Upgrades

Upgrades Shadymilkman has gotten!

Energy Tank +20	Life's a lot less fun on an empty tank: make yours bigger! Got it Sun. November 11, 2012	2000
Transcendental Radius I	Radiate 50% further during Transcendental Radiation. Got it Sun. November 11, 2012	2000
Ticket To Cloud Flight	Leap into the sky above the tree-tops, and collect quoins as you fly through the air! Got it Sun. November 11, 2012	25
Energy Tank +10	Life's a lot less fun on an empty tank: make yours bigger! Got it Fri. October 12, 2012	1000
Grain Hoocher	Old-time Hooch secret that lets you squeeze 20% more hooch out of every bit of Grain you pop into your Hopper. Got it Fri. October 12, 2012	500
Potent Potions	Upgrade your potionmaking skills for a chance of bonus imagination when using a Cauldron. Got it Fri. October 12, 2012	1500
Thirst Quencher	An even bigger chance of a special item when you water trees. Got it Fri. October 12, 2012	2000
Refined Speed	Reduce your crushing time by 20%. Got it Sun. September 23, 2012	2000
Sparkly Expert	Shiny happy Sparkly! Your expert status can earn you 15% more Sparkly from mining! Got it Sun. September 23, 2012	5000
Pantastic	Beef up your Frying Pan skills for a chance to earn bonus Imagination every time you fry somethin' up. Mmm, it's gonna be tasty! Got it Sun. September 23, 2012	400
Ticket to Mountain Scaling	Activate this card to traverse the tippity top of the mountains and try not to fall down into the clouds. Got it Sun. September 23, 2012	25
Hipst-o-Rama Filter Pack	Enhance your Snapshottery upgrade with the Holga, Ancient and Vintage filters to hipsterize your Snaps! Got it Wed. September 19, 2012
Psychedelia Filter Pack	Enhance your Snapshottery upgrade with the Dither, Shift and Outline filters to transfigure your Snaps! Got it Wed. September 19, 2012
Do Hue Want This Filter Pack?	Enhance your Snapshottery upgrade with the Piggy, Firefly and Beryl filters to colorize your Snaps! Got it Wed. September 19, 2012
Bigger Crop Bonus	When you Water, Plant, or Clear a plot in a Crop Garden, your chance of finding a bonus item is bigger. Bigger... yeah! Got it Sun. September 9, 2012	1200
Big Crop Bonus	When you Water, Plant, or Clear a plot in a Crop Garden, you have a small chance of finding something interesting. Got it Sun. September 9, 2012	600
Ticket to Bippity Bop	Activate this card to bounce your way through a fluffy sky scape of joy! you'll probably get some quoins out of it too. Got it Sun. September 9, 2012	25
Potato Hoocher	Lost art of Hooch that lets you squeeze 20% more hooch out of every Potato you cram into your Hopper. Got it Sat. September 8, 2012	500
Iconically Thrifty I	Giants recognize your pious efforts. Tithing Icons now costs 3% less than normal. Got it Sat. September 8, 2012	1000
Energy Tank +10	Life's a lot less fun on an empty tank: make yours bigger! Got it Sat. September 8, 2012	1000
Ticket To Beam Me Down	Activate this card to start your descent. Feel the wind in your hair, grab some quoins and maybe get a little help from some unidentifiable friends. Got it Sat. September 8, 2012	25
Beginner Haggler	Get haggling! Vendor prices are lowered by 2%. Got it Sat. September 8, 2012	2000
Dirty	You can now dig one Dirt Pile 4 times a day! Whew! Got it Sat. September 8, 2012	2500
Ticket to Mountain Scaling	Activate this card to traverse the tippity top of the mountains and try not to fall down into the clouds. Got it Sat. September 8, 2012	25
Harvesting Fool	This upgrade grants a chance of a 3X Super Harvest of crops! Got it Sat. September 8, 2012	400
Ticket To Cloud Rings	Activate this card to blast through all the cloud rings, collecting quoins as you go. Don't forget to enjoy the view a bit. Got it Mon. August 13, 2012	25
Reshuffle	Reshuffle the Deck, above and beyond your one free daily reshuffle. Got it Thu. August 2, 2012	130
