Do I always get an upgrade I purchased? So if I upgrade a ship now and melt it later, can I get the upgrade back?

Modified on Thu, 5 Feb at 12:01 PM

Whether you can recover an upgrade (CCU) after melting depends on whether the upgrade was applied or left unused.

Scenario 1: You Bought an Upgrade but Did Not Use It

If you melt an upgrade separately (meaning you never applied it):

You will receive the corresponding store credit value on your RSI account.
The upgrade will also appear in your Buyback List, allowing you to buy it back later if needed.

Scenario 2: You Applied the Upgrade, Then Melted the Upgraded Ship

If you apply an upgrade to a ship and later melt the upgraded ship:

You will receive the full melt value of the upgraded ship (based on what was paid into it).
However, you cannot buy back the upgrade separately.
In your Buyback List, you will only be able to buy back the base ship (the original ship without the applied upgrades).

Notes / Tips

Unused upgrade melted: You can usually buy it back later.
Upgrade applied + ship melted: You can only buy back the base ship, not the applied upgrade.