When should I level my Ultimate Weapons?

[Jivebot]

The tutorial bot's dialogue is .5 the speed of light, so I get absolutely no use and no explanation from that idjit

From what I can tell, all Ultimate weapons start at lvl 1 and the resource to level them seems a bit rare. And I have to consume another weapon when I do it?

So there doesn't seem to be much use in leveling them before i've hit the level cap myself. But what happens when I do it? Does it level to match ME or does it level to whatever weapon I consumed when leveling it? What's the maximum level weapon I can find?

Does it matter if I consume a blue or purple quality level weapon when leveling an Ultimate Weapon?

[Luna]

Weapon levels can be transfered easily so that doesn't matter too much, but if you want to invest in something at least from an initial perspective, I'd probably go for one of the ultimate weapons, one you like the most since you can use weapons with any character.
The resource to level them is pretty common actually. You'll get plenty as you go through the game dismantling all the trash weapons you get.

This game is like Warframe in that regard, there are better weapons plataform characters like Enzo, but generally speaking having any character with a very strong weapon is better than having one strong character with weak weapons.

[Saerevok]

Originally posted by Luna:

Weapon levels can be transfered easily so that doesn't matter too much, but if you want to invest in something at least from an initial perspective, I'd probably go for one of the ultimate weapons, one you like the most since you can use weapons with any character.
The resource to level them is pretty common actually. You'll get plenty as you go through the game dismantling all the trash weapons you get.

Can you help me figure out what Im doing wrong then? I went to level my Thunder from level 1 to 28 - weapons showed up to scrap into it no problem. Now I'm trying to up it to 40, but no weapons show up. I now have another level 1 thunder and a level 1 Nezz Handcannon, and when I click THOSE, the lvl 28 Thunder shows up to scrap, but nothing else. And when I click a regular blue/purple gun at lower level than others in my inventory, nothing shows up to level them. Am I missing something crucially important? I have the resources to do it.

[IRMcG]

It levels to the weapon you consume. You get plenty of the materials, so it's fine to level up your favourites periodically. No point leaving them sitting there at level 1 while you use whatever you find lying around instead :)

Not sure what the cap is, I've got 2 more areas to unlock and I'm finding level 65 stuff.

[Overeagerdragon]

Weapon Transmission works as follows

1) Select a weapon you want to level
2) Select a weapon of a HIGHER level in your innventory (can't be marked as fav or junk)
4) Pay the mats
5) Profit

Your FIRST selected weapon is now the level of your SECOND selected weapon (that weapon is lost in the process)

[Reqkuiem]

Originally posted by Saerevok:

Originally posted by Luna:

Weapon levels can be transfered easily so that doesn't matter too much, but if you want to invest in something at least from an initial perspective, I'd probably go for one of the ultimate weapons, one you like the most since you can use weapons with any character.
The resource to level them is pretty common actually. You'll get plenty as you go through the game dismantling all the trash weapons you get.

Can you help me figure out what Im doing wrong then? I went to level my Thunder from level 1 to 28 - weapons showed up to scrap into it no problem. Now I'm trying to up it to 40, but no weapons show up. I now have another level 1 thunder and a level 1 Nezz Handcannon, and when I click THOSE, the lvl 28 Thunder shows up to scrap, but nothing else. And when I click a regular blue/purple gun at lower level than others in my inventory, nothing shows up to level them. Am I missing something crucially important? I have the resources to do it.

Don’t infuse the level 1 ultimate with the level 28 version of it. You have multiple versions because the game is trying to show you a new mechanic that lets you power up the ultimate ability on the weapon. This can only be done with an another copy of that ultimate weapon.

[Luna]

Originally posted by Saerevok:

Originally posted by Luna:

Weapon levels can be transfered easily so that doesn't matter too much, but if you want to invest in something at least from an initial perspective, I'd probably go for one of the ultimate weapons, one you like the most since you can use weapons with any character.
The resource to level them is pretty common actually. You'll get plenty as you go through the game dismantling all the trash weapons you get.

Can you help me figure out what Im doing wrong then? I went to level my Thunder from level 1 to 28 - weapons showed up to scrap into it no problem. Now I'm trying to up it to 40, but no weapons show up. I now have another level 1 thunder and a level 1 Nezz Handcannon, and when I click THOSE, the lvl 28 Thunder shows up to scrap, but nothing else. And when I click a regular blue/purple gun at lower level than others in my inventory, nothing shows up to level them. Am I missing something crucially important? I have the resources to do it.

The second Thunder Cage is used to enhance the unique ability of the first one btw. Quite worth it I might add.
But yeah see the post by @Overeagerdragon for the flow chart of Level Transmission. Also make sure the weapons aren't marked as junk, I haven't tested it but it might filter them out from the system if they are marked idk.

[Jivebot]

Maybe I misread it(Because again, the tutorial bot is worthless), or saw something wrong. I could swear that when I went to Level Up my Ultimate Gun, the consumable Mat that loaded into the slot was something one of a kind golden-quality that came out of a Mat Pack I had. That instantly turned me off from doing it if I had to give up something that came out of a rare drop just to level my gun, so i've been grinding/farming for better stuff

[Saerevok]

Originally posted by Luna:

Originally posted by Saerevok:

Can you help me figure out what Im doing wrong then? I went to level my Thunder from level 1 to 28 - weapons showed up to scrap into it no problem. Now I'm trying to up it to 40, but no weapons show up. I now have another level 1 thunder and a level 1 Nezz Handcannon, and when I click THOSE, the lvl 28 Thunder shows up to scrap, but nothing else. And when I click a regular blue/purple gun at lower level than others in my inventory, nothing shows up to level them. Am I missing something crucially important? I have the resources to do it.

The second Thunder Cage is used to enhance the unique ability of the first one btw. Quite worth it I might add.
But yeah see the post by @Overeagerdragon for the flow chart of Level Transmission. Also make sure the weapons aren't marked as junk, I haven't tested it but it might filter them out from the system if they are marked idk.

Yeah, I followed those steps exactly. It wont let me level most of my weapons. Its gotta be some kind of bug - im doing the steps the exact way I did to level the Thunder in the first place

[Luna]

Originally posted by Saerevok:

Originally posted by Luna:

The second Thunder Cage is used to enhance the unique ability of the first one btw. Quite worth it I might add.
But yeah see the post by @Overeagerdragon for the flow chart of Level Transmission. Also make sure the weapons aren't marked as junk, I haven't tested it but it might filter them out from the system if they are marked idk.

Yeah, I followed those steps exactly. It wont let me level most of my weapons. Its gotta be some kind of bug - im doing the steps the exact way I did to level the Thunder in the first place

Hm... You might want to record a video and send a ticket in to their support then you might have encountered an elusive bug or something. Sorry I don't think we'll be able to help without actually seeing what you're doing to troubleshoot.