Mycelarium Hyphae Upgrades: Shot Range to Soil Penetration

The Hyphae branch in Mycelarium, the Steam game by PLAN KAPKAN, is about the core action in the Demo footage: shooting hyphae through the soil toward water and food. The branch has six upgrades, all shown on the official upgrade screenshot. This page walks them in tree order and keeps three things apart: what the screenshot shows, what third-party Demo footage showed, and what is still a blank. For the full 26-node picture, start from the upgrade tree map.

Where do the six Hyphae upgrades sit in the tree?

Shot Range is the only node on the first row of this branch. Under it sit three nodes: Budding Chance, Shot Width and Water Efficiency. Node Efficiency hangs below Budding Chance and Soil Penetration below Water Efficiency. Verified The map shows the same layout; select a node to see its neighbours.

What does Shot Range do?

Shot Range is the first Hyphae node, drawn with a glowing white ring and a red number 2. Verified The Steam feature list says you can improve range, and the in-game shot preview shows a length in centimetres, for example 91 cm with a -3 WATER label. Verified Put together, the likely reading is that this upgrade lets a single shot travel farther. Inferred How much farther, and for what price, is not announced. Not announced

What does Budding Chance do?

Budding Chance sits directly under Shot Range and is drawn as a hollow circle with a red number 2. Verified In third-party Demo footage, the end of a hypha sometimes grew a free node without a click, and the player’s own guess at the starting odds was low. Observed in Demo That clip is Gloworm’s Demo video, recorded before Demo 2.0. No official probability exists, so this wiki gives none. Not announced

In the Demo footage, a node is a point you click on a hypha to use as the start of the next shot, which is why a free one matters. Observed in Demo The beginner guide covers the shoot-and-node loop.

What do Shot Width and Water Efficiency do?

Shot Width and Water Efficiency both hang straight from Shot Range and both show padlocks in the screenshot. Verified The Steam feature list names width and water efficiency as improvements. Verified Shots cost water, and the cost is shown beside the aiming arrow, so Water Efficiency most plausibly reduces that cost. Inferred Rain is a separate thing: a tutorial hint in an official screenshot says hyphae shots do not cost water during rain. Verified Shot Width’s effect is not explained anywhere, and neither upgrade has an announced number. Not announced

What do Node Efficiency and Soil Penetration do?

Node Efficiency is the node below Budding Chance, and Soil Penetration is below Water Efficiency; both are padlocked. Verified The Steam feature list says “node cost” and “soil penetration”, and Node Efficiency is the closest node name to the first. Inferred Soil Penetration probably relates to how the hypha moves through different ground, since the world has soil, stones and water pockets. Inferred Neither effect has been described, so nothing more can be stated. Not announced

How do the Hyphae nodes match the Steam feature list?

The Steam page lists “range, width, water efficiency, node cost, budding chance, and soil penetration” as improvements. Verified Mapped to the tree:

Five rows match by name. Only “node cost” is a reading, so it is marked as one.

What is still unknown about Hyphae upgrades?

• The cost of every upgrade, and what the red numbers mean.
• How much each upgrade changes a shot.
• How upgrade Points are earned. See the FAQ.
• Whether the tree is a strict unlock order or just a layout.
• Which of these six the current Demo contains.

The Steam release is planned for November 3, 2026. Verified Once the full game is actually out, we plan to recheck this page against the in-game numbers.