Tools
Flare
flare
Light up the night sky with this brand new red flare!
Crafting
 Gun Powder | ×10 |
 Metal Fragments | ×10 |
Workbench Lvl 1Craft time: 1s
account_treeTotal Raw Cost(crafting every sub-component)
 Charcoal | ×30 |
 Sulfur | ×20 |
| Metal Fragments | ×10 |
Blueprint
15
Research (scrap)
15
Tech tree node (scrap)
360
Tech tree path (scrap)
Workbench Lvl 1
Requires
Recycling
recyclingSafezone Recycler
| Gun Powder | ×4 |
| Metal Fragments | ×4 |
warningRadtown Recycler
| Gun Powder | ×6 |
| Metal Fragments | ×6 |
Radtown recyclers (found in monuments) give more than the safe-zone recyclers at Outpost and Bandit Camp. A percentage next to a yield is the chance of receiving it.
Looted From
Military Tunnel ScientistPT Boat ScientistRHIB ScientistOutbreak SprayerRoad ScientistCatfishOrange RoughySalmonSmall SharkNormal Crate - CaveMinecartUnderwater Advanced Crate
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