Hoe Down	More aggressive hoeing gives you more Imagination but wears your Hoe (or High Class Hoe) down faster. Got it Thu. August 2, 2012	500
Metal Rock Expert	You're so Metal!! You can now get 15% more Metal Rock from mining! Got it Thu. August 2, 2012	3000
Enlightenment	Deepen your understanding of the Focusing Orb, so you sometimes earn bonus Imagination when using the Orb. Got it Fri. July 27, 2012	2000
Transcendental Highway	Further your Transcendental Radiation studies for a chance to earn bonus Imagination when you Radiate. Got it Tue. July 24, 2012	500
Heavy Flow	Reduces the wear and tear on your Watering Can or Irrigator 9000 by 50%. Got it Tue. July 24, 2012	200
Reshuffle	Reshuffle the Deck, above and beyond your one free daily reshuffle. Got it Tue. July 24, 2012	130
Fast Scraper	Cut down the time it takes you to scrape Barnacles and Ice in half, to 2 seconds. Got it Tue. July 24, 2012	8000
Ticket To Starlit Night	Ever wonder what stars sound like? Collect quoins as you float in the night-time sky. Got it Wed. July 18, 2012	25
Trade Channelling	Gives access to the "Trade Channel" a game-wide chat channel for buyers to find those selling the things they want to buy, and also the same thing but the other way around. Got it Sun. July 15, 2012	200
Alchemy Learning Speed III	Speed up the learning times for Alchemy skills (Alchemy, Element Handling, Intermediate Admixing, Crystallography, Distilling, Tincturing, Potionmaking) by 10%. Got it Sun. July 15, 2012	5000
Add 0.10 To Your Quoin Multiplier	Your Quoin Multiplier increases the benefit from each quoin you come across. Got it Thu. July 5, 2012	200
Growing Learning Speed III	Speed up the learning times for Growing skills (Botany, Light Green Thumb, Soil Appreciation, Croppery, Herbalism) by 10%. Got it Thu. July 5, 2012	5000
Energy Tank +10	Life's a lot less fun on an empty tank: make yours bigger! Got it Thu. June 28, 2012	800
Add 0.10 To Your Quoin Multiplier	Your Quoin Multiplier increases the benefit from each quoin you come across. Got it Thu. June 28, 2012	200
Shrine On I	When you prime a Shrine in a battle with the Rook, all donations do 25% more damage. Got it Tue. June 26, 2012	3000
Energy Tank +20	Life's a lot less fun on an empty tank: make yours bigger! Got it Mon. June 25, 2012	1600
Growing Learning Speed II	Speed up the learning times for Growing skills (Botany, Light Green Thumb, Soil Appreciation, Croppery, Herbalism) by 5%. Got it Sun. June 24, 2012	1250
Energy Tank +10	Life's a lot less fun on an empty tank: make yours bigger! Got it Sun. June 24, 2012	800
Super Animal Harvest I	Love to squeeze, milk and nibble? Earn an occasional 2X Super Harvest with this upgrade. Got it Sun. June 24, 2012	200
Get Out of Hell Free Card	Get out of Hell instantly, with full health. Lucky devil!! Got it Sun. June 24, 2012	36
Growing Learning Speed I	Speed up the learning times for Growing skills (Botany, Light Green Thumb, Soil Appreciation, Croppery, Herbalism) by 2%. Got it Sun. June 24, 2012	400
Levitate with Style	This upgrade makes your hang time longer when you Levitate. Got it Fri. June 22, 2012	5000
Add 0.20 To Your Quoin Multiplier	Your Quoin Multiplier increases the benefit from each quoin you come across. Got it Fri. June 22, 2012	200
Reshuffle	Reshuffle the Deck, above and beyond your one free daily reshuffle. Got it Fri. June 22, 2012	120
Energy Tank +10	Life's a lot less fun on an empty tank: make yours bigger! Got it Fri. June 22, 2012	800
Alchemy Learning Speed II	Speed up the learning times for Alchemy skills (Alchemy, Element Handling, Intermediate Admixing, Crystallography, Distilling, Tincturing, Potionmaking) by 5%. Got it Fri. June 22, 2012	1250
Friend of Metal	By purchasing this upgrade, you confirm your allegiance to Metal. In appreciation (or perhaps disgust), Sloths will occasionally spit Snails down at you when you walk past their trees. Got it Fri. June 22, 2012	750
