
Heavy Plate Pants
Offers superior protection at the cost of reduced movement speed.
Crafting one takes 1× Sheet Metal, 4× High Quality Metal at a Workbench Lvl 2. A recycler breaks one down into High Quality Metal.
Crafting
Blueprint
Recycling
recyclingSafezone Recycler
High Quality Metal | ×1 |
Sheet Metal | ×1(40%) |
High Quality Metal | ×1(60%) |
warningRadtown Recycler
High Quality Metal | ×2 |
Sheet Metal | ×1(60%) |
High Quality Metal | ×1(40%) |
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.
Repair
High Quality Metal | ×1 |
| ×40 |
Cost shown is the maximum, to repair from near-broken to full condition.
Looted From
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