Basically use the same weapon in the forge to level it up. To get it to level 10 you would need 10 of the same gun ? Also maybe there could be a item you would need to forge it every level. Level 3 6 and 10 would give you perks the higher the level the greater the effect.

Medicallity : while holding this weapon you you get hp every 5 seconds. (Level 3: 1 hp,(level 6 2 hp), (level 10 3 hp).
Deadshot: increased accuracy after kill (Level 3: 3% accuracy, (level 6 5% accuracy), (level 10 10% increased accuracy)
Focused: reduced recoil while crouching (Level 3: 3% reduced recoil), (level 6 5% reduced recoil), (Level 10 10% reduced recoil)
Quickness: mobility increase (Level 3 3% increased mobility), (Level 6 5% increased mobility), (level 10 10% mobility)
vampyre: Every kill gives you health back (Level 3 5 health back) (Level 6 10 health back) (Level 10 15 health back)

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I was inspired to make this thread by this thought, I want to try and give ideas as to how a leveling up system would work on certain detective and traitor items.

How would it look?

So maybe to upgrade equipment you can open up a new gui, listing all of the traitor and detective items. You can select a equipment that can be leveled up.
Maybe when a item has a few levels it shows like "+X" or some sort, and when it is maxed, there is a gold border around it?

How would I level it up

What I think is that each equipment is leveled up differently, by how you use it. For a basic outline of what it could be, for the knife you need to get kills, simple as that, maybe with the plasmanet, you just have to hit players. You can also get creative with it, like maybe backstab kills, or kill a player by pushing them off the ledge with the newton. it's ultimately up to you to think how to level a equipment up.

What stats/perks do I get?

Personally, I'm not a fan of enhancing weapons, it seems kinda boring to level up 2% of a weapon's damage. Of course, having a whole systems of elaborate perks would take a long time to make.
Maybe 5 levels per equipment? I cant think of the best way to level up a equipment, because each one would have to be very unique.

These are just my thoughts, please share some also.

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