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Upgrades

Quoin Multiplier: 6.45x
Brain Capacity: 41 skills
Energy Tank: 640

Upgrades Philomath has gotten!

Overachiever IV It's not the journey, it's the destination! Earn 8% more rewards from each Achievement.
Got it Fri. November 16, 2012 		1000
Hipst-o-Rama Filter Pack Enhance your Snapshottery upgrade with the Holga, Ancient and Vintage filters to hipsterize your Snaps!
Got it Fri. November 16, 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 Fri. November 16, 2012 		25
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 Fri. November 16, 2012 		25
Creative Blending Imaginatively delicious! Gives you a chance of bonus Imagination when using a Blender.
Got it Mon. November 12, 2012 		400
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 Mon. November 12, 2012 		500
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. November 12, 2012 		200
Psychedelia Filter Pack Enhance your Snapshottery upgrade with the Dither, Shift and Outline filters to transfigure your Snaps!
Got it Mon. November 12, 2012 		400
Stronger, Saucier Pan Reduce wear and tear on your Saucepan by 50%.
Got it Thu. November 8, 2012 		330
Ticket to Abysmal Thrill Activate this card to dive to the depths of Abysmal Thrill and test your skills at quoin getting.
Got it Thu. November 8, 2012 		25
Ticket To Starlit Night Ever wonder what stars sound like? Collect quoins as you float in the night-time sky.
Got it Thu. November 8, 2012 		25
Overachiever III Dang! You're so achieving, your report card is jealous. Earn 6% more rewards from each Achievement.
Got it Thu. November 8, 2012 		750
Boisterous Bartender I Fiddle with your blender and cocktail shaker to make drinks in batches 50% larger than standard batch sizes.
Got it Thu. November 8, 2012 		4000
Pedal to the Metal Expand your expertise of Metal for a chance of bonus Imagination when using a Metal Machine.
Got it Thu. November 8, 2012 		1250
Truly Outrageous III Deepen your knowledge of crystalline formations for a 6% chance of a bonus Gem when you mine.
Got it Thu. November 8, 2012 		1500
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 Thu. November 8, 2012 		25
Add 0.25 To Your Quoin Multiplier Your Quoin Multiplier increases the benefit from each quoin you come across.
Got it Thu. November 8, 2012 		1500
Captain Cook I Tamper with your cooking devices to make food in batches which are 50% larger than standard batch sizes.
Got it Thu. November 8, 2012 		5000
Ticket To Radial Heights Fly about the evening sky, discovering a spiral of stars. Extra care earns you a special message!
Got it Thu. November 8, 2012 		25
Thirst Quencher An even bigger chance of a special item when you water trees.
Got it Sat. November 3, 2012 		2000
Overachiever II More goodies for you, goodie two-shoes. Earn 4% more rewards from each Achievement.
Got it Fri. November 2, 2012 		500
Speedy Herbs Got a strong craving for Herbs? Shorten their growth time by 10%. But remember, faster delivery doesn't mean they'll last longer...
Got it Fri. November 2, 2012 		2000
Twinsies I Sometimes the stork knocks twice. This upgrade will give you (or rather, a Chicken) a chance to incubate two animals from one seasoned egg.
Got it Fri. November 2, 2012 		600
Stack Up Stack up the items across all bags in your pack, so you don't have a bit of one item here and another bit there, when it is possible to put them together.
Got it Mon. October 22, 2012 		5000
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 Mon. October 22, 2012 		750
Iconically Thrifty I Giants recognize your pious efforts. Tithing Icons now costs 3% less than normal.
Got it Mon. October 22, 2012 		1000
Refined Speed Reduce your crushing time by 20%.
Got it Mon. October 22, 2012 		2000
Seedy Powers 75% chance of doubled seeds when shucking herbs.
Got it Mon. October 22, 2012 		1000
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. October 22, 2012 		600
Ticket To Starlit Night Ever wonder what stars sound like? Collect quoins as you float in the night-time sky.
Got it Mon. October 22, 2012 		25
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. October 22, 2012 		500
Compound Interest Earn bonus Imagination from making compounds. How compounding!
Got it Mon. October 22, 2012 		400
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 Mon. October 22, 2012 		25
Mad Machinist I Overclock your machines to make things in batches 50% larger than specified by factory settings.
Got it Mon. October 22, 2012 		5000
Dirty You can now dig one Dirt Pile 4 times a day! Whew!
Got it Mon. October 22, 2012 		2500
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. October 22, 2012 		39900
Clear Mind Upgrade your meditation duration by 20%. Focusssssss.
Got it Mon. October 1, 2012 		1000
Beaker Geek Tune up your Beaker skills for a chance of an Imagination bonus when making powders.
Got it Mon. October 1, 2012 		2500
Resilient Grill Extend your Famous Pugilist Grill's lifespan by 50%. It sure can take a beating now!
Got it Mon. October 1, 2012 		435
Bristling Bonus Boost your Brushing skills so you can get more Fiber when you use the Fox Brush!
Got it Mon. October 1, 2012 		1500
Super Elemental Shake Even more bonus elements produced by a nice, long shake in the pouch!
