Upgrading a melee weapon
A melee upgrade is a crafting option that improves the durability of a melee weapon in The Last of Us and The Last of Us Part II.[1][2]
Description[]
By combining a blade and a binding with certain melee weapons such as a pipe, baseball bat or a plank in the crafting menu, the weapon will be upgraded and become more powerful.[1]
Melee upgrades are a one-hit kill, but can only be used once before the blade on the end breaks off. Locating training manuals allows the player to use the upgrade weapon multiple times.[3]
Multiplayer[]
In multiplayer, the player can obtain a 2x4 that has four durability points, and can upgrade it with a blade and binding. Once crafted, the melee item remains with you even if you perish until it is utilized. When modded, it has the one-hit kill ability. It will have one extra hit point, but with the Brawler skill, it will have two hit points. The player can also craft the upgrade in half the time. It will also down an enemy with full health, and kill a downed enemy in one hit.
It is also possible to use a machete, though it is only available from a lock box during "last man standing". Unlike the plank, it doesn't need to be modified to keep it after death but cannot kill in one hit. It can be purchased for two load out points and can be modified just like the 2x4. It has three durability points but gains three more when upgraded.
Behind the scenes[]
- Melee upgrades were first shown in the 2012 Spike Video Game Awards trailer. The developers intended for a baseball bat to be available for an upgrade in Factions MP but this did not materialise outside of commercials and promotional images.
Gallery[]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "The Outskirts"
- ↑ "Seattle Day 1"
- ↑ "The University"
| Long guns | Assault rifle · Bow · Flamethrower · Hunting rifle · Military sniper · Shotgun |
|---|---|
| Pistols | 9mm pistol · El Diablo · Ellie's pistol · Revolver · Shorty |
| Melee weapons | 2x4 · Baseball bat · Hatchet · Lead pipe · Machete · Switchblade |
| Craftable items | Health kit · Melee upgrade · Molotov cocktail · Nail bomb · Shiv · Smoke bomb |
| Supplies | Ammunition · Crafting materials · Food · Parts · Supplements · Tools |
| Other items | Armor · Backpack · Bottle · Brick · Flashlight · Gas mask · Sarah's birthday card · Weapon holster |
| Miscellaneous | Safe · Shiv door · Workbench |
| Large firearms | Bow · Burst rifle · Frontier rifle · Full-auto rifle · Hunting rifle · Scoped burst rifle · Scoped full-auto rifle · Scoped semi-auto rifle · Semi-auto rifle · Tactical shotgun · Variable rifle |
|---|---|
| Small firearms | 9mm pistol · Burst pistol · Enforcer · Revolver · Shorty |
| Purchasables | Assault rifle · Crossbow · Double barrel · El Diablo · Flamethrower · Launcher · Machete · Military sniper · Shotgun · Specter |
| Craftable items | Health kit · Melee upgrade · Molotov cocktail · Nail bomb · Shiv · Smoke bomb |
| Other items | Armor · Backpack · Weapon holster |
| Long guns | Bolt-action rifle · Bow · Crossbow · Double barrel shotgun · Flamethrower · Pump shotgun · Semi-auto rifle · Silenced submachine gun |
|---|---|
| Short guns | Hunting pistol · Military pistol · Revolver · Semi-auto pistol |
| Melee weapons | 2x4 · Baseball bat · Baton · Club · Crowbar · Felling axe · Fire axe · Hammer · Hatchet · Kukri · Lead pipe · Machete · Pickaxe · Scythe · Shiv · Switchblade · Tomahawk · Wrench |
| Craftable items | Arrows · Explosive arrow · Health kit · Hunting pistol ammo · Incendiary shells · Melee upgrade · Molotov · Pipe bomb · Shiv · Silencer · Smoke bomb · Stun bomb · Trap mine |
| Supplies | Ammunition · Crafting materials · Parts · Supplements |
| Other items | Armor · Backpack · Bottle · Brick · Flashlight · Gas mask · Weapon holster |
| Miscellaneous | Safe · Workbench |