Augmentation (装備強化, Sōbi Kyōka?, lit. Equipment Enhancement) is a gameplay feature from Star Ocean: Integrity and Faithlessness, which enables the combination of items with pieces of equipment (weapons, armor and accessories), thereby increasing the equipment's attributes or adding factors to it.
To perform an Augmentation, the player must select the Equipment Augmentation option under the main menu's Creation section, choose the piece of equipment and the items to modify it, and then begin the augmentation. Although certain items may not change or add any attributes, the player can view what effects they will have upon a piece of equipment before augmenting it. All item has a maximum number of augments; after reaching that number, the player will not be able to augment that item again.
Augmentation requires three specialties in order to be performed: Ornamentation (the augmentation skill for accessories, which is gained early in the game), along with Whetting and Fortification (which allow the augmentation of weapons and armor, respectively, and which are both learned together much later). Only after attaining maximum skill level of 5 in the appropriate augmentation skill, the player can do the maximum number of augments on an item.
An augment has two different aspects: factors and stat boosts. Factors are designated in-game by [brackets], and an item can only carry a maximum of 4 factors. Stat boosts increase or decrease a character's ATK, INT, DEF, MEN and elemental resistances: F - (fire), I - (ice), E - (earth), W - (wind), L - (light), D - (dark). Each item can have as many stat boosts as possible augments.
Augments[]
Usable Items[]
| Item Name | Factors | Stat Boosts | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weapon | Armor / Accessory | ||
| Blueberries | [ATK +5] | [Max HP +50] | DEF +1 |
| Blueberry Potion | [ATK +10] | [Max HP +200] | DEF +3 |
| Physical Stimulant | [ATK +10] | [Max HP +200] | DEF +5 |
| Healing Device | [ATK +50] | [Max HP +500] | DEF 5 |
| Blackberries | [INT +5] | [Max MP +50] | MEN 1 |
| Blackberry Potion | [INT +10] | [Max MP +100] | MEN 3 |
| Mental Stimulant | [INT +10] | [Max MP +100] | DEF 5 |
| Relaxation Device | [INT +50] | [Max MP +500] | MEN 5 |
| Mixed Syrup | [ATK +5] [INT +5] |
[Max HP +50] [Max MP +50] |
DEF 1, MEN 1 |
| Miraculous Device | [ATK +50] [INT +50] |
[Max HP +500] [Max MP +500] |
DEF 3, MEN 3 |
| Wondrous Tincture | [ATK +10] [INT +10] |
[Max HP +200] [Max MP +100] |
DEF 5, MEN 5 |
| Numinous Tincture | [ATK +150] [INT +150] [Cure Spells +20%] |
[Max HP +1000] [Max MP +500] [MEN +50] |
DEF 10, MEN 10 |
| Aquaberries | [ATK +5] [Max HP +50] |
[Max HP +50] [5% nullify Poison] |
INT 1 |
| Fresh Sage | [Cure Spells +5%] | [DEF +5] | INT 2, MEN 2 |
| Resurrection Elixir | [Cure Spells +10%] | [DEF +10] | INT 3, MEN 3 |
| Resurrection Mist | [Cure Spells +20%] | [DEF +50] | INT 5, MEN 5 |
| Mint | [Max HP +50] | [5% nullify Poison] | MEN 1 |
| Basil | [ATK +5] | [5% nullify Paralysis] | MEN 1 |
| Chamomile | [INT +5] | [5% nullify Silence] | MEN 1 |
| Cinnamon | [DEF +2] | [5% nullify Freeze] | MEN 1 |
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