Building
Mortar
mortar.deployable
The Mortar fires in an arcing trajectory and favors volume over precision. Pairs well with binoculars.
Crafting
 High Quality Metal | ×20 |
 Metal Pipe | ×3 |
Workbench Lvl 2Craft time: 25s
Blueprint
60
Research (scrap)
60
Tech tree node (scrap)
930
Tech tree path (scrap)
Workbench Lvl 2
Requires
Recycling
recyclingSafezone Recycler
| High Quality Metal | ×8 |
| Metal Pipe | ×1 |
| Metal Pipe | ×1(20%) |
warningRadtown Recycler
| High Quality Metal | ×12 |
| Metal Pipe | ×1 |
| Metal Pipe | ×1(80%) |
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
| High Quality Metal | ×14 |
Condition lost per repair: 0%Blueprint required: No
Cost shown is the maximum, to repair from near-broken to full condition.
buildRepair Bench
| High Quality Metal | ×6 |
Condition lost per repair: 0%Blueprint required: Yes
Cost shown is the maximum, to repair from near-broken to full condition.
Decay & Upkeep
0 min
Decay (outside)
0 min
Decay (inside)
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