Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords/Upgrade items

Upgrade items can be used to improve some body armors and robes, as well as some ranged and melee weapons, and lightsabers. Almost all upgrade items that aren't lightsaber crystals can be created at a Workbench by a character with the necessary skill rank and components.

Any upgrade item is normally received from the following:

World	Area	Source
Peragus II	Crew Quarters	Footlocker
Nar Shaddaa	Refugee Quad	Nadaa

The upgrade item received from Nadaa depends on your experience level:

Upgrade item	Armor	Ranged	Melee	Lightsaber	Power crystal
Code	Level + 2	(Level + 2) / 2	(Level + 2) / 2	(Level - 4) / 2	Level - 3

You cannot receive upgrade items for lightsabers before level 10.

Workbench

There's a Workbench in the following locations:

World	Area	User(s)
Peragus II	Fuel Depot	Main
	Dormitories	Main, Kreia, Atton
	Engine Deck	Main, Atton, T3-M4
Telos: Citadel Station	Residential 082 East	Main, Party
	Entertainment	Main, Party
Telos	Underground Base	Main, Kreia, Atton, Bao-Dur
	Secret Academy	Main, Kreia, Atton, Bao-Dur
Ebon Hawk	Garage & Workbench	Main
Nar Shaddaa	Refugee Landing Pad	Main, Party
	Jekk'Jekk Tarr Tunnels	Hanharr or Mira, Main
	Goto's Yacht	Party, Main
Dxun	Mandalorian Ruins	Main, Party
Dantooine	Enclave Sublevel	Main, Party
	Khoonda	Main, Party
Dxun	Sith Tomb	Party (not Kreia)
Onderon	Sky Ramp	Party
Telos: Citadel Station	Entertainment Module 081	Main, Party
Ravager	Command Deck	Main, Mandalore, Visas
Malachor V	Trayus Proving Grounds	Main

Once T3-M4 joins your party, you can ask T3 to upgrade an item for you. Otherwise:

Workbench: Workbenches can be used to CREATE, BREAKDOWN, and UPGRADE certain items.

1. [Learn about using the workbench.]

1. [Learn about creating items.]

Workbench: A character can CREATE certain items at a workbench using COMPONENTS, which can be found, purchased, or obtained by BREAKING DOWN other items. All skills except Persuade play a role in item creation.

Workbench: What would you like to learn more about?

1. What types of items can be created?		3. [Learn about upgrading items.]
Workbench: Generally, more complex or valuable items require a higher skill and more COMPONENTS to CREATE. Most items that can be created are UPGRADES, which enhance the capabilities of many weapons or armor.		Workbench: Throughout the game you will find or CREATE weapons and armor that are marked as UPGRADEABLE. These items can be improved by the addition of one or more UPGRADE ITEMS. With UPGRADE ITEMS you can use this workbench to construct new, more powerful versions of UPGRADEABLE ranged weapons, melee weapons, lightsabers and armor.
Workbench: Which type of upgrade item would you like to learn more about?
1. Ranged weapon upgrades.	2. Melee weapon upgrades.	3. Lightsaber upgrades.	4. Armor upgrades.
5. Non-upgrade items.		6. [Back to Main Menu.]

Workbench: Energy shields and a limited assortment of weapons can also be created. In general, these items are found or purchased instead of created, however. Making non-upgrade items depends upon the user's Repair skill.

Workbench: Which type of item would you like to learn more about?

Making most non-upgrade items depends on the user's Repair skill:

Non-upgrade items	Skill used	Maximum
		Rank	Cost
Shields	Security	29	31
Blaster pistols	Repair	22	380
Blaster rifles	Repair	16	126
Melee weapons	Repair	23	450
Repair kits	Repair	20	5

Miscellaneous	Skill used	Maximum
		Rank	Cost
Parts	Repair	5	10
Computer Spike	Computer Use	5	12
Tunneler	Security	5	5
Rockets	Repair	25	24

2. What is each skill used for?

Workbench: All skills except PERSUADE affect what types of items can be created. High skill levels allow access to more powerful upgrades. Which skill would you like to learn more about?