Barnacular Drops	Hey scrapey! Purchase this upgrade for a chance to score awesome drops when scraping Barnacles. Got it Fri. June 22, 2012	1500
Cooking Learning Speed IV	Speed up the learning times for Cooking skills (EZ Cooking, Cheffery, Grilling, Master Chef, Saucery, Blending, Cocktail Crafting) by 15%. Got it Fri. June 22, 2012	10000
Get Out of Hell Free Card	Get out of Hell instantly, with full health. Lucky devil!! Got it Wed. June 20, 2012	35
Energy Tank +10	Life's a lot less fun on an empty tank: make yours bigger! Got it Wed. June 20, 2012	800
Mantra Meditation	Outgoing chat messages will no longer distract you while meditating. Got it Wed. June 20, 2012	1500
Animal Learning Speed III	Speed up the learning times for Animal skills (Animal Kinship, Animal Husbandry, Fox Brushing, Herdkeeping, Remote Herdkeeping) by 10%. Got it Wed. June 20, 2012	5000
Energy Tank +10	Life's a lot less fun on an empty tank: make yours bigger! Got it Wed. June 20, 2012	800
Add 0.20 To Your Quoin Multiplier	Your Quoin Multiplier increases the benefit from each quoin you come across. Got it Wed. June 20, 2012	200
Add 0.10 To Your Quoin Multiplier	Your Quoin Multiplier increases the benefit from each quoin you come across. Got it Wed. June 20, 2012	100
Fit for a King IV	Improve your Quest rewards by 8%. Got it Wed. June 20, 2012	800
Add 0.20 To Your Quoin Multiplier	Your Quoin Multiplier increases the benefit from each quoin you come across. Got it Tue. June 19, 2012	200
Energy Tank +10	Life's a lot less fun on an empty tank: make yours bigger! Got it Tue. June 19, 2012	800
Energy Tank +10	Life's a lot less fun on an empty tank: make yours bigger! Got it Tue. June 19, 2012	800
Sharper Blades	Blending lots of drinks? Tired of repairing the damage? Extend your Blender's lifespan by 50%. Got it Tue. June 19, 2012	250
Energy Tank +10	Life's a lot less fun on an empty tank: make yours bigger! Got it Mon. June 18, 2012	800
Energy Tank +10	Life's a lot less fun on an empty tank: make yours bigger! Got it Sun. June 17, 2012	600
Mad Machinist I	Overclock your machines to make things in batches 50% larger than specified by factory settings. Got it Sun. June 17, 2012	5000
Overachiever III	Dang! You're so achieving, your report card is jealous. Earn 6% more rewards from each Achievement. Got it Sun. June 17, 2012	750
Corn Hoocher	Special Hooch process that lets you squeeze 20% more hooch out of every ear of Corn you stuff into your Hopper. Got it Sun. June 17, 2012	500
Bubble-licioius	Some might argue that tuning Bubbles is a frivolous pastime. But what do they know? With this upgrade, you'll occasionally earn extra Imagination when using your Bubble Tuner... and show them who's boss! Got it Sun. June 17, 2012	300
Manic Mining II	Toil less, mine more! Speed up your mining time by 25%. Got it Sat. June 16, 2012	5000
Energy Tank +10	Life's a lot less fun on an empty tank: make yours bigger! Got it Sat. June 16, 2012	600
Add 0.20 To Your Quoin Multiplier	Your Quoin Multiplier increases the benefit from each quoin you come across. Got it Fri. June 15, 2012	200
Get Out of Hell Free Card	Get out of Hell instantly, with full health. Lucky devil!! Got it Fri. June 15, 2012	28
It's Teflon Time	Time to coat your Frying Pan in a thin layer of mysteriously resilient goo. Sure, it's pretty - but it also extends the pan's lifespan by 50%! Got it Fri. June 15, 2012	250
Add 0.10 To Your Quoin Multiplier	Your Quoin Multiplier increases the benefit from each quoin you come across. Got it Fri. June 15, 2012	100
Increase your Brain Capacity by 1	Your brain capacity determines how fast you learn skills: when you're over capacity, learning slows down. Got it Fri. June 15, 2012	8520
Energy Tank +10	Life's a lot less fun on an empty tank: make yours bigger! Got it Fri. June 15, 2012	600
