusual, and Unusual+
  • Ultimate+: An upgrade beyond Ultimate that is post-ML exclusive
  • Exotic: Consists of 20 exclusive Augments that apply to accessories and not weapons
  • Unusual: Augments of this tier have altered mechanics instead of stats. 5 Unusual Augments are exclusive to accessories and entirely unique, whereas the other 20 are variants
  • Unusual+: Just like Ultimate+, but for Unusual tier Augments
  • Overall, there are 100 distinct Augment types, and the total amount of Augment type-tier combinations is 345 (Not all Augments appear in all tiers)

More on Ultimate+, Exotic and Unusual(+):
  • Once post-ML, Prestige Gems can very rarely drop from enemies. They can also be crafted from large amounts of Ultimate Shards of Power
  • Combine Prestige Gems with Ultimate Augment Jewels to upgrade the Jewels to Ultimate+
  • Exotic Shards of Power cannot be crafted from any other Shards and must be looted. Otherwise, obtaining Exotic Augments is the same as other tiers
  • Unusual Augments are rarely obtained from any type of Crystal of Power, replacing the normal drop
  • Prestige Gems can be used on Unusual Augment Jewels to upgrade them to Unusual+

Augment Limits:
  • Not all Augment types work with all weapons (Be it for technical and/or balancing reasons)
  • By default, a weapon can have just one Augment at a time. However, this can raised up to a max of 5 via. config
  • Accessories, however, can only ever have one Augment, and only accept Exotic Augments
  • Most Augments will stack with themselves, but all Augments of the Unusual tier cannot

Void Shards & Augment Stamps:
  • Void Shards are obtained rarely from enemies, or by shimmering Basic Shards of Power
  • Void Shards can be used at an Augment Workstation to remove Augments from items
  • Additionally, a few Shards of Power may be salvaged from this process, based on the Augments removed
  • There are also Augment Stamps, made from Void Shards and Shards of Power
  • Stamps offer a cut & paste function for transporting Augments between items, albeit with limitations based on the tier

Crafting Augments:
  • As an alternative to the grab-bag system, it is possible to turn on crafting recipes for Augments via. config settings
  • When activated, Augment Jewels may be directly crafted at an Augment Workstation using Shards of Power, plus other ingredients
  • Additionally, Uncanny Gems will rarely drop from enemies. These can be used to craft Unusual Augment Jewels
  • By default, the lowest tier of a given Augment must be made, and then upgraded to higher tiers with further shards. However, it is possible to enable direct crafting of higher tier Augments in the config
  • When crafting recipes are enabled, by default Crystals of Power will become unavailable. This can also be toggled via. config