Got it Mon. October 1, 2012 		4000
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 Mon. October 1, 2012 		2000
Mantra Meditation Outgoing chat messages will no longer distract you while meditating.
Got it Mon. October 1, 2012 		1500
Basic Filter Pack Enhance your Snapshottery upgrade with the Boost, B&W, Chilliwack and Historic filters to spiff up your Snaps!
Got it Mon. October 1, 2012 		300
Who Smelt It? Gives you a chance of a surprise item when smelting Metal Rocks with the Smelter.
Got it Mon. October 1, 2012 		1500
Tinker Plus Gives an even better chance for more bonus Imagination when crafting tools with your Tinkertool.
Got it Mon. October 1, 2012 		1000
Giants' Beloved I Open your mind. 10% greater chance of receiving Giant Love from an Icon.
Got it Mon. October 1, 2012 		5000
Appreciation of Food Variety Each crafted meal which you have not eaten for a full game day (four real hours) grants 25% of its energy value as an iMG bonus. Bonus doubled if you have not eaten it for 30 game days.
Got it Mon. October 1, 2012 		500
Well Watered A chance of getting a special item when you water trees.
Got it Mon. October 1, 2012 		600
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 Mon. October 1, 2012 		500
Snapshottery Gives you the ability to take pictures (or Snaps) and share them with the world! Press 'C' for Camera Mode!
Got it Mon. October 1, 2012 		500
Beginner Haggler Get haggling! Vendor prices are lowered by 2%.
Got it Mon. October 1, 2012 		2000
Master Exploder Disassemble any machine with one swift action.
Got it Mon. October 1, 2012 		800
Ticket To Cloud Flight Leap into the sky above the tree-tops, and collect quoins as you fly through the air!
Got it Mon. October 1, 2012 		25
Speedy Assembler Reduce the time it takes you to assemble any machine part.
Got it Mon. October 1, 2012 		100
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. September 2, 2012 		200
Overachiever I Get 2% more rewards from each Achievement you earn. One less thing for the bucket list!
Got it Mon. July 2, 2012 		250
Harvesting Fiend This upgrade grants a chance of a 4X Super Harvest of crops! FOUR EXXXX!
Got it Mon. July 2, 2012 		800
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 Mon. July 2, 2012 		11870
Tree Hugger I Gives you a chance of 2X Super Harvest with all trees except Paper and Wood Tree.
Got it Mon. July 2, 2012 		200
Dullite Expert Check you out, Dullite expert. You can now get 15% more Dullite from mining!
Got it Tue. June 19, 2012 		2500
Truly Outrageous II Continue your investigation of Gems for a 5% chance of a bonus Gem when you mine.
Got it Tue. June 19, 2012 		1250
Beryl Expert Wow! You're such an expert, you can now get 15% more Beryl from mining!
Got it Tue. June 19, 2012 		4000
Spellbound Spindle A magical incantation that gives you a chance of spinning String instead of Thread with your Spindle.
Got it Tue. June 19, 2012 		2500
Tune Out The Chatter Meditation Incoming chat messages will no longer distract you while meditating.
Got it Tue. June 19, 2012 		500
Shake Things Up Upgrade your Cocktail Shaker for a chance to earn bonus Imagination when using it. Even more reason to throw a party!
Got it Fri. June 15, 2012 		800
Heavy Petting A chance of getting a special item when you pet trees.
Got it Fri. June 15, 2012 		600
Potent Potions Upgrade your potionmaking skills for a chance of bonus imagination when using a Cauldron.
Got it Wed. June 13, 2012 		1500
Harvesting Fool This upgrade grants a chance of a 3X Super Harvest of crops!
Got it Sun. June 10, 2012 		400
Wondrous Weave An ancient weaving technique that gives you a rare chance of making thrice the Fabric when using a Loomer.
Got it Sun. June 10, 2012 		3500
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 Sun. June 10, 2012 		1000
Potato Hoocher Lost art of Hooch that lets you squeeze 20% more hooch out of every Potato you cram into your Hopper.
Got it Thu. June 7, 2012 		500
Truly Outrageous I Study Gem structure for a 4% chance of a bonus Gem when you mine.
Got it Wed. June 6, 2012 		1000
Tinker Time Gives a chance for bonus Imagination when crafting tools with your Tinkertool.
Got it Wed. June 6, 2012 		500
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 Wed. June 6, 2012 		400
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 Wed. June 6, 2012 		500
Rube Radar Double your chances of meeting The Rube.
Got it Wed. June 6, 2012 		5000
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 Wed. June 6, 2012 		600
Barnacular Drops Hey scrapey! Purchase this upgrade for a chance to score awesome drops when scraping Barnacles.
Got it Wed. June 6, 2012 		1500
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 Wed. June 6, 2012 		250
Saucy Pan Become a sauce expert, so you sometimes earn bonus Imagination when using the Saucepan. Sweet or sour? You decide!
Got it Wed. June 6, 2012 		400
Sparkly Expert Shiny happy Sparkly! Your expert status can earn you 15% more Sparkly from mining!
Got it Wed. June 6, 2012 		5000
Better Pot Truly experience the Awesome Pot, which gives you a chance for bonus Imagination when cooking with it.
Got it Wed. June 6, 2012 		1200
Tincture Time Gives a chance for bonus Imagination when using a Tincturing Kit.
Got it Mon. May 7, 2012 		1200

