Tekking

The Tekker (Redria), in episodes 1 and 4

Tekking is the service offered by the Tekker in the shopping district. The primary function of tekking is to identify unknown weapons and enable their specials to be used. Both common weapons, when dropped with special attacks, and rare weapons are found in this unknown, or "untekked" state. This untekked state is denoted by cyan text.

By default, untekked common weapons will have question marks preceding the type of weapon it is (e.g. ???? Handgun), while all rare weapons will drop as Special Weapon. The /showwep chat command, once used, will enable the player to view the full name (and, for common weapons, special) of untekked weapons (still in cyan text).

When taking an unknown weapon to the tekker, the tekker will offer an identification attempt for 100 Meseta per attempt, then ask the player if they are satisfied with the identification attempt. The ability to refuse individual attempts is extremely important, as on each attempt, the weapon's special attack, attributes, and grind can all vary. Once the player confirms an identification, the weapon's parameters cannot be changed further (with the exceptions of increasing non-Hit attributes or grinding).

Each Tekker (determined by a character's Section ID), will have better or worse chances to increase or decrease each of a weapon's parameters, as well as a second set of better or worse chances for their "preferred" weapons. These preferences are shown later in this page.

Specials

See also: Special attacks

When a common weapon drops in an untekked state, it is dropped with a predetermined "base" special attack, which can then increase or decrease, by one rarity tier, through the tekking process (with the exception of sacrificial specials). Understanding a weapon's base special, and how tekking may affect it, is extremely important for maximizing an untekked weapon's potential usefulness.

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Common weapon special tekking example:

Consider the Paralysis series of specials:

Rarity	Special Name	Power
4★	Arrest	80%
3★	Seize	64%
2★	Hold	48%
1★	Bind	32%

If an untekked weapon is dropped with the Seize special, it may, on each identification attempt:

1. Be tekked up to Arrest;
2. Remain as Seize;
3. Be tekked down to Hold
   • Not be tekked down to Bind, as Bind is two tiers lower than Seize.

If the weapon were to drop with the Hold special, it may:

1. Be tekked up to Seize;
2. Remain as Hold;
3. Be tekked down to Bind;
   • Not be tekked up to Arrest, as Arrest is two tiers higher than Hold.

An untekked weapon's base special may only be viewed through usage of the /showwep command, or an external addon. Rare weapons (Special Weapon) are also exempt from this, as each rare weapon has its own inherent special attack that cannot be changed through tekking.

Additionally, each tekker has their own chance of tekking a weapon's special up or down, as shown in the table below:

Weapon special tekking chance: Expand

Non-preferred weapons Preferred weapons Tekker Up None Down 10% 60% 30% 25% 65% 10% 15% 70% 15% 10% 60% 30% 25% 65% 10% 15% 70% 15% 20% 60% 20% 15% 70% 15% 25% 65% 10% 10% 60% 30% Tekker Up None Down Preferred weapons 25% 50% 25% Common Shots 40% 55% 5% Common Rifles 30% 60% 10% Common Swords 25% 50% 25% Common Partisans 40% 55% 5% Common Mechguns 30% 60% 10% Common Wands 40% 55% 5% Common Sabers; Common Canes 30% 60% 10% Common Daggers 40% 55% 5% Common Handguns; Common Rods 25% 50% 25% Common Slicers

Photon attributes

Main article: Weapon attributes

Weapons can have up to three of five photon attributes: Native, A.Beast, Machine, Dark and Hit. Percentages in Native, A.Beast, Machine, and Dark will increase a weapon's damage to the corresponding enemy types, while Hit increases attack accuracy. When untekked, these percentages can vary from 5-90% in each category. The untekked weapon's percentages can be viewed in the inventory.

Photon attributes can be tekked up or down by 10%, but attributes of 0% can't be altered during the tekking process. This means that incorrectly tekking an item with a 5% attribute can lead to a -5% attribute. While additional percentages can be added to Native, A.Beast, Machine, and Dark through Gallon's Shop, a weapon's Hit attribute can only be modified during the tekking process. Tekking a weapon to have the most desirable photon attributes is an important part of the tekking process.

Note that reducing a photon attribute's value to 0% by "downtekking" the item will not free up that attribute slot, and the weapon will be defined as having 0% in that attribute, versus not having it at all. In practical terms, this means that downtekking a weapon with 5% in A.Beast and 25% in Dark to 0% in A.Beast and 20% in Dark will not then allow a player to increase its Machine attribute through Gallon's Shop.