Dialog

1. Awareness. 2. Computer Use. Workbench: AWARENESS is used to create upgrades that either require detailed work and or involve optics. Possible upgrade types include: Ranged weapons: targeting scopes Melee weapons: none Lightsabers: lenses Armor: underlays Workbench: COMPUTER USE allows you to create high-tech upgrades that require computer engineering. Possible upgrade types include: Ranged weapons: power packs and firing chambers Melee weapons: energy cells Lightsabers: energy cells and lenses Armor: none 3. Demolitions. 4. Repair. Workbench: The DEMOLITIONS skill is used to create many power supplies and explosive-related upgrades. Possible upgrade types include: Ranged weapons: power packs and firing chambers Melee weapons: none Lightsabers: emitters and energy cells Armor: underlays and overlays Workbench: REPAIR allows you to create some weapons as well as many types of standard upgrades. Possible upgrade types include: Ranged weapons: firing chambers Melee weapons: grips and edges Lightsabers: emitters Armor: overlays 5. Security. 6. Stealth. Workbench: SECURITY, with its emphasis on electrical systems, is used to create upgrades involving ions. Possible upgrade types include: Ranged weapons: power packs and firing chambers Melee weapons: edges and energy cells Lightsabers: emitters energy cells Armor: underlays Workbench: The STEALTH skill can be used to upgrades dealing with sound or espionage related activities. Possible upgrade types include: Ranged weapons: targeting scopes Melee weapons: grips and energy cells (and edges) Lightsabers: emitters none Armor: underlays and overlays 7. Treat Injury. Workbench: TREAT INJURY allows one to create upgrades involving healing or substances used in medicine. Possible upgrade types include: Ranged weapons: none Melee weapons: none Lightsabers: lenses Armor: underlays

Upgrade items		Maximum skill rank used (Component Cost)
Armor	Overlays	No	30 (412)	28 (375)	No	31 (475)	No	No
	Underlays	No	26 (350)	30 (475)	31 (500)	No	28 (407)	29 (445)
Ranged	Targeting	No	No	32 (500)	28 (370)	No	No	No
	Power packs	30 (435)	No	No	No	No	32 (460)	No
	Firing chambers	30 (450)	26 (302)	No	No	32 (525)	28 (375)	No
Melee	Edges	No	No	28 (360)	No	32 (425)	30 (411)	No
	Energy cells	32 (487)	No	26 (302)	No	No	28 (360)	No
	Grips	No	No	32 (494)	No	30 (440)	No	No
Lightsaber	Energy cells	29 (495)	21 (250)	No	No	No	27 (437)	No
	Emitters	No	No	No	No	29 (470)	No	No
	Lenses	23 (302)	No	No	29 (450)	No	No	25 (365)

3. How does the item creation process work?

Workbench: The item creation screen looks similar to the inventory screen. On the left are the items of the selected category that can be created. To the right, your character's skill level in the relevant skill is shown, along with a description of the item. Also on this screen are the number of components you possess and how many components the selected upgrade requires to create. You can gain more components by BREAKING DOWN useless items in your inventory. Upgrades that you cannot create yet appear on the list in grey. Note that upgrades that require skill levels far above yours will not appear at all. Increase your skills to gain access to more powerful items.

Items are created using the skill rank of the character using the workbench, and only those which can be created using that character's skill rank +8 appear.

2. [Learn about breaking down items.]

Workbench: You can BREAKDOWN an item to acquire COMPONENTS, which can then be used to CREATE other, different items. Use it to recycle items you don't want or need in the field. How many COMPONENTS you get from BREAKING DOWN an item depends upon the item's complexity and value, and your Repair skill.

When breaking down items, your main character's current Repair rank normally determines how many components you get, regardless of which character is actually using the workbench. Rank < 1 grants just one component, while rank > 0 grants a percentage of the item's component value:

Repair rank
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
5%	10%	15%	20%	25%	30%	35%	40%	45%	50%	55%	60%	65%	70%	75%	80%	85%	90%	95%	100%

Maximum component value of an item is 5% of its base credit value: for example, a Repeating Blaster Rifle normally costs 1750 credits, so its maximum component value is 87 (which is what it costs to create).

Once your main character has Repair rank 20, items can be created safe in the knowledge that they can always be broken down again without losing any components. This means lesser items can be created and used rather than hoarding components until a character has sufficient skill rank and components to create the best items.

2. [Use the workbench to upgrade items.]

3. [Use the workbench to create or breakdown items.]

4. [Leave the workbench alone for now.]

