Salvaged Sword

Among the 16 melee weapons it ranks 4th for damage per hit and 2nd for damage per second.

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

15

1

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 4 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 4

A full repair at a Repair Bench costs 10 × Metal Fragments, and you need its blueprint.

Repair bench Blueprint required

×10

Condition lost 20%

Per hit is how much of the node one swing takes; wasted is the share destroyed rather than collected, which is why two tools at the same damage do not yield the same. Wear is the condition the tool loses per hit.

A green recycler always gives back 7 × Metal Fragments for one.

RecyclerGuaranteed outputExtra chance output

Green 50%

×7

50%

50%

Green (powered) 60%

×9

60%

Red 75%

×11

25%

75%

Yellow 40%

×6

40%

Tool Box has the best chance at 4.9%, followed by Sunken Crate at 3.3% and Metal Detector at 1.8%.

SourceConditionChanceAmount

Tool Box 100–100% 4.9% ×1

Sunken Crate 100–100% 3.3% ×1

Metal Detector — 1.8% ×1

Sunken Chest 100–100% 1.1% ×1

Scarecrow 100–100% 0.5% ×1

Brown Crate 100–100% 0.4% ×1

Wagon Crate 100–100% 0.4% ×1

Gingerbread Man 100–100% 0.2% ×1

Tunnel Dweller 100–100% 0.2% ×1

Underwater Dweller 100–100% 0.2% ×1

Bradley Scientist 100–100% 0.2% ×1

Chinook Gunner 100–100% 0.2% ×1

Cargo Ship Scientist 100–100% 0.2% ×1

Excavator Scientist 100–100% 0.2% ×1

Oil Rig Scientist 100–100% 0.2% ×1

Outbreak Scientist 100–100% 0.2% ×1

Patrol Scientist 100–100% 0.2% ×1

Roaming Scientist 100–100% 0.2% ×1