So I've been spending a lot of time adding content to an already robust fighting engine. If you've played the first chapter, then you'll know that UPGRADES are my way of introducing a sort of "talent tree" (ala WoW) to the traditional RPG formula. In the first chapter, you had about 25 to select from. In chapter 2, you'll have 75 (!) to choose from. These are broken down into 3 tiers. The first tier will only cost you one upgrade credit to increase an upgrade rank; the second tier requires 2 credits, and the third tier requires 3. Every level you go up you'll get two upgrade credits to disperse as you see fit. As you can imagine, this creates a wide variety of gameplay options that change how you play the game.

Here's a breakdown of the upgrades thus far.

TIER 1:

RESERVE TANK: Increases HP by 4/8/12/16/20%.
ETHER EFFICIENT: Increase SP by 4/8/12/16/20%.
ASSAULTING FORCE: Critical Strike damage increased by 15/30/45%.
CRITICAL MASS: Improve your CHARGE rating by 10/20/30%.
TECHNOPATHIC: Improve your FOCUS rating by 10/20/30%.

BRAWNY: Increase STR by 3/6/9/12/15%.
ARMOR POLISH: Increase DEF by 3/6/9/12/15%.
VOLTAGE AMPLIFIER: Increase ETH by 3/6/9/12/15%.
DAMPENER FIELD: Increase EDEF by 3/6/9/12/15%.
ALACRITY: Increase AGI by 3/6/9/12/15%.

SERENDIPITOUS: Increase LUCK by 3/6/9/12/15%.
ANODIZED: Increase RES by 3/6/9/12/15%.
AMELIORATE PLATING: Increase ARMOR rating by 10/20/30%.
SHOCK PROOFING: Increase ABSORB rating by 10/20/30%.
BENIGN HEALER: Increase HEALING potential by 10/20/30%.

EXPEDITIOUS: Increase CAST SPEED by 10/20/30/40/50%.
CONCEALMENT: Increase STEAL rate by 7/14/21/28/35%.
TARGETING SENSORS: Increase CRIT rate by 1.5/3/4.5/6/7.5%.
OBVIATE INPUT: Increase EVADE rate by 1.5/3/4.5/6/7.5%.
GALLANTRY: Damage caused by enemy melee/buster damage decreased by 5/10/15/20/25%.

INSULATED: FIRE RESISTANCE increased by 8/16/24/32/40 points.
ANTI-FREEZE: ICE RESISTANCE increased by 8/16/24/32/40 points.
DUST COVERED: WIND RESISTANCE increased by 8/16/24/32/40 points.
GROUNDED: ELECTRIC RESISTANCE increased by 8/16/24/32/40 points.
IMMUNIZED: BIO RESISTANCE increased by 8/16/24/32/40 points.