Into The Hive Augments: Where to Manage and Install Them

Manage and install Augments back at base between expeditions, through EQUIPMENT → AUGMENTS. The detailed installation steps below use the Common THROWABLE DAMAGE I on Blast Grenade.

Before following that example: THROWABLE DAMAGE I must be in your inventory, Blast Grenade must appear as an available installation target, and its SLOT 1 must be empty.

Effect examples: THROWABLE DAMAGE I displays +10% throwable damage. Other Augments can increase weapon firing speed or make a turret last longer against swarms.

How to install Throwable Damage I

The installation menu asks you to choose both the equipment and the slot that will receive the Augment. For the Blast Grenade example:

1. At base, open EQUIPMENT, then AUGMENTS.
2. Open the THROWABLE tab and select THROWABLE DAMAGE I. Its detail panel identifies it as a COMMON Throwable Augment with a +10% effect.
3. Select INSTALL to open INSTALL AUGMENT.
4. Under CHOOSE THROWABLE, select Blast Grenade.
5. Select SLOT 1, marked EMPTY SLOT.
6. Check that the selected panel reads INSTALL INTO Blast Grenade - SLOT 1 and shows THROWABLE DAMAGE I +10%, then select INSTALL AUGMENT.

The confirmation text says this moves the Augment from your inventory into the chosen slot. Selecting the Augment in your inventory opens its details; choosing the equipment, selecting a slot and using the final installation button completes the instructed process.

Blast Grenade slot unlocks

Blast Grenade’s installation screen shows three slots with different availability:

These Mastery thresholds belong to Blast Grenade. For this installation, the available first slot is enough; the later slots have their own unlock conditions.

What equipment effects can Augments provide?

Augments customize how equipment performs. THROWABLE DAMAGE I provides a concrete damage example: the selected Common Augment displays +10% throwable damage, and Blast Grenade is offered as an installation target.

Other examples affect different parts of a loadout. One Augment can increase a weapon’s firing speed, while a different Augment can make a turret last longer against swarms. These effects serve different purposes: the firing-speed effect changes weapon performance, the turret effect changes how long the deployed tool lasts, and the Throwable Damage example changes damage. Read the selected Augment’s effect alongside its equipment category when deciding where it fits in your loadout.

Finding and managing your inventory

The EQUIPMENT screen contains GEAR, AUGMENTS and CRATES sections. Within AUGMENTS, the inventory is divided into WEAPON, UTILITY and THROWABLE tabs. Search and SORT: RARITY help you locate an item, while DISMANTLE MULTIPLE and GET AUGMENTS are also available inventory controls.

Selecting an Augment opens its individual management panel. For the particular Common THROWABLE DAMAGE I described above, that panel lists:

• INSTALL to begin choosing an equipment target and slot.
• REROLL — 9 SCRAP.
• DISMANTLE +10 SCRAP.

The reroll instruction says you choose which roll to keep, but the cost is spent either way. Keeping your preferred roll therefore still involves paying the displayed reroll cost. The 9 Scrap cost and +10 Scrap dismantle value are the values shown for this particular Augment; check the selected item’s panel when making that decision.

Weapon Augment crates and rarity

The WEAPON tab of AUGMENT CRATES presents Normal and Premium purchase options. Both are described as providing one Weapon Augment, with different prices and advertised odds:

The rarity panel on that weapon crate screen also lists how many traits each rarity carries:

This gives you another detail to read alongside an Augment’s specific effects. Rare and Epic both list two traits, while Legendary lists three, so rarity labels do not always imply different trait counts. When choosing an Augment for equipment, its actual effects remain useful information alongside its rarity label.