How do powerups upgrade work in this game? So confused

[P0MK0NTHA1]

Hi guys, im very confused on how powerups work in this game.

So lets say I dont put any upgrade on Might Powerup, my Spinach item in game will stick to level 1 or wont appear in game at all?

Or whats the difference between Might and Spinach? Someone help explain pls :( thanks!

[Aurum R00d]

Power ups are completely separate from items. Spinach is an item you can get in game while the Might power up is a passive that applies to all characters once you unlock it.

[P0MK0NTHA1]

What about powerup such as Armor? It has 3 tiers of upgrade.

How does this impact the armor item I pick in game? Thanks

[-★- sevenfoodsandwich -★-]

While Spinach is the name of the passive item that increases Might, Armor is both the name of the item and the stat. The item Armor, will add armor on top of your Armor stat. The armor power up can give +3, the armor passive item can give +5, together you get +8.

Armor can come from other things too, for example some characters will have bonus stats. Antonio Belpaese has +1 armor, so his total with the item and power up would be +9.

[NBOX21]

So basically, the might powerup in the menu is a permanent upgrade that applies to all characters when starting a new run. Even with the powerup maxed out, you will still get the spinach at level 1 but you'll be able to get even more out of the in-game items as the effects will be stronger than it would be without it. Same goes for all the other powerups.

As an example of what I mean, you start each run with 0 revives but if you purchase the revive powerup then you'll get 1 revive at the start of each run. A level 1 Tiragisú will grant you a single revive mid-run, so if you also have the revive powerup unlocked you'll get a second revive even though you still get the Tiragisú at level 1.

Hope this makes sense.

[Albireo]

I think this may be a matter of math. All upgrades in a particular area stack additively. If you have the armor upgrade which reduces all incoming damage by say... 2. And the armor item to lvl 3 which reduces all incoming damage by 3, means all incoming damage is reduced by 5. 2+3=5.
Might is curious as its percentiles. But its still the same. A 15% boost added to a 10% boost is still 25% bonus total. 10+15=25

[P0MK0NTHA1]

Thanks so much guys!!! appreciate the help. Now I understand a lot better.

The power ups system are so confusing. So what I understand is it is permanent stat upgrade which applies to all characters. Doesnt matter if I upgrade powerup or not, the item progression when I pick up in game will be the same - e.g., spinach will still have 5 levels with same description.

Powerup just helps with the base stats, not influencing and separate from any item pick ups.