# What tools can modify equipment?

**URL:** <https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/what-tools-can-modify-equipment/14207>\
**Category:** The Bunker\
**Created:** [September 6, 2017, 1:21pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/what-tools-can-modify-equipment/14207 "2017-09-06T13:21:08Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 13\
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**Author:** ![Squaggly\_Maggleton](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/squaggly_maggleton/32/11995_2.png) [@Squaggly\_Maggleton](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Squaggly_Maggleton)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2017, 1:21pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/what-tools-can-modify-equipment/14207/1 "2017-09-06T13:21:08Z")

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I know you can use a tailors kit to reinforce armor and a firearms kit to make guns better, is there anything I’m missing?

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**Author:** ![hdggDalton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/f475e1/32.png) [@hdggDalton](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/hdggDalton)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2017, 2:33pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/what-tools-can-modify-equipment/14207/2 "2017-09-06T14:33:54Z")

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You can use a soldering iron to reinforce armour or items made out of metal or plastic. This includes weapons, and reinforcing weapons slightly increases damage. Basic repair kit repairs wooden armour and items.

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**Author:** ![Squaggly\_Maggleton](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/squaggly_maggleton/32/11995_2.png) [@Squaggly\_Maggleton](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Squaggly_Maggleton)\
**Post date:** [September 7, 2017, 3:11am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/what-tools-can-modify-equipment/14207/3 "2017-09-07T03:11:21Z")

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Sweet, thanks!

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**Author:** ![Oragepoilu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/4da419/32.png) [@Oragepoilu](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Oragepoilu)\
**Post date:** [September 7, 2017, 8:14pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/what-tools-can-modify-equipment/14207/4 "2017-09-07T20:14:18Z")

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you can craft a resinous cord to repair/upgrade wood object (maybe something else, don’t remember exactly). Useful early to some point (especially if you craft a spear).

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**Author:** ![DeWolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/df705f/32.png) [@DeWolf](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/DeWolf)\
**Post date:** [September 7, 2017, 8:41pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/what-tools-can-modify-equipment/14207/5 "2017-09-07T20:41:10Z")

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> [@Oragepoilu](#):
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> you can craft a resinous cord to repair/upgrade wood object (maybe something else, don’t remember exactly). Useful early to some point (especially if you craft a spear).

Good for repairing wood, bone, chitin and paper.

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**Author:** ![NuG](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/nug/32/7057_2.png) [@NuG](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/NuG)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2017, 2:04am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/what-tools-can-modify-equipment/14207/6 "2017-09-09T02:04:20Z")

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Hmm I’ve actually never used the resinous cord and I like to reinforce everything… is it something to use until you find a repair kit or is it equal in quality to a repair kit? I’ll have to remember about it for my next run when I don’t have a kit yet.

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**Author:** ![Kadian](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/kadian/32/214_2.png) [@Kadian](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Kadian)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2017, 4:07am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/what-tools-can-modify-equipment/14207/7 "2017-09-09T04:07:23Z")

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All the kits for upgrading stuff have the same base chance of upgrading something, as far as I know. The main factor if an upgrade actually works out or not is your skill level.  
The only difference between those kits are the usage of material ; some kits use different materials while repairing the same things, and sometimes they simply use more of the material to achieve the same result. Still, this isn’t a real issue, unless you’re really low on ressources.

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**Author:** ![NuG](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/nug/32/7057_2.png) [@NuG](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/NuG)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2017, 4:43am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/what-tools-can-modify-equipment/14207/8 "2017-09-09T04:43:48Z")

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I thought the welder did better than the soldering iron, and the soldering iron better than the tailor’s kit, for items you could use either on. I know the % to damage an item is affected between those 3 tools, but not sure about success %.

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**Author:** ![Oragepoilu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/4da419/32.png) [@Oragepoilu](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Oragepoilu)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2017, 8:41am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/what-tools-can-modify-equipment/14207/9 "2017-09-09T08:41:20Z")

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Success depend of your skill. Tailoring for sewing, mechanic for soldering.

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**Author:** ![NuG](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/nug/32/7057_2.png) [@NuG](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/NuG)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2017, 10:44pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/what-tools-can-modify-equipment/14207/10 "2017-09-09T22:44:59Z")

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> [@Oragepoilu](#):
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> Success depend of your skill. Tailoring for sewing, mechanic for soldering.

So I started a test world with no mods and gave myself 3 fab, 3 mechanic, 3 tailoring, and 3 survival, debugged in a soldering iron, welder and makeshift welder. If I go to reinforce my boots , each tool gives a different % damage. Is why I said that.

Edit: ah you said success, well I could have sworn i my current run the success chance was different depending on whether I used the welder or soldering iron, does one use fab and one mechanics and that is why?

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**Author:** ![NuG](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/nug/32/7057_2.png) [@NuG](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/NuG)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2017, 8:18pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/what-tools-can-modify-equipment/14207/11 "2017-09-15T20:18:53Z")

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> [@Oragepoilu](#):
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> Success depend of your skill. Tailoring for sewing, mechanic for soldering.

Yeah I have different % of success depending on whether I use the Makeshift Welder or a regular Welder. [https://youtu.be/gjbknllVW1s](https://youtu.be/gjbknllVW1s)

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**Author:** ![DeWolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/df705f/32.png) [@DeWolf](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/DeWolf)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2017, 4:44pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/what-tools-can-modify-equipment/14207/12 "2017-09-16T16:44:52Z")

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I think chances to succeed only happen on the metal tools and clothing for the basic repair kit/resinous chord and the fire arm repair kits they always work regardless of skill. As a note unfortunately you can no longer reinforce primitive ranged weapons.

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**Author:** ![NuG](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/nug/32/7057_2.png) [@NuG](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/NuG)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2017, 7:21pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/what-tools-can-modify-equipment/14207/13 "2017-09-16T19:21:56Z")

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Yeah with the kits you don’t get a success chance, it’s either your skilled enough to use it for that item, or you are not, I flubbed that up earlier in my comments I guess by asking about that. I saw “useful early to some point” and confused myself I guess.