Each tekker has their own chance of tekking a weapon's photon attributes up or down, as shown in the table below:

Weapon attribute tekking chances: Expand

Non-preferred weapons Preferred weapons Tekker +10 +5 ±0 -5 -10 15% 22% 49% 11% 3% 15% 15% 42% 20% 8% 30% 37% 26% 5% 2% 15% 22% 49% 11% 3% 15% 15% 42% 20% 8% 30% 37% 26% 5% 2% 30% 37% 26% 5% 2% 30% 37% 26% 5% 2% 15% 15% 42% 20% 8% 15% 22% 49% 11% 3% Tekker +10 +5 ±0 -5 -10 Preferred weapons 24% 30% 39% 6% 1% Common Shots Crush Bullet Meteor Smash Final Impact 24% 22% 36% 14% 4% Common Rifles Visk-235W Wals-MK2 Justy-23ST 39% 45% 15% 1% 0% Common Swords Flowen's Sword Last Survivor Dragon Slayer 24% 30% 39% 6% 1% Common Partisans Brionac Vjaya Gae Bolg Asteron Belt 24% 22% 36% 14% 4% Common Mechguns M&A60 Vise H&S25 Justice L&K14 Combat 39% 45% 15% 1% 0% Common Wands Fire Scepter: Agni Ice Staff: Dagon Storm Wand: Indra Earth Wand: Brownie 39% 45% 15% 1% 0% Common Sabers DB's Saber Kaladbolg Durandal Galatine Common Canes Club of Laconium Mace of Adaman Club of Zumiuran 39% 45% 15% 1% 0% Common Daggers Blade Dance Bloody Art Cross Scar Zero Divide 24% 22% 36% 14% 4% Common Handguns Varista Custom Ray ver.OO Bravace Common Rods Battle Verge Brave Hammer Alive Aqhu Valkyrie 24% 30% 39% 6% 1% Common Slicers Slicer of Assassin Diska of Liberator Diska of Braveman

Grind

A non-rare weapon's grind can be tekked up or down by 3. A weapon's base grind is the most obvious trait it has, since even when untekked, the grind is in the item's name. Rare weapons have a set grind of 0, which does not change when tekking. A weapon's grind is the least important aspect of tekking, since grind can easily be added to a weapon by using grinders. Obtaining the desired special and photon attributes should be prioritized when tekking.

Each tekker has their own chance of tekking a weapon's grind up or down, as shown in the table below:

Weapon grind tekking chances Expand

Non-preferred weapons Preferred weapons Tekker +3 +2 +1 ±0 -1 -2 -3 9% 10% 13% 54% 8% 6% 0% 3% 7% 10% 67% 9% 4% 0% 3% 10% 10% 58% 11% 6% 2% 9% 10% 13% 54% 8% 6% 0% 3% 7% 10% 67% 9% 4% 0% 3% 10% 10% 58% 13% 7% 3% 3% 10% 10% 58% 11% 6% 2% 3% 10% 10% 58% 11% 6% 2% 3% 7% 10% 67% 9% 4% 0% 9% 10% 13% 54% 8% 6% 0% Tekker +3 +2 +1 ±0 -1 -2 -3 Preferred weapons 15% 19% 25% 37% 4% 0% 0% Shot, Spread, Cannon, Launcher, Arms, Crush Bullet, Meteor Smash, Final Impact 9% 10% 20% 53% 8% 0% 0% Rifle, Sniper, Blaster, Beam, Laser, Visk-235W, Wals-MK2, Justy-23ST 9% 18% 20% 41% 8% 4% 0% Sword, Gigush, Breaker, Claymore, Calibur, Flowen's Sword, Last Survivor, Dragon Slayer 15% 19% 25% 37% 4% 0% 0% Partisan, Halbert, Glaive, Berdys, Gungnir, Brionac, Vjaya, Gae Bolg, Asteron Belt 9% 10% 20% 53% 8% 0% 0% Mechgun, Assault, Repeater, Gatling, Vulcan, M&A60 Vise, H&S25 Justice, L&K14 Combat 9% 18% 20% 41% 8% 4% 0% Wand, Staff, Baton, Scepter, Fire Scepter: Agni, Ice Staff: Dagon, Storm Wand: Indra, Earth Wand: Brownie 9% 18% 20% 41% 8% 4% 0% Saber, Brand, Buster, Pallasch, Gladius, DB's Saber, Kaladbolg, Durandal, Galatine, Cane, Stick, Mace, Club, Club of Laconium, Mace of Adaman, Club of Zumiuran 9% 18% 20% 41% 8% 4% 0% Dagger, Knife, Blade, Edge, Ripper, Blade Dance, Bloody Art, Cross Scar, Zero Divide 9% 10% 20% 53% 8% 0% 0% Handgun, Autogun, Lockgun, Railgun, Raygun, Varista, Custom Ray ver.OO, Bravace, Rod, Pole, Pillar, Striker, Battle Verge, Brave Hammer, Alive Aqhu, Valkyrie 15% 19% 25% 37% 4% 0% 0% Slicer, Spinner, Cutter, Sawcer, Diska, Slicer of Assassin, Diska of Liberator, Diska of Braveman

Special cases

Quests such as Claire's Deal require specific weapon specials to craft items. In this case it is often beneficial to tekk a weapon's special down so that it can be used to craft a new and better item. For example, to craft a PB/Increase, one of the necessary components is a Seize Launcher. An Arrest Launcher has a much higher activation rate for paralysis, but it is beneficial to tekk it down to Seize to obtain a component for a PB/Increase.

Gallery

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  Viridia tekker

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  Greenill tekker

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  Skyly tekker

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  Bluefull tekker

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  Purplenum tekker

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  Pinkal tekker

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  Redria tekker

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  Oran tekker

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  Yellowboze tekker

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  Whitill tekker