Minuteman's Armory

Minuteman's Armory Vending Machine

The Minuteman's Armory is one of Columbia's vending machines in BioShock Infinite which only sells weapon upgrades at for an expensive cost in Silver Eagles. Each weapon features four upgrades (except for the Crank Gun, which has none), including two damage boosts. The machines are refilled with new upgrades as Booker DeWitt progresses through Columbia.

List of Prices

The following are all weapon upgrades sold at the Minuteman's Armory, their prices and first appearance in BioShock Infinite.

	Weapon	Upgrade	Price	Description	First Available In
	Pistol	Clip Increase	275	Increases clip size by 50%	Battleship Bay
		Damage Boost 1	199	Increases damage by 25%	Hall of Heroes
		Ammo Increase	404	Increases reserve ammo by 50%	Finkton Docks
		Damage Boost 2	199	Increases damage by 25%	Factory
	Machine Gun	Damage Boost 1	236	Increases damage by 25%	Soldier's Field
		Accuracy Boost	512	Reduces weapon spread by 75%	Hall of Heroes
		Clip Increase	391	Increases clip size by 100%	Finkton Docks
		Damage Boost 2	239	Increases damage by 25%	Factory
	Shotgun	Damage Boost 1	255	Increases damage by 25%	Finkton Docks
		Reload Increase	456	Decreases reload time by 50%	Finkton Docks
		Damage Boost 2	255	Increases damage by 25%	Emporia
		Spread Boost	360	Increases cone width by 20%	Downtown Emporia
	Carbine	Damage Boost 1	357	Increases damage by 25%	Hall of Heroes
		Clip Increase	484	Increases clip size by 50%	Finkton Docks
		Recoil Decrease	333	Decreases recoil by 60%	Factory
		Damage Boost 2	357	Increases damage by 25%	Emporia
	Heater	Reload Increase	752	Increases cone width by 20%	Emporia
		Damage Boost 2	554	Increases damage by 25%	Downtown Emporia
		Spread Boost	467	Increases damage by 25%	Downtown Emporia
	RPG	Damage Boost 1	385	Increases damage by 25%	Hall of Heroes
		Clip Increase	816	Increases clip size by 50%	Hall of Heroes
		Damage Boost 2	404	Increases damage by 25%	Emporia
		RPG speed Boost	333	Increases RPG projectile speed by 100%	Downtown Emporia
	Sniper Rifle	Damage Boost 1	349	Increases damage by 25%	Hall of Heroes
		Fire Rate Boost	654	Increases fire rate by 100%	Finkton Docks
		Recoil decrease	288	Reduces recoil by 50%	Finkton Docks
		Damage Boost 2	349	Increases damage by 25%	Factory
	Volley Gun	Damage Boost 1	522	Increases damage by 25%	Finkton Docks
		Radius Increase	536	Increases explosion radius by 50%	Downtown Emporia
		Damage Boost 2	522	Increases damage by 25%	Downtown Emporia
		Clip Increase	740	Increases clip size by 100%	Downtown Emporia
	Hand Cannon	Damage Boost 1	448	Increases damage by 25%	Factory
		Reload Increase	656	Increases reload speed by 50%	Factory
		Damage Boost 2	448	Increases damage by 25%	Emporia
		Recoil Decrease	350	Decreases recoil by 20%	Downtown Emporia
	Repeater	Recoil Decrease	711	Decreases recoil by 50%	Emporia
		Damage Boost 2	416	Increases damage by 25%	Downtown Emporia
		Clip Increase	449	Increases clip size by 100%	Downtown Emporia
	Burstgun	Damage Boost 1	423	Increases damage by 25%	Factory
		Recoil Decrease	822	Decreases recoil by 50%	Downtown Emporia
		Damage Boost 2	423	Increases damage by 25%	Downtown Emporia
		Ammo Increase	672	Increases reserve ammo by 50%	Downtown Emporia
	Hail Fire	Radius Increase	415	Increases clip size by 60%	Downtown Emporia
		Damage Boost 2	688	Increases damage by 25%	Downtown Emporia
		Clip Size	399	Increases explosion radius by 100%	Downtown Emporia

REMEMBER!

Though the Minuteman's Armory can have multiple upgrades purchased from it at once, not all upgrades can be purchased in one game (for a total of $21984), and some may not be suited toward the player's playing style. Consider saving your Silver Eagles for other weapon upgrades, or for Vigor upgrades.

