Prototype Workbench Upgrade
Allows unlocking any tech tree item regardless of progression. Cost is doubled and there is a 25% chance of failure that still consumes resources.
Looted from
| Container | Chance |
|---|---|
| 1.7% |
| Monument | Per full clear | Crates |
|---|---|---|
| 0.3 | 19 Military Crate | |
| 0.1 | 8 Military Crate | |
| 0.1 | 8 Military Crate | |
| 0.1 | 8 Military Crate | |
| 0.1 | 7 Military Crate |
What opening every crate and barrel there once gives, on average.
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% | Nothing |
One item at full condition. Scrap is an average: the part after the point carries over to the next item.
Workbench upgrade
- Unlock any tech tree item without its path, at 2x scrap, with a 25% chance to fail and lose the scrap
More Components
Wearing it
Survival
Farming & fishing
Repair
Electrical & stations
Vehicles & mounts
Details
Prototype Workbench Upgrade: common questions
- Where do you find Prototype Workbench Upgrade?
- It drops from Military Crate (1.7%). The most from one full clear: Missile Silo (0.3), Airfield (0.1) and Large Oil Rig (0.1).
- What does Prototype Workbench Upgrade recycle for?
- Recycling Prototype Workbench Upgrade at a powered monument recycler (60%) returns Tech Trash, Gears, Tech Trash (20%), Gears (20%). Safe-zone recyclers pay 40%; the Power Plant red recycler pays 75%.