After Ziggy loans the electromagnetic baseball bat, Pete, to Pax, the player gains access to the bat’s upgrade system, which allows them to spend machine parts to grant Pax various passive skills. Each node in a line requires the preceding nodes to be learned first. The final node of each line can be upgraded multiple times, but each upgrade requires more machine parts, with the successive costs being 11, 13, 16, 19, 23, and 28. The player can obtain at least 112 machine parts over the course of the game and can refund nodes to regain these parts.
Red line[]
This line primarily enhances Pax's offensive capabilities.
| Icon | Node name | Description | Cost |
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Chain | Unlocks FIFTH attack in chain. | 4 |
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Shout | SHOUTS regenerate 30% faster. | 5 |
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Burn | Hitting a BURNING enemy will ignite bat for FIVE seconds, and light enemies on FIRE. | 7 |
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Taunt | Increase difficulty and damage dealt by TAUNTS. Scales with resources spent. | 9 |
Green line[]
This line enhances thrown bat attacks.
| Icon | Node name | Description | Cost |
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Bounce | When thrown, bat hits ONE additional target. | 4 |
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Max Bounce | When thrown, bat hits TWO additional targets. | 5 |
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Stagger | Enemies hit by flying bat attack are pulled towards Pax. | 7 |
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Electrify | Ranged hits inflict electrical damage over time. Scales with resources spent. | 9 |
Blue line[]
This line enhances Pax's defensive and counterattacking capabilities.
| Icon | Node name | Description | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
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Counter | Unlocks automatic block counters. | 4 |
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Fire and Lightning | Counter-blocking releases electricity and lights enemy on fire. | 5 |
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Heal | Successful taunt HEALS Pax. | 7 |
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Quick Taunt | Reduce taunt COOLDOWN. Time scales with resources spent. | 9 |