RUSTLY
Workbench Level 1
Building

Workbench Level 1

workbench1

This allows you to craft and unlock items requiring workbench level 1

Crafting one takes 500× Wood, 100× Metal Fragments, straight from your inventory — no workbench needed. A recycler breaks one down into Wood, Metal Fragments.

Crafting

Hand craftCraft time: 30s

Blueprint

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

Recycling

recyclingSafezone Recycler

Wood×200
Metal Fragments×40

warningRadtown Recycler

Wood×300
Metal Fragments×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×248
Metal Fragments×52
Condition lost per repair: 0%Blueprint required: No

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

buildRepair Bench
Wood×100
Metal Fragments×20
Condition lost per repair: 20%Blueprint required: No

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

Decay & Upkeep

96 h
Decay (outside)
960 h
Decay (inside)
Upkeep calculatorBuilding tiers

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