Cooking Learning Speed III	Speed up the learning times for Cooking skills (EZ Cooking, Cheffery, Grilling, Master Chef, Saucery, Blending, Cocktail Crafting) by 10%. Got it Fri. June 15, 2012	5000
Gathering Learning Speed II	Speed up the learning times for Gathering skills (Arborology, Bog Specialization, Jellisac Hands, Fruit Changing, Spice Milling, Gasmogrification, Bubble Tuning) by 5%. Got it Thu. June 14, 2012	1250
Alchemy Learning Speed I	Speed up the learning times for Alchemy skills (Alchemy, Element Handling, Intermediate Admixing, Crystallography, Distilling, Tincturing, Potionmaking) by 2%. Got it Thu. June 14, 2012	400
Truly Outrageous II	Continue your investigation of Gems for a 5% chance of a bonus Gem when you mine. Got it Wed. June 13, 2012	1250
Energy Tank +10	Life's a lot less fun on an empty tank: make yours bigger! Got it Wed. June 13, 2012	600
Energy Tank +10	Life's a lot less fun on an empty tank: make yours bigger! Got it Wed. June 13, 2012	600
Animal Learning Speed II	Speed up the learning times for Animal skills (Animal Kinship, Animal Husbandry, Fox Brushing, Herdkeeping, Remote Herdkeeping) by 5%. Got it Wed. June 13, 2012	1250
Reshuffle	Reshuffle the Deck, above and beyond your one free daily reshuffle. Got it Wed. June 13, 2012	100
Energy Tank +10	Life's a lot less fun on an empty tank: make yours bigger! Got it Wed. June 13, 2012	600
Energy Tank +10	Life's a lot less fun on an empty tank: make yours bigger! Got it Wed. June 13, 2012	600
Add 0.20 To Your Quoin Multiplier	Your Quoin Multiplier increases the benefit from each quoin you come across. Got it Wed. June 13, 2012	100
Who Smelt It?	Gives you a chance of a surprise item when smelting Metal Rocks with the Smelter. Got it Wed. June 13, 2012	1500
Energy Tank +10	Life's a lot less fun on an empty tank: make yours bigger! Got it Wed. June 13, 2012	600
Gathering Learning Speed I	Speed up the learning times for Gathering skills (Arborology, Bog Specialization, Jellisac Hands, Fruit Changing, Spice Milling, Gasmogrification, Bubble Tuning) by 2%. Got it Wed. June 13, 2012	400
Energy Tank +20	Life's a lot less fun on an empty tank: make yours bigger! Got it Wed. June 13, 2012	1200
Overachiever II	More goodies for you, goodie two-shoes. Earn 4% more rewards from each Achievement. Got it Tue. June 12, 2012	500
Industrial Learning Speed II	Speed up the learning times for Industrial skills (Mining, Refining, Tinkering, Engineering, Blockmaking, Furnituremaking, Fiber Arts, and similar skills) by 5%. Got it Tue. June 12, 2012	1250
Increase your Brain Capacity by 3	Your brain capacity determines how fast you learn skills: when you're over capacity, learning slows down. Got it Tue. June 12, 2012	14791
Add 0.10 To Your Quoin Multiplier	Your Quoin Multiplier increases the benefit from each quoin you come across. Got it Sun. June 10, 2012	50
Add 0.10 To Your Quoin Multiplier	Your Quoin Multiplier increases the benefit from each quoin you come across. Got it Sun. June 10, 2012	50
Overachiever I	Get 2% more rewards from each Achievement you earn. One less thing for the bucket list! Got it Sat. June 9, 2012	250
Increase your Brain Capacity by 3	Your brain capacity determines how fast you learn skills: when you're over capacity, learning slows down. Got it Fri. June 8, 2012	8493
Getting Pretty Peaty	A strange, transformational flash of inspiration that allows you to dig up 5 blocks of Peat in one digging. Got it Wed. June 6, 2012	2000
Increase your Brain Capacity by 1	Your brain capacity determines how fast you learn skills: when you're over capacity, learning slows down. Got it Wed. June 6, 2012	2380
Creative Blending	Imaginatively delicious! Gives you a chance of bonus Imagination when using a Blender. Got it Mon. June 4, 2012	400
Reshuffle	Reshuffle the Deck, above and beyond your one free daily reshuffle. Got it Mon. June 4, 2012	70
