RUSTLY
Lantern
Building

Lantern

lantern

A Lantern. Place it where you need light, requires low grade fuel to work.

Crafting one takes 25× Metal Fragments, 15× Low Grade Fuel, straight from your inventory — no workbench needed. A recycler breaks one down into Metal Fragments, Low Grade Fuel.

Crafting

Hand craftCraft time: 20s

Blueprint

Default blueprint — known from the start, no research required.

Recycling

recyclingSafezone Recycler

Metal Fragments×10
Low Grade Fuel×6

warningRadtown Recycler

Metal Fragments×15
Low Grade Fuel×9

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

buildHammer
Metal Fragments×12
Low Grade Fuel×8
Condition lost per repair: 0%Blueprint required: No

Cost shown is the maximum, to repair from near-broken to full condition.

Decay & Upkeep

48 h
Decay (outside)
480 h
Decay (inside)
Upkeep calculatorBuilding tiers

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