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Tool Cupboard
Building

Tool Cupboard

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The Tool Cupboard authorises building and upkeep within its radius. Destroying or accessing it is the goal of most raids.

bombRaid Cost

Crafting

Wood×1000
Hand craftCraft time: 30s

Blueprint

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

Recycling

recyclingSafezone Recycler
Wood×400
warningRadtown Recycler
Wood×600

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

buildRepair Bench
Wood×200
Condition lost per repair: 0%Blueprint required: No

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

buildHammer
Wood×500
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)

Raiding

The Tool Cupboard has 100 HP. Cheapest hard-side raid: 1× C4 or 1× Rocket.

Full raid cost breakdown →
Upkeep calculatorBuilding tiers

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