Intellectual Learning Speed III	Speed up the learning times for Intellectual skills (Bureaucratic Arts, Meditative Arts, Teleportation, Eyeballery, Penpersonship, Piety and similar skills) by 10%. Got it Mon. June 4, 2012	5000
Energy Tank +10	Life's a lot less fun on an empty tank: make yours bigger! Got it Mon. June 4, 2012	400
Pedal to the Metal	Expand your expertise of Metal for a chance of bonus Imagination when using a Metal Machine. Got it Mon. June 4, 2012	1250
Intellectual Learning Speed II	Speed up the learning times for Intellectual skills (Bureaucratic Arts, Meditative Arts, Teleportation, Eyeballery, Penpersonship, Piety and similar skills) by 5%. Got it Mon. June 4, 2012	1250
Truly Outrageous I	Study Gem structure for a 4% chance of a bonus Gem when you mine. Got it Mon. June 4, 2012	1000
Cooking Learning Speed II	Speed up the learning times for Cooking skills (EZ Cooking, Cheffery, Grilling, Master Chef, Saucery, Blending, Cocktail Crafting) by 5%. Got it Mon. June 4, 2012	1250
Add 0.10 To Your Quoin Multiplier	Your Quoin Multiplier increases the benefit from each quoin you come across. Got it Mon. June 4, 2012	50
Industrial Learning Speed I	Speed up the learning times for Industrial skills (Mining, Refining, Tinkering, Engineering, Blockmaking, Furnituremaking, Fiber Arts, and similar skills) by 2%. Got it Mon. June 4, 2012	400
Increase your Brain Capacity by 3	Your brain capacity determines how fast you learn skills: when you're over capacity, learning slows down. Got it Mon. June 4, 2012	1795
Increase your Brain Capacity by 3	Your brain capacity determines how fast you learn skills: when you're over capacity, learning slows down. Got it Mon. June 4, 2012	1795
Get Out of Hell Free Card	Get out of Hell instantly, with full health. Lucky devil!! Got it Sun. June 3, 2012	20
Making Metal	Plays metal music while you make metal. Got it Fri. June 1, 2012	500
Boisterous Bartender I	Fiddle with your blender and cocktail shaker to make drinks in batches 50% larger than standard batch sizes. Got it Fri. June 1, 2012	4000
Jellisacular Drops	Purchase this upgrade for a chance to score an awesome drop when scooping Jellisacs. Gooey! Got it Fri. June 1, 2012	1500
Super Elemental Shake	Even more bonus elements produced by a nice, long shake in the pouch! Got it Fri. June 1, 2012	4000
Tune Out The Chatter Meditation	Incoming chat messages will no longer distract you while meditating. Got it Fri. June 1, 2012	500
Energy Tank +10	Life's a lot less fun on an empty tank: make yours bigger! Got it Fri. June 1, 2012	400
The Green Smelt	Smelting costs 3 energy instead of 5 per Plain Metal Ingot. Got it Fri. June 1, 2012	1000
Energy Tank +10	Life's a lot less fun on an empty tank: make yours bigger! Got it Thu. May 31, 2012	400
Basic Filter Pack	Enhance your Snapshottery upgrade with the Boost, B&W, Chilliwack and Historic filters to spiff up your Snaps! Got it Thu. May 31, 2012	300
Increase your Brain Capacity by 1	Your brain capacity determines how fast you learn skills: when you're over capacity, learning slows down. Got it Thu. May 31, 2012	500
Heavy Petting	A chance of getting a special item when you pet trees. Got it Thu. May 31, 2012	600
Quoiner the Market I	Expand your daily quoin limit from 100 to 110. Got it Thu. May 31, 2012	1500
Snapshottery	Gives you the ability to take pictures (or Snaps) and share them with the world! Press 'C' for Camera Mode! Got it Thu. May 31, 2012	500
Master Assembler	Channel the mysteries of Alph and assemble any machine in one swift action, given that you have the required parts. Hint: Start with the Machine Stand. Got it Thu. May 31, 2012	500
Master Exploder	Disassemble any machine with one swift action. Got it Thu. May 31, 2012	800
Energy Tank +10	Life's a lot less fun on an empty tank: make yours bigger! Got it Thu. May 31, 2012	400
Energy Tank +10	Life's a lot less fun on an empty tank: make yours bigger! Got it Tue. May 29, 2012	300
