Button

It has 1 input and 1 output to connect, and 200 health once placed.

Crafting one takes 15 seconds at a Level 1 Workbench and costs 75 × Metal Fragments.

75

Output ×1

Workbench Level 1

Craft time

WB1 15s

WB2 −50% 7.5s

WB3 −75% 3.8s

Research it for 20 scrap, or unlock it on the Level 1 tech tree for 8 Blueprint Fragments in total.

Research table Burn one copy of the item for its blueprint

1 Item

+

20 Scrap

→

Blueprint

Research cost 20

Tech tree In the level 1 workbench tree

Node

+

1 Blueprint Fragment

→

Unlocked

Total to reach 8

A damaged Button can be repaired where it stands with a hammer. Repairing it from nothing to full costs:

Hammer Placed repair

×38

A full repair at a Repair Bench costs 16 × Metal Fragments, and you need its blueprint.

Repair bench Blueprint required

×16

Condition lost —

Reduction is how much of that damage type never lands. Damage taken is the rest: at 50% reduction a hit for 100 does 50. A negative reduction means the hit lands harder than it would bare.

A green recycler always gives back 37 × Metal Fragments for one.

RecyclerGuaranteed outputExtra chance output

Green 50%

×37

50%

Green (powered) 60%

×45

None

Red 75%

×56

25%

Yellow 40%

×30

None

Explosive NeededPer hitDudsRaw cost

Rocket ×1312.5— 1,400 1,950 100 40 30 4 Satchel Charge ×127520% 480 720 80 10 1 Timed Explosive Charge ×1550— 2,200 3,000 200 60 5 2 40mm HE Grenade ×462.5—— Beancan Grenade ×46515% 480 720 80 High Velocity Rocket ×545— 1,000 1,500 100 10 Survey Charge ×1514— 900 1,350 150 300 75 Explosive 5.56 Rifle Ammo ×1613— 400 480 80 Homing Missile ×1712— 1,700 2,550 340 34 9

From full health (200 HP), each one placed on it: damage per hit is after its protection. Duds are throws that fizzle and need another throw, not counted in Needed. Costs are for the whole count, crafted from raw materials.

Sunken Chest has the best chance at 1.1%, followed by Scarecrow at 0.49% and Brown Crate at 0.44%.

SourceConditionChanceAmount

Sunken Chest — 1.1% ×1

Scarecrow — 0.5% ×1

Brown Crate — 0.4% ×1

Wagon Crate — 0.4% ×1

Gingerbread Man — 0.2% ×1

Tunnel Dweller — 0.2% ×1

Underwater Dweller — 0.2% ×1

Bradley Scientist — 0.2% ×1

Chinook Gunner — 0.2% ×1

Cargo Ship Scientist — 0.2% ×1

Excavator Scientist — 0.2% ×1

Oil Rig Scientist — 0.2% ×1

Outbreak Scientist — 0.2% ×1

Patrol Scientist — 0.2% ×1

Roaming Scientist — 0.2% ×1