Building
Metal Barricade
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A tough metal barricade with barbed wire, made from Metal Fragments. The barbed wire causes damage and will also slow player movement.
Crafting
 Metal Fragments | ×200 |
 Metal Blade | ×2 |
Workbench Lvl 2Craft time: 25s
Blueprint
60
Research (scrap)
60
Tech tree node (scrap)
225
Tech tree path (scrap)
Workbench Lvl 2
Requires
Recycling
recyclingSafezone Recycler
| Metal Fragments | ×80 |
| Metal Blade | ×1(80%) |
warningRadtown Recycler
| Metal Fragments | ×120 |
| Metal Blade | ×1 |
| Metal Blade | ×1(20%) |
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 | ×115 |
Condition lost per repair: 0%Blueprint required: No
Cost shown is the maximum, to repair from near-broken to full condition.
Looted From
Treasure Mission BoxLocked CrateLocked Crate - GhostshipLocked Crate - OilrigElite CrateUnderwater Lab - Elite CrateScientist PT Boat DryboxWagon - Military CrateGingerbread Mine PresentMilitary CrateUnderwater Lab - Normal Crate 1Missile Silo Inside Scientist
Decay & Upkeep
8 h
Decay (outside)
80 h
Decay (inside)
Popular Metal Barricade Skins
All skins →| Skin | Skinport | DMarket | Waxpeer | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Metal Barricade | $0.73 | $0.65 | $2.25 | $0.65 |
| Sheet Metal Barricade | $0.90 | $0.91 | $0.86 | $0.86 |
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