Speedy Assembler	Reduce the time it takes you to assemble any machine part. Got it Tue. May 29, 2012	100
Cooking Learning Speed I	Speed up the learning times for Cooking skills (EZ Cooking, Cheffery, Grilling, Master Chef, Saucery, Blending, Cocktail Crafting) by 2%. Got it Tue. May 29, 2012	400
Animal Learning Speed I	Speed up the learning times for Animal skills (Animal Kinship, Animal Husbandry, Fox Brushing, Herdkeeping, Remote Herdkeeping) by 2%. Got it Tue. May 29, 2012	400
Sassy Gassifier	Get to know the Gassifier better for a chance of bonus Imagination when using it. Got it Tue. May 29, 2012	400
Energy Tank +10	Life's a lot less fun on an empty tank: make yours bigger! Got it Tue. May 29, 2012	300
Fit for a King III	Improve your Quest rewards by 6%. Got it Tue. May 29, 2012	600
Fuel Efficiency	Bestow upon yourself a series of deep, keen insights into the nature of Fuel. With this knowledge, you'll occasionally earn more Imagination when using your Fuelmaker. Got it Mon. May 28, 2012	500
Compound Interest	Earn bonus Imagination from making compounds. How compounding! Got it Mon. May 28, 2012	400
Rub 'er Up	Forbidden, carnal knowledge of Plain Metal that grants you a chance of bonus Imagination when rubbing it with the Alchemical Tongs. Yeah, that's the spot... Got it Mon. May 28, 2012	600
Sweet Knife Skills	Improve your chopping skills so you occasionally get extra Imagination when you use the Knife and Board. Tear it UP! Got it Mon. May 28, 2012	200
Well Watered	A chance of getting a special item when you water trees. Got it Mon. May 28, 2012	600
Peaty Expectations	This upgrade grants you a deeper understanding of digging, which gives you a chance of finding something special when you Dig a Peat Bog! Got it Mon. May 28, 2012	1500
Manic Mining I	Toil less, mine more! Speed up your mining time by 10%. Got it Mon. May 28, 2012	2000
Elemental Shake	Learn the secret Elemental Pouch Shake. This maneuver helps Elements mingle, so they can be fruitful and multiply until they fill the pouch. Got it Sat. May 26, 2012	2000
Fit for a King II	Improve your Quest rewards by 4%. Got it Sat. May 26, 2012	400
Refinery	Do you love to grind? This upgrade gives you a rare chance for a surprise item when Crushing rocks or barnacles with a Grinder. Got it Sat. May 26, 2012	1000
Reshuffle	Reshuffle the Deck, above and beyond your one free daily reshuffle. Got it Sat. May 26, 2012	40
Intellectual Learning Speed I	Speed up the learning times for Intellectual skills (Bureaucratic Arts, Meditative Arts, Teleportation, Eyeballery, Penpersonship, Piety and similar skills) by 2%. Got it Sat. May 26, 2012	400
Fit for a King I	Improve your Quest rewards by 2%. Got it Sat. May 26, 2012	200
Add 0.10 To Your Quoin Multiplier	Your Quoin Multiplier increases the benefit from each quoin you come across. Got it Sat. May 19, 2012	100
Reshuffle	Reshuffle the Deck, above and beyond your one free daily reshuffle. Got it Sat. May 19, 2012	25

Walk Speed I	Truly the minimum acceptable walk speed. Anything else is maddening. You really MUST get this upgrade. Got it Wed. July 18, 2012
Walk Speed II	A decently brisk speed, though still slightly slower than the average mature Glitch. Got it Wed. July 18, 2012
Walk Speed III	This is the tin standard — the most common walking speed, the one the Giants intended as the speed at which a Glitch walks. Got it Wed. July 18, 2012
High Jumper I	Only a simple boost from the merest beginner jump — however, this upgrade allows you to easily clear those pesky mushroom tops. Got it Wed. July 18, 2012
High Jumper II	This is a comfortable jump height. Not too small, certainly: it's just about right! Got it Wed. July 18, 2012
Baby Triple Jump	This is the "starter" Triple Jump. Try it on for size! Usage instructions: jump right after you land three times in a row and … boing! Got it Wed. July 18, 2012

Upgrades Shadymilkman has gotten!

Upgrades given during conversion