Quotes

• Ammunition, weaponsmithing, all kinds of deadliness.
• It's your home. If you don't protect it now, who will?
• Would you rather be deadly? Or dead?
• Got empty pockets? Best keep on walking.
• What are you going hunting for with that? Caterpillar?
• Desperate times, desperate measures. Protect your women and your treasures.
• You call that a gun? Heh. That ain't no gun.

Clash in the Clouds

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Minuteman's Armory vending machines can be found at the Columbian Archeological Society in BioShock Infinite's downloadable content, Clash in the Clouds, between waves and in the hub area. They can only be used once at least one wave has been completed. They sell all weapon upgrades available in BioShock Infinite with the exception of special upgrades granted by other DLC.

List of Prices

The following are all weapon upgrades sold at the Minuteman's Armory.

Weapon	Upgrade	Price	Description
Pistol	Damage Boost 1	100	Increases damage by 25%
	Ammo Increase	45	Increases reserve ammo by 50%
	Damage Boost 2	200	Increases damage by 25%
Machine Gun	Clip Increase	450	Increases clip size by 100%
	Accuracy Boost	600	Reduces weapon spread by 75%
	Damage Boost 2	1300	Increases damage by 25%
Shotgun	Reload Increase	300	Decreases reload time by 50%
	Damage Boost 2	450	Increases damage by 25%
	Spread Boost	800	Increases cone width by 20%
Carbine	Recoil Decrease	1300	Decreases recoil by 60%
	Clip Increase	484	Increases clip size by 50%
	Damage Boost 2	357	Increases damage by 25%
Heater	Reload Increase	752	Increases cone width by 20%
	Damage Boost 2	554	Increases damage by 25%
	Spread Boost	467	Increases damage by 25%
RPG	Clip Increase	816	Increases clip size by 50%
	Damage Boost 2	404	Increases damage by 25%
	RPG speed Boost	333	Increases RPG projectile speed by 100%
Sniper Rifle	Recoil decrease	1300	Reduces recoil by 50%
	Fire Rate Boost	2100	Increases fire rate by 100%
	Damage Boost 2	2200	Increases damage by 25%
Volley Gun	Radius Increase	536	Increases explosion radius by 50%
	Damage Boost 2	522	Increases damage by 25%
	Clip Increase	740	Increases clip size by 100%
Hand Cannon	Reload Decrease	500	Increases reload speed by 50%
	Recoil Decrease	650	Decreases recoil by 20%
	Damage Boost 2	1100	Increases damage by 25%
Repeater	Recoil Decrease	500	Decreases recoil by 50%
	Damage Boost 2	416	Increases damage by 25%
	Clip Increase	449	Increases clip size by 100%
Burstgun	Recoil Decrease	822	Decreases recoil by 50%
	Damage Boost 2	423	Increases damage by 25%
	Ammo Increase	672	Increases reserve ammo by 50%
Hail Fire	Radius Increase	415	Increases clip size by 60%
	Damage Boost 2	688	Increases damage by 25%
	Clip Size	399	Increases explosion radius by 100%

Burial at Sea - Episode 2

Main article: Burial at Sea - Episode 2

The Minuteman's Armory appears in the Factory among other unusable vending machines.

Gallery

The vending screen of Minuteman's Armory.

Weapon Upgrade.

The Minuteman's Armory destroyed by paupers in Shantytown.

Behind the Scenes

• The name of this vending machine (and the animatronic atop it) is a reference to the Minutemen from the American Revolution.
• This machine could be considered as the Columbia counterpart to the Power to the People vending machines of Rapture, as they both provide weapon upgrades for the player.
  • In addition, early concept art reveals that the machine was originally called "Power to the People," by Chris Chaproniere.

The "Power to the People" concept.

The finalized model (unused), renamed "Forearmed Is Forewarned", by Mauricio Tejerina.

• This vending machine looks like the Dollar Bill, with a change of uniform and vending machine colors.
• Like all vending machines in the game, the Minuteman's Armory can be Possessed to give up a certain amount of Silver Eagles.
• When all upgrades available have been purchased, the machine turns off.
• Fully upgraded, the Pistol will become gold-plated regardless of whether the Season Pass has been purchased or not.