In Dave The Diver, you can use guns and harpoons as weapons. Both can be upgraded once you have progressed enough. The harpoon comes in handy when you need to defeat smaller fish and do not want to waste a bullet charge but for more challenging enemies, you will need to use Weapons. In this Dave The Diver guide, we go over how you can upgrade your weapons to make them more effective against foes.
Dave The Diver: How To Upgrade Your Weapons Permanently
In Dave The Diver, you can upgrade guns using Duffy’s Weapons Shop. Guns such as rifles and snipers have upgrade paths similar to skill trees. You will not be able to upgrade your weapons from the get-go and will need to progress the game until you reach chapter two where you meet Duffy. Progress through the game and Duffy will add new features to the weapons shop. So check these frequently to take advantage of them.
The following is a list of all the Weapons( Melee+Guns) in Dave The Diver that can be upgraded:
| Weapon Name | Type | Effects | Level | Characteristics |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dive Knife (May be upgraded to 10 and 17 damage) | Melee | Low damage | 1 | Damage: 3 |
| Sharp Japanese Sword | Melee | Medium damage | 1 | Damage: 8 |
| Baseball Bat | Melee | High damage with assault attack | 1 | Damage: 5 10 damage with assault attack |
| Golf Club | Melee | Massive damage with assault attack | 1 | Damage: 10 30 damage with assault attack |
| Tennis Racket | Melee | Opponents are thrown far back | 1 | Damage: 10 Opponents are thrown far back |
| Shock Bangstick | Melee | Paralyzes target for 10 seconds | 1 | Damage: 5 10 seconds paralysis -30% movement speed |
| Toy Hammer of Sleep | Melee | Chance to inflict sleep | 1 | Damage: 1 Chance to inflict sleep |
| Pickaxe | Melee | Can also damage enemy creatures | 1 | Damage: 3 |
| Old Harpoon Gun | Gun | Low damage | 1 | Damage: 3 |
| Pump Harpoon Gun | Gun | Medium damage | 1 | Damage: 17 |
| Shark Harpoon Gun | Gun | High damage | 1 | Damage: 24 |
| Dragonbite Harpoon Gun | Gun | Very high damage | 1 | Damage: 32 |
| Harpoon Tip | Ammo | Does little damage | 1 | |
| Enhanced Harpoon Tip | Ammo | Increases harpoon damage | 1 | Damage: +4 harpoon damage |
| Shock Harpoon Tip | Ammo | Damages target and creatures in the radius | 1 | Damage: +4 harpoon damage 60% chance to inflict paralysis -30% movement speed |
| Lightning Harpoon Tip | Ammo | High damage, but ammunition does not pierce the target | 1 | Damage: +4 harpoon damage 40% of the inflicted damage is transferred to creatures within the target’s radius |
| Poison Harpoon Tip | Ammo | Inflicts poison damage over time | 1 | Damage: +3 harpoon damage 2 poison damage every second for 8 seconds |
| Flaming Harpoon Tip | Ammo | Inflicts fire damage | 1 | Damage: +5 harpoon damage 30% flame damage |
| Tranquilizer Harpoon Tip | Ammo | High chance to inflict sleep immediately | 1 | 45 percent chance to inflict sleep immediately |
| Triple Axel (Blueprint unlocks after finding 2x in Blue Hole) | Gun | Sticks to target and explodes shortly afterward | 1 | Sticks to the target and explodes shortly afterward |
| Basic Underwater Rifle (Blueprint unlocks after the tutorial mission) | Gun | Relatively low damage | 1 | Damage: 22 Range: 5 Magazine: 8 |
| Red Sniper Rifle | Gun | Extremely high damage | 1 | Damage: 32 Radius: 20 Magazine: 3 |
| Shock Rifle | Gun | N/A | ||
| Hush Dart (Blueprint unlocks after finding 2x in Blue Hole) | Gun | Stuns fish, making them higher quality | 1 | Radius: 5 Magazine: 3 |
| Small Net Gun | Gun | Catches fish, making them higher quality | 1 | Damage: N/A Radius: 5 Magazine: 3 |
| Ice Gun | Gun | Does not cause damage, but can be used to fish | 1 | Radius: 5 Magazine: 20 |
| Sticky Bomb Gun | Explosive | Sticks to the target and explodes shortly afterward | 1 | Damage: 20 Range: 7 Magazine: 5 |
| Grenade Launcher | Explosive | Fires grenades that explode for high damage | 1 | Damage: 25 Range: 10 Magazine: 4 |
| Trigger Bomb Trap | Explosive / Trap | Triggers when touched, cause high explosion damage to creatures in the radius | 1 | Triggers when touched, causing high explosion damage to creatures in the radius |
How To Upgrade Weapons (Guns)
To upgrade guns, you need to:
- Launch the Weapon Shop app on your phone
- Check upgrade materials and collect them
- Press E to upgrade
How To Get Blue Prints+ Materials To Upgrade Weapons
You will need materials to upgrade your guns and blueprints to acquire new weapons in Dave The Diver. You can get materials from the ocean. These materials are found in the Kits present in the deep ocean. they spawn randomly so there is no exact location for these weapon upgrading kits.
These Weapon upgrading kits are easily identified because a yellow pistol is visible on them. but the best way of getting fragments is by dismantling your guns. Be sure to open weapon chests in the blue hole and then dismantle the guns you do not need to get fragments.
How To Upgrade The Harpoon
Upgrading the harpoon increases its damage. You can upgrade it by using the iDiver App on your phone. You cannot upgrade the harpoon’s tip to deal elemental damage. Elemental upgrades can only be found during exploration. Seek out weapon chests to get them.
This is everything that you need to know about upgrading your weapons in Dave The Diver.