Upgrades and Trophies

Upgrades create temporary windows of advantage. Trophies and Respect show what you have survived long enough to earn.

Upgrades are timed tools. Buy them when the next move can pay for them.

Upgrade Types

Upgrade	Role	Best Used For
Raid Protection	Defense against raids	Holding value, recovering after a score, moving through busy districts.
Bust Protection	Defense against travel busts	Carrying product between districts.
Grow Power	WEED production boost	Timed grow sessions and home-district production bursts.
Mining Power	DIRT production boost	Mining DIRT faster and improving output.
Carry Power	Bigger inventory	High-volume trading, jackpot recovery, larger production cycles.
Raid Tie Breaker	Raid tie advantage	Aggressive raid windows and Respect fights.
Safe House / Hideout	Temporary safety	Going quiet, protecting inventory, waiting out danger.

DIRT-Side Naming

The DIRT lore gives several upgrades a cyber-facing skin:

System	DIRT-Side Flavor
Bust Protection	Encryption
Raid Protection	Firewall
Carry Power	Carry capacity
Production Power	Mining Power

The underlying mechanics stay readable. The fantasy changes by product.

Timing Matters

Upgrades expire. Buying protection too early wastes duration. Buying it too late means the damage already happened.

Use upgrades when:

• your inventory is worth defending

• your route is profitable enough to justify the fee

• a production boost can be fully used before it expires

• you are about to raid multiple targets

• you need to sell down jackpot inventory safely

Trophies

Trophies track long-term mastery across the game.

Trophy	What It Tracks
RAIDER	Successful raids completed.
GROWER	WEED grows completed.
MINER	DIRT mining completed.
DEALER	WEED sales completed.
TRAVELLER	Districts traveled.
VICE	Travel to Vice Island.
COMPETITOR	Competition wins.

Respect is the social scoreboard and the boss ladder.

Respect

Respect is earned through active play: production, travel, raids, bust events, missions, and other progression hooks. It affects reputation, leaderboards, boss competition, and tie situations.

Players with high Respect become targets, but they also become dangerous to challenge.

Progression Strategy

• Producers should stack production trophies while watching carry limits.

• Traders should build travel history and profit discipline.

• Raiders should avoid empty hits and focus on high-value timing.

• Boss candidates should build Respect in their home district and defend reputation.

Progression is not just grinding. It is proof that your strategy survived contact with the street.