Image Credit: Bethesda
Forgot password
Enter the email address you used when you joined and we'll send you instructions to reset your password.
If you used Apple or Google to create your account, this process will create a password for your existing account.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
Reset password instructions sent. If you have an account with us, you will receive an email within a few minutes.
Something went wrong. Try again or contact support if the problem persists.
Screenshot by Pro Game Guides

How to craft and upgrade weapons in Like a Dragon Infinite Wealth

Just a bit of elbow grease...

You want to equip the best weapons when brawling enemies throughout Honolulu. Sometimes, all it takes is a bit of upgrading or crafting your own weapons to get the best. Here's how!

Recommended Videos

Like a Dragon Infinite Wealth Crafting Guide

Screenshot by Pro Game Guides

You can begin upgrading and crafting weapons once you unlock Julie's Gearworks in Chapter 4: The Ghetto. In this undercover car shop, Julie will give you the options to upgrade gear to improve its stats or craft your own weapon.

Upgrading a weapon will increase the damage and magic effect stats on it. The more you upgrade, the higher the weapon's level increases, eventually allowing you to add Brand effects to it. You can increase the weapon's level multiple times based on the amount of materials you have, but it will also cost you more money. Materials also have different upgrade values, increasing the level more than others.

Crafting a weapon will make a brand new weapon from scratch from the recipe selection you have available at that Gearworks location. Crafting weapons is the way to get them because most of them will have special effects. However, crafting a weapon will take more materials and money. Specific options of weapons to craft will only become available when you increase the Facility Rank. Your Facility Rank will increase every time you use the crafting or upgrade services.

Related: All Pawn Shop locations in Like a Dragon Infinite Wealth

How to get upgrade materials in Like a Dragon Infinite Wealth

If you're ready to start making and upgrading weapons, then you need the right materials. Luckily, there are a few different ways you can start collecting the materials you need:

  • Loot Spots
  • Battle Rewards
  • Material Exchange

You can occasionally find some crafting materials in loot containers like briefcases and, more reliably, safes. However, I found I got more materials from completing battles against different goons around the area.

If you have extra weapons on you that you aren't using, you can exchange them for materials by visiting Julie's Gearworks and using the Material Exchange option. This will get rid of the item but give you some materials in return to use on upgrades of crafting.

All Julie's Gearworks locations

Image by Pro Game Guides

If you're wondering where you can find Julie and her crafting services, there are a few locations that have garages. You'll find it on your map marked with the anvil and hammer icon. Check out the images above and our list for help getting to them:

  • Honolulu
    • 1. Hula Ave.
    • 2. Anaconda Shopping Center

Make sure you head back to Julie's every so often to continue upgrading your weapons or crafting those higher-tier weapons that you're going to need as you progress to more challenging battles.

Looking for more Pro Game Guides Like a Dragon content? Check out our guides on Where to find Fortune cards in Like a Dragon Infinite Wealth (Map) or All party members in Like a Dragon Infinite Wealth - How to get them!


Pro Game Guides is supported by our audience. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn a small affiliate commission. Learn more about our Affiliate Policy
We have upgraded our commenting platform! Existing comments will be imported over the next few weeks.
Author
Image of Abby Smith
Abby Smith
Abby Smith is a super nerd and video game fanatic who grew up playing games on a variety of platforms. She likes to spend her free time binge-watching Netflix, reading all genres of novels, and playing all the best new video games. She is currently a full-time Staff Writer for Pro Game Guides, and as an alumni from Full Sail University, also enjoys dabbling in creative writing such as short stories, scripts, and comics on the side.