Salvage Workbench Upgrade
Reduces the scrap cost of all tech tree unlocks at this bench by 20%.
Looted from
| Container | Chance |
|---|---|
| 6.3% | |
| 3.7% |
| Monument | Per full clear | Crates |
|---|---|---|
| 0.1 | 4 Elite Crate | |
| 0.1 | 2 Elite Crate1 Locked Crate (Oil Rig) | |
| under 0.1 | 3 Elite Crate | |
| under 0.1 | 1 Locked Crate (Oil Rig)1 Elite Crate | |
| under 0.1 | 2 Elite 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% | None | |
| Monument50% | ||
 Safe zone40% | None |
One item at full condition. Scrap is an average: the part after the point carries over to the next item.
Workbench upgrade
- Tech tree unlocks at this bench cost 20% less scrap
More Components
Wearing it
Survival
Farming & fishing
Repair
Electrical & stations
Measured on a bench
Craft calculator- Craft effect
- None: output and ingredient cost were identical to a bench with no upgrade.
- Salvage
- Salvage cuts the scrap cost of tech tree unlocks at this bench by 20%. It does not change craft costs or what a recycler returns.
Scrap from gears by recycler
Recycle calculator| Recycler | Scrap per gear | Scrap a minute | Cycle (s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Safe zone | 8 | 120 | 8 |
| Monument | 10 | 240 | 5 |
| Monument (powered) | 12 | 288 320 at 18 fuses | 5 4.5 at 18 fuses |
| Power Plant | 15 | 450 | 4 |
Vehicles & mounts
Details
Methodology
Tested in game: fitted to a Workbench Level 3 with 300 crafts run per item on our own server.
The bench refuses a second copy of the same upgrade, so this never stacks with itself.
Salvage Workbench Upgrade: common questions
- Where do you find Salvage Workbench Upgrade?
- It drops from Locked Crate (6.3%) and Elite Crate (3.7%). The most from one full clear: Missile Silo (0.1), Large Oil Rig (0.1) and Military Tunnel (under 0.1).
- What does Salvage Workbench Upgrade recycle for?
- Recycling Salvage Workbench Upgrade at a powered monument recycler (60%) returns 3 Gears, 24 Scrap. Safe-zone recyclers pay 40%; the Power Plant red recycler pays 75%.