Upgrades given during conversion

In addition to the upgrades noted below, at the time of conversion a number of energy tank, quoin multiplier and brain capacity upgrades were automatically purchased for Philomath. The number of each was based on their character's level and how many of the old "better learning" skills they had.

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 Wed. May 2, 2012
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 Wed. May 2, 2012
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 Wed. May 2, 2012
Growing Learning Speed I Speed up the learning times for Growing skills (Botany, Light Green Thumb, Soil Appreciation, Croppery, Herbalism) by 2%.
Got it Wed. May 2, 2012
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. May 2, 2012
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 Wed. May 2, 2012
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 Wed. May 2, 2012
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 Wed. May 2, 2012
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. May 2, 2012
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 Wed. May 2, 2012
Growing Learning Speed II Speed up the learning times for Growing skills (Botany, Light Green Thumb, Soil Appreciation, Croppery, Herbalism) by 5%.
Got it Wed. May 2, 2012
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 Wed. May 2, 2012
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 Wed. May 2, 2012
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 Wed. May 2, 2012
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 Wed. May 2, 2012
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. May 2, 2012
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 Wed. May 2, 2012
Growing Learning Speed III Speed up the learning times for Growing skills (Botany, Light Green Thumb, Soil Appreciation, Croppery, Herbalism) by 10%.
Got it Wed. May 2, 2012
Gathering Learning Speed III Speed up the learning times for Gathering skills (Arborology, Bog Specialization, Jellisac Hands, Fruit Changing, Spice Milling, Gasmogrification, Bubble Tuning) by 10%.
Got it Wed. May 2, 2012
Industrial Learning Speed III Speed up the learning times for Industrial skills (Mining, Refining, Tinkering, Engineering, Blockmaking, Furnituremaking, Fiber Arts, and similar skills) by 10%.
Got it Wed. May 2, 2012
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 Wed. May 2, 2012
Unlearning Ability Need to free up your brain for better skills? You can now unlearn a skill at the same rate that it took to learn it.
Got it Wed. May 2, 2012
Speedy Unlearning Reduce your Unlearning Time by 25%.
Got it Wed. May 2, 2012
Speedier Unlearning Reduce your Unlearning Time by 50%.
Got it Wed. May 2, 2012
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