Pot (Stainless Steel)
Pot (Stainless Steel) Megabonk – Explained
Pot (Stainless Steel) increases the maximum level cap for all weapons.
It uses diminishing returns, just like Wizard's Hat, but for weapons:
- The 1st pot gives +10 max weapon levels.
- Each additional pot gives 1 less max weapon level than the previous pot.
- This falloff continues until a minimum of +2 max weapon levels per pot (reached at 9 stacks and beyond).
It uses diminishing returns, just like Wizard's Hat, but for weapons:
- The 1st pot gives +10 max weapon levels.
- Each additional pot gives 1 less max weapon level than the previous pot.
- This falloff continues until a minimum of +2 max weapon levels per pot (reached at 9 stacks and beyond).
How it Stacks
Let $n$ be the number of Pot (Stainless Steel) stacks.
So the first few pots give:
- 1st pot: +10 (weapon level caps at 50)
- 2nd pot: +9 (weapon level caps at 59)
- 3rd pot: +8 (weapon level caps at 67)
- 4th pot: +7 (weapon level caps at 74)
- 5th pot: +6 (weapon level caps at 80)
- 6th pot: +5 (weapon level caps at 85)
- 7th pot: +4 (weapon level caps at 89)
- 8th pot: +3 (weapon level caps at 92)
- 9th pot: +2 (weapon level caps at 94)
- 10th+ pot: +2 each
Example:
1. You have 2x pots and your weapon levels are maxxed up to level 59
2. You microwave away a pot, and you now have 1x pot in total
3. You can now level up your weapons to level 69.
This also works with more pots: for example, if you had 4 pots and microwave one away (dropping to 3), you can then level your weapons up by +8 levels again, matching the bonus the 3rd pot normally gives.
There may also be some conditions where you can get even more levels from microwaving away a pot (some players have reported this) but it’s unclear exactly what needs to happen for that to occur.
Max weapon levels gained per pot (diminishing)
The amount added by the $k$-th pot is:$$\Delta(k)=\max(2,\ 11-k)$$
So the first few pots give:
- 1st pot: +10 (weapon level caps at 50)
- 2nd pot: +9 (weapon level caps at 59)
- 3rd pot: +8 (weapon level caps at 67)
- 4th pot: +7 (weapon level caps at 74)
- 5th pot: +6 (weapon level caps at 80)
- 6th pot: +5 (weapon level caps at 85)
- 7th pot: +4 (weapon level caps at 89)
- 8th pot: +3 (weapon level caps at 92)
- 9th pot: +2 (weapon level caps at 94)
- 10th+ pot: +2 each
Microwave bug
If your weapons are already max level and you then microwave away a pot, you can actually level up your weapons further than they were before.Example:
1. You have 2x pots and your weapon levels are maxxed up to level 59
2. You microwave away a pot, and you now have 1x pot in total
3. You can now level up your weapons to level 69.
This also works with more pots: for example, if you had 4 pots and microwave one away (dropping to 3), you can then level your weapons up by +8 levels again, matching the bonus the 3rd pot normally gives.
There may also be some conditions where you can get even more levels from microwaving away a pot (some players have reported this) but it’s unclear exactly what needs to happen for that to occur.
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