Lab Station

There's a Lab Station in the following locations:

World	Area	User(s)
Peragus II	Administration Level	Main, Kreia, Atton
	Dormitories	Main, Kreia, Atton
	Crew Quarters	Main, Kreia, Atton
Telos: Citadel Station	Residential 082 West	Main, Party
	Bumani Exchange Corp.	Main, Party
Telos	Underground Base	Main, Kreia, Atton, Bao-Dur
	Secret Academy	Main, Kreia, Atton, Bao-Dur
Nar Shaddaa	Ebon Hawk	Main, Party
	Goto's Yacht	Party, Main
Dxun	Mandalorian Ruins	Main, Party
Onderon	Western Square	Main, Party
Dantooine	Khoonda	Main, Party

Once the Disciple joins the party of a female main character, he can be used as a Lab Station anywhere by saying you'd like to make use of his skills after asking about his medical training. Otherwise:

Lab Station: Lab Stations can be used to CREATE, BREAKDOWN, and UPGRADE certain items.

A Lab Station cannot actually be used to upgrade certain items.

1. [Learn about creating items.]

Lab Station: A character can CREATE certain items at a Lab Station using CHEMICALS, which can be found, purchased, or obtained by BREAKING DOWN other items. Treat Injury and Demolitions play a role in item creation at a Lab Station.

Dialog

Lab Station: What would you like to learn more about? 1. What types of items can be created? Lab Station: Generally, more complex or valuable items require a higher skill and more COMPONENTS to CREATE. Lab Station: Which type of item would you like to learn more about? 1. Health related items. Lab Station: Health related items include medpacs and some implants. Creating these items depends upon your Treat Injury skill. 2. Stimulants. Lab Station: Stimulants provide temporary boost to attributes and are best used right before a difficult battle. Creating stimulants depends upon your Treat Injury skill. 3. Mines. Lab Station: Mines detonate when enemies walk near them. They are an excellent way to wear down a superior foe, especially when used in conjunction with Stealth. Your Demolitions skill affects what mines you can create. 4. Grenades. Lab Station: Grenades can have a variety of effects and are most effective at hindering clusters of enemies. The types of grenades you can create depends upon your Demolitions skill. 5. Back to Main Menu.

Treat Injury	Maximum
	Rank	Chemicals
Medpacs	20	75
Implants	38	850
Stimulants	30	100

Demolitions	Maximum
	Rank	Chemicals
Mines	30	300
Grenades	28	1000

2. How does the item creation process work?

Lab Station: The item creation screen looks similar to the inventory screen. On the left are the items of the selected category that can be created. To the right, your character's skill level in the relevant skill is shown, along with a description of the item. Also on this screen are the number of chemicals you possess and how many chemicals the selected upgrade requires to create. You can gain more chemicals by BREAKING DOWN useless items in your inventory. Items that you cannot create yet appear on the list in grey. Note that items that require skill levels far above yours will not appear at all. Increase your skills to gain access to more powerful items.

Items are created using the skill rank of the character using the Lab Station, and only those which can be created using that character's skill rank +8 appear.

2. [Learn about breaking down items.]

Lab Station: You can BREAKDOWN an item to acquire CHEMICALS, which can then be used to CREATE other, different items. Use it to recycle items you don't want or need. How many CHEMICALS you get from BREAKING DOWN an item depends upon the item's complexity and value, and your Treat Injury skill.

Only items that can be created using a Lab Station can be broken down into chemicals. When breaking down items, the Treat Injury rank of the character using the Lab Station determines how many chemicals you get. Rank < 1 grants just one chemical, while rank > 0 grants a percentage of the item's chemical value:

Treat Injury rank
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
5%	10%	15%	20%	25%	30%	35%	40%	45%	50%	55%	60%	65%	70%	75%	80%	85%	90%	95%	100%

Maximum chemical value of an item is 50% of its base credit value: for example, a Reflex Package normally costs 75 credits, so its maximum chemical value is 37 (which is what it costs to create).

Once any character has Treat Injury rank 20, items can be created safe in the knowledge that they can always be broken down again without losing any chemicals. This means lesser items can be created and used rather than hoarding chemicals until a character has sufficient skill rank and chemicals to create the best items.

3. [Use the Lab Station now.]

4. [Leave the Lab Station alone for now.]