Metal Spring
A metal spring. Used to provide motion or resistance in objects.
Craft
| Workbench | Craft time | Blueprint |
|---|---|---|
 Level 3 | 1s | 60 scrap to research |
Ingredients and the blueprint steps are on the Craft tab.
Buy
1 shop| Shop | Price |
|---|---|
Outpost: ComponentsOutpostBase price120 right after a wipe30 to 120 with demand |
Looted from
| Container | Chance | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 27% | 1-2 | |
| 14% | 1 | |
| 14% | 1 | |
| 14% | 1 | |
| 14% | 1 | |
| 8.8% | 1-4 | |
| 8.8% | 1-4 | |
Tunnel DwellerSame loot in: Underwater Dweller | 7.4% | 1-3 |
| Monument | Per full clear | Crates |
|---|---|---|
| 2.9 | 17 Crate25 Loot Barrel27 Loot Barrel II | |
| 2.4 | 16 Crate11 Loot Barrel11 Loot Barrel II | |
| 2.3 | 16 Crate8 Loot Barrel9 Loot Barrel II | |
| 2.2 | 14 Crate15 Loot Barrel16 Loot Barrel II | |
| 1.8 | 13 Crate5 Loot Barrel8 Loot Barrel II |
What opening every crate and barrel there once gives, on average.
| Ground | Chance per dig spot | Amount per find |
|---|---|---|
| 9.1% | 2-3 |
Methodology
Best places to find it. Worked out from loot tables tested in game. A crate that has not been tested yet is left out, so a monument can give more than shown.
Recycling
| Recycler | Always | Chance of one more |
|---|---|---|
 Power Plant75% | ||
 Monument (powered)60% | ||
| Monument50% | None | |
 Safe zone40% |
One item at full condition. Scrap is an average: the part after the point carries over to the next item.
Crafting
| Blueprint | What it takes | Scrap |
|---|---|---|
| 60 |
Used In Crafting
13 recipes
| Item | Needs | Workbench |
|---|---|---|
| Weapons 12 | ||
| 4 | Level 3 | |
| 1 | Level 3 | |
| 1 | Level 2 | |
| 1 | Level 1 | |
| 1 | Level 2 | |
| 3 | Level 3 | |
| 2 | Level 3 | |
| 1 | Level 2 | |
| 1 | Level 2 | |
| 1 | Level 2 | |
| 2 | Level 3 | |
| 1 | Level 2 | |
| Electrical 1 | ||
| 1 | Level 1 | |
How many Metal Spring one craft takes, and the workbench level it needs.
Recycled from (27)
| Item | Chance |
|---|---|
| 100% | |
| 60% | |
| 60% | |
| 60% | |
| 60% | |
| 60% | |
| 100% | |
| 100% |
Chance that recycling the item gives this one.
More Components
Wearing it
Survival
Farming & fishing
Repair
Electrical & stations
Vehicles & mounts
Details
Metal Spring: common questions
- Where do you find Metal Spring?
- Craft it at workbench level 3. Buy it at Outpost: Components (base price 60 Scrap). It drops from Tech Parts Crate (27%), Crate (14%) and Underwater Crate (Advanced) (14%), plus 6 more. The most from one full clear: Airfield (2.9), Launch Site (2.4) and Missile Silo (2.3). Dig it up with a metal detector: Lake, river or swamp (9.1%).
- What does Metal Spring cost to craft?
- Metal Spring crafts for 2 High Quality Metal, 50 Scrap.
- What does Metal Spring recycle for?
- Recycling Metal Spring at a powered monument recycler (60%) returns High Quality Metal, High Quality Metal (20%), 12 Scrap. Safe-zone recyclers pay 40%; the Power Plant red recycler pays 75%.