Building
Small Water Catcher
water.catcher.small
Collects drinkable water from the air via rain and dew. Can be connected to other entities to provide water, 20ml a second.
Crafting
 Wood | ×100 |
 Metal Fragments | ×50 |
| Tarp | ×1 |
Workbench Lvl 1Craft time: 15s
Blueprint
15
Research (scrap)
15
Tech tree node (scrap)
135
Tech tree path (scrap)
Workbench Lvl 1
Requires
Recycling
recyclingSafezone Recycler
| Wood | ×40 |
| Metal Fragments | ×20 |
| Tarp | ×1(40%) |
warningRadtown Recycler
| Wood | ×60 |
| Metal Fragments | ×30 |
| Tarp | ×1(60%) |
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
| Wood | ×50 |
| Metal Fragments | ×26 |
 Cloth | ×50 |
Condition lost per repair: 0%Blueprint required: No
Cost shown is the maximum, to repair from near-broken to full condition.
Looted From
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Decay & Upkeep
8 h
Decay (outside)
80 h
Decay (inside)
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